Rehanne Skinner named West Ham manager for 2023-24 WSL season
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Rehanne Skinner was Tottenham manager from November 2020 to March 2023
Former Tottenham boss Rehanne Skinner has been named the new manager of Women's Super League side West Ham.
Skinner, 43, left Tottenham in March after two-and-a-half years following a run of nine WSL defeats.
She led Spurs to fifth place in 2021-22 - their highest-ever finish - after a spell as England assistant coach.
Skinner will not join up with the Hammers squad until next month because of media commitments at the Women's World Cup.
Baroness Brady and other board directors were involved in the managerial recruitment process.
Skinner is the first female manager to oversee the women's team in the WSL and the club see it as an exciting appointment.
They fully support Skinner's work covering the World Cup as a pundit and are willing to work flexibly around her commitments this month.
West Ham have been without a manager since Paul Konchesky announced his departure at the end of the WSL season.
They finished eighth in 2022-23, one place and three points ahead of Tottenham.
The Hammers are set to host Manchester City in their opening fixture of the new WSL campaign on 1 October.