Sheffield United ladies's head coach, Ash Thompson, has been suspended from his duties, the Guardian understands, because the group put together for the second league match of the season.
The Girls's Tremendous League 2 facet's assistant head coach Luke Turner is known to have been overseeing coaching for not less than per week. The explanations behind Thompson's suspension haven't been made clear to the Guardian.
A membership spokesperson mentioned: “Sheffield United Girls confirms that Luke Turner takes cost of the senior ladies's group on an interim foundation, with Ash Thompson presently unavailable.”
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The membership web site's match report for final Friday's season opener towards Sunderland equally acknowledged that Thompson was “unavailable”. Turner took cost for the sport at Bramall Lane, which United misplaced 4-0. It's understood Turner is getting ready to guide the group into Sunday's fixture at Newcastle.
Thompson has been contacted for a response by the Guardian. Previously a coach at Leeds, he has been answerable for Sheffield United since July 2024 after three years working within the membership's youth academy, together with as their under-21 supervisor.
Sheffield United had been resulting from be relegated after ending backside of the second tier final season however obtained a reprieve after Blackburn withdrew from the league over monetary issues.
Turner is known to be regarded by the membership as a protected pair of palms within the meantime due to his expertise, having had three earlier spells as interim supervisor between 2022 and 2024. He arrived as a power and conditioning coach in 2020 earlier than transferring as much as be the assistant supervisor the next 12 months. He beforehand labored in Manchester United's sport science division.
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The latest of his earlier spells in interim cost got here after Jonathan Morgan was sacked in February 2024 due to what the membership described on the time as Morgan's “conduct earlier than arriving at Bramall Lane”.
