Wow it only took three posts for this to turn into another car crash of a thread.
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It's been given a higher profile by the media not because of the 'woke brigade' but to try and grow women's sports.
The media coverage isn't a problem, just jumbling PL football and the women's game in media sports sections is.
As for scoring a goal that would be goal of the season in the mens game - this is match where one team is full of professional athletes and the other is a bunch of part timers. I'm fucking shit at football, but even I've scored some blinders against terrible oppo.
When I was listening to the post match drivel, the suggestion was that they didn't, and I quote word for word "ever get out of 2nd gear"It was a game vs the Dutch who are ranked fourth in the world, so very much all fully professional.
Triggered? Grow up
It's called an opinion, expressed off the back of a comment comparing women's and men's football on an equable level.
It isn't.
The media coverage isn't a problem, just jumbling PL football and the women's game in media sports sections is.
And no I'm not incandescent or frothing at the gills. Just tired of the constant attempt to try to blur the gap like it doesn't exist.
Men and women's tennis are both equally watchable and are both entertaining for the different approaches to the game based around the physical differences.
In time, when women's football reaches a similar level, then the same degree of enjoyment will probably be available. But there's a long way to go.
I'm not threatened in any way shape or form by the women's game, and that's just a juvenile, inflammatory comment to make. Just tired of the fallacy that it's anything but a third rate imitation at this point in time.
But most of all just plain bored with picking through sports sections where all of the football reports are jumbled together as if it was relevant to do so.
When I was listening to the post match drivel, the suggestion was that they didn't, and I quote word for word "ever get out of 2nd gear"
The disparity in teams at international level is bad enough in the mens game, but the womens game is worse.
Like you say .. pretty standard for international football, especially if it is a friendly .. but it's still a team of professionals vs a team of professionals.
When I was listening to the post match drivel, the suggestion was that they didn't, and I quote word for word "ever get out of 2nd gear"
The disparity in teams at international level is bad enough in the mens game, but the womens game is worse.
From 2013/14Well I found your post to be juvenile & inflammatory. The OP said 'hey this was a nice goal!' and immediately it feels like a bunch of insecure blokes couldn't resist the urge to jump in and tell everyone that men are stronger than women & they will never be as good.
It's obviously got catching up to do, society shunned women's sports for centuries. It's improving steadily and more and more people are becoming interested. These complaints about seeing the odd article on BBC Sport about it are really petty.
We all know there are biological differences and the women's game will never the same. It's still enjoyable and should be encouraged to grow. If you and others don't enjoy it then there's no pressure at all to watch it, just scroll past the odd article..
From 2013/14
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She came 2nd I think (???)
Good ideaMaybe have women's football played in the summer. That way it's front and centre on media/TV coverage and will possibly get bigger crowds due to there being no men's football on.
So the only person "triggered" was you then?Well I found your post to be juvenile & inflammatory. The OP said 'hey this was a nice goal!' and immediately it feels like a bunch of insecure blokes couldn't resist the urge to jump in and tell everyone that men are stronger than women & they will never be as good.
It's obviously got catching up to do, society shunned women's sports for centuries. It's improving steadily and more and more people are becoming interested. These complaints about seeing the odd article on BBC Sport about it are really petty.
We all know there are biological differences and the women's game will never the same. It's still enjoyable and should be encouraged to grow. If you and others don't enjoy it then there's no pressure at all to watch it, just scroll past the odd article..
The Dutch Women are the European champions.When I was listening to the post match drivel, the suggestion was that they didn't, and I quote word for word "ever get out of 2nd gear"
The disparity in teams at international level is bad enough in the mens game, but the womens game is worse.
I mean, England men were 3 bad penalties away from it. If the coach wasn't such a dick head, maybe they would have been taken by grown men instead of little boys we would have won.The Dutch Women are the European champions.
So let me get this straight. The ones digging out the game, firstly suggesting that the Dutch team "weren't professional," then suggesting that they never turned up, never actually watched the game?
Put the shovel down Matt, you're just digging yourself deeper.I mean, England men were 3 bad penalties away from it. If the coach wasn't such a dick head, maybe they would have been taken by grown men instead of little boys we would have won.
Greece and Denmark won the Euro's. It doesn't always mean they're good teams. An easy route to the final and playing for the nicked goal can be all it takes.