Ni Manager Oxtoby In Talks Over Newcastle Job

Northern Ireland head Tanya Oxtoby is successful precocious talks to go caput coach astatine WSL 2 broadside Newcastle United.

Oxtoby, 43, has been successful complaint of Northern Ireland since 2023.

She managed Bristol City from 2018 to 2021 earlier becoming adjunct coach to Emma Hayes astatine Chelsea for 2 seasons.

Oxtoby has besides had spells arsenic Scotland, Birmingham City, Perth Glory and Australia Under-20s assistant.

She began her managerial profession astatine Nottingham Forest successful 2012.

Northern Ireland mislaid to Norway successful nan Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs past year.

Last period they mislaid 5-0 to Iceland connected aggregate to miss retired connected promotion to nan apical tier of nan Nations League.

Newcastle person been without a caput coach since Becky Langley near connected 21 October pinch nan nine ninth successful nan table.

They went afloat master successful 2023 and vanished 5th successful their first run successful nan 2nd tier past season.n

This play nan apical 2 from WSL 2 will gain automatic promotion to nan apical flight, while nan squad that decorativeness 3rd look a play-off pinch nan bottommost nine successful nan WSL.