McRightSide Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 minute ago, SiJ said: Why are you getting so angry? Not saying I agreed with it, just pointing out that his remark was more of a slight on the men's game. Chill the f*ck out. not angry at all just asked you a question (which is unanswered btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiJ Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, McRightSide said: not angry at all just asked you a question (which is unanswered btw) Well, you sure do come across angry. I don't know, the women's game doesn't have men playing in it. If you want to draw some inference between me suggesting that Souness was suggesting the men's game had gone "soft" and the women's game being "soft" (because it doesn't feature men), then that's your prerogative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRightSide Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, SiJ said: Well, you sure do come across angry. I don't know, the women's game doesn't have men playing in it. If you want to draw some inference between me suggesting that Souness was suggesting the men's game had gone "soft" and the women's game being "soft" (because it doesn't feature men), then that's your prerogative. think you’re projecting a bit there just sloppy to suggest - as a major pundit - that football you perceive as good football is a ‘man’s game’ gotta do better there (Still not angry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteG_1984 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 He clearly meant it in the context of tougher tackling being permitted for. I guess like many things these days, people hear a word or phrase, take it out of context and blow it up, calling for people to be sacked. Exactly what’s happened here. I wouldn’t personally use that term, but I have no problem with it. I also think women could use similar. The one in the Euro final who called the German a ******** could have also said “this is a woman’s game” in reference to strong women versus weaker girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Im not a fan of Souness but I know what he meant, and I very much doubt he intended to discredit the womens game 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-owls Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 He certainly wasn’t using his words as a slight against women’s football. For ages we’ve wanted less rolling around, less whistle blowing for soft fouls and more of the cut and thrust that anyone over the age of 40 fell in love with as a kid. Then the moment someone offers an opinion on a game that has all the things we love to see in English football, it has to twisted and turned into something it’s totally not. We are fast becoming a world in which every word is being analysed in order to find something that someone will find offensive. Souness was talking about the man’s game, and more specifically our own premier league and it’s noticeable change in approach to the refereeing of the matches being played. If a member of the England womens squad finds that offensive then so be it, but does that automatically make Souness wrong? The recent Euro’s were great for the womens game and hopefully will act as a springboard for more girls in this country to either want to play or watch more football. My daughter loved seeing the girls lift the trophy just as she did when the Womens side won the cricket World Cup in 2017. Let’s just appreciate both the make and female game without needing to seemingly find ways to point score against each other. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Sourness is a top bloke. Brilliant player and very good pundit. I’m just glad he’s edging towards retirement as the lunatics take over the asylum. Football is getting dominated by some right old tossbags. Micah Richard’s is one of them. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 1 hour ago, SiJ said: If most pundits had to quit for that we'd have no pundits left. True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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markg Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, vulva said: In the way that the rent a protest mob get hold of the issue/problem/agenda and blow things all out of proportion. The Womens Euros was brilliant. But let’s not forget the average attendance in the Womens Premier League was around 1500 last season. Equality isn’t the issue. Interest in it is. They’ve done well to get that crowd considering women have had to battle like hell to be able to play the game. Acknowledging that and wanting to use their achievement as a spring board isn’t being a rent a mob. You said it’s going the same way as racism. What way do you think racism is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, vulva said: Sourness is a top bloke. Brilliant player and very good pundit. I’m just glad he’s edging towards retirement as the lunatics take over the asylum. Football is getting dominated by some right old tossbags. Micah Richard’s is one of them. I think Richards is equally as crap as souness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 2 hours ago, vulva said: Equality is going the same way as racism. I'm really not sure what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, vulva said: Sourness is a top bloke. Brilliant player and very good pundit. I’m just glad he’s edging towards retirement as the lunatics take over the asylum. Football is getting dominated by some right old tossbags. Micah Richard’s is one of them. Glad you said it! Joking apart I like Souness, took me a bit with him tbh as initially I just kinda switched off, but he talks a good game and knows his stuff. 1 side he’s old school, not befitting modern football. 2 the other side, he’s straight talking and talks a good game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Just now, markowl said: I'm really not sure what you mean. We’ll be taking two knees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Just now, mrbluesky said: We’ll be taking two knees I'm not sure if I'm being thick, but is he bemoaning the fact that racism is getting called out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, markg said: They’ve done well to get that crowd considering women have had to battle like hell to be able to play the game. Acknowledging that and wanting to use their achievement as a spring board isn’t being a rent a mob. You said it’s going the same way as racism. What way do you think racism is going? Sorry but ‘battle like hell’ is nonsense. Loads of local teams both now and before the Euros we’re and remain desperate for players. The equality thing with female football is a bulllshitt story perpetuated by those desperate for a cause. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, markowl said: I'm not sure if I'm being thick, but is he bemoaning the fact that racism is getting called out? Don't think he is IMO.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrbluesky Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I thought to myself, 4 pages before lockdown I cannot believe Neil hasn’t given us his thoughts yet,is he busy filming in Woodseats or summat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 Top man. The game needs figures like him to up-hold tradition. Its turning into a franchise laden soup of dismay the ways its going. Whats next? Managers not allowed to shout at players? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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