Casey Stoney to leave Manchester United this summer
According to the club’s official site, Manchester United women’s manager, Casey Stoney will leave the club this summer.
She was critical to a club that was started from scratch. Today, United is an established side in the Women’s Super League and Stoney has to take a lot of credit for it. They finished fourth this season.
“It has been an honour to lead the women’s team at this great club and this has been an incredibly tough decision.”
The decision may have been tough for Casey but it came as a complete surprise to her players who were informed of it just an hour before.
Tensions between Stoney and the club had been simmering for some time thanks to a lack of investment in training facilities.
Although the training was moved from Leigh Sports Village to Carrington in recent weeks, the women’s team had to arrange their sessions as per the men’s schedule.
United said in 2018 that they would improve facilities for the women’s team at The Cliff, the former men’s team training ground. However, that is yet to take place.
The former England international, Casey led United to the FA Women’s Championship in 2019. She also won the LMA Women’s Championship Manager of the Month and the Women’s Super League Manager of the Month a combined five times.
Casey leaves United in a strong position, making the job easier for her successor. We take a look at how fans reacted to the news on Twitter.
Twitter reacts as Casey Stoney quits United women’s team
This is all on the Glazers. Absolutely disgraceful that we’re losing one of the world’s best womens managers becuase of the conditions the hideous family have left us with. Good luck Casey and well done for getting off the sinking ship.#GlazersOut #NotAPennyMore
— Gez (@Gezz_MUFC) May 12, 2021
Surely this fuels the #GlazersOut campaign 🔰
— 🥷🏽ToTo🌊 (@UTDkingsley) May 12, 2021
Because of the training conditions, well done Glazers. #GlazersOut
— Dyl (@UtdDyl) May 12, 2021
All because of the Glazers #GlazersOut
— 1Unitedforlife (@1Unitedforlife) May 12, 2021
Training ground conditions were poor. Shows the glazers up again
— Lewis 🐝 (@_UtdLewis) May 12, 2021
Casey Stoney is glazers out we love to see it
— George 🇾🇪 #GlazersOut (@legetmufc) May 12, 2021
Have some shame #GlazersOut
— ThreadMan Shah (@mufc_shah) May 12, 2021
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The glazers didn’t back her so she walked.
— Kaazz (@Kaazz_Mufc) May 12, 2021
So much respect for her 👏👏👏
She’s done a great job for the women’s team. Good luck to get next venture.
— Mario (@utd_mario) May 12, 2021
If the Glazers are involved in this, shame on you.
Either way, #GlazersOut
She’s leaving because the club don’t want her to succeed by refusing to sign good players.
— Munachimso ❤ (@HisNameIsYaweh) May 12, 2021
