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Spurger King

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Sorry if there’s already a thread. I couldn’t see one.

I’d like to see an increase in support of female football. Gender has nothing to do with the entertainment value, and like Tennis I’d imagine it would eventually evolve into a very clear (but not absolute) divide between strength and strategy,

It’s still very early days, but I’d love to see the day when Women’s football is seen on the same scale as men. Hopefully we’re moving in that direction.
 

chavkev

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That is pretty much my outlook. I have too much sport already in my life.
 

Krule

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Bit quiet around here isn't it ?? :sleep::sleep:....can't think why :whistle::whistle: No offence but just not my thing I'm afraid.
 

Marty

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I don't mind a bit of women's football. I follow Spurs Ladies (officially renamed Tottenham Hotspur Women as of today) because I like to think I support the whole club, not just the first team. But even though the standard of women's football is rising exponentially from the days where a tiny country like Norway could be in two World Cup finals in the 1990s, there's still a long way to go.

In Grand Slam tennis women play fewer sets than the men, in ski events they do shorter distances. The women's game for me suffers because it's a carbon copy of the men's game but most U18 boys side of a decent standard would beat the women's World Champions.

I think women's football ultimately needs a rethink, maybe slightly smaller goals to compensate for female goalkeepers being physically smaller, maybe play shorter halves, I don't know. But, and I don't mean this patronisingly even though I'm sure it can be seen that way, as long as it's a physically and technically inferior version of the men's game, there aren't enough hours in the day for me to prioritise watching a women's game in the regular season.

But having said that, I will be watching the World Cup in the summer.
 

Gassin's finest

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I don't mind a bit of women's football. I follow Spurs Ladies (officially renamed Tottenham Hotspur Women as of today) because I like to think I support the whole club, not just the first team. But even though the standard of women's football is rising exponentially from the days where a tiny country like Norway could be in two World Cup finals in the 1990s, there's still a long way to go.

In Grand Slam tennis women play fewer sets than the men, in ski events they do shorter distances. The women's game for me suffers because it's a carbon copy of the men's game but most U18 boys side of a decent standard would beat the women's World Champions.

I think women's football ultimately needs a rethink, maybe slightly smaller goals to compensate for female goalkeepers being physically smaller, maybe play shorter halves, I don't know. But, and I don't mean this patronisingly even though I'm sure it can be seen that way, as long as it's a physically and technically inferior version of the men's game, there aren't enough hours in the day for me to prioritise watching a women's game in the regular season.

But having said that, I will be watching the World Cup in the summer.
I agree with this. To make it more competitive, adjust the game to suit.
 

hughy

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There's a world cup this summer, and I plan to watch it. Football is football.
After the stress of this season is over (getting sucked in to top 4 battle, CL run, not wanting Liverpool to win the title, not wanting Chelsea/Arsenal to win the EL) I can't wait to get away from football for a few months.



That said I expect I'll give in and watch the odd game.
 

Dougal

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Not sure. Like the change from Spurs Ladies to Tottenham Hotspur Women. I associated the current team with the name. Now it just sounds like the kind of women who bring their own sandwiches to the game.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Not sure. Like the change from Spurs Ladies to Tottenham Hotspur Women. I associated the current team with the name. Now it just sounds like the kind of women who bring their own sandwiches to the game.


I agree.

My dad raised me to believe that 'woman' is somewhat disrespectful, and should always refer to an adult female as a 'lady'.

I don't know if it's just bias on my side, but I've always thought of THFC as a classy club (compared to so many others) , so in my opinion 'ladies' was much more befitting than 'women'.
 

Dougal

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I agree.

My dad raised me to believe that 'woman' is somewhat disrespectful, and should always refer to an adult female as a 'lady'.

I don't know if it's just bias on my side, but I've always thought of THFC as a classy club (compared to so many others) , so in my opinion 'ladies' was much more befitting than 'women'.
I suppose we’d have to start calling the men’s team the gentlemen’s team then. Why are people so hung up on these kind of things? Tottenham Hotspur Women it is. Only because it really doesn’t matter.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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I suppose we’d have to start calling the men’s team the gentlemen’s team then. Why are people so hung up on these kind of things? Tottenham Hotspur Women it is. Only because it really doesn’t matter.


No. I'm not hung up on anything, and I didn't even come close to insinuating that everyone or anyone should feel out think the way I do. I clearly stated that it's how I was raised & what I believe. I'll literally never speak for anyone but myself.

The men's team is called Tottenham Hotspur. Who refers to it as Tottenham men's team?

The ladies team could also be called Tottenham Hotspur, but it would create confusion during discussions, reporting results etc etc.

They need something to distinguish them from the PL Tottenham and, just to me, ladies is a more respectful, less demeaning term than women.
 

Dougal

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No. I'm not hung up on anything, and I didn't even come close to insinuating that everyone or anyone should feel out think the way I do. I clearly stated that it's how I was raised & what I believe. I'll literally never speak for anyone but myself.

The men's team is called Tottenham Hotspur. Who refers to it as Tottenham men's team?

The ladies team could also be called Tottenham Hotspur, but it would create confusion during discussions, reporting results etc etc.

They need something to distinguish them from the PL Tottenham and, just to me, ladies is a more respectful, less demeaning term than women.
Didn’t mean you, just people in general. Usually the ones who need new labels, then labels removed, then more labels.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Didn’t mean you, just people in general. Usually the ones who need new labels, then labels removed, then more labels.


Ah fair enough. I apologise for my over the top reaction..

I agree with you.

In this day & age you can't call anyone anything without someone finding a reason to be offended by it.

It's pathetic.
 

Krule

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So I have looked to vote for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2019.

The short list is

Pernille Harder - Vfl Wolfsburg forward
Ada Hegerberg - Olympique Lyonnais striker
Lindsey Horan - Portland Thorns midfielder
Sam Kerr - Chicago Red Stars and Perth Glory striker
Saki Kumagai - Olympique Lyonnais defender

In my assessment I have considered goals scored, postional play, distance covered, caps for their national team and their individual player stats.

With all this data I have decided to vote for Pernille Harder.

Because she has the biggest tits and her name sounds dirty.
 

nailsy

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I'll watch the world cup, but there's so much football on TV these days and you can only watch so much.
 

SteveH

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Jul 21, 2003
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Tottenham Women promoted to the Women's Super League

Jessica Naz's early strike earned Championship Tottenham a place in next season's Women's Super League courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.
Naz curled the ball into the top corner from Coral-Jade Haines' short free-kick to get her side off to the perfect start.
However, Amy West levelled within four minutes of the restart as Villa staged a fightback.
Haines rattled the crossbar with a 54th-minute volley as the visitors sought to restore their lead but the final whistle came as a relief, with the hosts pressing once again.


https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/fo...oted-to-the-womens-super-league-a4132176.html
 
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