IN A WORLD of football previously dominated by men, women have fought their way in to firmly establish their place as successful players, referees, pundits, journalists and coaches. Is now not the time to shatter the boundaries put in place by appointing a woman to coach a men’s Premier League team or EFL squad?

Yesterday, the chair of Women In Football Ebru Koksal spoke out on the matter: “I think that would have a significant impact, because of the visibility of the role and having a role model there to aspire to.”

“It would shatter a prejudice and a belief that there cannot be a female head coach for one of these clubs – why not?