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4 days ago
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Gillies 'hopeful' of Rangers head coach appointment before season start
Rangers are "in the final stages of a great recruitment process" as they look to appoint a new head coach "in the next couple of weeks, if not sooner", confirms managing director Donald Gillies. Former England international Jo Potter departed Rangers four weeks ago after winning four cup trophies in two years at the club. "It has been going really well," Gillies told RangersTV. "The quality of the candidate has been excellent, really strong. "Probably a mark of the time that we have taken actually to get to the point that we are at right now. "I think for us it is about finding the right qualities in all those excellent candidates and resumes that we received and applying them from the context that we have. "We are in the final stages of that process and will be able to confirm what we are going to do, hopefully in the next couple of weeks if not sooner. "It has been a great process and it has really said a huge amount about where we are at as a women's club and really the strides that the women's game has made in Scotland that we are attracting some really highly qualified and impressive people." Rangers will take part in their first pre-season friendly next week and kick off their SWPL campaign on 17 August against Montrose. Gillies is hopeful of having a decision made by that point, but he will not rush the process. "Have someone in place for first pre-season game? Yes, that would be the hope but we are not held to it," he added. "That shouldn't go beyond the priority of making sure we get the right person."
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Gillies 'hopeful' of appointing head coach before season starts
Rangers are "in the final stages of a great recruitment process" as they look to appoint a new head coach "in the next couple of weeks, if not sooner", confirms managing director Donald England international Jo Potter departed Rangers four weeks ago after winning four cup trophies in two years at the club."It has been going really well," Gillies told RangersTV."The quality of the candidate has been excellent, really strong."Probably a mark of the time that we have taken actually to get to the point that we are at right now."I think for us it is about finding the right qualities in all those excellent candidates and resumes that we received and applying them from the context that we have."We are in the final stages of that process and will be able to confirm what we are going to do, hopefully in the next couple of weeks if not sooner."It has been a great process and it has really said a huge amount about where we are at as a women's club and really the strides that the women's game has made in Scotland that we are attracting some really highly qualified and impressive people."Rangers will take part in their first pre-season friendly next week and kick off their SWPL campaign on 17 August against Montrose. Gillies is hopeful of having a decision made by that point, but he will not rush the process."Have someone in place for first pre-season game? Yes, that would be the hope but we are not held to it," he added."That shouldn't go beyond the priority of making sure we get the right person."
BBC News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Key milestone' as Ibrox to host more SWPL games than ever
Ibrox will host more Rangers women's matches "than ever before" next season.A club statement says the Govan ground will "become the home venue for SWPL matches, subject to scheduling clashes".However, Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld will continue "to be a venue for the women's team when Ibrox is unavailable".The club say "uncertainty of the men's European fixtures, especially midweek games, will also need to be taken into account".The statement adds: "While the club is excited to host the majority of women's games at Ibrox next season, it is important to stress that not every home game will be played there."The goal is to use Ibrox as often as possible, but scheduling conflicts will be the main factor in determining whether a game is held at Ibrox."Meanwhile, women's and girls' managing director Donald Gillies says the decision to move the majority of the club's SWPL games to Ibrox marks a "key milestone"."This is a big day for our women's first team, and indeed, the entire women's programme at Rangers," he added."Ibrox is one of the most recognisable venues anywhere in football, and to know we'll be playing even more games there than ever before will be a huge thrill for the team, and I am sure our supporters too."This move will not only help attract top talent to the team, but also ensure we continue to retain and develop our players as we push for greater success."
