Shrewsbury Town Ladies boss Sean Evans: Deciding to quit was tough
Shrewsbury Town Ladies boss Sean Evans admitted resigning after four years at the helm was a tough decision to make.
Lifelong Town fan Evans revealed he made ‘friends for life’ during his time with the club, who are part of Town’s official In The Community charity partnership.
The former boss, a season ticket holder following Town’s first team, announced the news less than 24 hours after Town were beaten 4-2 by TNS Reserves in the Tom Farmer Women’s County Cup final at Greenhous Meadow last Thursday evening.
His tenure then ended in a 2-0 defeat at Leek Town last Sunday as they finished the West Midlands Regional Women’s League Division One (North) season in fifth place.
Evans announced his decision to stand down via social media, saying: “I’ve made the hardest decision to resign as manager of Shrewsbury Town Ladies.
“It has been a superb four years building the club to what it is today. We have achieved so much in a short space of time.
“And for me personally, meeting people along the way who I can call friends for life.”
While the ladies side will now search for a new boss, Evans departs with a prediction that the group will go to to achieve success further down the line.
“This team will go on and do big things, I have no doubts about that. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone,” he added.
Pride
“Sponsors, coaches, committee members, my family for their support and all the players past and present that have worn the shirt with pride and given their all for me and the club.
“Looking forward to having a nice break and to start new adventures.”
Head of Shrewsbury Town’s In The Community programme Jamie Edwards heaped praise on the work carried out by Evans – adding that it will help girls progress to one day feature for the ladies’ first team.
“Sean has done an absolutely fantastic job in getting the ladies team up and running,” said Edwards.
“Hopefully we can move this forward and get more people supporting the ladies pathway all the way through.”
The club have a wildcats group for girls aged five to 11 and a development centre.
“It’s something we want to really develop and have the pathway from the wildcats and developments centre.”
