Re: Bird’s World Cup, Euros & WSL

[Carlos J]

And why aren't Austria in red?

Wrong time of the month?

[antdad]

Lots of kids in the crowd by the sounds of things CJ?

Yeah, when they get back to it average WSL attendance will still be 2K.

[carcinogen]

It doesn't really add to the credibility of the women's game when you look at what Gabby and Alex Scott had on. I thought I'd tuned in a 90s throwback editions of The Clothes Show.

[chelseachelsea]

I'm off to the Brentford Community Stadium tomorrow, for Germany v Denmark. Part of it is to see the new Brentford stadium, can't get tickets usually. Taking my 14 year old daughter, she's only been into football since last years Euros, every game she goes to she loves, mens, or female, international or club games every one is an experience for her. Whats not to love when the tickets are a tenner for me and a fiver for her???

[Carlos J]

Enjoy, cc.

Lots of kids in the crowd by the sounds of things CJ?

Yeah, when they get back to it average WSL attendance will still be 2K.

Yep, which is good, but screechy atmosphere.

[JudgeTedd]

Not the best footballing wise. But a hell of a lot better to look at than the blokes.

[Clivert]

The secret I found to watching the last WWC in 2019 was just watch the England games as at least you have the 'getting behind England' thing as an interest. It is a completely different sports to the men's game and shouldn't be compared with it, you're never going to get a PL City Vs Liverpool game when watching a women's game.

[henrycrs]

They wouldn’t beat a mens semi pro team. However much it’s rammed down our throats, the fact is the standard is crap.

They fill stadiums with free/cheap tickets for kids.

[antdad]

I bet the French & Italian sides were disappointed to find the "New York" Stadium was in Rotherham.

How was it CC?

[chelseachelsea]

I go to a lot of Womens games with my daughter, as well as Men's games and at 13/14 even she knows they are totally different versions of football. The size, speed and skill of the man's game is vastly superior, but that doesn't make the Women's game unentertaining. There are major differences, the most noticeable the quality of Keepers, but I yet to see a 6ft 6in Female keeper. My daughter loves her football, be it the bear pit of a Premier game at the Bridge with all the BANTZ from the mainly hairy arsed crowd, or the more genteel family orientated Women's game.

We should approve of both and not knock the Women's game

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

WHEN is the trans world Cup EH?

[chelseachelsea]

I bet the French & Italian sides were disappointed to find the "New York" Stadium was in Rotherham.

How was it CC?

Ant,
it was great evening, even if a 4-0 win for Germany that could have been more wasn't exactly the result we wanted.
We live in Brentford and had been unable to get tickets for the new stadium, so this was an ideal opportunity. The stadium obviously new, and compact with 17,000+ seats was excellent, we've been to Griffin Park a lot but you can see the energy the Brentford fans can generate at this stadium. Access and exit from the stadium can't be faulted but it is only 17,000.
The Danish fans were immense the nicest bunch of football fans I've ever met, the Germans a bit more dour and stuffy.

The main result my daughter loved it and want's to go to the quarter final at Brentford if we can get tickets.

[antdad]

Glad to hear it, went to the old Griffin Park loads as I had an old mate that was a supporter but that was when they were in the old div 2. The new stadium looks impressive, how things change.


The women's game is always going to get knocked as long as there is a constant clamour about reaching some sort of parity with the men's game. They are not and never likely to be equal but that doesn't mean it isn't a valid sport and worth watching but until they are treated seperately rather than equals comparisons and therefore criticism are always likely to follow.

[chelseachelsea]

About parity I totally agree with you, and it should never happen, just the amount through the turnstiles for both versions of the game explains all.

I'm led to believe the best paid Chelsea Women's player, is on around £250,000 a year, which is no way close to the men's but not a bad salary to kick a ball around and be watched by 3/4,000 every week.

[subsub]

I go to a lot of Womens games with my daughter, as well as Men's games and at 13/14 even she knows they are totally different versions of football. The size, speed and skill of the man's game is vastly superior, but that doesn't make the Women's game unentertaining. There are major differences, the most noticeable the quality of Keepers, but I yet to see a 6ft 6in Female keeper. My daughter loves her football, be it the bear pit of a Premier game at the Bridge with all the BANTZ from the mainly hairy arsed crowd, or the more genteel family orientated Women's game.

We should approve of both and not knock the Women's game

Excellent post, Mr C, I totally agree