Aston Villa boss Carla Ward said a manager should be sacked for having a relationship with a player, calling it a 바카라complete abuse of power바카라. (More Football News)
Ward said it is the responsibility of managers to protect players and said 바카라to cross that line is unacceptable and it can바카라t happen.바카라
The former Sheffield United and Birmingham City boss said: 바카라It makes me very angry because we are here to set an environment and a comfortable place to work that the players feel safe, backed and looked after, so I just don바카라t understand anyone that crosses that line. You can바카라t do it. It is a complete abuse of power.
바카라We are in a moment where there is a microscope on the women바카라s game and people have taken advantage of certain positions, and I don바카라t like that and I don바카라t think it is right.바카라
Asked if a player-coach relationship should be a sackable offence, Ward replied: 바카라Yes. One hundred per cent.바카라
The 40-year-old, who represented the likes of Sheffield United, Lincoln and Bristol Rovers during her playing days, said the possible grey area of a player-coach relationship 바카라 given it is not illegal, providing no minors are involved 바카라 should be addressed in contracts.
She added: 바카라It is an unwritten rule, and I am sure teachers don바카라t have it in their contracts. But given where we are at now, and people don바카라t understand it, maybe put it in black and white so it is clear.바카라
Ward also said that players feel unable to report a potential issue.
바카라It is the biggest problem because if you are the manager and you are crossing that line, it is very difficult for anyone to report it,바카라 added Ward.
바카라Say, you have got a director of football, and they have done wrong, or are doing wrong, and you know that, and a head coach or manager does it, you can바카라t go to that person because the first thing they will do is rip up your contract. I saw this as a player a lot.
바카라You hear things all the time and it infuriates me. The only way to clean up the game is to highlight it and get rid of it.바카라
