With COVID restrictions meaning all of last season’s home fixtures were played behind closed doors, this evening’s Women’s Super League opener against Reading will be the first game at Leigh with fans in attendance since January 2020.
The anticipation of United supporters from far and wide is shared by the 38-year-old, who will take to the home dugout at the stadium for the first time during the visit of the Royals; his first competitive game in charge.
And ahead of the match, Skinner underwent another new experience that comes with the job, in penning his first matchday programme notes as the team's head coach, in which he discussed the role our support will play towards any potential success for his new side.