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Forest Green to appoint a female manager?

AFKABartram
AFKABartram Posts: 57,822
edited July 2023 in Other Football and Sports
Feels pretty monumental and worthy of its own thread.

Hannah Dingley made caretaker head coach after dismissal of Big Dunc. 
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  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,517
    Good luck, Hannah. 
  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    Fair play. I can imagine the shit that will get said if she doesn't do very well though
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Hannah Dingley has a UEFA Pro Licence, and if she succeeds or fails it won't be because of her gender.

    Hannah was the academy manager so that is the gamble, not that she is a woman and being the first female manager, of a EFL league team, even if just interim for now, will court plenty of publicity.
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    If she can keep Big Ryan fit and on the pitch, she’ll have done well, all the best Hannah.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Very best wishes Hannah.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Mendonca In Asdas said:
    If she can keep Big Ryan fit and on the pitch, she’ll have done well, all the best Hannah.
    Don't see why she wouldn't be able to 

    Holden was here for 26 games in all competitions and before the Ipswich red he had played in all but 2 of them(so managed 20/22) then missed the last 4 because of that 2nd yellow v Ipswich 


    Inniss aside, I'm intrigued to see how this goes, have wondered for a while which team was gonna be the first to go for a female manager(AFC Wimbledon were rumoured a couple of times to be looking at the Chelsea manager)

    Good luck to her and hope the fans give her the support they would give any other manager
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,554
    Hang on, she’s only been made caretaker manager at the moment. She could be out on her ear in a week. If she gets the job on a permanent basis then it will be interesting to see how it pans out. In the meantime good luck Hannah.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,241
    Why did big dunc get dismissed at this time?
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,024
    sam3110 said:
    Why did big dunc get dismissed at this time?
    One win in 18 I believe.
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  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    sam3110 said:
    Why did big dunc get dismissed at this time?
    One win in 18 I believe.
    Then fire him immediately after the last game of the season. The fact they waited 2 months suggests something else might have happened.
  • jams
    jams Posts: 1,219
    Best of luck to anyone attempting to manage inniss 
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,877
    sam3110 said:
    Why did big dunc get dismissed at this time?
    Sleeping with the academy manager 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    edited July 2023
    What will be interesting is if she does a great job. Then she may move up the leagues. Forest Green are a bit different to other clubs , in a good way, so I don't expect things to change in the short term unless she is a success. I wish her the very best.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    edited July 2023
    Poor old Sol, whats he got to do to get a job.
    Even employing women in front of him now!

    On a serious note, good on her and best of luck.  I'm just surprised Emma Hayes wasnt the first lady to manage a mens team.
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,257
    Good for her. Hope she smashes it
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,943
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Poor old Sol, whats he got to do to get a job.
    Even employing women in front of him now!

    On a serious note, good on her and best of luck.  I'm just surprised Emma Hayes wasnt the first lady to manage a mens team.
    Hasn't Emma Hayes basically said I'm winning trophies, managing in the CL, why would I move to League 1, 2 etc?

    There's some merit behind that argument.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,800
    North Lower Neil said:
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Poor old Sol, whats he got to do to get a job.
    Even employing women in front of him now!

    On a serious note, good on her and best of luck.  I'm just surprised Emma Hayes wasnt the first lady to manage a mens team.
    Hasn't Emma Hayes basically said I'm winning trophies, managing in the CL, why would I move to League 1, 2 etc?

    There's some merit behind that argument.
    That, and very few clubs in League 1 or 2 could match what Emma is on at Chelsea
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    Fair play, interesting to see how this goes.  This will probably get a lot of attention and generate some additional revenue.  Say what you like about the owner but he’s got some balls (no pun intended).  In the face of the obvious crap she’s going to get I can’t help but wish her all the best.  
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,482
    edited July 2023
    Best of luck, Treacle x
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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Hope she gets a fair wind and is allowed to just get on with the job. Good luck to her. 
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,357
    I think Emma Hayes would be a good Manager for most clubs
  • Rob7Lee
    Rob7Lee Posts: 9,592
    She was coach before to the mens 1st team, I think at Burton.

    Good luck to her, 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 35,994
    BR7_addick said:
    Fair play, interesting to see how this goes.  This will probably get a lot of attention and generate some additional revenue.  Say what you like about the owner but he’s got some balls (no pun intended).  In the face of the obvious crap she’s going to get I can’t help but wish her all the best.  
    She's only the caretaker, hasn't been given it full time.
  • Afternoon Delight
    Afternoon Delight Posts: 912
    Good luck Hannah.
  • BR7_addick
    BR7_addick Posts: 10,210
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    BR7_addick said:
    Fair play, interesting to see how this goes.  This will probably get a lot of attention and generate some additional revenue.  Say what you like about the owner but he’s got some balls (no pun intended).  In the face of the obvious crap she’s going to get I can’t help but wish her all the best.  
    She's only the caretaker, hasn't been given it full time.
    Well that’s good then cos I remember all the caretakers at school being men..
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,159
    Redhenry said:
    I think Emma Hayes would be a good Manager for most clubs
    It would be very interesting to see how she did elsewhere. She's tactically astute and very, very demanding. She's very supportive of her players but I've seen Chelsea win games 5-1 and have her absolutely fuming in the press conference after because the team didn't do things they worked on or made heavy weather of the game and then killed teams off at the end with the superior fitness and depth. I wonder if she would continue that or adapt it in a team with fewer resources. I suspect she's canny enough to know when to push and when to accept what she's got. There will come a time when she's had enough of managing that Chelsea team and it'll be interesting to see where she goes from there.
  • Kindoncasella
    Kindoncasella Posts: 258
    Can't see her keeping the dressroom. Good luck to her though
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,800
    Garrymanilow said:
    Redhenry said:
    I think Emma Hayes would be a good Manager for most clubs
    It would be very interesting to see how she did elsewhere. She's tactically astute and very, very demanding. She's very supportive of her players but I've seen Chelsea win games 5-1 and have her absolutely fuming in the press conference after because the team didn't do things they worked on or made heavy weather of the game and then killed teams off at the end with the superior fitness and depth. I wonder if she would continue that or adapt it in a team with fewer resources. I suspect she's canny enough to know when to push and when to accept what she's got. There will come a time when she's had enough of managing that Chelsea team and it'll be interesting to see where she goes from there.
    Probably the England job after Wiegman
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,588
    Will watch with interest.
    I truly wonder how the players feel about it?
    Wishing her the very best 🙏🏻

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