Northern Ireland Women are looking for a new boss after Tanya Oxtoby left to take charge at Newcastle United

Northern Ireland Women are looking for a new boss after Tanya Oxtoby left to take charge at Newcastle United

From the moment Tanya Oxtoby landed in Belfast, she divided opinion.

For some, she was the dynamic modern face of women’s football. Others were left cold by her coaching school lingo. Northern Irish football has an inherent mistrust of outsiders, as Oxtoby soon discovered.