WSL

[Badger11]

It seems to me that it’s people and families who can’t get or can’t afford tickets for the mens games. It does seem like a laid back fun fair sort of atmosphere for people to take their young kids without fear of any trouble or stress about large crowds. Obviously you get big crowds at the England games and when Arsenal play at the emirates, but in general the crowds are still poor
I have been shocked how poor the crowds are when I have put various highlights on considering how much the bbc and sky big women’s football up

I think you have a point. My younger brother has always hated men football so I was surprised that he is a fan of the women game and has even gone to matches. As he said himself he never watches the men's game so cannot compare the two so he judges the women's game purely on entertainment e.g. does he enjoy it, is it value for money.

I suspect that fans of the men's game do compare (I certainly do). Or put it another way I have no interest in watching men's football at a poor standard e.g. Sunday park so why would I want to watch the women.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

I think you have a point. My younger brother has always hated men football so I was surprised that he is a fan of the women game and has even gone to matches. As he said himself he never watches the men's game so cannot compare the two so he judges the women's game purely on entertainment e.g. does he enjoy it, is it value for money.

I suspect that fans of the men's game do compare (I certainly do). Or put it another way I have no interest in watching men's football at a poor standard e.g. Sunday park so why would I want to watch the women.

I think we all compare it, and there is no comparison, men and women’s football are like two different games. I think the biggest difference for me is there’s no blood and thunder or intensity in the women’s game. The only time you get atmosphere when there is a big crowd is just the noise of screaming kids, not the raucous sometimes hostile atmosphere of the men’s game, that can liven up a dull game or make a game seem better than it is, sometimes even pushing the players into livining up their game

BUT having said that, these days the blood, thunder and intensity of the men’s game is being sucked out of it by VAR, every tackle is a foul and every foul a booking, players are frightened to really get stuck in because basically they can’t, games are all played on bowling greens which makes it easy for all this tippy tappy play the easy pass sideways stuff

So you never know in the not too distant future, the women’s game might benefit crowd wise from more people losing faith with the men’s game. A fella at my work only watches the women now because he can’t stand the greed and crazy money in the men’s game and all the play acting

 

[Glazier#1]

I think we all compare it, and there is no comparison, men and women’s football are like two different games. I think the biggest difference for me is there’s no blood and thunder or intensity in the women’s game. The only time you get atmosphere when there is a big crowd is just the noise of screaming kids, not the raucous sometimes hostile atmosphere of the men’s game, that can liven up a dull game or make a game seem better than it is, sometimes even pushing the players into livining up their game

BUT having said that, these days the blood, thunder and intensity of the men’s game is being sucked out of it by VAR, every tackle is a foul and every foul a booking, players are frightened to really get stuck in because basically they can’t, games are all played on bowling greens which makes it easy for all this tippy tappy play the easy pass sideways stuff

So you never know in the not too distant future, the women’s game might benefit crowd wise from more people losing faith with the men’s game. A fella at my work only watches the women now because he can’t stand the greed and crazy money in the men’s game and all the play acting

Yeah, at present the money people have got our game and are squeezing it dry.

The UEFA Nations League!? Give over. We've just had the World Cup! Who cares about this pisspot affair?

The money, that's who

I must confess that I've always compared the WSL to the male game and can't watch the poor quality, being so used to the sublime skills on offer in the men's game. That fellow at work may have a point, mind.

Once the money has drained our interest dry with all the shammery, cheating, VAR et al, the WSL might yet become an attractive proposition.

 

[silvertop]

The women are doing good.

7 points from 6 games.

Two seasons ago relegated with only 10 points in 22 games.

Just need the men to emulate.

 

[doombear]

The women are doing good.

7 points from 6 games.

Two seasons ago relegated with only 10 points in 22 games.

Just need the men to emulate.

Pedant alert (or you're a psychic) they've only played 5 games and have 6 points.

 

[silvertop]

Pedant alert (or you're a psychic) they've only played 5 games and have 6 points.

Good spotted the deliberate error.

Well done.

We need more pendants just like you

🙂

 

[doombear]

Good spotted the deliberate error.

Well done.

We need more pendants just like you

🙂

I don't intend hanging around. 😀

 

[pssguy]

Pedant alert (or you're a psychic) they've only played 5 games and have 6 points.

and aren't 3 of those under review for the substitution breach. probably leaving it until the end of the season and hope any points deduction does not impact relegation

 

[pssguy]

I suspect that fans of the men's game do compare (I certainly do). Or put it another way I have no interest in watching men's football at a poor standard e.g. Sunday park so why would I want to watch the women.

I think players of international standard are good but there is a big drop off in standard after the top half of WSL
Christine Sinclair (190 goals in 331 games for Canada) was so far ahead of anyone else on her team it was like prime Messi in League 1
At Palace, the men get paid 50-100x as much as the women

 

[silvertop]

I don't intend hanging around. 😀

I stole the "pendant" joke from Shaun Keaveney - credit where due.

 

[JessieJ]

I know that it isn't really a discussion topic on these boards but I'd like to make a comment on something the Mr Robbo wrote concerning the GK's. On the rare occasions i watch any women's football, which is usually a coincidence anyway, there is never a match where the GK's make a stupid mistake or look simply useless. It's almost comic. Anyway, my sister mentioed something that might have something in it, namely that the women GK's are all much smaller than their male counterparts and still have to defend the same size goal. They all look like our ex- acadamy man Whitworth. I of course have nothing againts the principle of womens football but suggest that the goals are made smaller. This though would spark all sorts of negatism because we are supposed to not say such un-woke things. For me it would be same as compromises made in other sport for women where bidy size and strength are vital. Admit that it's two different sports and get on with it.

 

[silvertop]

I know that it isn't really a discussion topic on these boards but I'd like to make a comment on something the Mr Robbo wrote concerning the GK's. On the rare occasions i watch any women's football, which is usually a coincidence anyway, there is never a match where the GK's make a stupid mistake or look simply useless. It's almost comic. Anyway, my sister mentioed something that might have something in it, namely that the women GK's are all much smaller than their male counterparts and still have to defend the same size goal. They all look like our ex- acadamy man Whitworth. I of course have nothing againts the principle of womens football but suggest that the goals are made smaller. This though would spark all sorts of negatism because we are supposed to not say such un-woke things. For me it would be same as compromises made in other sport for women where bidy size and strength are vital. Admit that it's two different sports and get on with it.

Don't women tee off in golf from a different position?

There is no harm or condescension in recalibrating to reflect average height.

 

[doombear]

Don't women tee off in golf from a different position?

There is no harm or condescension in recalibrating to reflect average height.

Yes. Also the hurdles are different heights in both the sprint and 400m races as follows:

• Men's High Hurdles (110m): 1.067 meters (42 inches).
  
  
• Women's High Hurdles (100m): 0.838 meters (33 inches).
  
  
• Men's Intermediate Hurdles (400m): 0.914 meters (36 inches).
  
  
• Women's Intermediate Hurdles (400m): 0.762 meters (30 inches).
  
  
  These heights are standardized for competitive events and are governed by World Athletics rules.

 

[RubinsCube]

I think players of international standard are good but there is a big drop off in standard after the top half of WSL
Christine Sinclair (190 goals in 331 games for Canada) was so far ahead of anyone else on her team it was like prime Messi in League 1
At Palace, the men get paid 50-100x as much as the women

The remuneration point is an interesting one when looked at globally.

In the US the women's game is far more established commercially, and there is some anger that when the women's international team win prize funds or hit bonuses then it needs to be shared with the men's team. This is in spite of the fact that many men's players (eg Chris Richards) play in the top leagues and earn astronomical amounts by comparison.

 

[MrRobbo]

I know that it isn't really a discussion topic on these boards but I'd like to make a comment on something the Mr Robbo wrote concerning the GK's. On the rare occasions i watch any women's football, which is usually a coincidence anyway, there is never a match where the GK's make a stupid mistake or look simply useless. It's almost comic. Anyway, my sister mentioed something that might have something in it, namely that the women GK's are all much smaller than their male counterparts and still have to defend the same size goal. They all look like our ex- acadamy man Whitworth. I of course have nothing againts the principle of womens football but suggest that the goals are made smaller. This though would spark all sorts of negatism because we are supposed to not say such un-woke things. For me it would be same as compromises made in other sport for women where bidy size and strength are vital. Admit that it's two different sports and get on with it.

Would make a lot of sense to be fair, you see a fair amount of goals simply floated high straight down the middle

Still not a solution for the inability to catch!

 

[steeleye20]

After the world cup I started to watch women's cricket and in a hundreds match there was Jude Bellingham among the spectators.

Now the new football season has started I've been enjoying the Palace ladies adjusting to the higher division, doing quite well so far.

It's free to watch normally the whole match on youtube Sunday afternoons and I get highs and lows just as in the PL mens game.

There is also no VAR, altho it cost us away to Villa but thats another matter.

I can see why people would find it more enjoyable than the mens, especially in recent times.

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