Sheffield United Women’s Head Coach Ash Thompson Suspended By Club

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Sheffield United women’s caput coach Ash Thompson has been suspended from his duties, nan Guardian understands, arsenic nan squad hole for nan 2nd convention lucifer of nan season.

The Women’s Super League 2 side’s adjunct caput coach Luke Turner is understood to person been overseeing training for astatine slightest a week. The reasons down Thompson’s suspension person not been made clear to nan Guardian.

A nine spokesperson said: “Sheffield United Women confirms that Luke Turner takes complaint of nan elder women’s squad connected an interim basis, pinch Ash Thompson presently unavailable.”

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The nine website’s lucifer study for past Friday’s play opener against Sunderland likewise stated that Thompson was “unavailable”. Turner took complaint for nan crippled astatine Bramall Lane, which United mislaid 4-0. It is understood Turner is preparing to lead nan squad into Sunday’s fixture astatine Newcastle.

Thompson has been contacted for a consequence by nan Guardian. Formerly a coach astatine Leeds United, he has been successful complaint of Sheffield United since July 2024 aft 3 years moving successful nan club’s younker academy, including arsenic their under-21 manager.

Sheffield United were owed to beryllium relegated aft finishing bottommost of nan 2nd tier past play but received a reprieve aft Blackburn Rovers withdrew from nan convention complete financial concerns.

Turner is understood to beryllium regarded by nan nine arsenic a safe brace of hands successful nan meantime because of his experience, having had 3 erstwhile spells arsenic interim head betwixt 2022 and 2024. He arrived arsenic a spot and conditioning coach successful 2020 earlier moving up to beryllium nan adjunct head nan pursuing year. He antecedently worked successful Manchester United’s athletics subject department.

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The astir caller of his erstwhile spells successful interim complaint came aft Jonathan Morgan was sacked successful February 2024 because of what nan nine described astatine nan clip arsenic Morgan’s “conduct earlier arriving astatine Bramall Lane”.