Interim boss sends message to Swansea City board over future

Swansea City manager Chris Church has signaled his intentions to remain at the club after masterminding a 2-1 victory over Wrexham.

The Swans were a goal behind against the run of play, when Carra Jones tapped home a rebound in the 12th minute before two second-half goals from Ellie Lake and captain Katy Hosford won all three points for the home side.

The interim boss also spoke on his pride to “represent this great club” and hopes that he can continue his position on a full-time basis, stating that “I hope that it continues.”

Swansea City have advertised for a full-time managers role for the first time in their history, to help coach the players who signed semi-professional teams earlier this year. Church has been in charge for over a month since Ceri Phillips’ departure and has put the ball in Swansea City’s court.

“For myself, I’ll take it game by game, I can only do what I’m able to do,” Church said when asked about his future.

“The club know my thoughts on it, but at the end of the day game by game, I’m enjoying it, the players are working hard for me, and that’s all I can ask for.”

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The Swans picked up three points in front of a crowd of 3,858, which is the record for a Swansea Women’s fixture.

Church spoke after the game on how he hopes that the club can maintain the positive feeling around women’s football and play at the stadium more regularly. Club chairman Andy Coleman stated in an interview with the BBC that he wants to drive the women’s game forward in Wales.

“To play here week in and week out would be phenomenal, but obviously we’ve got to be a little bit realistic for the time being,” said Church.

“I echo the chairman’s sentiments and vision totally, why not, why can’t we play here, why can’t we play at big stadiums.”

(Pic by Ashley Crowden/FAW)