Forest Green Rovers

[dylanisabaddog 4,973]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66105649

First team to appoint a woman in a senior coaching position. I'm not a fan of womens football but really can't see why a woman can't coach a mans team. It will be interesting to see how she gets on. If she's successful there may be clubs thinking about the current England manager once their World Cup has finished. 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,792]

Same team that only serve vegan food and put blanked out stars on their kits for 'future achivments'

 

Yeah sounds about right

[kirku 1,338]

Pretty sure this has already happened in France or Italy

[BroadstairsR 2,201]

If she looks like Cheri Lungi did then she won't have a problem.

[Mason 47 1,395]

Best of luck to her, Forest Green are a club that likes to do things differently to everyone else so interesting to see how it goes.

A lot of pressure involved now, mind. Either way it goes she will likely be held up as an example in future.

[Peregrine Shorts 331]

it's only a caretaker appointment at the moment

[Ken Hairy 3,780]

Good luck to her, I hope she's got the position on merit which is possible as she's only worked in the men's game previously. However with it being Dale Vince I worry about it being a publicity stunt.

[Conrad 178]

Good luck to her. Pick the best person for the job and if that is Hannah then get on with it. 

[Bert 236]

The world has gone mad 

[A Load of Squit 5,215]

Just now, Bert said:

The world has gone mad 

You started it.

 

[Walcombe canary 69]

Good luck to her

I do believe that there are worst things going on in the world, than a first female caretaker football coach, at a professional football club. 

The world has gone mad. Its a mad mad mad mad mad world, outside of football

[Michael Starr 520]

4 hours ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Same team that only serve vegan food and put blanked out stars on their kits for 'future achivments'

 

Yeah sounds about right

What is wrong with you?

[Michael Starr 520]

3 hours ago, Bert said:

The world has gone mad 

Why? Because a heterosexual middle aged white man didn't get the job? She's there on merit if you read up about it. Hugely respected academy coach there since 2019.

Edited July 5, 2023 by Michael Starr

[cambridgeshire canary 6,792]

10 minutes ago, Michael Starr said:

What is wrong with you?

Nothing against the women taking the job just the club itself is a bit of a basket case

Come on, they added blank stars to their kit. 

[essex canary 504]

4 hours ago, Mason 47 said:

Best of luck to her, Forest Green are a club that likes to do things differently to everyone else so interesting to see how it goes.

A lot of pressure involved now, mind. Either way it goes she will likely be held up as an example in future.

Rivals to us then. Remember though that Delia doesn't like Green.

[A Load of Squit 5,215]

2 minutes ago, essex canary said:

Rivals to us then. Remember though that Delia doesn't like Green.

She told me that he was her favourite goalkeeper.

[essex canary 504]

1 minute ago, A Load of Squit said:

She told me that he was her favourite goalkeeper.

Fair enough. I had in mind the Bruce Oldfield thing and the flights.

[A Load of Squit 5,215]

1 minute ago, essex canary said:

Fair enough. I had in mind the Bruce Oldfield thing and the flights.

That might be the way forward, you tell us all what you had in mind.

[Yobocop 1,105]

My good friend and former colleague Rosi is the current manager of Stanway Pegasus and is/was the highest ranked female manager in the men’s game in England. 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62925412.amp

Ultra proud of what she has achieved and a clear indication of the how woman are progressing within both the male and female format of the game here in the UK 

Good luck to Hannah at Forest Green hope she gets the gig full time. 

[Bert 236]

1 hour ago, Michael Starr said:

Why? Because a heterosexual middle aged white man didn't get the job? She's there on merit if you read up about it. Hugely respected academy coach there since 2019.

Binner 

[TIL 1010 4,789]

Well looks like we can strike FGR off the list of possible clubs Stuart Webber will leave us for.

[essex canary 504]

3 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said:

Well looks like we can strike FGR off the list of possible clubs Stuart Webber will leave us for.

Can't we think of another Webber to put in contention? Will need to be green enough for the man from Great Yarmouth.

[crispeduk 282]

The only remarkable thing about this appointment is that it should be remarkable 23 years into the 21st century. I run on neutral in all things gender argument, as indeed do many of my friends, some of whom just happen to be gay. 

[Deptford Yellow 260]

Dale Vince’s book ‘Manifesto’ is a really interesting read … I’d recommend it …

As for female managers that Wiegman looks like she knows her stuff … better than Lampard or Gerrard or some of those other chumps I’d say ….

[Flying Dutchman 744]

19 hours ago, crispeduk said:

The only remarkable thing about this appointment is that it should be remarkable 23 years into the 21st century. I run on neutral in all things gender argument, as indeed do many of my friends, some of whom just happen to be gay. 

Weird considering your post that you felt this worth mentioning. 

[crispeduk 282]

8 minutes ago, Flying Dutchman said:

Weird considering your post that you felt this worth mentioning. 

Reinforcing the point that such things can go unnoticed and it's normal not to have childish prejudices? We had an angle called comprehension when I went to school.

[crispeduk 282]

7 hours ago, crispeduk said:

Reinforcing the point that such things can go unnoticed and it's normal not to have childish prejudices? We had an angle called comprehension when I went to school.

Sorry Dutch, that was a bit harsh (bad hair day), if you read it again I think you'll get the drift of what I was driving at, if not maybes I could've worded it better. Have a nice night.

[Duncan Edwards 2,261]

Fantastic. Appoint the best for the job. Given a choice between her and Dean Smith, who would you have here next?

Pity it wasn’t us really, the Delia/Zoe/Whoever she is dynamic would’ve been facking brilliant. And the grudging harrumphing if she was a success haha 

The stuff that could make PinkUn threads of all time! 

[Old Shuck 188]

They've just confirmed the appointment of someone from Southampton's coaching staff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66228363

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Old Shuck

[king canary 7,664]

Shame she didn't get to manage an actual game. Would have been interesting to see.