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We have had lots of interest from the media about this, could we be the first? Great PR stunt.
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Hmm, not sure we'd want it to come across as a stunt, and I doubt the successful female candidate would be thrilled to be seen as having been appointed as part of a stunt.PierremontQuaker03 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:20 pmWe have had lots of interest from the media about this, could we be the first? Great PR stunt.
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If you look up the credentials of John Vickerman on official site i believe they are wanting the best person for the job
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The problem would arise if the female manager took a fancy to one of our players. For example if Tommo was having a stinker but our new gaffer had a soft spot for smaller rugged looking players with tatts and a slight bald patch, would she really haul him off if he was having a stinker. Likewise if she had a soft spot for pretty boys and Tez was getting repeatedly beaten in the air by a burly centre forward, would she drop him for the next game or would she forgive him and give him another chance? The board have some tough decisions to make over the coming few days!
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I'm guessing I just miss the humour in this post yes?quakermass wrote:The problem would arise if the female manager took a fancy to one of our players. For example if Tommo was having a stinker but our new gaffer had a soft spot for smaller rugged looking players with tatts and a slight bald patch, would she really haul him off if he was having a stinker. Likewise if she had a soft spot for pretty boys and Tez was getting repeatedly beaten in the air by a burly centre forward, would she drop him for the next game or would she forgive him and give him another chance? The board have some tough decisions to make over the coming few days!
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I think this could end a banana skin. It should have just read all relevant applicants should apply no adverts these days state who can apply as its taken its open to all applicants and not dependant on their cultural background.Maurice_Peddelty wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 6:45 pmIf you look up the credentials of John Vickerman on official site i believe they are wanting the best person for the job
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Personally I’d go for Ben Clark, especially if he can bring with him one or two of the Gateshead lads who could no doubt do a job for us! Joking apart it’s highly unlikely we’ll recruit a female but the advert has definitely attracted national attention albeit seemingly unintentional.
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I hope so.shawry wrote:I'm guessing I just miss the humour in this post yes?quakermass wrote:The problem would arise if the female manager took a fancy to one of our players. For example if Tommo was having a stinker but our new gaffer had a soft spot for smaller rugged looking players with tatts and a slight bald patch, would she really haul him off if he was having a stinker. Likewise if she had a soft spot for pretty boys and Tez was getting repeatedly beaten in the air by a burly centre forward, would she drop him for the next game or would she forgive him and give him another chance? The board have some tough decisions to make over the coming few days!
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He sounds like Gareth from the Office explaining why he disagrees with homosexuals in the army.
What if Tommy Wright fancied one of our players?
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There has never been a woman managing a blokes team has there at any level? If a female was serious about doing it i guess the best way would be for her to start off doing a bit coaching somewhere. This rooney rule malarkey has go out of hand too. Such managers should be recruited on merit. The guy at stevenage is coloured but he has had a long playing and coaching career in england so right fit
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Clermont Foot in French Div 2 have been managed by Corinne Diacre for I think two seasons until she was offered the National women’s job turning down jobs in Ligue 1 to do so.shildonlad wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:07 pmThere has never been a woman managing a blokes team has there at any level? If a female was serious about doing it i guess the best way would be for her to start off doing a bit coaching somewhere. This rooney rule malarkey has go out of hand too. Such managers should be recruited on merit. The guy at stevenage is coloured but he has had a long playing and coaching career in england so right fit
Thing is there are very few women who meet the credentials laid out. I would assume that most of WSL managers have A licenses but that is probably it.
Nothing has gone too far at all. The level of representation of BAME (women is probably a different barrier) is low this is not just in football it is in leadership roles in every single company in the UK.
The Rooney Rule doesn’t mean anyone doesn’t get appointed on merit. What it does do is encourage BAME to apply where previously they didn’t see the point as they know there is a genuine chance for an interview.
The Rooney Rule still allows you to employ whoever you think is best for the job regardless of ethnicity.
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I would think that in 20 years time, we wouldn't be having this debate about Female managers, as they would be fairly common in non-league football. It just needs someone to take the first step.
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Fanny Cradock could be the catering manager(ess).
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I would prefer Delia Smith. She could afford to upgrade the catering facilities and attach them to a new ground.
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Delia Smith and Nigella Lawson as joint managers, what a dream team is that, who cares about the performances, BM would be packed to the rafters with everyone feeding their faces.banktopp wrote:I would prefer Delia Smith. She could afford to upgrade the catering facilities and attach them to a new ground.
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Don't give a toss if the new manager is a trans-gender Martian as long as he / she gets three points regularly.
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Martin Gray in drag, anyone??
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What a horrible image.theoriginalfatcat wrote:Martin Gray in drag, anyone??
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Nice one Gramps.Darlogramps wrote:What a horrible image.theoriginalfatcat wrote:Martin Gray in drag, anyone??
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Considering that something like 1 in 20 of the UK population is gay what are we going to do if the male manger takes a fancy to one of the players? What if the player fancies the manager and the desire is unrequited? it is a total minefield! Good job we all know there are none of those gays in football!quakermass wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 8:45 pmThe problem would arise if the female manager took a fancy to one of our players. For example if Tommo was having a stinker but our new gaffer had a soft spot for smaller rugged looking players with tatts and a slight bald patch, would she really haul him off if he was having a stinker. Likewise if she had a soft spot for pretty boys and Tez was getting repeatedly beaten in the air by a burly centre forward, would she drop him for the next game or would she forgive him and give him another chance? The board have some tough decisions to make over the coming few days!
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Such as? So far you have managed: showersQUAKERMAN2 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:44 pmAbsolutely crazy to even consider a female, totally impractical even if she has a good knowledge of coaching, just would not work for many reasons.
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Is the correct answer. Not being a poohlie would also help! Or Raj Singh.
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Dear me, it's a bit depressing the assumption that a female manager would fancy some of the players. Does that apply in a normal workplace as well?
Properly luddite stuff. Funnily enough, i'd bet that men are far more guilty of going easy on female staff they fancy in the workplace than the other way around, but it's a depressing assumption to make regardless.
It's very unlikely to happen because, as others have pointed out, it's probably unlikely there are any female managers our there with some of the knowledge of the league we are in and so on, to be considered a lead candidate. The only way it could happen is if a major name from the womens league was interested in making the jump to the mens league - as they'd certainly have the badges and experience to justify the appointment. However, the professional womens teams probably pay more than we can. So again, it's unlikely, I think. I have absolutely no reservations at all in us giving a female manager ago, if you find the right candidate. If Hope Powell applied, for example, i think there'd be a good argument that she would be the outstanding candidate. But she's probably paid more by the Brighton womens team than we can afford.
Properly luddite stuff. Funnily enough, i'd bet that men are far more guilty of going easy on female staff they fancy in the workplace than the other way around, but it's a depressing assumption to make regardless.
It's very unlikely to happen because, as others have pointed out, it's probably unlikely there are any female managers our there with some of the knowledge of the league we are in and so on, to be considered a lead candidate. The only way it could happen is if a major name from the womens league was interested in making the jump to the mens league - as they'd certainly have the badges and experience to justify the appointment. However, the professional womens teams probably pay more than we can. So again, it's unlikely, I think. I have absolutely no reservations at all in us giving a female manager ago, if you find the right candidate. If Hope Powell applied, for example, i think there'd be a good argument that she would be the outstanding candidate. But she's probably paid more by the Brighton womens team than we can afford.
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Quakermass was only joking for god's sake.Jesus.!H1987 wrote:Dear me, it's a bit depressing the assumption that a female manager would fancy some of the players. Does that apply in a normal workplace as well?
Properly luddite stuff. Funnily enough, i'd bet that men are far more guilty of going easy on female staff they fancy in the workplace than the other way around, but it's a depressing assumption to make regardless.
It's very unlikely to happen because, as others have pointed out, it's probably unlikely there are any female managers our there with some of the knowledge of the league we are in and so on, to be considered a lead candidate. The only way it could happen is if a major name from the womens league was interested in making the jump to the mens league - as they'd certainly have the badges and experience to justify the appointment. However, the professional womens teams probably pay more than we can. So again, it's unlikely, I think. I have absolutely no reservations at all in us giving a female manager ago, if you find the right candidate. If Hope Powell applied, for example, i think there'd be a good argument that she would be the outstanding candidate. But she's probably paid more by the Brighton womens team than we can afford.
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I thought jokes were supposed to be funny.QUAKERMAN2 wrote:Quakermass was only joking for god's sake.Jesus.!H1987 wrote:Dear me, it's a bit depressing the assumption that a female manager would fancy some of the players. Does that apply in a normal workplace as well?
Properly luddite stuff. Funnily enough, i'd bet that men are far more guilty of going easy on female staff they fancy in the workplace than the other way around, but it's a depressing assumption to make regardless.
It's very unlikely to happen because, as others have pointed out, it's probably unlikely there are any female managers our there with some of the knowledge of the league we are in and so on, to be considered a lead candidate. The only way it could happen is if a major name from the womens league was interested in making the jump to the mens league - as they'd certainly have the badges and experience to justify the appointment. However, the professional womens teams probably pay more than we can. So again, it's unlikely, I think. I have absolutely no reservations at all in us giving a female manager ago, if you find the right candidate. If Hope Powell applied, for example, i think there'd be a good argument that she would be the outstanding candidate. But she's probably paid more by the Brighton womens team than we can afford.
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I thought this was a modern footie forum but I must have time warped back to the dark ages. On a side note I went to watch Tranmere last night and did those 2,000 Bury fans celebrate!
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Martina Gray. Billie McKewan. Jane Platt. Gail Platt (with Little David as no. 2). Penny Dave. Fran Gray. Byril Knowles. Quite a team I'd say. Didn't we nearly appoint Viv Busby once? Wasn't there a gaffer in our 1920's heyday called Gurley? Quakers folklore is a place of wonder and we've blazed a trail or two in our modest way. I wonder if 'Fifty Years' can tell us more.
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I'm surprised no one's said anything about the Keenan-esque reference to Dino Maamria as being "coloured" yet, which would be wrong on so many levels even if it was still 1975.
I had initially been thinking that it would just be a given that anyone with the right credentials would be welcome to apply for the job, but between that sort of stuff and some of the casual misogyny on this thread I can see now why the club felt the need to make it explicit.
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Main article on page 3 of today's i
Complete with a picture of the arena!!!!!
Complete with a picture of the arena!!!!!
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In the Northern Echo that 1 woman has applied and and theres the possibility of a 2nd applying, aslong as they're good enough for the job then it really doesn't matter, going back to a comment made about female refs in the game etc, if you look back at our last couple of seasons one of the best referees we've had was Lucy Oliver, if they're are good enough then they should be considered for the managers job
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I must say, Reading that, that I think our board are doing a fantastic job handling this appointment. Even if we end up with the wrong candidate ultimately, as a judgement call, the way it is being handled by the board is absolutely excellent. The timing has been spot on, and everything I see about the process makes me think the same.
I hope David Johnson stays with us for a long time.
I hope David Johnson stays with us for a long time.