Bannofan Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 10 years ago 1'400 spectators watched Arsenal v Wolfsberg in the WCL semi final. In early May that fixture takes place again, at the Emirates, and 42'000 tickets have already bern sold. I think that is incredible progression in the game, the Euros bounce has continued..it's getting towards mens games attendances now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Yup that's impressive. Fair play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 meh, it's a similar price to my local non league side, but in London at the emirates. Can't see it going much further than that to be honest. When you make entertainment super cheap in London people snap it up, I've seen club rugby get 80k in London with cheap tickets and marketing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCOwls Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Either super cheap or giving the tickets away Ive heard though Alhough at least its a cheap day out, neats paying the money we pay to watch third division football officiated by idiots. Ironically the best ref weve seen (Derby) this season was a woman . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 42 minutes ago, DCFCOwls said: Either super cheap or giving the tickets away Ive heard though Alhough at least its a cheap day out, neats paying the money we pay to watch third division football officiated by idiots. Ironically the best ref weve seen (Derby) this season was a woman . That is not ironic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFCOwls Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, BridportOwl said: That is not ironic. Yeah fair dues poor wording Just that I tend to sl@g off womens football and yet find myself wanting more women refs at our games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Undoubtedly the womens game has come on leaps and bounds - but these anomalous stats don't paint the general picture There can be some big crowds at games - novelty games in the main stadium - often during mens international breaks - with decently priced tickets It also has to be said that no team in the womens top flight come close to regularly selling out their games in the non-league stadiums they generally play in - i believe Reading WFC play in The Majdeski Attendances are well up on last season but the average is greatly skewed by hosting some big games at the main stadiums - but it is growing undeniably The issue is with money - the womens game is greatly subsidised by the clubs - and there are plenty of mutterings that the womens game is underfunded and the players underpaid - but if they cannot bring in the revenue themselves then where is the money coming from? The big wealthy clubs can (and do) reach into their vast pockets and just pour cash into their womens teams - but this is creating a real 2 tier system with the lesser funded clubs not being competitive Against that the womens england team is taking on something of iconic status who always now enjoy tremendous support when they play home games It's a growing game and it will be interesting to see where it plateau's - or if it has now peaked? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 I wish them well, does no harm and can only do good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 13 hours ago, Ellis Rimmer said: meh, it's a similar price to my local non league side, but in London at the emirates. Can't see it going much further than that to be honest. When you make entertainment super cheap in London people snap it up, I've seen club rugby get 80k in London with cheap tickets and marketing. I didn't clock that..£6 is a absolute steal to watch anything at the Emirates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bannofan Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 11 hours ago, scram said: Undoubtedly the womens game has come on leaps and bounds - but these anomalous stats don't paint the general picture There can be some big crowds at games - novelty games in the main stadium - often during mens international breaks - with decently priced tickets It also has to be said that no team in the womens top flight come close to regularly selling out their games in the non-league stadiums they generally play in - i believe Reading WFC play in The Majdeski Attendances are well up on last season but the average is greatly skewed by hosting some big games at the main stadiums - but it is growing undeniably The issue is with money - the womens game is greatly subsidised by the clubs - and there are plenty of mutterings that the womens game is underfunded and the players underpaid - but if they cannot bring in the revenue themselves then where is the money coming from? The big wealthy clubs can (and do) reach into their vast pockets and just pour cash into their womens teams - but this is creating a real 2 tier system with the lesser funded clubs not being competitive Against that the womens england team is taking on something of iconic status who always now enjoy tremendous support when they play home games It's a growing game and it will be interesting to see where it plateau's - or if it has now peaked? I think that would be the concern for those involved in the game. I'm not sure what times the World Cup games will be , but it will be early morning I suspect - 6pm in Aus is 09:00 a.m. in the UK google tells me, so might be some early mornings for families wanting to watch. If England do well and there is the same amount of media attention as there was for the Euros, then that should hold the interest that is currently ongoing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 29 minutes ago, Bannofan said: I didn't clock that..£6 is a absolute steal to watch anything at the Emirates. If you buy a drink you will double the cost of the ticket! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 12 hours ago, scram said: Undoubtedly the womens game has come on leaps and bounds - but these anomalous stats don't paint the general picture There can be some big crowds at games - novelty games in the main stadium - often during mens international breaks - with decently priced tickets It also has to be said that no team in the womens top flight come close to regularly selling out their games in the non-league stadiums they generally play in - i believe Reading WFC play in The Majdeski Attendances are well up on last season but the average is greatly skewed by hosting some big games at the main stadiums - but it is growing undeniably The issue is with money - the womens game is greatly subsidised by the clubs - and there are plenty of mutterings that the womens game is underfunded and the players underpaid - but if they cannot bring in the revenue themselves then where is the money coming from? The big wealthy clubs can (and do) reach into their vast pockets and just pour cash into their womens teams - but this is creating a real 2 tier system with the lesser funded clubs not being competitive Against that the womens england team is taking on something of iconic status who always now enjoy tremendous support when they play home games It's a growing game and it will be interesting to see where it plateau's - or if it has now peaked? Exactly this. Until the big boys such as Sky, BT and the likes are willing to spunk billions of pounds into the broadcasting rights (And what ever else is included) the "equal pay" will never happen. Likewise, until the women's games are selling out 40, 50, 80K crowds week in, week out at full price (Extortionate prices). Then there is all the other income such as certain players generating huge amounts of money through sponsorship, shirt sales and other merchandise. Our men's teams don't get paid handsomely through the generosity of a clubs owner or the decision of the fans. It's all from the above (And more), with the extra funding coming from an ambitious owners who's hoping to achieve something that will bring more income into the club. As it stands the women's game is just dominated by the big boys funding the women's side. If their wages, transfer fee's agent fee's etc start hitting similar to the mens, the owners would drop them instantly. Talking of attendances, I have just looked at Arsenal ladies. Their figures are all over the place! Fri 16 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion 3,238 Sat 24 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 47,367 Sun 30 Oct West Ham United 3,988 Sat 19 Nov Manchester United 40,604 Sat 3 Dec Everton 3,935 Sun 15 Jan Chelsea 46,881 Thu 26 Jan Aston Villa n/a Sun 29 Jan Leeds n/a Wed 8 Feb Manchester City n/a Sun 5 Mar Chelsea n/a Wed 8 Mar Liverpool 3,554 Sun 12 Mar Reading 3,964 Sun 2 Apr Manchester City 3,980 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 You can clearly see how the main stadium games skew the average attendance completely 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adem Poric Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 My wife's work gave away a load of free tickets for the Merseyside Derby at Goodison a few weeks back. I took my youngest and we went and watched it. The vibe i got was no one was paying to get in. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopman9 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 How long till we see the first trans player in the WSL ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 22 minutes ago, kopman9 said: How long till we see the first trans player in the WSL ? You thinking of transitioning? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopman9 Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Just now, BridportOwl said: You thinking of transitioning? Well I did always want to be a professional footballer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Big crowds not organically though, all through vigorous marketing & free tickets 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 14 minutes ago, FreshOwl said: Big crowds not organically though, all through vigorous marketing & free tickets And using the men's game's infrastructure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridportOwl Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 It is a given that when you market something you give out free tickets to get punters through the door, even if only 10% of people who got a free ticket then came back and paid then that would be a decent first step. Not sure why some folks are sneering at the free tickets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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