Former Aberdeen FC academy director Gavin Levey takes charge of the club until the end of the season
Following the departure of Emma Hunter and Gavin Beith, after both managers resigned, Aberdeen FC academy director Gavin Levey is appointed the manager of Aberdeen Women until the end of the season.
Levey to stay on despite poor form
Gavin Levy says that he will guide the Dons until the end of the season. In his time as the interim manager of the club, Levey has guided Aberdeen Women to three wins, five losses and a draw.
He said: “We’ll be taking the team until the rest of the season, which will allow us the time to get the position filled with the right candidate.
“With me being in the deep end of this and taking the team, it’s helped us understand more about what is needed going forward.
“We want to finish the season and achieve our targets, so it would be unfair to them to unsettle that and bring in another change at this stage of the season.
“It’s been a challenge but I’m willing to take it on until the end of the season because the girls have been brilliant to work with. They’ve been so receptive and I can see the progress we’re making.
“We want to finish the season and achieve our targets, so it would be unfair to them to unsettle that and bring in another change at this stage of the season.
“We want to kick on for the rest of the season and work on leaving the team in a really good position for someone to come in. They’ll get a fresh start and pre-season, and hopefully a good platform to build on.”
Levey claims that in his time as the interim manager of the club, he’s pondered what the position should look like for whomever takes the full-time position next.
“I know and I’m confident what it needs to look like – just learning from other clubs, playing against them and finding out about what resources have gone into their team.” He added.
“There are teams in SWPL 1 who could be in a mini-league of their own because of their investment and resources, so it’s going to take a long time to get to a point where we could think about rivaling them properly.
