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At the risk of sounding sexist, this reeks of a publicity stunt by an owner who loves the spotlight and knows this will get him and his ridiculous scarf on the national news. Dale Vince is an odious attention seeker who knows this will gather his club some press. Who knows if she's the best person for the job? She may well be, but he'll revel in the notoriety of being the first owner to do it. The question is, if she has a bad start, will he want to become the first football club owner to sack a female manager?

She has four years experience in their academy and another six years at Burton before that. She has UEFA Pro licence and has never been sacked unlike many who will apply for the job. Of course the one thing she hasn't got is a penis so she's bound to be useless! And Mourinho had never played football at any level but he's done OK.

But then surely that is bias? If she is confident enough to accept the job, why should be exempt from the abuse if she turns out to be hopeless? If Crosby loses his first five games there will be discontent, are you saying that if she loses her first five games she should get a pass from fans wanting her sacked. Irrespective of her abilities, given the owner's need for the spotlight, this doesn't seem to be for the good of the football club, more for his profile. If she gets the job permanently, will he sack her if they're bottom of the league by October?

He may have got frustrated and gently and eloquently expressed his concerns for the coming season to the Board.

Maybe she was considered the person with the best knowledge, vision and character for the job of all those who applied, with no unrelated factors considered.

vegan club as well, like you say, stinks of a publicity stunt. Will not end well, that club is on a downward spiral, I think they needed an experienced manager, not Duncan Ferguson and not a female manager