Duncan Ferguson leaves FGR

Fair play to FGR and well done Hannah - will inevitably attract the usual sad nonsense from some quarters and she will have known that when accepting. It's a shame it has to be but it will have been a consideration to her I am sure.

The standard of some of the coaches and managers you see consistently getting jobs is crazy, John Yems for example! I am sure there are many women much better than some of the people currently on the touchline as managers or first team coaches.

We and many other teams have appointed our physio caretaker for a long period of time. Now I love Dave Moore but I would hazard a guess Hannah Dingley has more qualifications and relevant coaching experience than Dave.

I think this is great news, good luck to her. I hope she does well.

Except when FGR play us where I hope she and they have a nightmare.

I think there will be a steady flow of female coaches into men's football over the next few years and there's no reason why they can't be highly successful.
Coaching badges are pretty straight forward so the key thing is can they motivate 20 prima donnas? Interesting point above regarding her being a caretaker and not a full appointee so DV can't be totally convinced
Saw an U9 five a side recently and one side had two girls who were as good as any boys I've seen in 20 years of junior football. Made me wonder if one day professional teams might be mixed

I wonder when we will see the first female player in a mens pro team ?

Everyone seems pro equality these days so you might just as well mix and match at some point surely?

If a woman is qualified to coach and is good at it then crack on. But there will never be women in the men’s game as players, there is too much difference physically.

I think that a club appointing a female manager draws any sort of reaction probably sums up where football fares amongst modern society in 2023.

If she's good enough, her gender doesn't matter.  

Quoted from diehardmariner

I think that a club appointing a female manager draws any sort of reaction probably sums up where football fares amongst modern society in 2023.

If she's good enough, her gender doesn't matter.  

Exactly this. Its the daughters of all of these dinosaurs who are losing their shït over this appointment who I feel sorry for. Imagine having a father who will openly tell you that you can't possibly  do the job you want to do because you were born with a vągina. Absolutely bizarre behaviour.

Quoted from Mappers

I wonder when we will see the first female player in a mens pro team ?

Everyone seems pro equality these days so you might just as well mix and match at some point surely?

You can't have female players in the men's game then men can play in the woman's game. Then what is the point of having a woman game because it will just be dominated by men.

Quoted from kia82kaha

You can't have female players in the men's game then men can play in the woman's game. Then what is the point of having a woman game because it will just be dominated by men.

Be interesting to see what would happen if a trans woman tried to play in the womens game. Most sports now seem to be accepting that going through puberty as a male gives an unfair advantage over biological women due to muscle mass and testosterone and so are banning them from competing. Which I think is fair.

Quoted from RonMariner

Be interesting to see what would happen if a trans woman tried to play in the womens game. Most sports now seem to be accepting that going through puberty as a male gives an unfair advantage over biological women due to muscle mass and testosterone and so are banning them from competing. Which I think is fair.

There is a trans team that plays friendlies with women's teams I don't keep up with their results but I don't think they've lost yet.