'I might have to go back into estate agency' - losing your job in the WSL

When Women's Super League managers are sacked, nan timepiece is ticking to find different occupation arsenic soon arsenic possible.

With families to look aft and fewer opportunities for full-time jobs successful nan game, it's not nan easiest point to do.

"If a Premier League head loses their job, they are comfortable financially - but we are not," erstwhile Liverpool leader Matt Beard told BBC Sport.

Beard, 47, was sacked astatine nan extremity of February aft 4 years successful his 2nd spell pinch nan club.

He says he needs to get thing lined up "by nan summertime astatine nan latest" successful bid to supply for his woman and 2 children, aged 14 and 12.

"I request a scheme A and a scheme B. I want to enactment successful shot but if I can't find thing - location are not that galore master teams successful England successful nan women's crippled - past I request to look astatine possibly going backmost into property agency activity aliases thing for illustration that," added Beard.

"It would astir apt beryllium a past edifice for me. But astatine nan extremity of nan time I person a family I request to support. I request to look astatine each options."

Beard believes losing his occupation is "part and parcel" of being a shot head and he was supported by nan League Managers' Association (LMA) erstwhile he near Liverpool.

But his family moved up to north-west England from London, wherever nan children started caller schools, and he is conscious of disrupting things arsenic he contemplates his adjacent steps.

"I want to enactment successful nan crippled and proceed managing. I person my pro licence and grade successful business management," said Beard.

"I deliberation group spot maine arsenic a fixer who tin build thing but I cognize I'm overmuch much than that erstwhile I look backmost astatine my clip arsenic a shot manager.

"Roles for illustration a method head aliases sporting head are thing I would possibly consider. I mightiness besides look astatine precocious capacity workshops aliases moreover podcasts."

Beard near Liverpool connected beardown position having guided nan nine to back-to-back WSL titles successful 2013 and 2014 during his first spell, earlier winning nan Women's Championship successful 2022 connected his return.

He says getting sacked pinch a twelvemonth and a half near connected his statement was "difficult" but he only has respect for nan nine and nan support they gave him.

"It was going to hap astatine immoderate constituent successful my career," said Beard.

"You person to return emotions retired of nan conversation. I person nary qualms pinch nan determination but I still deliberation we would person vanished successful nan apical 5 this season.

"It's frustrating losing your job. Was I owed time? I don't know. I person thing but pridefulness erstwhile I look astatine nan journey.

"I person a awesome narration pinch nan nine and nan people. I respected nan determination and it's conscionable 1 of those things. I'm fresh to spell again now."

Time distant has allowed Beard to bespeak connected nan authorities of nan crippled and what it was for illustration competing financially pinch WSL leaders Chelsea.

He says different clubs must find ways to put and turn simultaneously - but not astatine nan disbursal of losing their relationship pinch nan fanbase.

"I deliberation you've seen nan crippled turn truthful overmuch successful specified a short abstraction of time. I'm ever concerned that we tally earlier we walk," added Beard.

"I person ever been an advocator for nan enslaved we person pinch nan fans. That's what makes our crippled unsocial and I don't want to spot that go.

"I besides look astatine Chelsea and nan money they person spent… who tin compete pinch that? They spent much connected 2 players than we did connected our full squad. It's crazy.

"It's everyone else's problem. Arsenal person sewage it right, I think. They tin compete financially, they person marketed their games good and get bully crowds astatine nan Emirates. I deliberation that's astir apt nan measurement forward."