Will we ever see a female head coach in male football?

Just watching the build up to the Womens FA Cup semi and they went through Emma Hayes record as a coach. Pretty impressive and she came over really well as a pundit for the Euros. I'd love us to take a punt- assuming she would come would any EFL team take the gamble? Or will that never happen?

 

I see no reason why not. Probably do better with a younger set up who are more likely to accept she's "gaffer" than your weary old professionals.

 

Why would the best women’s coach come to league 1? Pretty sure she already turned down a similar move at the beginning of this season.

 

Profile. Money (presume we would pay more than Chelsea ladies in current climate?). Being a ground breaker. I genuinely think top female coaches would jump at any EFL job for these reasons. Just not sure any EFL club bar perhaps Forest Green would go there. As Helen says above I reckon our dressing room would be a good place to start.....

 

The situation at Chelsea might change things, but I think it would be wrong to assume that WSL to EFL league 1 would be a step up.

https://www.skysports.com/football/...and-will-stay-on-as-chelsea-women-boss-in-wsl

 

I genuinely wouldn't believe this to be true. Over the last few years millions & millions of pounds have been shipped into womens football. The elite clubs especially. Sponsorship money will be rising year on year, and to have a big name in womens football manage the side would be a big positive

 

I think we’ll see one quite soon. I’m sure some clubs are already considering it rather than going for the usual retreads, particularly in Leagues One and Two.

 

I'd love us to give it a whirl rather than the random unknown foreign coach who will inevitably rock up next season. I think we would get better sponsorship deals, bigger crowds (initially) and a much higher profile. Why not try thinking out of the box?

 

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...upgrade-on-chelsea-women-afc-wimbledon-insult

Seems unlikely. I expect she'd prefer to stay at Chelsea and help raise the profile of the women's game.

 

I don't see why not, but if I were manager of a women's team I think I'd want to do some coaching in the male game before jumping into management, as the difference in physicality must have a massive knock on effect in terms of managing and setting a team up. I think any manager trying to jump straight from managing a women's team to a men's might struggle.

 

I assume that was aimed at me - massively eager and unreasonable to label me sexist for that. I don't think you can argue that there isn't a fundamental difference in physicality, and that it would be naive to suggest that has no effect on management.

I wasn't even dismissing women coaches, I said any coach of a women's team - regardless of gender.

 

how else can I put it though?
Is not rating womens football as highly as men sexist? It’s just an opinion.
I honestly don’t see how I can express that opinion in any other way.
I don’t rate Scottish football as highly as the EFL but if I put that it’s just a football debate so what’s the difference.
I just think the men’s game would be a step up for her and as far as I’m concerned she would be very welcome to try, if I didn’t feel that way , now that would be sexist.

 

no it was me, for me the big difference is that in comparison they seem to have ages on the ball in the women game.

 

You're comparing two things that aren't necessarily comparable.

Surely being at the top of the women's game is a much more attractive proposition than coaching in the 4th tier in mens football. Its more like the old English vs Scottish football argument, rather than men's vs womens. Given the choice, you'd rather manage Celtic than Wimbledon, regardless of the standard of football.

 

I really wouldn’t, we’ll I might for a bit, but it would soon get boring.

 

Agreed. A two horse race isn't very satisfying

 

I must be looking at a different sport because the average attendance in the women's super league that I'm looking at is 2,000 and the TV rights are next to nothing because very few people watch it. Why do you believe there is so much money in the game when so few people watch it? The audience is a fraction of the Championship. I don't understand why that would result in more sponsorship and more money in general. I'd argue strongly it absolutely would not.