New (womans team) signings.

[To Be A Ranger 4,032]

7 minutes ago, RFC Eagle said:

31,000 at the the Etihad yesterday would beg to differ that 'theres no appetite' for it. The WSL has made great progress in a very short time.

Improving the skill levels and the competitiveness of the leagues will help. The fact that few womens teams had support from established clubs was part of the issue. 

The way things are going worldwide, women's football is going to leave men's football behind,  in backward thinking countries such as ours, in terms of popularity and sponsorship.

[folkestoneger 4,866]

8 minutes ago, To Be A Ranger said:

The way things are going worldwide, women's football is going to leave men's football behind,  in backward thinking countries such as ours, in terms of popularity and sponsorship.

[RFC Eagle 4,883]

10 minutes ago, Sparkle said:

There has been progress, yes.  But - Yesterday’s game was £7 for an adult with 3 accompanying under 16s free.  Today’s match is completely free.  Great for boosting attendances in the EFL top tier, but totally unsustainable for teams who can barely finance their men’s team.  So a long long way to go.

The overheads are much smaller, the wages are, considerably lower, and so financing for the womens game is a minor inconvenience in the scheme of things. That, along with attracting a new audience and, new sponsors, mitigates any losses.

Of course there is a way to go but, in a short space of time, significant progress has been made.

[ForeverAndEver 47,710]

2 hours ago, born a blue nose said:

Top one is meant, Henry was the best at it.

 

The king 😎 

[RFC Eagle 4,883]

10 minutes ago, To Be A Ranger said:

The way things are going worldwide, women's football is going to leave men's football behind,  in backward thinking countries such as ours, in terms of popularity and sponsorship.

It will be some time before womens football gets close to the EPL or La Liga. The US league has been a disaster. It needs careful handling to grow sustainably. The WSL seem to be being cautious with their promotion of the game. Man United will play, predominantly, at Leigh Sports Village, only selected games will move to Old Trafford if thats seen to be the best for the team.

Arsenal (the current champions) have played at Borehamwood for years. I'm sure they'll look for bigger premises in the near future but regular matches at the Emirates are a way off.

[RFC Eagle 4,883]

2 hours ago, born a blue nose said:

Top one is meant, Henry was the best at it.

 

You can see the team mate running on to the ball. Anderson was always doing tricks like that at Man United.

[born a blue nose 68,162]

11 minutes ago, RFC Eagle said:

You can see the team mate running on to the ball. Anderson was always doing tricks like that at Man United.

Plus the shooting foot was about 2 foot off the deck lol

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

2 hours ago, TMB said:

I bet they keep it tight at the back.

Until you get a couple of drinks in them then it’s smash my back door in and don’t hold back. 

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

23 minutes ago, RFC Eagle said:

The overheads are much smaller, the wages are, considerably lower, and so financing for the womens game is a minor inconvenience in the scheme of things. That, along with attracting a new audience and, new sponsors, mitigates any losses.

Of course there is a way to go but, in a short space of time, significant progress has been made.

It’s actually interesting to watch as it grows just how they handle what is essentially a clean slate when it comes to sports management. 

[gazza27 10,470]

32 minutes ago, folkestoneger said:

He's right though about countries like our own

[Blumhoilann 6,211]

1 hour ago, To Be A Ranger said:

The way things are going worldwide, women's football is going to leave men's football behind,  in backward thinking countries such as ours, in terms of popularity and sponsorship.

🤣

[To Be A Ranger 4,032]

15 minutes ago, Blumhoilann said:

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The point being women's football in the major countries will begin to attract bigger attendances and sponsorship compared to the men's professional game in smaller countries such as ours unless the football authorities get the finger out. Out with ourselves and the scum there is no appetite in foreign lands to televise Scottish football. Women's football will never be on a par with the men but if we are not careful they will develop a bigger and more appealing profile to TV audiences elsewhere than watching the Scottish League. Scotland already struggles to sell our game. Increased competition will only make it harder unless something improves.

For me women's football is shit but there are plenty of folk out there loving it 

 

[TMB 14,166]

57 minutes ago, To Be A Ranger said:

For me women's football is shit but there are plenty of folk out there loving it 

People only watch it when they’re having a wank.

[Hamie 4,041]

Until women start watching womens sports they will always fail... or until its forced upon us like the tennis. 

 

[thehost 11,059]

17 hours ago, bigblueyonder said:

As long as it's funding itself, they can do what they like. 

 

How very Thatcherite of you 

[Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,309]

Do they play with two big ones up front? 

[Craiggybear 4,046]

[simplythebestest 1,727]

23 hours ago, Scottywellhousetb said:

Women's football is fucking shite so no, we shouldn't have a forum for it because no cunt is interested in it.

😂😂😂😂

[Copland bear 7,426]

As long as they pay their own way.   

Only one team I care about winning the league.   

[Copland bear 7,426]

20 hours ago, RFC Eagle said:

31,000 at the the Etihad yesterday would beg to differ that 'theres no appetite' for it. The WSL has made great progress in a very short time.

Improving the skill levels and the competitiveness of the leagues will help. The fact that few womens teams had support from established clubs was part of the issue. 

We've had bigger attendances at reserve games if you want to go down that road.

I bet it was not £25 or £30 per ticket as their would be 3,000 if that was the case , it was probably £5 or £10 at the gate 

If they want women's leagues that's fine but let them fund there bloody selfs like any other team 

[Blumhoilann 6,211]

18 hours ago, To Be A Ranger said:

The point being women's football in the major countries will begin to attract bigger attendances and sponsorship compared to the men's professional game in smaller countries such as ours unless the football authorities get the finger out. Out with ourselves and the scum there is no appetite in foreign lands to televise Scottish football. Women's football will never be on a par with the men but if we are not careful they will develop a bigger and more appealing profile to TV audiences elsewhere than watching the Scottish League. Scotland already struggles to sell our game. Increased competition will only make it harder unless something improves.

For me women's football is shit but there are plenty of folk out there loving it 

 

At the end of their league last season,Man CV Arsenal,the top game,had a maximum of 500 at it.It'll be a long.long time before women's footie gets anywhere near men's footie,no matter how the PC.liberals try to convince everyone that it's worth the money being pumped into it.

The fact that 15/16 yo boys are pumping their(in a football sense) World Champions says it all.

As for wages some of the top womens players are earning salaries many of us can only dream of.The 'top' English international has earned £5 million plus since turning pro,can't remember her name but it shows what their game is costing the clubs as women's football is not self-sustaining at the top level.

[LaudrupsPatrickBoots 12,996]

On 08/09/2019 at 12:11, Redwhiteandblue said:

The club are obviously trying to promote the woman's team, infact, the "game" seems to be trying to promote woman's football and it is (slightly) better than it used to be. 

Should we have a new forum for this team? Could also put the reserves in there and the under's teams...

 

Just stick it in the fappening thread as that's the only content I'm interested in seeing from them tbh

[Badger 4,498]

I've nothing against womens football, or womens sport in general. Just don't force it down my throat and keep telling me it is something it isn't - it makes me less likely to watch it and get behind it!

[Blueteeth 2,185]

Do women have to like/be interested men's football too?

[giffnockger 4,820]

1st one is dyno