Former Manchester United No. 2 Is looking forward to new challenge
Willie Kirk’s opportunity as a manger of a WSL club came only after a few months being as part of Manchester United Women’s management team.
Kirk was able to take his up new role as manager of Everton Women when Casey Stoney, his former colleague, urged him to speak to club and consider their offer.
For Kirk, the temptation of working with Chris Roberts, his assistant at both Bristol City and Hibernian, was far too great to him ignore.
His reasons for leaving the men’s game was simple:
The players are more receptive. It starts young; a seven-year-old boy thinks he knows it all, a seven-year-old girl is just desperate for information – they’re like sponges. I think it takes longer to get their trust but once you’ve got their trust you’ve got it for life potentially.
“I think it’s a lot more fickle in the men’s game. You get their trust immediately but then you lose it quite quickly. You get a woman’s trust for longer if you treat them properly. It can be more enjoyable, the players are more coachable and you feel like you can make a bigger difference.”
