'Not many jobs' in WSL that can provide stability

West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner says there are "not that many jobs" in the women's game that can provide coaches with stability.

In an interview with BBC Sport, former Liverpool boss Matt Beard admitted he may have to return to estate agency work after being sacked.

He said Women's Super League managers were not as "comfortable financially" as they are in the Premier League and there are few full-time jobs to return to.

Skinner emphasised the difficulties and said it is "something that needs looking at".

"The point about the number of teams is really relevant. It's not as easy for us to just up stick and move every year and a half," Skinner told BBC Sport.

"It's not surprising there's evidence that when coaches are in jobs long-term, everything gets better. Constant turnover doesn't provide clubs with stability.

"There's only 26 teams in this country that are full-time, including three in the National League. There are not that many jobs.

"The turnover is very different in the men's game with the volume of clubs available to move to and the salary attached to it. It's not straight forward in the women's game."

Skinner says it is something all WSL managers are likely to experience but she hopes there can be better negotiations around their contracts in the future.

"It's just how you can be supported and how contracts are structured for managers in the women's game that needs to be talked about more," she added.

"The length of contracts and the time you are in a position financially to be OK following it. If you get the sack, the time you have that you have been paid out for, for example.

"People need to think about that when they negotiate and clubs should on how they structure them."