WSL managers have been ahead of their Premier League counterparts on addressing issues vital to the game. Of concussion substitutes, Arsenal boss Joe Montemurro says there can be ‘no more excuses’.
The FA are set to trial the idea in the Women’s FA Cup, if they get the go-ahead from the rulemaking International FA Board on December 16. Willie Kirk, Hope Powell and Tanya Oxtoby all echoed Montemurro’s thoughts.
Manchester United boss Casey Stoney put policy into practice at the weekend.
In the 2-0 win over Aston Villa which kept her side top, she substituted midfielder Jackie Groenen when she went down with a head injury — despite the Dutch player objecting.