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MuddyWaters
November 21, 2021, 1:21pm
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Anyone know what’s gone on?


All a bit sudden, isn’t it?
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MaccasBoots
November 21, 2021, 1:37pm
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Very out of the blue, and feels a bit off that Dale has announced this via twitter, while there's been nothing from the club
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Anyone know what’s gone on?


Hopefully Houston hasn't had a problem.  


Supporting Town for 65 years.  
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Dale Houston, the women’s team manager, has resigned.  He posted on Twitter but no reason given.   Seems a shame given how well they are doing.  Would love to see the club appoint someone with a playing background at the club like John McD or even bring back someone like Michael Jolley and really take the team forward.


Even with the ladies team we’re obsessed with former players 🤦‍♂️


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Whilst I agree with the tongue in cheek approach it’s a weird one isn’t it? They’re saturating the market with women’s football now; almost out of guilt for ignoring it for so long…

However, try as I might, I can’t get on with it. It’s like when I’ve tried to watch other sports, it just doesn’t entertain or interest me…interestingly, 3 ladies at work play football at a decent ish level but they don’t watch women’s football…


I think saturation is a good description of it. Sky and BBC are absolutely hell bent on us liking women’s football, and I just do not think it has earned the right to warrant wall-to-wall coverage. The BBC would never stoop as low as even League One on their evening news shows, yet a women’s game with 1,000 ‘fans’ (aka family members) present will often be the first sports story.

I could go on and on about this but it will be misconstrued by some as sexism. I think that anybody, any age or sex, can play whatever sport they want, and good on them, but to put it bluntly, nobody cares about women’s football, and that will never change.
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November 21, 2021, 3:59pm

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Holloway is taking over, injecting some money I hear


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November 21, 2021, 4:33pm
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I think saturation is a good description of it. Sky and BBC are absolutely hell bent on us liking women’s football, and I just do not think it has earned the right to warrant wall-to-wall coverage. The BBC would never stoop as low as even League One on their evening news shows, yet a women’s game with 1,000 ‘fans’ (aka family members) present will often be the first sports story.

I could go on and on about this but it will be misconstrued by some as sexism. I think that anybody, any age or sex, can play whatever sport they want, and good on them, but to put it bluntly, nobody cares about women’s football, and that will never change.


Misconstrued as sexism? After a post like that, how could you possibly say that?  
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November 21, 2021, 4:57pm
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Misconstrued as sexism? After a post like that, how could you possibly say that?  


I know, I’ve had criticism from family members for this, but Tarka, I don’t know you, but let me know when you’re one of a thousand or so town fans who go to an away women’s game and I will accept that I’ve got it all horribly wrong.

When a child decides he or she likes football, they choose a team to support. They will never ever decide they are a fan of a women’s team, it’s just fact.

I am a fan of sport with women at the forefront (my favourite athletes list would include Jessica Ennis and Sally Gunnell, for example), but I just cannot get into women’s football, despite huge pressure from the powers that be. I think it’s that pressure from the PC crowd at the Beeb, SKY and other outlets that will always make me go against their will.
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November 21, 2021, 5:04pm
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When a child decides he or she likes football, they choose a team to support. They will never ever decide they are a fan of a women’s team, it’s just fact.

You do know you are talking unadulterated sexist bo**ocks, don't you?
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Heisenberg
November 21, 2021, 5:30pm
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Quoted from tarka
[quote=120888]

When a child decides he or she likes football, they choose a team to support. They will never ever decide they are a fan of a women’s team, it’s just fact.

You do know you are talking unadulterated sexist bo**ocks, don't you?


You’re being a bit over sensitive, in my opinion. If society deems me a sexist, then so be it.
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