Leanne Crichton Views Glasgow City Return as a “Sliding Doors Moment”

Leanne Crichton expressed enthusiasm for her return to Glasgow City, stating, “There’s no perfect job in football, but looking at this just now, it’s as close to perfect as it could be.” Crichton, a former midfielder who had three highly successful periods at Petershill Park, is set to rejoin the club as assistant coach, working alongside her former team-mate, Leanne Ross. Speaking on the BBC’s Behind the Goals podcast, Crichton commented on the rapid developments, saying, “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, the last couple of days my phone has been busy.” She added, “Folk that are City daft are buzzing that a former player is coming back.” Crichton further noted, “That seems to be the vibe and it’s just one of these things that caught me off guard. My mind was blown.” Having been absent from Glasgow City for several years, Crichton may have underestimated her influence on the club’s supporters. However, upon her return, she is observing significant enhancements the club has implemented over the three years since her departure. She elaborated, “It feels like a new club,” and continued, “I totally underestimated how different it was, the facilities and the resources.” Crichton also stated, “I never realised the staffing structure was as extensive as it is, everything that Glasgow City have got is what most of the top-flight men’s sides in Scotland are operating with, it’s probably better than some.” She concluded this point by saying, “From the outside looking in, people might think it’s a gamble or a bit risky, but it’s going to be unbelievable.” For Crichton, a new mother, the transition is aligning favorably, and she characterizes this move as a “sliding doors moment.” Crichton explained her initial departure, stating, “One of the reasons I left Glasgow City was to go and make mistakes,” adding, “Go and coach and learn and develop and sell myself as a coach in a different environment, not somewhere I was protected and where I had a status as a former player having achieved so much.” She reiterated the significance of her return, saying, “It is complete a sliding doors moment, it’s such a crossroads with my work-life balance for what that looked like for me and my family. There’s no perfect job in football, but looking at this just now, it’s as close to perfect as it could be.”