“We’re two years down the line from another massive tragedy, a player that we lost in Maddie Cusack, and I think the contingency plans around these things need to be looked into in much more detail,” added Skinner, whose side host defending champions Chelsea on Sunday.”When you see some of the players and some of the staff that have had to go through the weekend that they’ve had to go through, we shouldn’t be putting people in that position.”Sheffield United midfielder Cusack died at the age of 27 in September 2023.The inquest into her death has been delayed until January.Skinner said: “If we’re going to talk about wellbeing of players and coaches you can’t pay lip service to it. It has to happen in a much, much better space, and to be proactive with that, not reactive.”We shouldn’t be sitting here having this conversation and it’s just a massive blow to everybody in the game.”
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Matt Beard: West Ham boss Rehanne Skinner questions WSL decision not to postpone games
