Women’s football - am I sexist?

[GinRummy]

28 minutes ago, Gordon Ramsay said:

It's absolutely shocking, embarrassingly bad. 

This. It’s utter shite. Interest in it is growing though so the standard is bound to improve over time. Right now it is unwatchable for me. 

[John Findlay]

Just now, Neil Dongcaster said:

It’s not about the score John. It’s about the standard being roughly the equivalent to Sunday amateurs.

Its higher than that. I've watched a fair bit of women's football and I was a sceptic being 58 years of age almost and from the generation that girls/woman didnt play the game.

Their are plenty of women out there with plenty of skill. Goalkeeping is without doubt the problem position as there are not many women 6ft and over tall. In saying that the woman that is the Scottish goalie has in her time made quite a few fantastic saves, and I thought she had a very good world cup despite Scotland getting cheated via VAR in the group stages.

[Taffin]

I like it. I think there's something about it being people who just really want to play football that I enjoy. I know that exists in the men's game but the money and the stakes are so high that it often seems to be played with a bit less enjoyment. There's also guys you can see just don't really want to be there and just picking up wages.

 

Is it as good as the men's game? From a quality perspective, of course not. From an honesty and love of the game, I'd say better at times. I just like football tbh. It's probably for the controversial opinion thread in the shed but I've enjoyed watching more games of women's football than I've enjoyed watching Hearts over the last 2 or 3 years and certainly more than any of the league games I've seen this season apart from the first Dundee game. The gulf between Hearts and good football teams is similar to the gulf between Hearts and the best women's teams imo. I reckon Bayern would take as many off us as we would take off Chelsea's women's team.

 

On the quality front one of the biggest criticisms always seems to be the defending and the goalkeeping, yet I've watched clips on YouTube of the so-called greats or just of games from the 50s, 60s and 70s and let's be honest the keepers and the defending (to a lesser extent) were often woeful. Some of the goals you see scored the keeper may as well have just been leaning on his post. The women's game, like the men's game, will get better with time.

 

I do hate how it's shoe horned into stuff though. From what I've said above its obvious I quite like it but I was still perplexed by the forced nature of kt when I opened an article the other day on the BBC about Chelsea Vs Atletico thinking it was about the men's team and it was about the Women's Champions League. Now you could say, they don't flag the men's stuff, so why should they flag the women's stuff and it's a fair point but it does feel as though they're almost trying to trick you into reading about it which I imagine people who don't like it get infuriated by.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Taffin

[Penrices left boot]

5 minutes ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

It really depends on how bad the quality gets. I watch Sunday league football but only because mates are playing and it is a laugh to watch with other mates before the pub.  The actual quality is more comedy than excitement.

 

Women's football is no better than Sunday league just without the mates and pub afterwards.

 

 

 

 

I'd argue the technical ability of women's football is far superior than sundy league / pub football., far superior. 

 

Anyway, folk can choose to watch it or not, it's not sexist not to like it. It is is sexist to say the shouldn't play or given the chance tho. 

 

My biggest issue with the quality of the women's game is the goal keeping, now that is worse than Sunday league level imo and lowers the overall quality considerably. They Need to fix this. 

 

[The Gorgie]

Tried to watch women's football before (world cup) and just can't get into it. Good luck to them as it is growing but it's no for me. I do think they are missing out on millions of extra viewers by not ripping of their shirts after a goal. 

[160598]

Stupid post. List your dislikes - jesus wept. Oh heres one - I dont  like watching Greenock Morton

[Penrices left boot]

3 minutes ago, Taffin said:

I like it. I think there's something about it being people who just really want to play football that I enjoy. I know that exists in the men's game but the money and the stakes are so high that it often seems to be played with a bit less enjoyment. There's also guys you can see just don't really want to be there and just picking up wages.

 

Is it as good as the men's game? From a quality perspective, of course not. From an honesty and love of the game, I'd say better at times. I just like football tbh. It's probably for the controversial opinion thread in the shed but I've enjoyed watching more games of women's football than I've enjoyed watching Hearts over the last 2 or 3 years and certainly more than any of the league games I've seen this season apart from the first Dundee game. The gulf between Hearts and good football teams is similar to the gulf between Hearts and the best women's teams imo. I reckon Bayern would take as many off us as we would take off Chelsea's women's team.

 

On the quality front one of the biggest criticisms always seems to be the defending and the goalkeeping, yet I've watched clips on YouTube of the so-called greats or just of games from the 50s, 60s and 70s and let's be honest the keepers and the defending (to a lesser extent) were often woeful. Some of the goals you see scored the keeper may as well have just been leaning on his post. The women's game, like the men's game, will get better with time.

 

I do hate how it's shoe horned into stuff though. From what I've said above its obvious I quite like it but I was still perplexed by the forced nature of kt when I opened an article the other day on the BBC about Chelsea Vs Atletico thinking it was about the men's team and it was about the Women's Champions League. Now you could say, they don't flag the men's stuff, so why should they flag the women's stuff and it's a fair point but it does feel as though they're almost trying to trick you into reading about it which I imagine people who don't like it get infuriated by.

 

Fair points but,last time we played Bayern it was close...... 

Think we'd give them a game. 

 

[Penrices left boot]

1 minute ago, Jamie Walker Tash said:

Tried to watch women's football before (world cup) and just can't get into it. Good luck to them as it is growing but it's no for me. I do think they are missing out on millions of extra viewers by not ripping of their shirts after a goal. 

[Ribble]

1 minute ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

I'd argue the technical ability of women's football is far superior than sundy league / pub football., far superior. 

 

Years ago my Saturday amateur team played a bounce game against the Canadian women’s team who were at the time one of the top 5 women’s sides in the world. We stuck 5 past them in the first half.

 

While the publicity and exposure of the women’s game has increased I’m not so sure the overall standard has. 

[Baxfee]

1 hour ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

Obviously quite a lot of coverage just now due to the 10 nil win. 
 

I find the coverage more of an annoyance when it comes on sky sports news or when I click an article on bbc sport and realise it’s women’s football.

 

I have absolutely no interest at all. I wish bbc sports had a desperate women’s football section.

 

I tell myself it’s the same as me having no interest in rugby or cricket but I’m not sure that argument stacks up as it’s the same sport as my absolute passion. Am I sexist?

Not really, just an arse who posts shite 

[AlimOzturk]

3 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

I'd argue the technical ability of women's football is far superior than sundy league / pub football., far superior. 

 

Anyway, folk can choose to watch it or not, it's not sexist not to like it. It is is sexist to say the shouldn't play or given the chance tho. 

 

My biggest issue with the quality of the women's game is the goal keeping, now that is worse than Sunday league level imo and lowers the overall quality considerably. They Need to fix this. 

 

 

Nah not buying this. Top international women's teams lose 10-0 to under 15 boys teams.  Can't argue it is the physical advantage the boys bring because 14/15 year old boys shouldn't be any more physically stronger than women. 

 

Can only be they are just better at football.

[billybalfour]

I don't take much interest in it but find it sad that all the pro teams are jumping in with affiliated teams and I include Hearts in this.Glasgow City have been the standard bearers for a long time but unfortunately they will now be swept aside by the OF outspending them and getting people to affiliate by which club they support in the men's game.I think it would have been better to have one Edinburgh team and people could have chosen to get behind it if they were interested .Unfortunately that opportunity seems to be gone already and it will now just be run on club lines.

I hope it works out alright for them but I really don't see why the men's team should be subsidising a team that not many are interested in when they could have forged there own way with a strong Edinburgh team.

[ToadKiller Dog]

An argument could be made that the men's game is in decline while the women's is growing .

 

[160598]

2 minutes ago, Baxfee said:

Not really, just an arse who posts shite 

We have a winner

[AlimOzturk]

1 minute ago, billybalfour said:

I don't take much interest in it but find it sad that all the pro teams are jumping in with affiliated teams and I include Hearts in this.Glasgow City have been the standard bearers for a long time but unfortunately they will now be swept aside by the OF outspending them and getting people to affiliate by which club they support in the men's game.I think it would have been better to have one Edinburgh team and people could have chosen to get behind it if they were interested .Unfortunately that opportunity seems to be gone already and it will now just be run on club lines.

I hope it works out alright for them but I really don't see why the men's team should be subsidising a team that not many are interested in when they could have forged there own way with a strong Edinburgh team.

 

Agree with this.

 

Hearts/Hibs could have subsidised the Edinburgh team if they wanted to show support.

[Des Lynam]

1 hour ago, Smith's right boot said:

 

 

Quality doesn't equal excitement. 

 

 

Ah don’t we know that. 🤣

[Neil Dongcaster]

13 minutes ago, Baxfee said:

Not really, just an arse who posts shite 

What’s with the internet hardman act? Settle down. Plenty other people have engaged in the post. If you don’t want to engage with my posts then don’t. 
 

If you spend your time calling out arseholes on the internet you’ll not have much time for anything else. I hope you have a good weekend.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Neil Dongcaster

[ToadKiller Dog]

8 minutes ago, AlimOzturk said:

 

Nah not buying this. Top international women's teams lose 10-0 to under 15 boys teams.  Can't argue it is the physical advantage the boys bring because 14/15 year old boys shouldn't be any more physically stronger than women. 

 

Can only be they are just better at football.

To be fair it was am elite under 15 boys team not the local scout troop under 15s .

Could be down to better coaching better tactics .

The boys selected are the cream of the crop at that age group ,I guess womans football may not have that expertise in place when finding players or number of quality as yet .

 

Strength while a factor isn't everything in the game or teams would be full of 6 ft 5 guys built like hulk hogan. 

 

I

[Taffin]

Just now, ToadKiller Dog said:

To be fair it was am elite under 15 boys team not the local scout troop under 15s .

Could be down to better coaching better tactics .

The boys selected are the cream of the crop at that age group ,I guess womans football may not have that expertise in place when finding players or number of quality as yet .

 

Strength while a factor isn't everything in the game or teams would be full of 6 ft 5 guys built like hulk hogan. 

 

I

 

An elite boys teams would skelp 90% of Sunday league teams as well. Half the guys playing it are hungover, fat and can barely last a half at any decent pace.

 

A WSL team would comfortably beat my Sunday league team, probably by about 10 goals.

[Famous 1874]

The standard is embarrassingly bad. American women’s (world champions) got hammered by a bunch of 13 years olds a couple of years back. 
 

They need to make the goals smaller as a priority. Almost every goal that you see go in should be saved. 

[160598]

2 minutes ago, Famous 1874 said:

The standard is embarrassingly bad. American women’s (world champions) got hammered by a bunch of 13 years olds a couple of years back. 
 

They need to make the goals smaller as a priority. Almost every goal that you see go in should be saved. 

Erin Cuthbert | Scotland Goal of the Year 2019 | Scotland v Jamaica | SWNT - YouTube

 

Aye save that

[WageThief]

1 hour ago, The Kdogg said:

I’ve seen that. Wrestling is a particularly hard watch. But it’s happening in athletics, weightlifting and handball. There’s a male comedian called Zuby, identified as a woman for a while and broke a few women’s world records, just to show how ridiculous it is.   Pretty disgraceful it’s allowed to happen to be honest. But you can’t get in the way of the woke mob or you’ll be cancelled 🤦‍♂️. There was a transgender MMA fighter, male to female, fought five times, ragdolled the first four opponents then got beat up by a real woman. Fallon Fox was her name I think. Bonkers stuff really. 

 

😂 Zuby the rapper.

 

Hopefully the fact I wouldn't pish on him if he was on fire doesn't make me a racist, or anti-rap.

[Famous 1874]

7 minutes ago, 160598 said:

Erin Cuthbert | Scotland Goal of the Year 2019 | Scotland v Jamaica | SWNT - YouTube

 

Aye save that

Almost... 

Can send you 1000 goalie mistakes for every one screamer. Nothing against women’s football, but it’s a fact that they need smaller goals. Don’t cry lad. 

[Niemi’s gloves]

1 hour ago, The Kdogg said:

 

Did the American woman’s World Cup winners not get beaten by an under 18 male team?

 

12 minutes ago, Famous 1874 said:

The standard is embarrassingly bad. American women’s (world champions) got hammered by a bunch of 13 years olds a couple of years back. 
 

They need to make the goals smaller as a priority. Almost every goal that you see go in should be saved. 

No, no. It was definitely an under 9 team 😃

[Neil Dongcaster]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/australian-women-s-national-team-lose-70-to-team-of-15yearold-boys-a3257266.html%3famp
 

Not just the Americans.

[160598]

4 minutes ago, Famous 1874 said:

Almost... 

Can send you 1000 goalie mistakes for every one screamer. Nothing against women’s football, but it’s a fact that they need smaller goals. Don’t cry lad. 

Oh its a fact? didnt realise my apologies. 

[part_time_jambo]

2 hours ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

Some prospective

 

 

Are pony tails compulsory?

[part_time_jambo]

Double post deleted.

Edited February 20, 2021 by part_time_jambo
it wasn't worth posting twice.

[Harry Potter]

2 hours ago, 1971fozzy said:

I have zero interest in it , zilch , not even the slightest. I have no problem with it at all (to be clear) and think it’s great that it’s on the up and that girls and women are playing . It’s just I can’t even begin to watch it.

 

I just put it down to the fact I’m nearly 50 and a dinosaur.  

 

Ive no interest in it either, but good luck to them in their sport.

[Cruyff]

Womans football is absolutely shite and receives an excessive amount of coverage for what it is. 

[Voice of reason]

Really enjoy Women’s football. I have coached within it for many years and most coaches I’ve met who have coached in both the men’s and women’s game are pretty unanimous that the women’s game is purer and more enjoyable to be involved with. Obviously this is all sweeping statements, which can easily be argued against, but in general I have found the following.

 

Women’s football is less based on aggression and athleticism. Skill levels determine the top players. 

 

Less cheating in all aspects from pulling shirts, claiming wrongfully for throw-ins/corners, disrespect to refs but in particular diving. The whole ‘there was contact so he had every right to go down’ era has made many men’s games almost unwatchable for me. That QoS player manufacturing contact with Kingsley to gain a penalty last week was typical. Even more annoying is ex-pros like James McFadden trying to justify it. It’s simply cheating and men do it more than women. I’ve always had a deep dislike for people who cheat to win.

 

In general, Women are better students of the game. They listen to coaches, follow instructions better, are more interested in tactics, always asking why we are doing things on the pitch. They are great to work with.

 

In my experience of coaching international level kids of both the male and female game, the girls train harder and more often. During lockdown the Scotland U17 international girls I coach train harder and more consistently than any males I’ve ever coached. It’s largely self-driven as well.

 

In general, the whole atmosphere around a men’s match and a women’s match is different. When I coach a game on the women’s side, the players, coaches and spectators are all respectful to each other. When the boys/men come on the whole atmosphere becomes more poisonous. Coaches, players and spectators swearing, threatening and apparently hating one another. It’s a different world.

 

A top men’s team would definitely beat a top women’s team but who cares! Federer would beat Serena, Farah would beat Ratcliffe etc etc. Discounting a whole sport because one group has a genetic advantage is not for me. As someone said earlier, quality does not necessarily equal excitement. I often enjoy watching an U11 girls match more than a bad Hearts match - it’s all about how even the match is really and how emotionally involved you are.

 

Brilliant result for Scotland yesterday. That’s the heaviest defeat Cyprus have had against anyone. They only lost 1-0 away to Portugal in their previous competitive match. Really talented Scotland team - Caroline Weir and Erin Cuthbert are awesome talents. What a shame they threw away their Euro qualifying group - another tale of many of Scotland blowing it at football unfortunately.

 

 

 

 

[sadj]

1 hour ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

It’s not about the score John. It’s about the standard being roughly the equivalent to Sunday amateurs.

Have you watched Scottish football this season its like Monday Amateurs 😉

[Penrices left boot]

1 hour ago, Ribble said:

Years ago my Saturday amateur team played a bounce game against the Canadian women’s team who were at the time one of the top 5 women’s sides in the world. We stuck 5 past them in the first half.

 

While the publicity and exposure of the women’s game has increased I’m not so sure the overall standard has. 

 

It's a daft comparison. 

 

Barca would stick 5+ past us, but we don't play them, we play other championship teams so it's competitive.

Same with women's football, they compete with other women's teams, some games are poor, some games are good. 

 

Quality does not equal excitement imo. 

 

I played Sunday league football for years, the women I've seen on TV are technically miles better than me and all of the players I played with and against - not even close.

No doubt I could run past them as I'm a man and probably out jump and out muscle them but that's not a big issue when  it's woman v woman. 

 

My point was technically the women's game is good but yes, if playing teenagers or men they will get beat.  Not rocket science - 

Men are generally stronger, faster, taller etc when it comes to sports. 

 

 

[Nookie Bear]

2 hours ago, Des Lynam said:

They need to just keep growing their game. The talk about how they should instantly get paid the same as men’s football is laughable but not surprising the Gary Lineker’s of this world jump on that bandwagon. 
 

Must admit I find it irritating that they’ve mixed it in with the football section on the BBC website. 
 

You’re not being sexist but just honest. 

I am sure Lineker would give up 50% of his obscene BBC salary to pay for the Sportscene presenters. 
 

Same sport, massively smaller interest but same principles apply. 

[Wee Mikey]

1 hour ago, Famous 1874 said:

Almost... 

Can send you 1000 goalie mistakes for every one screamer. Nothing against women’s football, but it’s a fact that they need smaller goals. Don’t cry lad. 

 

Same could be said for the men's game.

 

 

That 👆 has some howlers, but it happens every week at the highest level. You need look no further than Alisson (a player likely paid more than Hearts' entire squad) bumping into Kabak for Liverpool v Leicester last week; not to mention his fine contributions to a Man City win the previous week.

 

As for anyone who is honestly bothered about womens' football. Just don't watch. It's really easy to avoid. Freeview alone has, literally, hundreds of channels.

 

Personally; some, if not most, of the top womens' games (in terms of skill, application and excitement) put the dull stuff served up in most of the mens' game in lower leagues to shame. In fact, having watched quite a few SPL matches this season, I could argue the same. Dire stuff.

 

[Turkishcap]

Happy to follow Hearts women and watch the clips.

 

Only Hearts.

[The_razors_edge]

40 minutes ago, Voice of reason said:

Really enjoy Women’s football. I have coached within it for many years and most coaches I’ve met who have coached in both the men’s and women’s game are pretty unanimous that the women’s game is purer and more enjoyable to be involved with. Obviously this is all sweeping statements, which can easily be argued against, but in general I have found the following.

 

Women’s football is less based on aggression and athleticism. Skill levels determine the top players. 

 

Less cheating in all aspects from pulling shirts, claiming wrongfully for throw-ins/corners, disrespect to refs but in particular diving. The whole ‘there was contact so he had every right to go down’ era has made many men’s games almost unwatchable for me. That QoS player manufacturing contact with Kingsley to gain a penalty last week was typical. Even more annoying is ex-pros like James McFadden trying to justify it. It’s simply cheating and men do it more than women. I’ve always had a deep dislike for people who cheat to win.

 

In general, Women are better students of the game. They listen to coaches, follow instructions better, are more interested in tactics, always asking why we are doing things on the pitch. They are great to work with.

 

In my experience of coaching international level kids of both the male and female game, the girls train harder and more often. During lockdown the Scotland U17 international girls I coach train harder and more consistently than any males I’ve ever coached. It’s largely self-driven as well.

 

In general, the whole atmosphere around a men’s match and a women’s match is different. When I coach a game on the women’s side, the players, coaches and spectators are all respectful to each other. When the boys/men come on the whole atmosphere becomes more poisonous. Coaches, players and spectators swearing, threatening and apparently hating one another. It’s a different world.

 

A top men’s team would definitely beat a top women’s team but who cares! Federer would beat Serena, Farah would beat Ratcliffe etc etc. Discounting a whole sport because one group has a genetic advantage is not for me. As someone said earlier, quality does not necessarily equal excitement. I often enjoy watching an U11 girls match more than a bad Hearts match - it’s all about how even the match is really and how emotionally involved you are.

 

Brilliant result for Scotland yesterday. That’s the heaviest defeat Cyprus have had against anyone. They only lost 1-0 away to Portugal in their previous competitive match. Really talented Scotland team - Caroline Weir and Erin Cuthbert are awesome talents. What a shame they threw away their Euro qualifying group - another tale of many of Scotland blowing it at football unfortunately.

 

 

 

 

Great post. I agree with everything you say. I coach my daughters football team of 2009/2010 born girls and also my sons 2013 born team. If I was given a choice to pick only 1 team to continue coaching I would choose the girls for all the reasons you highlight above. Of course at elite level boys/men will always be better than girls/women and the simple fact is the majority of this board will have grown up watching male football only. So it so my natural that the main focus of your footballing interest will be on the men’s game. I probably only started taking an interest in the women’s game when my daughter started playing. That said, I did coach an S1 girls team around 14 years ago when I was at college and really enjoyed that. FWIW once football resumes my daughter’s team are going to be put in to a boys 7 a side league. We’ve already played and beaten some of the teams we’ll come up against. And at the club I coach the age group below mine are incredible, regularly leathering boys team of the same age.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my experience of coaching girls so far and hope to continue for some time yet. 

[Pans Jambo]

3 hours ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

Obviously quite a lot of coverage just now due to the 10 nil win. 
 

I find the coverage more of an annoyance when it comes on sky sports news or when I click an article on bbc sport and realise it’s women’s football.

 

I have absolutely no interest at all. I wish bbc sports had a desperate women’s football section.

 

I tell myself it’s the same as me having no interest in rugby or cricket but I’m not sure that argument stacks up as it’s the same sport as my absolute passion. Am I sexist?

Im the same. Just cannot be arsed with it. 
I am glad the women play football And I hope the sport continues to grow.
I have no absolutely no ill will against it or them whatsoever. 
BUT

It just drains me when it comes on TV.

 

Maybe if they didnt have comic goalkeepers (chronically awful) I might be more interested.

[Hesh]

3 hours ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Women’s football is ok until anybody has a pop at goal, the standard of goalkeeping is farcical and makes the game look Mickey Mouse.

with you here, dont overly mind women’s football but the standard of goalkeeping is dreadful. Only a couple of half decent women’s keepers about.

[Boof]

4 hours ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

 

I have absolutely no interest at all. I wish bbc sports had a desperate women’s football section.

 

 

[Hesh]

1 hour ago, part_time_jambo said:

Are pony tails compulsory?

What’s your point caller 

[Cade]

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

It's still a developing sport.

Men's fitba has been professional for 150 years.

The women's game has only really taken off in the last 15 years.

 

It'll never be as physical as the men's game and the goalies are laughable but there is plenty of footballing skill on show.

 

Folk get absurdly upset about it for some reason.

 

 

[ToadKiller Dog]

2 hours ago, billybalfour said:

 

I hope it works out alright for them but I really don't see why the men's team should be subsidising a team that not many are interested in when they could have forged there own way with a strong Edinburgh team.

Is it not the case that the person funding our womans team is the same one who is  subsidising our club including the men's side  ?.

[Lone Striker]

4 hours ago, BackOfTheNet said:

Well then that comes under the category of it being a sport that you don’t like. File it under ultimate frisbee, croquet or table tennis. Just because you’re passionate about a sport doesn’t mean you must be passionate about all games. Do you watch random non-League English games? If not then you’re simply not watching it because of the standard of play, so the same goes for women’s football. If, however you watch all football that is on tv regardless of level but refuse to watch it as it’s women then that would be sexist. Doesn’t sound from what you’re saying now that it’s the case though.

Brilliant explanation, sir.      If you can point to examples of men's football you don't have an interest in (loads of leagues and teams there), plus a  women's sport you do watch (tennis etc), then you're in the clear.      The PC brigade would have a difficult task trying to argue that  "pretend sexism"  is a crime.

[Locky]

I had a Twitter debate a while back about this. A number of people, mainly women, were pretty annoyed that the media were claiming Scotland had ended their long wait for a major tournament, despite the women's team going to the World Cup in 2019.

 

I have the utmost respect for the women in the game, and I wish the Hearts ladies well. But I have never sat and watched a game of women's football. I just haven't got the interest. Maybe one day I will, but right now, I don't.

 

I know plenty of women who like football, and have equally as little interest as I do about the women's game.

[Lord Montpelier]

1 hour ago, The_razors_edge said:

Great post. I agree with everything you say. I coach my daughters football team of 2009/2010 born girls and also my sons 2013 born team. If I was given a choice to pick only 1 team to continue coaching I would choose the girls for all the reasons you highlight above. Of course at elite level boys/men will always be better than girls/women and the simple fact is the majority of this board will have grown up watching male football only. So it so my natural that the main focus of your footballing interest will be on the men’s game. I probably only started taking an interest in the women’s game when my daughter started playing. That said, I did coach an S1 girls team around 14 years ago when I was at college and really enjoyed that. FWIW once football resumes my daughter’s team are going to be put in to a boys 7 a side league. We’ve already played and beaten some of the teams we’ll come up against. And at the club I coach the age group below mine are incredible, regularly leathering boys team of the same age.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my experience of coaching girls so far and hope to continue for some time yet. 

Spot on Razor. Cant wait to get back on the training pitch and will see you there (!) , the girls are itching to get going again. 

 

To anyone thinking about getting their daughter involved, go for it. Lots of clubs in the region and the game has developed rapidly over the last few years. It's a very supportive environment without maybe the pressure that's sometimes seen on the boys side of the game. And as Razor mentions, some cracking players coming through in lots of clubs. 

[Penrices left boot]

2 hours ago, Famous 1874 said:

Almost... 

Can send you 1000 goalie mistakes for every one screamer. Nothing against women’s football, but it’s a fact that they need smaller goals. Don’t cry lad. 

 

 

IMO would be the best thing they could do. 

 

So simple and would make a big difference. 

 

The gk standard is abysmal and when I've watched games can devalue the whole product. 

 

 

 

 

[cuthy2k]

4 hours ago, Neil Dongcaster said:

Some prospective

 

 

To be fair, some of the goals in that game were really, really good. 

[Big Slim Stylee]

It’s an interesting one. I’m more than happy to watch women’s tennis, athletics etc. and take pleasure in the growth and focus on women’s football. But I can’t be arsed watching it. I suspect that’s probably due to a lack of historical  involvement and attachment tbh rather than any sort of antipathy.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Big Slim Stylee

[Auldbenches]

34 minutes ago, Cade said:

Doesn't bother me in the slightest.

It's still a developing sport.

Men's fitba has been professional for 150 years.

The women's game has only really taken off in the last 15 years.

 

It'll never be as physical as the men's game and the goalies are laughable but there is plenty of footballing skill on show.

 

Folk get absurdly upset about it for some reason.

 

 

Fastest growing sport in tbe world when it comes to participation and folk should give it time to develop.  

It's brilliant that it's getting young females to take part in sport and should be encouraged.