CoolClaret wrote: ↑Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:39 pm
Where's this 'huge market' you keep alluding to? you're off your rocker.
Any viewership is of their own women's super league, not ours and there's 0 indication that ours will get any viewership - bar a few hundred schoolkids turning up on free tickets.
Why on earth would you want our staff dedicated to our pro/youth team diverting their time and effort to a women's team?
Pacey boy on about all this stuff- can we get some hot running water first deary me
Even though I know this is a waste of my time, I'll explain it to you...
Women's football is a growing market, regardless of your opinion, it is happening.
In some places in the world, women's football has grown quicker than it has here, because they've given it a chance.
As for why would our staff want to work with the women's team, they're professionals and I suspect they won't see an issue in helping out if asked.
If the foreign markets aren't important to womens football, doesn't that also apply to men's football?
Is there any point in teams doing preseason international tours anymore?
Is there any point in clubs signing players from certain countries with an eye on what it can do for retail sales?
Men like you don't want it to grow, your archaic and outdated views make that perfectly clear.
Its easier to get into the market now and play catch up to help a product grow then it would be to do it in 10yrs time when it's even more popular, because make no mistake it will become more popular.
Companies like Sky and BBC Sport can see it growing and are doing their part in "shoving it down your throats"
The owners have set a target, which is reasonable and its not like they're starting a team from scratch, they've got one ready made that just needs a leg up, hence why they're bringing it on board.
It isn't going to cost a fortune either, we've definitely wasted more on players for the senior team with little or no return.
Weird isn't it how some of you understood that the club ring fenced money for things like the Academy and have been reasonably patient in watching it grow, yet that money could've been spent on new players for the senior team but those comments have never been made from what I can see.
Could I suggest you stop asking inane questions and just say you don't want the club to do this because you don't want to see women representing Burnley at any level.
It will be quicker for the rest of us who can see why this is a good thing.