England manager quits

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Hope Powell has quit/been sacked as manager of the England Womens' football team

 

Wonder if any FL club would take a chance on her as their manager.

[boomer's vet]

very humorous

[Santa]

Wonder if any FL club would take a chance on her as their manager.

The short answer to that question is no.

[Shropshire_Valiant]

Santa's right. A Female manager in Men's football certainly at the professional level of the game would be under so much scrutiny and I don't think they'd get the respect from the players especially if results didn't go their way(if at all from some players).

 

I mean we all know there are blokes who have female bosses in other walks of life but I just can't see it happening in a mens frontline sport in this country. Such as Football, Rugby or Cricket.

[geosname]

If Gannon was a manager why not her?

[bookworm]

the showers would be fun

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Not sure she'd be interested

[JOHNNYAITCH]

If she applied for a FL job and didn't get it, it would be interested to read the reasons given for her not getting the job

[aspins-revenge]

Actually, I think she probably will get a job as heading up a youth academy or development squad at one of the more progressive London clubs (in terms of coaching infrastructures) such as Spurs or Brentford. Unless she wants to stay in the women's game at another UK team or the women's premier league.

 

She's an FA Pro-License coach so I doubt she'll be out of work for long.

 

For the record, I think it probably is time for a change in terms of the women's national team. Over the years Hope Powell has been great, but her tenure has just run its course.

[Warren]

Women's football is not the major professional entertainment and sport industry that men's football is. Therefore she would need to serve time in the coaching ranks in men's football to build experience and show competence in order to get an opportunity.

[Santa]

I got the impression in the recent tournament that the womens' game had moved on in recent years whereas she hadn't.

 

Countries like France and Germany are light years ahead.

[JOHNNYAITCH]

Women's football is not the major professional entertainment and sport industry that men's football is. Therefore she would need to serve time in the coaching ranks in men's football to build experience and show competence in order to get an opportunity.

 

That doesn't apply to a lot of men who walk into fairly senior management/coaching jobs with little or no coaching experience...but they do have experience of the mens' game at senior levels I guess

 

Not saying that isn't what she'll end up having to do but it will be cos she's a woman!!! Shock, horror!!!

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Actually, I think she probably will get a job as heading up a youth academy or development squad at one of the more progressive London clubs (in terms of coaching infrastructures) such as Spurs or Brentford. Unless she wants to stay in the women's game at another UK team or the women's premier league.

 

She's an FA Pro-License coach so I doubt she'll be out of work for long.

 

For the record, I think it probably is time for a change in terms of the women's national team. Over the years Hope Powell has been great, but her tenure has just run its course.

 

Totally agree, she has taken the womens team a long way in her tenure however the performance in the recent tournament was very tired and it looked like she had run out of ideas and she was simply choosing her favourites including some injured players instead of form players.

 

Good luck to her and I do hope she manages to break into the mens game in someway shape or form and is a success.