Is women’s football winning you over?
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Some absolutely totally predictable comments on this thread.
-
- Posts: 8525
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 5:22 pm
- Been Liked: 2889 times
- Has Liked: 1763 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
but you offer nonePickles wrote:Some absolutely totally predictable comments on this thread.
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
The idea that these women only play football to give ugly virgins like fat boy something to **** over isn’t a witty one.Wile E Coyote wrote:give some credit for wit for christ's sake
-
- Posts: 10969
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:38 am
- Been Liked: 5185 times
- Has Liked: 803 times
- Location: On top of a pink elephant riding to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I find it quite weird that the entrenched sandal wearers on this board aren't kicking up a right hoo ha on this thread.
Must be missing the word Muslim before women.
Must be missing the word Muslim before women.
-
- Posts: 17108
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 pm
- Been Liked: 4384 times
- Has Liked: 15117 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Avoided the result all day....so city win and we have Analysis from Alex Scott Dressed for the occasion ..... Not !!it's getting f...ing tedious now.
-
- Posts: 17108
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 pm
- Been Liked: 4384 times
- Has Liked: 15117 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
And what's wrong with the word Gash? Ffs
-
- Posts: 4189
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:58 am
- Been Liked: 2320 times
- Has Liked: 2696 times
- Location: Isles of Scilly
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
ksrclaret wrote:The sort of bloke who refers to women as low grade minge is the same bloke who’s never even seen a minge.
Got me there Ksr....always shut my eyes when they're squatting on my face.
-
- Posts: 3590
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:05 am
- Been Liked: 2596 times
- Has Liked: 1 time
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I don’t watch it on telly, it’s a different sport to men’s football and for me, not as entertaining.
The women playing at the top level should all be admired for their determination to get there and I hope they inspire as many other girls and women to take up the sport.
I’ve never felt as though any sport is ‘rammed down my throat’. Watch something else. The opinion of fat, unsuccessful and angry men as regards women’s football probably isn’t of huge concern to the female athletes playing a game they love.
The women playing at the top level should all be admired for their determination to get there and I hope they inspire as many other girls and women to take up the sport.
I’ve never felt as though any sport is ‘rammed down my throat’. Watch something else. The opinion of fat, unsuccessful and angry men as regards women’s football probably isn’t of huge concern to the female athletes playing a game they love.
These 3 users liked this post: DAVETHEVICAR Falcon Greenmile
-
- Posts: 1270
- Joined: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:40 am
- Been Liked: 343 times
- Has Liked: 399 times
- Location: From Accy, Exiled in Surrey
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
How do you ignore it when it's sandwiched in the middle of men's football programs? Just give them their own program and everyone can choose whether to watch or nit.Squarepusher wrote:Just a mad thought, but maybe just ignore it if you're not interested in it?
-
- Posts: 415
- Joined: Sun Jan 24, 2016 1:40 pm
- Been Liked: 194 times
- Has Liked: 78 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
. watched the women’s final a few weeks ago - he thinks the goalkeeping was almost as bad as the men’s final yesterday.
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it. When I have, bits look OK, but then you see another goalkeeping blunder etc and think wtf and give up. I see from the clip that diving is now part of the game.
But compared to the other events mentioned on here i am more likely to watch our under 16's, hockey, mens or womens, bowls, or the superbowl (which is generally the worst US football game to watch as it has extra advert stoppages).
I am more likely to watch women's football than basketball, any sort of wrestling, darts, snooker, boxing or tennis.
But compared to the other events mentioned on here i am more likely to watch our under 16's, hockey, mens or womens, bowls, or the superbowl (which is generally the worst US football game to watch as it has extra advert stoppages).
I am more likely to watch women's football than basketball, any sort of wrestling, darts, snooker, boxing or tennis.
-
- Posts: 2653
- Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:26 pm
- Been Liked: 505 times
- Has Liked: 245 times
-
- Posts: 16844
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 4:37 pm
- Been Liked: 6951 times
- Has Liked: 1479 times
- Location: Leeds
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
It’s not my cup of tea but I’ve caught bits of the women’s football show which I think is on after MOTD2. The skill level seems pretty high to me, as others have mentioned though almost every goal seems to include horrendous goalkeeping. I’m sure it’s a part of the game that will progress.
I’m not bothered about the exposure on TV, in the same way that I can ignore Ski Sunday or the London Marathon. I do find some of the advertising misleading though; England v Kosovo was being advertised on the pitch side boards during the FA Cup final yesterday and it took me some time to see the ‘Lionesses’ in small print. Almost intentionally misleading.
I’m not bothered about the exposure on TV, in the same way that I can ignore Ski Sunday or the London Marathon. I do find some of the advertising misleading though; England v Kosovo was being advertised on the pitch side boards during the FA Cup final yesterday and it took me some time to see the ‘Lionesses’ in small print. Almost intentionally misleading.
-
- Posts: 3956
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:00 pm
- Been Liked: 1239 times
- Has Liked: 491 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Cos of course you would see a save of the quality of Edersons to keep it nil nil or even the one for the lucky 5th goal on to the post. You really can’t compare goalkeeping in the sports because women’s goalkeeping is beyond laughable. wrote:. watched the women’s final a few weeks ago - he thinks the goalkeeping was almost as bad as the men’s final yesterday.
-
- Posts: 287
- Joined: Thu Apr 07, 2016 8:02 pm
- Been Liked: 131 times
- Has Liked: 25 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I do think they suffer from playing in full sized nets, unfortunately. There aren't too many female goalkeepers who are six foot plus, so as the standard of the outfield players gets better, it becomes much easier for them to just stick it in a spot where the 5ft6 goalie can't reach it.
This user liked this post: BertiesBeehole
-
- Posts: 3956
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:00 pm
- Been Liked: 1239 times
- Has Liked: 491 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I think it would definitely help to reduce the net height by about 2 ft and the width by about 4 ft. Think it would serve 2 purposes, to improve the keepers and also the outfield players would need to improve in terms of accuracy...Squarepusher wrote:I do think they suffer from playing in full sized nets, unfortunately. There aren't too many female goalkeepers who are six foot plus, so as the standard of the outfield players gets better, it becomes much easier for them to just stick it in a spot where the 5ft6 goalie can't reach it.
-
- Posts: 4452
- Joined: Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:55 pm
- Been Liked: 1152 times
- Has Liked: 182 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Hibs, that’s all good and well but we’re looking for women’s football suggestions not Scottish Premier league onesHibsclaret wrote:I think it would definitely help to reduce the net height by about 2 ft and the width by about 4 ft. Think it would serve 2 purposes, to improve the keepers and also the outfield players would need to improve in terms of accuracy...
These 5 users liked this post: Hibsclaret boatshed bill 4:20 Dazzler Oshkoshclaret
-
- Posts: 3956
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:00 pm
- Been Liked: 1239 times
- Has Liked: 491 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Just as well we are not discussing Scottish women’s football....AlargeClaret wrote:Hibs, that’s all good and well but we’re looking for women’s football suggestions not Scottish Premier league ones
This user liked this post: 4:20
-
- Posts: 15228
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:47 am
- Been Liked: 3155 times
- Has Liked: 6742 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
If the goals were reduced as much as suggested most games would end 0-0
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Hibsclaret wrote:Just as well we are not discussing Scottish women’s football....
These 2 users liked this post: Wile E Coyote Hibsclaret
-
- Posts: 17108
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 pm
- Been Liked: 4384 times
- Has Liked: 15117 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
That's the Objective....boatshed bill wrote:If the goals were reduced as much as suggested most games would end 0-0
-
- Posts: 3956
- Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2017 4:00 pm
- Been Liked: 1239 times
- Has Liked: 491 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Some of the keepers would struggle with these...and certainly would be improved by being operated by a large stick ala subbuteo4:20 wrote:
This user liked this post: 4:20
-
- Posts: 17108
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:12 pm
- Been Liked: 4384 times
- Has Liked: 15117 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I'd struggle to get em out of the Box.Hibsclaret wrote:Some of the keepers would struggle with these
This user liked this post: 4:20
-
- Posts: 5861
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
- Been Liked: 1766 times
- Has Liked: 353 times
- Location: The Banana Stand
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Go to the BBC Sport Website > Football > Fixtures and Results and type Women’s Championship into the search bar and look at the results over the months - 5-1, 6-0, 9-0 etc. There’s bigger thrashings in the FA Cup.
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I must admit I haven't watched more than a minute of ladies' footy but it can't be a bad thing if it encourages more girls to take up sport.
The BBC has its agenda of course, and very little in terms of quality sport, but there's no harm in them promoting the girls' game. It is a bit confusing when they announce 'Chelsea are playing Arsenal' without explaining it's the ladies, but it's no big deal.
It's good to get the likes of Alex Scott on the panels though - you don't have to play for a Premier League team (mens ) to know what you're talking about.
The BBC has its agenda of course, and very little in terms of quality sport, but there's no harm in them promoting the girls' game. It is a bit confusing when they announce 'Chelsea are playing Arsenal' without explaining it's the ladies, but it's no big deal.
It's good to get the likes of Alex Scott on the panels though - you don't have to play for a Premier League team (mens ) to know what you're talking about.
-
- Posts: 5861
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
- Been Liked: 1766 times
- Has Liked: 353 times
- Location: The Banana Stand
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
This sums it up... it’s fair that it getting the exposure and it inspires people, especially women to get into sport... but no-one is watching it.Guich wrote:I must admit I haven't watched more than a minute of ladies' footy but it can't be a bad thing if it encourages more girls to take up sport.
-
- Posts: 5861
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
- Been Liked: 1766 times
- Has Liked: 353 times
- Location: The Banana Stand
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
What is the state of women's football attendances after recent records?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47871431" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47871431" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
- Posts: 4382
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:09 pm
- Been Liked: 1825 times
- Has Liked: 930 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I watch the Premier League and Burnley highlights/live games whenever possible when not in the top flight.
That's enough football for me.
Women's football is great, I quite enjoyed the last world cup. But in the same way I don't watch Scottish or Italian football I probably won't watch women's either, just not enough hours in the day. Maybe some outlets are pushing it but given it's had zero airtime until a few years ago that's no bad thing at all. I hope it continues to grow.
That's enough football for me.
Women's football is great, I quite enjoyed the last world cup. But in the same way I don't watch Scottish or Italian football I probably won't watch women's either, just not enough hours in the day. Maybe some outlets are pushing it but given it's had zero airtime until a few years ago that's no bad thing at all. I hope it continues to grow.
This user liked this post: Pickles
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
It's a chicken and egg situation. Things don't improve without attention being given to it.
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/ ... _21383895/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If I wanted to watch football I would rather watch Newcastle Jets Under 15 team.
If I wanted to watch football I would rather watch Newcastle Jets Under 15 team.
-
- Posts: 302
- Joined: Fri Aug 03, 2018 1:02 pm
- Been Liked: 23 times
- Has Liked: 123 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
If they played in skimpy clothes lads, would that not heighten your interest ?
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I've watched a bit of women's football (live and on tv, some with bumper crowds) and found it fairly enjoyable. I'm sure I'll watch a fair bit of the upcoming world cup and am happy that it will be on terrestrial TV so it will be easier to watch. I can't say I've noticed it being "pushed down my throat". There's a 30 minutes highlight show that's on at about midnight and it occasionally gets trailed (as does snooker, the boat race, marathon, horse racing, bowling, curling, etc some of which I have zero interest in but understand that's how tv works).
I don't really get the complaints that it's not as good as top level men's football so what's the point of it. The Championship, League One and League Two aren't as good as the Premier League but still have plenty of coverage and people watching.
It's not as if women's football is a new thing that is just being pushed by millennials in these politically correct times (hopefully enough buzzwords for the snowflakes there). It was getting crowds of 50,000 in the 1920s and may well have continued with great success if the FA hadn't got scared and banned it.
I'd agree about the goalkeeping. It's probably partly a side effect of smaller keepers in full size goals and also that errors are much more obvious when keepers make them but I suspect the issue will be overcome with increased levels of professionalism and training.
I don't really get the complaints that it's not as good as top level men's football so what's the point of it. The Championship, League One and League Two aren't as good as the Premier League but still have plenty of coverage and people watching.
It's not as if women's football is a new thing that is just being pushed by millennials in these politically correct times (hopefully enough buzzwords for the snowflakes there). It was getting crowds of 50,000 in the 1920s and may well have continued with great success if the FA hadn't got scared and banned it.
I'd agree about the goalkeeping. It's probably partly a side effect of smaller keepers in full size goals and also that errors are much more obvious when keepers make them but I suspect the issue will be overcome with increased levels of professionalism and training.
These 2 users liked this post: Falcon Ashingtonclaret46
-
- Posts: 3213
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:40 pm
- Been Liked: 892 times
- Has Liked: 1169 times
- Location: Proudsville
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I've never watched a women's match but if the World Cup is on terrestrial telly at a reasonable hour then I'll give it a watch. Helps that England are one of the top ranked sides.
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Why do you think beach volleyball might be more popular than womens' football?Tread Warily wrote:If they played in skimpy clothes lads, would that not heighten your interest ?
That's not a bad game either to be fair
-
- Posts: 6636
- Joined: Sun Jan 24, 2016 9:03 am
- Been Liked: 2004 times
- Has Liked: 3336 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
No, it's like watching up Towneley! (I'm in the beach volley ball is better camp tbh!)
-
- Posts: 1303
- Joined: Mon Feb 29, 2016 4:25 pm
- Been Liked: 420 times
- Has Liked: 995 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
It`s on a par with the Scottish Premier$hit, painful to watch.MRG wrote:The more that they try to push it onto me in an attempt to be politically correct, the more I will ignore it.
File alongside female boxing
-
- Posts: 2568
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:01 pm
- Been Liked: 785 times
- Has Liked: 1010 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Personally really enjoy it- been some real quality developing year on year.
Within the next ten years a woman footballer will break through to play in the Premiership.
Got laughed at about 5 short years ago when I asked the question on here ( or wherever it was) whether a female footballer would play in a top class footie team in my lifetime.
Not seen anything to change my opinion.
I think I have changed my views on life in the last five years substantially and would now encourage others to see the light!
5-4-3- (by the way I voted Brexit) 2 -1
Zero
Within the next ten years a woman footballer will break through to play in the Premiership.
Got laughed at about 5 short years ago when I asked the question on here ( or wherever it was) whether a female footballer would play in a top class footie team in my lifetime.
Not seen anything to change my opinion.
I think I have changed my views on life in the last five years substantially and would now encourage others to see the light!
5-4-3- (by the way I voted Brexit) 2 -1
Zero
-
- Posts: 259
- Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2016 8:35 pm
- Been Liked: 77 times
- Has Liked: 326 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Exactly the same for me.MRG wrote:The more that they try to push it onto me in an attempt to be politically correct, the more I will ignore it.
File alongside female boxing
Let it rise or fall on its own merits.
Just like televising the Lancashire League. No-one cares unless they know someone playing in it.
-
- Posts: 5861
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
- Been Liked: 1766 times
- Has Liked: 353 times
- Location: The Banana Stand
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
aggi wrote:It's not as if women's football is a new thing that is just being pushed by millennials in these politically correct times (hopefully enough buzzwords for the snowflakes there). It was getting crowds of 50,000 in the 1920s and may well have continued with great success if the FA hadn't got scared and banned it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30329606" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
-
- Posts: 5861
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:40 pm
- Been Liked: 1766 times
- Has Liked: 353 times
- Location: The Banana Stand
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I’m going to make an effort
Germany v China starting on BBC One at 1:50
Germany v China starting on BBC One at 1:50
-
- Posts: 3946
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 8:31 am
- Been Liked: 1049 times
- Has Liked: 723 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Caught a fair amount of France v Korea last night. France were very good. Some talented players out there that's for sure. Have the technique it's juts the strength. Already mentioned that the keepers are terrible though which doesn't help.
-
- Posts: 1223
- Joined: Sat Jan 23, 2016 9:55 pm
- Been Liked: 300 times
- Has Liked: 730 times
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
It's impossible due to a couple of things.Guller Bull wrote:Personally really enjoy it- been some real quality developing year on year.
Within the next ten years a woman footballer will break through to play in the Premiership.
Got laughed at about 5 short years ago when I asked the question on here ( or wherever it was) whether a female footballer would play in a top class footie team in my lifetime.
1) The power of male athletes means it could be dangerous, especially with two footed challenges etc.
2) When there is jostling in the box at corners players often have their hands on an opponent. Where would you draw the line with regards to where can you touch a woman?
That's why it will never happen.
-
- Posts: 23343
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 2:09 pm
- Been Liked: 8058 times
- Has Liked: 4714 times
- Location: Riding the galactic winds in my X-wing
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Been alright this so far
South Africa v Spain is quite a good watch at the moment
South Africa v Spain is quite a good watch at the moment
-
- Posts: 19799
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:12 am
- Been Liked: 5483 times
- Has Liked: 2540 times
- Location: Burnley, Lancs
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
How come when the BBC or any other TV channel airs a sport or fixture or anything you're not interested in everyone has it within them to shut the **** up about not being interested in watching it. Except when it comes to women's football once every 4 years?
-
- Posts: 19799
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:12 am
- Been Liked: 5483 times
- Has Liked: 2540 times
- Location: Burnley, Lancs
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
For those of you struggling to understand that you're not the only person who watches TV and that TV stations don't decide on what to broadcast based entirely on what you want to watch. In France nearly 10 million people watched their team's game against South Korea.
So, i guess there is a market for it. Just because you're not a part of it doesn't mean it's being forced on you.
So, i guess there is a market for it. Just because you're not a part of it doesn't mean it's being forced on you.
-
- Posts: 3590
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 10:05 am
- Been Liked: 2596 times
- Has Liked: 1 time
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
To all the virgins whining about women’s sport being ‘rammed down their throats’, my Nan didn’t like football at all - men’s or women’s - yet managed to get through life with the 24/7, 365 blanket coverage football gets across all media without crying like a big baby about it.
She just popped Gardener’s World on and didn’t read the Sport section. It’s that easy.
She just popped Gardener’s World on and didn’t read the Sport section. It’s that easy.
-
- Posts: 10969
- Joined: Thu Jan 21, 2016 9:38 am
- Been Liked: 5185 times
- Has Liked: 803 times
- Location: On top of a pink elephant riding to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I watched the first half, but it really annoyed me.claptrappers_union wrote:I’m going to make an effort
Germany v China starting on BBC One at 1:50
What annoyed me was the refereeing and the commentator.
China weren't 'over physical', they were just getting stuck in as you would expect from an underdog in a World Cup.
There was a brilliant sliding tackle made in Germany's left wing position by one of the Chinese lasses. The ball was won cleanly and the German lass wasn't even touched during the tackle. A foul was given.
-
- Posts: 25445
- Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:46 am
- Been Liked: 6930 times
- Has Liked: 11660 times
- Location: Leeds
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
Only once every 4 years? If only!Imploding Turtle wrote:How come when the BBC or any other TV channel airs a sport or fixture or anything you're not interested in everyone has it within them to shut the **** up about not being interested in watching it. Except when it comes to women's football once every 4 years?
Re: Is women’s football winning you over?
I can watch women play football but they are trying to get too big for their boobs.
This user liked this post: FactualFrank