Tommy Crawshaw Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 I think the WSL blundered when they went back to having a winter season after going to summer seasons a few years ago. A big part of the crowds at the Euros have been young girls and I imagine it's more difficult to get young girls interested in going to watch a game on a cold winter's day. Most WSL games only have a few hundred spectators. Summer football and nicer weather would attract more to watch and they wouldn't be competing with the men's game. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 6 hours ago, Tewkesbury said: But it's a trap that was made by the media and Women's football. I'll bet that most people's first impression of it was the World Cup a few years ago, which was plastered everywhere at the time, with the most highlighted part being the equal pay row from Megan Rapino and the US women's team, same job, same pay. Since then, the media has tried to compare them to the men at every opportunity. They push the comparisons, but anyone mentions the unfavourable ones is a dinosaur or gammon. You can't have your cake and eat it too. I've said before, there's an amazing opportunity to push the women's game as a family friendly alternative to the modern men's game, cheaper, safer, more fun, without all the rivalries and partisanship of the current game. Non segregated, fun atmosphere. Just a good day out. But to do that, they need to push the differences, not the similarities. I love football, and take my kids to non league as they prefer it to Hillsborough, but if there was a decent level of women's football, I'd take them there instead. Great post mate,totally agree..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shezzas left peg Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 27/07/2022 at 00:03, crookesowl said: Why not? Give it a chance. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the matches and it is very watchable It's come a long way since I had an ex girlfriend who played for Leeds ladies 10-15 years ago .I'm still good friends with her and seen it change and involve through the years . The extra funding and big prem clubs being involved has really helped up the standard . Though the goalkeeping standard had been still awful in general ,but does seem to be improving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Agree that somehow a level playing field needs to be created rather than the top club’s ruling the roost forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF TAZ Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 lets put fran kirby on 300k a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snelldog Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 They need smaller goals to enable the keepers to perform better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Owl Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Went last night. ( and night before, got tickets a year ago ish) Great game and a great atmosphere. All ages and nationalities sat together. Going to Wembley on Sunday, buzzing for it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaOwl Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Snelldog said: They need smaller goals to enable the keepers to perform better. Maybe they need bigger balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screen Door Slams Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 8 hours ago, DJMortimer said: I am judging her (to paraphrase Martin Luther King) by the content of her character, as anyone should be. It is what it is. Nothing to do whatsoever with her looks, sexuality, hair colour, politics etc. Bravo Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangonrose Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 26/07/2022 at 22:22, thewookieisdown said: Crowd is quite nice as well. Ordinary looking people, rather than extras from Lord of the Rings. No need for segregation. And no-one standing up in seating areas, shouting obscenities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only way is S6 Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Rev Owl said: Went last night. ( and night before, got tickets a year ago ish) Great game and a great atmosphere. All ages and nationalities sat together. Going to Wembley on Sunday, buzzing for it. I’d have thought you were busy on Sundays? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthinrob Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 26/07/2022 at 22:47, 4evaowl said: Spot on. The men’s game has a lot to learn from it. The men’s game has nothing to learn from it. Cutting through all the media frenzy. It’s basically just a watered down, slower, less intense, version in its early days of development. I can see why people have warmed to it, but to be honest, some of the play, crosses, marking, closing down would have caused outrage if repeated in the mens game. There are dramatic changes that need making in ALL of football, which are touched on in the ‘ EFL, clamping down’ thread, but nothing I’ve seen in the women’s game is remotely relevant to the men’s that we could ‘learn from’! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangonrose Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 On 26/07/2022 at 22:47, 4evaowl said: Spot on. The men’s game has a lot to learn from it. And interesting how the 'no black players' issue, of course wasn't ever an issue, just people who can't wait to moan. Pick the 11 best players - colour doesn't come into it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, bigthinrob said: The men’s game has nothing to learn from it. Cutting through all the media frenzy. It’s basically just a watered down, slower, less intense, version in its early days of development. I can see why people have warmed to it, but to be honest, some of the play, crosses, marking, closing down would have caused outrage if repeated in the mens game. There are dramatic changes that need making in ALL of football, which are touched on in the ‘ EFL, clamping down’ thread, but nothing I’ve seen in the women’s game is remotely relevant to the men’s that we could ‘learn from’! Tolerance and acceptance would be two Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Rev Owl said: Went last night. ( and night before, got tickets a year ago ish) Great game and a great atmosphere. All ages and nationalities sat together. Going to Wembley on Sunday, buzzing for it. Bang on Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthinrob Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Maybe in hindsight there ARE a few things we could learn from. We could do Mexican waves and have clackers that say GOAL on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthinrob Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 1 minute ago, @owlstalk said: Tolerance and acceptance would be two What about diversity & inclusivity. May as well go for the full house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, bigthinrob said: Maybe in hindsight there ARE a few things we could learn from. We could do Mexican waves and have clackers that say GOAL on them. We have vuvuzela and them cardboard clapper things we had at the playoff final And a nice brass band to play happy songs for us And of course we have those lads lads lads who stand and point at things all through the game Loads of pointing skills going on there Pointing all game Lots to offer the womens game They could learn from the mans game Mostly pointing Mind you one thing that COULD catch on from the mens game to the ladies game is those cute little stone island/burberry uniforms that the lads lads lads wear. The ladies might want to start an equivalent brigade at their games They just need to nip to Ingoldmells market first tho too to get the uniforms from the same places most of the lads lads lads do 1 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 'LADS LADS LADS' love to hate the women's game don't they Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Prefer it to the blokes game. Enjoying this tournament. Some decent football as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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