Emma Hayes for next EFC manager

PKwalnuts · January 17, 2022

Would you accept a woman coach/manager for EFC?

Simple question that invokes instant controversy....

Why not though?

I Don't believe it would happen, but I saw Brendan Rodgers praising her recently, and I guess it is only a matter of time before a team tries this.

After all, don't Women make the greatest modern leaders anyway?

Dorf · January 17, 2022

Simple answer. Yes! Especially her.

tsubaki · January 17, 2022

if its her or Martinez, then yes

helpimonfire · January 17, 2022

Yes, and Amanda Holden

DanEFC92 · January 17, 2022

coollino · January 17, 2022

throwing my support behind this. plus it will be great for us to help the prem become more equal for both sexes ?

UltraVires · January 17, 2022

While I think she has done a good job and could be a good manager, I don't think managing Chelsea womens is comparable to getting a PL mens job.

The womens game is improving but it is still years behind the mens game and if I had to be honest, I would say the comparison would be womens PL to maybe League two in terms of budgets and overall professional set up. I just did a quick google and Chelsea womens had a budget of £5m a year in 2019 so I think she would need to prove herself going through the leagues in the men's game, just like any other manager besides the odd one or two who get jobs purely because they used to be good players.

Eggs · January 17, 2022

…certainly a better coach than Benitez.

turner · January 17, 2022

The gender of the manager doesn't matter but, like any of the other candidates, they have to have shown they can perform at the level expected

Shibbywiggles · January 17, 2022

Honestly, I have no idea who this lady is but I don’t care who the person is, sex, race, ethnicity anything, if they can get Everton winning games and challenging for trophies and Europe and eventually winning a damn trophy then yes, 1000 times yes

Bungle · January 17, 2022

I suspect Tom and Dom will be a little put out when she doesn't get mocked for wearing a skirt to work and they do.

trueblue84 · January 17, 2022

No, but simply because she is not experienced at managing a load of lads and they would probably be a nightmare. I do think we should have more women in the coaching staff to give them a potential route to managing the men's team in future, though.

FrenchDarrenBent · January 17, 2022

turner said:
The gender of the manager doesn't matter but, like any of the other candidates, they have to have shown they can perform at the level expected

It does when you take all the different cultures and backgrounds into account.