500k a week for one player, but won't fund a women's team

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500k a week for one player, but won't fund a women's team

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:06 pm

Not a good look for Man Utd tbh

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Re: 500k a week for one player, but won't fund a women's team

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:15 pm

Why should they?
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Post by tim_noone » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:18 pm

There's enough big girls in the game as it is!

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Post by KRBFC » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:21 pm

What's up with our womens team, are they professional or amateur? barely hear anything about them but I'm sure they were amateur 6 or 7 years ago (maybe something has changed)

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Re: 500k a week for one player, but won't fund a women's team

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:32 pm

KRBFC wrote:What's up with our womens team, are they professional or amateur? barely hear anything about them but I'm sure they were amateur 6 or 7 years ago (maybe something has changed)
The impression i get is they are trying to grow it organically and see where it gets up to.

Ideally i'd like to see women's teams playing at the team's home ground on alternate weekends, in much the same way the old B Teams used to do.

The way our pitch is now, i don't see an issue, although it would probably see just the Bob Lord being opened

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Post by KRBFC » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:34 pm

ZizkovClaret wrote:The impression i get is they are trying to grow it organically and see where it gets up to.

Ideally i'd like to see women's teams playing at the team's home ground on alternate weekends, in much the same way the old B Teams used to do.

The way our pitch is now, i don't see an issue, although it would probably see just the Bob Lord being opened
Where do the women play their home games now?

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Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:34 pm

With United you would imagine it would largely self-finance via merch. They could even play at Salford City's ground initially while it built up momentum.

It just feels like a missing piece of the jigsaw. Maybe i'm coming at it from a different place as the two "Big" teams here have Men and Women's Football, Hockey and Basketball teams all under the same broad umbrella.

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Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:35 pm

KRBFC wrote:Where do the women play their home games now?
Honestly, not a scooby. Living in a different country has meant i've not tried to attend any Burnley Ladies games.

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Post by basil6345789 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:56 pm

I don't think that womens' football will ever catch-on. It's so unnatural. Fine for young girls to play the game but adult women - no chance.
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Re: 500k a week for one player, but won't fund a women's team

Post by Dewhurst1882 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:03 pm

Football and Women's football are completely different sports IMO.
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