SCOTT BOOTH has set his sights on a fantastic last-four place in the Women's Champions League after taking over at Glasgow City.

The 43-year-old was unveiled as the new head coach at the Scottish champions, taking over from Eddie Wolecki-Black, who departed earlier this month.

As well as overseeing domestic dominance never seen before in the women’s game in this country – City have won the last eight titles – perhaps Wolecki-Black’s greatest achievement came back in March.

After facing elimination from the Champions League at the last 32 and last 16 rounds following poor first-leg results in previous seasons, Glasgow defied all the odds and their part-time status to rocket into the quarter-finals of Europe’s premier competition for a date with Paris St Germain in March this year.

It was the first time a Scottish club had progressed so far in the competition, with City eventually being outclassed by a star-studded French side with a budget soaring into millions.

Booth acknowledged that achievement from his predecessor and the huge effort it took to get them into the last eight, but it hasn’t stopped him setting his sights even higher under his new era.

He said: “My objective is to try and go one better. That’s the goal and it always must be. There’s no point saying ‘that’s us, we’ve found our level’. Hopefully we can go one better, but at the same time we know it’s a massive ask.

“It was a fantastic run in the Champions League last time round, so the ultimate short-term goal is to continue that, but in the long-term we want to help the club go even further.

“In sport at the elite level you need pressure. For me, it's even better for the team that there is a challenge – it breeds better, more successful, players and it gives them an added edge they will need to win this league.

“I'm happy to have the challenge, but when there has been so much success here everybody wants to continue in the same vein.”

Booth’s last role in football was as manager of Stenhousemuir, a post he held up until February this year.

The former Scotland internationalist admits that venturing into women’s football will be a new experience for him, yet he has sought to reassure supporters he is more than aware of the world he is about to enter.

“I've been around the women's game quite a lot because when I worked with the national teams, the women's side was a priority and they were doing so well that we were always involved,” explained Booth.

“We would go to games, and training sessions at Toryglen. I know the standard and, for me, it was a case of when the opportunity came up I just jumped at it.”

He added: “The recent Women's World Cup also had a great impact. I’ve always watched them and I was really impressed with the standard.

“When you see that on the television and then you go and coach your own team, it’s great because you can see the level of women’s football and what it is capable of. I have a set of top-class players that make the game a high, high standard.

“It’s exciting. The women’s game is huge all over the world and I’m just happy to be part of it.”

City club manager Laura Montgomery admitted she was overwhelmed at the number of applicants who showed an interest in the job.

With the vacancy aimed at Uefa Pro Licence holders, almost 50 CVs dropped on her desk to take over at the club.

She said: “Carol Anne Stewart [chairwoman] and I were taken aback at the huge number of applicants.

“They were from all around the world. We interviewed some people from outwith the UK as well as within, obviously.”