One of the main things I said in my job interview was that I want to develop female coaches.

I'm going to prove I can coach in the women's game and prove I can manage an England team to success.

I had a good football intelligence. I didn't need 10 games to get used to a position. I could go out and do a job.

From facing a manager for the past 16 years to suddenly being the one person everyone is looking at is a daunting prospect. It's something I want to be prepared for. If I get the opportunity, I don't want to let myself down.

There's no one right way to parent, and there's no magic combination of genders that produces the most well-adjusted child. We all do the best we can at loving our kids and building our families.

When I went to school, most parents wanted their children to get good A-levels, to go to university, and get a degree so your children had a better life than you. The way out of poverty was through a degree. But the whole world has moved on from that.

Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It's about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?

In the evenings I studied chemistry at the University of Chicago, the weekends I helped in the family store.