Rangers have announced that their women’s side will be fully integrated with the men’s team at Ibrox and the news has gone down well with the supporters.
The move now means some of the players already at the club can step up and become professional thanks to the added investment as well as allowing the squad to use the facilities available to the men’s side. Director of Football Mark Allen- who now sees women’s football fall under his remit– has said he’s ‘incredibly proud to be integrating the Women’s and Girls’ Programme at Rangers with the rest of the football department, creating a one club philosophy.’
⚽️ #RangersFC are delighted to announce that the Women’s first-team and Academy have become fully integrated within the club’s football department.
➡️ Learn More: https://t.co/dIxjMzY5sB pic.twitter.com/4mHfPMq3qT
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 8, 2019
The integration of the two side’s and their respective academies has meant that the women’s team can triple its allocation of full-time staff and the headline change sees Amy McDonald move from Head Coach to Women’s and Girls’ Football Manager with former Rangers, Dundee United and Liverpool defender Gregory Vignal come in as Head Coach, having worked as a coach in the men’s academy previously. The merging of the two side’s has gone down well with Rangers fans who hope it can be a start of a bright future for the whole club.
Well done to everyone involved in building this player pathway for girls within the club especially Amy . Theres a bright future ahead for the Rangers womans team .
— SJC (@thegafferbigstu) July 8, 2019
Brilliant stuff
— ???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????? (@RampantRyanJack) July 8, 2019
Superb to read and great for girls development and a future in the game looking healthy . #LetThemPlay pic.twitter.com/WMZo9T82tx
— Lisburn Rangers (@LisburnRangers) July 8, 2019
That’s great news the fact that they will play their home games at the Hummel training centre
— It’s coming home (@bluekid877) July 8, 2019
Well done Rangers – my wee girl’s at the academy and its really encouraging for her to see you promoting the womens team properly.
— Stuart SPC (@thegandhisflip) July 8, 2019
Positive step by the club hopefully it can now progress and become one of the top teams in the country
— JD (@JDgawa1) July 8, 2019
These women deserve to play at Ibrox. They play for the badge just the same as the men. It will show younger lassies that this is what they could have..it also would raise the competition within woman’s football. Everybody wins.
— Andrew Hunter (@psyko_sonic) July 8, 2019
This is epic I’m so proud my club have taken this decision, thank you ????????⚪️????
— #ifightBPD (@me_bpd) July 8, 2019