Sligo Rovers appoint Feeney as first WNL manager

Steve Feeney was unveiled as Sligo Rovers' first WNL manager at the Showgrounds

Steve Feeney was unveiled as Sligo Rovers' first WNL manager at the Showgrounds Credit: Extratime Team (ETPhotos)

Sligo Rovers have appointed Steve Feeney as the first ever manager of their Women’s National League team.

Feeney is a former Rovers player and spent spent a number of years with Ballinamallard as a player and coach.

“It’s very exciting. It’s my first senior job as a manager so that alone is exciting, but the fact it is Sligo Rovers and the first ever WNL team is something else really,” Feeney said, speaking to the club’s website.

“It was a privilege to be offered this position. Leaving Ballinamallard was a very tough decision, working under a brilliant manager like Harry McConkey. It was a little bit sad to leave it behind but the opportunity and the challenge here was too appealing to turn down.

“We need to get a team in place, players signed, before we then move on to pre-season plans. We have a list of players we are going to make contact with imminently

“We also have the academy players so we’ll be talking to the coaches about who are ready to step up.

“We have our link-up with IT Sligo and I’ll be building relationships there as soon as possible. “The scholarship system is brilliant and offering education on top of playing at this level is a massive bonus. It’s a great link-up and I think it could get stronger and stronger if we all work together.”

The Bit O’Red have taken part at underage level in the Women’s National League and they are now set to take part in the ten team senior WNL next year with their home games to be played at the Showgrounds.

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