Shock as promoted Norwich City Women sack head coach
Club says Andy Cook was set a "clear objective" of achieving third tier promotion when he joined.
Speaking after Sunday's match, head coach Andy Cook said he was "excited" for the future [Rob Butler/BBC] Fans of Norwich City Women's football team say they hope the club has a plan after the head coach was sacked days after securing promotion. The club announced on Tuesday that it had parted ways with Andy Cook and assistant coach Ethan Scott. The news comes days after the team beat Moneyfields at the Pirelli Stadium in Burton-on-Trent on Sunday, promoting them to the third tier of the National League.
Superfan Nicole Nicholls said: "It was a big surprise - it kind of came out of nowhere and as shocking as it is, it's football and clubs make these decisions - we've got to hope they have a plan in place. " Cook joined the Canaries in 2024 from Newcastle United Women and has been involved in the women's football circuit since 2018. Speaking after the match, Cook said promotion was "unbelievable" and he was "really excited for the future".
"We had to trust the players, we had to believe in them and they delivered. "We've got to make sure we are ready for tier three because.. it's a ruthless league.
"Me and Flo [Allen] have had conversations in-house of what could happen should we be tier three or tier four - and now we can execute what we want. " Despite being promoted to tier three of the National League, the club will look to appoint a new head coach and assistant coach [Getty Images] Flo Allen, head of women's football at Norwich City, said Cook had been "set a clear objective" of achieving third tier promotion when he joined the club and parting ways had been an "incredibly difficult" decision. She said: "I have huge appreciation for the work that Andy has done to get us over the line in doing that.