Leanne Crichton 'in line' for Rangers women's manager job as she gets set to go solo for first time
Leanne Crichton is reportedly set to land the job as Rangers women 's head coach.
The 37-year-old former Scotland international is currently assistant manager at Glasgow City.
But Crichton has been lined up by the Ibrox club to succeed ex England midfielder Jo Potter who departed to join Crystal Palace after two years in Glasgow.
Rangers have missed out on the SWPL title on the final day for the last three years and are on the lookout for a boss to get them over the line.
And despite never having been a manager in her own right, PLZ report that Crichton is the top choice.
But Crichton had a top level playing career, featuring for Scotland at the 2017 European Championships and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Crichton, also a respected pundit, had three spells at Glasgow City as a player, and returned to the club to assist Leanne Ross last year.
Rangers defeated Middlesbrough 6-0 in a friendly on Sunday with assistant head coach Craig McPherson taking the team and they fly out to Italy for a training camp, having lost six first team players this summer.
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