Iain Robinson will be the new head coach of Motherwell’s women’s team. Robinson, who previously held the position of Under-17s coach at Rangers, will join Motherwell from Queens Park after being appointed the Head Coach of the Spiders in 2024. Assistant Coach David Brownlie will also join the coaching staff at the club after departing Queens Park. “I’m really pleased,” said Robinson, who will officially take charge ahead of this weekend's SWPL meeting with Hearts at K-Park. “We’re really excited to get started. From the outside looking in, Motherwell seemed like a very exciting club to be a part of. The women’s department has gone from strength to strength in recent years, and after speaking with the board, they had a clear idea of what they wanted to do, and that tied in exactly with what I and David wanted to do. “The structure behind the scenes is something that I really bought into. Coming through a youth academy background at Rangers, having a strong youth academy at the club, and having a young flow of players from the academy are things that we wanted to work with and things that attracted both myself and David. “We want to be a team that dominates the ball and imposes our structure on the game. We look to play through the thirds, build from the back, and create a high number of quality chances. "We can't wait to get started." Despite his youthful age, Robinson has already built an impressive and extensive resume within the women’s game, after having achieved his UEFA A-license award in 2022. Robinson has held coaching positions at BSC Glasgow Community Sports Club before spells with both Greenock Morton and Partick Thistle men’s teams, respectively. He then replaced the departing Craig Joyce in Glasgow after being headhunted to become the head coach of Queen's Park. Robinson departs the Spiders, with the club sitting comfortably in the final promotion-playoff position in the Scottish Women’s Premier League 2 table, one point shy of Boroughmuir Thistle in second. “I'm thrilled to be able to announce Iain as our new Head Coach,” Motherwell Chief Executive Brian Caldwell said. “He is a young and ambitious coach who impressed from a very early stage during the interview process. His vision and plan are clear, and I look forward to working with him going forward. "I also want to extend my gratitude to Queen's Park, who have been accommodating throughout this process and allowed for an easy and smooth exit for Iain."
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