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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Aug 2, 2022 10:24:59 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous I’m going to the Luxembourg match (on my own as it happens) and gives Stoke City ladies early form this season I’m highly likely to be amongst the 5%. I’m not a bandwagon jumper having followed the ladies game for many years mainly on FA player and it’s been a real pleasure watching the development of the woman’s game. They deserve every bit of the financial incentives coming their way.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 10:39:50 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous So anything that becomes popular now due to increased coverage is "jumping on the bandwagon"? How are women EVER supposed to be taken seriously in the sport when people are saying things like that even when they do achieve success? Were you moaning at Stoke's increase in support base when we got to the Prem and therefore had more global coverage? Did you moan at people from other countries joining this forum as new found Stoke fans and make snide comments about them "jumping on the bamdwagon" then? And to think it's you that starts every England thread claiming to be such an "England" supporter, when in reality you just support one of the 2 England first teams (the men) and just make disparaging comments about the success of the other first team that England have. Really, really poor. Take your own bloody advice that you dish out to fucking everyone ad nauseum on your own England threads, you hypocrite; if you're not interested in it, ignore it and move on. Don't just come onto it to make patheric comments like that about something you're not interested in.
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Post by nottsover60 on Aug 2, 2022 10:40:03 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous I think the increase will be at top level women's football especially the England matches. Doubtful that it will filter down to Stoke women's level just like the lower leagues in men's football don't tend to benefit from an upturn of interest in football. As cheap, safe family fun though the women's game has to be ahead of top level men's football so the fan base will be different from the Stoke men's fan base so not on this site in general. Maybe those who moan about watching MON's 'boring' style of football should give it a go if they want to go to a football match to be entertained?
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Post by werrington on Aug 2, 2022 10:50:16 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous So anything that becomes popular now due to increased coverage is "jumping on the bandwagon"? How are women EVER supposed to be taken seriously in the sport when people are saying things like that even when they do achieve success? Were you moaning at Stoke's increase in support base when we got to the Prem and therefore had more global coverage? Did you moan at people from other countries joining this forum as new found Stoke fans and make snide comments about them "jumping on the bamdwagon" then? And to think it's you that starts every England thread claiming to be such an "England" supporter, when in reality you just support one of the 2 England first teams (the men) and just make disparaging comments about the success of the other first team that England have. Really, really poor. Take your own bloody advice that you dish out to fucking everyone ad nauseum on your own England threads, you hypocrite; if you're not interested in it, ignore it and move on. Don't just come onto it to make patheric comments like that about something you're not interested in. Go fuck yourself and read the post properly Perhaps bandwagon was the wrong word but you get my drift as it’s football related and that why I read the thread I jumped onboard to comments about those wanting the woman’s game to prosper whilst having a dig at the men and the what they do with their money I’ve nothing against it prospering I’m just asking if they’ll attend at Community Drive next season I suppose you will be off up there every Sunday I’m sure you’ll be there but I’ll doubt it as you too are a hypocrite if that’s the case WTF is it with you attacking people in the way you do like you are some self righteous fucker just because they don’t agree with you?
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Post by stokie223 on Aug 2, 2022 10:52:59 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous I think, like with any major sporting event, the spectacle itself attracts people. It was great to see the Lionesses do well and fair play to them - but it is still heavily reliant on the men's game which subsidises a lot of the costs. The crowds for the WSL will no doubt improve somewhat (could be short-term), which again is great, but the interest isn't there on a mass scale for people to go week in, week out and grow the game sufficiently to ever get anywhere near the men's.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 11:16:40 GMT
So anything that becomes popular now due to increased coverage is "jumping on the bandwagon"? How are women EVER supposed to be taken seriously in the sport when people are saying things like that even when they do achieve success? Were you moaning at Stoke's increase in support base when we got to the Prem and therefore had more global coverage? Did you moan at people from other countries joining this forum as new found Stoke fans and make snide comments about them "jumping on the bamdwagon" then? And to think it's you that starts every England thread claiming to be such an "England" supporter, when in reality you just support one of the 2 England first teams (the men) and just make disparaging comments about the success of the other first team that England have. Really, really poor. Take your own bloody advice that you dish out to fucking everyone ad nauseum on your own England threads, you hypocrite; if you're not interested in it, ignore it and move on. Don't just come onto it to make patheric comments like that about something you're not interested in. Go fuck yourself and read the post properly Perhaps bandwagon was the wrong word but you get my drift as it’s football related and that why I read the thread I jumped onboard to comments about those wanting the woman’s game to prosper whilst having a dig at the men and the what they do with their money I’ve nothing against it prospering I’m just asking if they’ll attend at Community Drive next season I suppose you will be off up there every Sunday I’m sure you’ll be there but I’ll doubt it as you too are a hypocrite if that’s the case WTF is it with you attacking people in the way you do like you are some self righteous fucker just because they don’t agree with you? In the same way you attack and moan at people on your own England threads everytime people who aren't interested make comments you mean? Have you even looked in a mirror??? That's why i was so pissed off woth your post as you always claim to be some proud, proper, real England supporter on all of your threads and get pissed off with people coming on making snide/insulting comments and now just claim that anyone now taking an interest in an England team is "jumping on a bandwagon" which is the same kind of childish shit you get wound up by other people about when on your threads....basically you have zero right to complain at ANYONE on your England threads from now on if you want to be taken seriously! Sorry but that IS absolutely pathetic from a so called "England supporter". Most England supporters are thrilled at extra exposure and coverage and therefore growing support for the woman's game. It appears that England supporter for you actually only stretches as far as the men though. That's fine but at least be honest about it instead of insulting and belittling those that are now taking an interest if they haven't before as just people "on a bandwagon" More support is actually a good thing and should be encouraged,not belittled as you're doing, as interest (and therefore popularity) has to start somewhere, not something that people should be accused of just "jumping on the bandwagon for"...and to say that if everyone doesn't go on the community drive they're hypocrites? Again, a pathetic thing to say as not every football fan HAS to go to everything connected with the sport or they're not a proper fan. Are people not proper Stoke fans if they don't go to every game? Did you insist on them attending home and away or they were hypocrites and jumping on bandwagons? Are people not proper England men's fans if they can only get to home games? It's an utterly juvenile thing to say. So...did you moan at our extra support when we got to the Prem? Complain about the bandwagonners then did you? No, thought not!
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 11:29:20 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous I think, like with any major sporting event, the spectacle itself attracts people. It was great to see the Lionesses do well and fair play to them - but it is still heavily reliant on the men's game which subsidises a lot of the costs. The crowds for the WSL will no doubt improve somewhat (could be short-term), which again is great, but the interest isn't there on a mass scale for people to go week in, week out and grow the game sufficiently to ever get anywhere near the men's. Why won't it? As has already been pointed out, there was plenty of interest from women in playing football and for the masses in watching women's football before 1921 when the FA banned women from playing. The largest ever crowd recorded up to that point at an English football match was for a women's match. The very reason men's football became the juggernaut it did was simply because only men were allowed to play for decades. It will take a lot of time and hard work but there's no reason at all that it shouldn't become as successful as the men's game.
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Post by werrington on Aug 2, 2022 11:33:44 GMT
Go fuck yourself and read the post properly Perhaps bandwagon was the wrong word but you get my drift as it’s football related and that why I read the thread I jumped onboard to comments about those wanting the woman’s game to prosper whilst having a dig at the men and the what they do with their money I’ve nothing against it prospering I’m just asking if they’ll attend at Community Drive next season I suppose you will be off up there every Sunday I’m sure you’ll be there but I’ll doubt it as you too are a hypocrite if that’s the case WTF is it with you attacking people in the way you do like you are some self righteous fucker just because they don’t agree with you? In the same way you attack and moan at people on your own England threads everytime people who aren't interested make comments you mean? Have you even looked in a mirror??? That's why i was so pissed off woth your post as you always claim to be some proud, proper, real England supporter on all of your threads and get pissed off with people coming on making snide/insulting comments and now just claim that anyone now taking an interest in an England team is "jumping on a bandwagon" which is the same kind of childish shit you get wound up by other people about when on your threads....basically you have zero right to complain at ANYONE on your England threads from now on if you want to be taken seriously! Sorry but that IS absolutely pathetic from a so called "England supporter". Most England supporters are thrilled at extra exposure and coverage and therefore growing support for the woman's game. It appears that England supporter for you actually only stretches as far as the men though. That's fine but at least be honest about it instead of insulting and belittling those that are now taking an interest if they haven't before as just people "on a bandwagon" More support is actually a good thing and should be encouraged,not belittled as you're doing, as interest (and therefore popularity) has to start somewhere, not something that people should be accused of just "jumping on the bandwagon for"...and to say that if everyone doesn't go on the community drive they're hypocrites? Again, a pathetic thing to say as not every football fan HAS to go to everything connected with the sport or they're not a proper fan. Are people not proper Stoke fans if they don't go to every game? Did you insist on them attending home and away or they were hypocrites and jumping on bandwagons? Are people not proper England men's fans if they can only get to home games? It's an utterly juvenile thing to say. So...did you moan at our extra support when we got to the Prem? Complain about the bandwagonners then did you? No, thought not! Fuck me you’ve lost the plot So are you going to be at community drive regularly next season if pushing the womens game is so important to you or not?…..in fact I’m not interested Bore off
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 11:38:36 GMT
In the same way you attack and moan at people on your own England threads everytime people who aren't interested make comments you mean? Have you even looked in a mirror??? That's why i was so pissed off woth your post as you always claim to be some proud, proper, real England supporter on all of your threads and get pissed off with people coming on making snide/insulting comments and now just claim that anyone now taking an interest in an England team is "jumping on a bandwagon" which is the same kind of childish shit you get wound up by other people about when on your threads....basically you have zero right to complain at ANYONE on your England threads from now on if you want to be taken seriously! Sorry but that IS absolutely pathetic from a so called "England supporter". Most England supporters are thrilled at extra exposure and coverage and therefore growing support for the woman's game. It appears that England supporter for you actually only stretches as far as the men though. That's fine but at least be honest about it instead of insulting and belittling those that are now taking an interest if they haven't before as just people "on a bandwagon" More support is actually a good thing and should be encouraged,not belittled as you're doing, as interest (and therefore popularity) has to start somewhere, not something that people should be accused of just "jumping on the bandwagon for"...and to say that if everyone doesn't go on the community drive they're hypocrites? Again, a pathetic thing to say as not every football fan HAS to go to everything connected with the sport or they're not a proper fan. Are people not proper Stoke fans if they don't go to every game? Did you insist on them attending home and away or they were hypocrites and jumping on bandwagons? Are people not proper England men's fans if they can only get to home games? It's an utterly juvenile thing to say. So...did you moan at our extra support when we got to the Prem? Complain about the bandwagonners then did you? No, thought not! Fuck me you’ve lost the plot So are you going to be at community drive regularly next season or not?…..in fact I’m not interested Bore off Lost the plot or simply asked some questions you've decided to ignore and not answer and pointed out your hypocrisy? As i said, take your own advice and if you're not interested, ignore the thread rather than just coming on to make belittling, snidey comments about those who may have become interested in the game. I look forward to your next England thread when you moan your bag off at people who make disparaging comments towards the men's game and their support....don't like it when the roles are reversed eh?
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Post by werrington on Aug 2, 2022 11:42:05 GMT
Fuck me you’ve lost the plot So are you going to be at community drive regularly next season or not?…..in fact I’m not interested Bore off Lost the plot or simply asked some questions you've decided to ignore and not answer and pointed out your hypocrisy? As i said, take your own advice and if you're not interested, ignore the thread rather than just coming on to make belittling, snidey comments about those who may have become interested in the game. I look forward to your next England thread when you moan your bag off at people who make disparaging comments towards the men's game and their support....don't like it when the roles are reversed eh? Eh? I added something to the thread by asking a question which is what a discussion forum is about yeah?…..strange that you didn’t pull the poster I replied to up also given their snide dig at the mens team I didn’t come on here just to add “ I don’t give a fuck” Can’t you see the difference?…..you are one angry bloke in the way you attack and wade in to people you don’t agree with
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:46:04 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous So anything that becomes popular now due to increased coverage is "jumping on the bandwagon"? How are women EVER supposed to be taken seriously in the sport when people are saying things like that even when they do achieve success? Were you moaning at Stoke's increase in support base when we got to the Prem and therefore had more global coverage? Did you moan at people from other countries joining this forum as new found Stoke fans and make snide comments about them "jumping on the bamdwagon" then? And to think it's you that starts every England thread claiming to be such an "England" supporter, when in reality you just support one of the 2 England first teams (the men) and just make disparaging comments about the success of the other first team that England have. Really, really poor. Take your own bloody advice that you dish out to fucking everyone ad nauseum on your own England threads, you hypocrite; if you're not interested in it, ignore it and move on. Don't just come onto it to make patheric comments like that about something you're not interested in.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:46:42 GMT
So anything that becomes popular now due to increased coverage is "jumping on the bandwagon"? How are women EVER supposed to be taken seriously in the sport when people are saying things like that even when they do achieve success? Were you moaning at Stoke's increase in support base when we got to the Prem and therefore had more global coverage? Did you moan at people from other countries joining this forum as new found Stoke fans and make snide comments about them "jumping on the bamdwagon" then? And to think it's you that starts every England thread claiming to be such an "England" supporter, when in reality you just support one of the 2 England first teams (the men) and just make disparaging comments about the success of the other first team that England have. Really, really poor. Take your own bloody advice that you dish out to fucking everyone ad nauseum on your own England threads, you hypocrite; if you're not interested in it, ignore it and move on. Don't just come onto it to make patheric comments like that about something you're not interested in. Go fuck yourself and read the post properly Perhaps bandwagon was the wrong word but you get my drift as it’s football related and that why I read the thread I jumped onboard to comments about those wanting the woman’s game to prosper whilst having a dig at the men and the what they do with their money I’ve nothing against it prospering I’m just asking if they’ll attend at Community Drive next season I suppose you will be off up there every Sunday I’m sure you’ll be there but I’ll doubt it as you too are a hypocrite if that’s the case WTF is it with you attacking people in the way you do like you are some self righteous fucker just because they don’t agree with you?
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:47:15 GMT
Go fuck yourself and read the post properly Perhaps bandwagon was the wrong word but you get my drift as it’s football related and that why I read the thread I jumped onboard to comments about those wanting the woman’s game to prosper whilst having a dig at the men and the what they do with their money I’ve nothing against it prospering I’m just asking if they’ll attend at Community Drive next season I suppose you will be off up there every Sunday I’m sure you’ll be there but I’ll doubt it as you too are a hypocrite if that’s the case WTF is it with you attacking people in the way you do like you are some self righteous fucker just because they don’t agree with you? In the same way you attack and moan at people on your own England threads everytime people who aren't interested make comments you mean? Have you even looked in a mirror??? That's why i was so pissed off woth your post as you always claim to be some proud, proper, real England supporter on all of your threads and get pissed off with people coming on making snide/insulting comments and now just claim that anyone now taking an interest in an England team is "jumping on a bandwagon" which is the same kind of childish shit you get wound up by other people about when on your threads....basically you have zero right to complain at ANYONE on your England threads from now on if you want to be taken seriously! Sorry but that IS absolutely pathetic from a so called "England supporter". Most England supporters are thrilled at extra exposure and coverage and therefore growing support for the woman's game. It appears that England supporter for you actually only stretches as far as the men though. That's fine but at least be honest about it instead of insulting and belittling those that are now taking an interest if they haven't before as just people "on a bandwagon" More support is actually a good thing and should be encouraged,not belittled as you're doing, as interest (and therefore popularity) has to start somewhere, not something that people should be accused of just "jumping on the bandwagon for"...and to say that if everyone doesn't go on the community drive they're hypocrites? Again, a pathetic thing to say as not every football fan HAS to go to everything connected with the sport or they're not a proper fan. Are people not proper Stoke fans if they don't go to every game? Did you insist on them attending home and away or they were hypocrites and jumping on bandwagons? Are people not proper England men's fans if they can only get to home games? It's an utterly juvenile thing to say. So...did you moan at our extra support when we got to the Prem? Complain about the bandwagonners then did you? No, thought not!
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:47:51 GMT
In the same way you attack and moan at people on your own England threads everytime people who aren't interested make comments you mean? Have you even looked in a mirror??? That's why i was so pissed off woth your post as you always claim to be some proud, proper, real England supporter on all of your threads and get pissed off with people coming on making snide/insulting comments and now just claim that anyone now taking an interest in an England team is "jumping on a bandwagon" which is the same kind of childish shit you get wound up by other people about when on your threads....basically you have zero right to complain at ANYONE on your England threads from now on if you want to be taken seriously! Sorry but that IS absolutely pathetic from a so called "England supporter". Most England supporters are thrilled at extra exposure and coverage and therefore growing support for the woman's game. It appears that England supporter for you actually only stretches as far as the men though. That's fine but at least be honest about it instead of insulting and belittling those that are now taking an interest if they haven't before as just people "on a bandwagon" More support is actually a good thing and should be encouraged,not belittled as you're doing, as interest (and therefore popularity) has to start somewhere, not something that people should be accused of just "jumping on the bandwagon for"...and to say that if everyone doesn't go on the community drive they're hypocrites? Again, a pathetic thing to say as not every football fan HAS to go to everything connected with the sport or they're not a proper fan. Are people not proper Stoke fans if they don't go to every game? Did you insist on them attending home and away or they were hypocrites and jumping on bandwagons? Are people not proper England men's fans if they can only get to home games? It's an utterly juvenile thing to say. So...did you moan at our extra support when we got to the Prem? Complain about the bandwagonners then did you? No, thought not! Fuck me you’ve lost the plot So are you going to be at community drive regularly next season if pushing the womens game is so important to you or not?…..in fact I’m not interested Bore off
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:48:35 GMT
Fuck me you’ve lost the plot So are you going to be at community drive regularly next season or not?…..in fact I’m not interested Bore off Lost the plot or simply asked some questions you've decided to ignore and not answer and pointed out your hypocrisy? As i said, take your own advice and if you're not interested, ignore the thread rather than just coming on to make belittling, snidey comments about those who may have become interested in the game. I look forward to your next England thread when you moan your bag off at people who make disparaging comments towards the men's game and their support....don't like it when the roles are reversed eh?
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 11:49:20 GMT
Lost the plot or simply asked some questions you've decided to ignore and not answer and pointed out your hypocrisy? As i said, take your own advice and if you're not interested, ignore the thread rather than just coming on to make belittling, snidey comments about those who may have become interested in the game. I look forward to your next England thread when you moan your bag off at people who make disparaging comments towards the men's game and their support....don't like it when the roles are reversed eh? Eh? I added something to the thread by asking a question which is what a discussion forum is about yeah?…..strange that you didn’t pull the poster I replied to up also given their snide dig at the mens team I didn’t come on here just to add “ I don’t give a fuck” Can’t you see the difference?…..you are one angry bloke in the way up attack and wade in to people you don’t agree with I made it pretty clear why i drected my point at you...because you are the one who moans at every person who goes onto your England threads to make shitty comments, then you yourself do the same here by saying people are "jumping on bandwagons" and then go on to complain not about something they HAVEN'T done i.e. not attending community drives, but to moan about them based on your presumption of what you reckon they won't do in the future. You've basically invented an excuse to moan about something before it's even happened. If you're going to give it out to other posters on your threads (which you do...all the bloody time) then you can and should expect the same treatment when you do it.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Aug 2, 2022 11:49:26 GMT
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Post by a on Aug 2, 2022 11:50:40 GMT
This is the problem with direct comparisons between mens and womens games, they lead to arguments.
I have no real interest in womens football in the same way I don’t watch league 2 or non league, as the standard isn’t great.
If it grows in popularity then great for them, if it doesn’t then it’s not for lack of trying.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 11:54:53 GMT
This is the problem with direct comparisons between mens and womens games, they lead to arguments. I have no real interest in womens football in the same way I don’t watch league 2 or non league, as the standard isn’t great. If it grows in popularity then great for them, if it doesn’t then it’s not for lack of trying. There's quite literally absolutely no reason whatsoever that the men's game even needs to be mentioned in the first place. It was a women's tournament with all women players and a thread about that women's tournament. The men have nothing to do with it whatsoever. The seeming constant need for some men to be told by everyone "But we all agree that men are better at it really and the men's game is bigger" is utterly pathetic.
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Post by werrington on Aug 2, 2022 12:02:01 GMT
This is the problem with direct comparisons between mens and womens games, they lead to arguments. I have no real interest in womens football in the same way I don’t watch league 2 or non league, as the standard isn’t great. If it grows in popularity then great for them, if it doesn’t then it’s not for lack of trying. There's quite literally absolutely no reason whatsoever that the men's game even needs to be mentioned in the first place. It was a women's tournament with all women players and a thread about that women's tournament. The men have nothing to do with it whatsoever. The seeming constant need for some men to be told by everyone "But we all agree that men are better at it really and the men's game is bigger" is utterly pathetic. I didn’t bring the mens game into it …..I replied to a poster who used the mens game in not needed way and the money they get which they wrongly assumed would go into their back pocket as apparently it’s loose change to them, but you don’t seem to of picked up on that due to you not taking a step back before your usual poster angry tirade which no matter the subject is becoming more common place if it’s not something you agree with
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Aug 2, 2022 12:03:44 GMT
There's quite literally absolutely no reason whatsoever that the men's game even needs to be mentioned in the first place. It was a women's tournament with all women players and a thread about that women's tournament. The men have nothing to do with it whatsoever. The seeming constant need for some men to be told by everyone "But we all agree that men are better at it really and the men's game is bigger" is utterly pathetic. I didn’t bring the mens game into it …..I replied to a poster who used the mens game and the money they get which they wrongly assumed would go into their back pocket as apparently it’s loose change to them but you don’t seem to if picked up on that due to you not taking a step back before your usual poster angry tirade which no matter the subject is becoming more common place if it’s not something you agree with The post of mine you just quoted there wasn't anything to do with you (and i never even implied, let alone said it was). As you rightly say, you haven't brought men into it. Many people have however, especially since the win on Sunday. I've also previously pointed out that it's goes for both sides, as many women on social media have also been making comparisons with the men's game when it's quite simply nothing to do with the men's game.
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Aug 2, 2022 12:08:13 GMT
I wonder how many of those jumping on this bandwagon will be getting themselves up to community drive next season to cheer our women on I’ll hazard a guess at 5% and that’s being hugely generous Maybe some will - a lot probably won't - but as for jumping on the 'bandwagon' why not? There's a lot to be miserable and depressed about in this world at the moment to pass up on a bit of joy. I've paid my dues to football - up and down the country for thick end of 50 years so I don't feel the need to justify what I enjoy and don't enjoy - and if I want say I enjoyed the Lionesses at the Euors more than I enjoyed The Three Lions abject performances in the Nations League this summer then I will. And I don't really care what anyone else thinks.
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Post by apb1 on Aug 2, 2022 12:08:25 GMT
I find the whole ‘they could teach the men something’ ‘they don’t dive’ ‘lovely family atmosphere’ discourse on women’s football vaguely patronising. But compared to the ‘women should be slaves’ discourse favoured by men who can’t stand any attention or credit being paid to women, it’s pretty harmless.
As for the future interest and attendances for women’s club football? Really hard to predict. Men’s football and it’s prominence date from increased leisure time as the industrial Revolution matured, and the lack of anything else to do at weekends. Impossible to replicate that, but let’s see where it goes
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Aug 2, 2022 12:20:47 GMT
I find the whole ‘they could teach the men something’ ‘they don’t dive’ ‘lovely family atmosphere’ discourse on women’s football vaguely patronising. But compared to the ‘women should be slaves’ discourse favoured by men who can’t stand any attention or credit being paid to women, it’s pretty harmless. As for the future interest and attendances for women’s club football? Really hard to predict. Men’s football and it’s prominence date from increased leisure time as the industrial Revolution matured, and the lack of anything else to do at weekends. Impossible to replicate that, but let’s see where it goes The last time men felt threatened by the popularity of women's football the FA banned it on the grounds that "the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and should not be encouraged". I can't help feeling that there are some blokes around who would quite like that option to be open to them today.
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Post by Block 26 on Aug 2, 2022 12:22:37 GMT
More than 20,000 sold for the WCQ at the bet365 & awaiting a date for more tickets to become available. Will be the first time in a while that I’ve seen the stadium full.
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Post by nottsover60 on Aug 2, 2022 12:56:38 GMT
More than 20,000 sold for the WCQ at the bet365 & awaiting a date for more tickets to become available. Will be the first time in a while that I’ve seen the stadium full. When they go back on sale I wouldn't be surprised to see a sell out capacity crowd. I would imagine there was originally very little corporate interest so it will be more tickets sold as a one off match at Stoke at the Bet 365. and probably more support in the ground than Stoke have ever had.
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 2, 2022 12:59:47 GMT
I would imagine £2000 for them is loose change which they wouldn't miss if it fell out of their pockets whereas for the women it's quite a big percentage of their earnings. For the 6 matches their appearance money would have been about a quarter of their annual salary so no snide digs at the women's team for keeping their appearance money please. Jeez they ( the men ) can’t do right for doing wrong can they? If they kept it to themselves you’d be moaning and then have a dig when they do give it away £2k, £2 or £200k makes no difference does it as it’s THEIR money and they can go what they want with it The fact they give it away still gets snide comments…..do you see being snide works both ways if that’s how you want it It’s becoming boring now As soon as it became clear we were going do well the boring comparisons with the blokes team.... that show the blokes unfavourably... were inevitable.
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Post by skip on Aug 2, 2022 14:27:52 GMT
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Post by sheds1862 on Aug 2, 2022 14:33:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2022 14:41:04 GMT
It says on the article, Kelly Welles.
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