Harrison Gilkes: Scheme shows commitment to black coaches 25 Feb 2021
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When Harrison Gilkes’ playing career was cruelly cut short by injury, he turned to coaching, but it is only with the Premier League, EFL and PFA Charity’s Professional Player to Coach Scheme that he has been able to make significant progress at Reading. It’s the platform, the boost, the kickstart I needed, said Gilkes, now 27, last year. I definitely knew I wanted to be a coach, but I felt I couldn’t get an opportunity. Maybe I wasn’t good enough at the time to get one. I was applying for jobs and getting turned down.