Overview
- Coates will be joined by assistant Gemma Davies, with both finalizing FA matters before a Dec. 10 introductory press conference in the Bay Area.
- England’s U-23s went unbeaten in their 2024–25 European league campaign under Coates, who oversaw more than 25 promotions to the senior squad.
- She succeeds Albertin Montoya, who said he would step down at season’s end following Bay FC’s drop to 13th in 2025.
- Bay Collective CEO Kay Cossington praised Coates’ track record in player development and leadership as the key fit for the club’s direction.
- The FA acknowledged their departures and began the search for replacements, noting both coaches’ roles on the Lionesses’ Euro-winning and World Cup finalist staffs.