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Heisenberg
November 21, 2021, 10:27pm
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Not a huge fan of watching women’s football but it’s great for my daughter to have some positive female roles models. Someone on this thread has actually cited Sally Gunnell which shows there not a lot of athletes for girls to watch. Those grumbling should probably consider that it’s not necessary about them.


Some good points from many on here, but my main point is not about the quality on offer. Even if the women’s game was better than the men’s, I’d still support town and England (both men’s teams) because it’s tribal. The women’s game won’t ever mean anything for me (I’m 46 and those two teams, other than the health of my family, are next in line and mean the world to me).

I suspect the next generation will feel the same way.

I don’t doubt for a minute that the women’s game is getting better all the time.

Someone made a good point about female pundits too. Let’s make it quite clear, it’s purely box ticking. That Alex Scott is dreadful, but the scouse lass on Sky Sports is decent. Either way, I personally don’t feel they should be involved, just like I still have no idea why Dion Dublin was a summariser on the Women’s World Cup! That is ridiculous. It does work both ways.

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Some good points from many on here, but my main point is not about the quality on offer. Even if the women’s game was better than the men’s, I’d still support town and England (both men’s teams) because it’s tribal. The women’s game won’t ever mean anything for me (I’m 46 and those two teams, other than the health of my family, are next in line and mean the world to me).

I suspect the next generation will feel the same way.

I don’t doubt for a minute that the women’s game is getting better all the time.

Someone made a good point about female pundits too. Let’s make it quite clear, it’s purely box ticking. That Alex Scott is dreadful, but the scouse lass on Sky Sports is decent. Either way, I personally don’t feel they should be involved, just like I still have no idea why Dion Dublin was a summariser on the Women’s World Cup! That is ridiculous. It does work both ways.



Did it have anything to do with doing up houses?

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November 21, 2021, 11:00pm

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Whys Dale Houston resigned??
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So sorry to hear this. A really decent lad, that delivered what he said he would. Done a great job creating a women’s football offering for the club, and has been so successful.

Joking apart, whether you are fan of ladies football or not (and I’m not a big fan), I hope Dale is okay. In these days when things like physical and mental health issues keep popping up out of the blue, I hope things are okay for him and his family.
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Whether poeple like women's football or not (and I'm not going to get into whether it's a sexist opinion or not, as in itself it isn't, but some of the ways it's expressed can sometimes be)...

Some people will be interested in news about GTFC women's team (I am) and as our women's team becomes more established, we will have more news and more posts on this forum.

It's going to get very tiresome if every thread descends into a "I do/don't care about women's football" so maybe on the next thread about the women's team, if it's not your bag... just don't read it?
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Some good points from many on here, but my main point is not about the quality on offer. Even if the women’s game was better than the men’s, I’d still support town and England (both men’s teams) because it’s tribal. The women’s game won’t ever mean anything for me (I’m 46 and those two teams, other than the health of my family, are next in line and mean the world to me).

I suspect the next generation will feel the same way.



Sounds very much like the kind of thing someone who’s nearly 50 would say.

Children don’t get into football “because it’s tribal”, they do it because they like certain players, kits, the experience of going, etc. Just now, a lot of that can be delivered by the women’s game and the whole thing isn’t served only by men, unlike when you were growing up nearly half a century ago.

How long has the women’s game had a massive profile - 18 months, 2 years? Bit early to be speaking on behalf of “the next generation”…
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Very good point Ska. And the implication of what Heisenberg said is that women aren’t part of the tribe.


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i personally only watch it to see if any are fit, sorry sad i know but i bet im not the only one lol
Alex Morgan is a belter but from the brits alex greenwood is worth a poke lol.
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Been along to watch the ladies play three matches this season, and me and the kids have really enjoyed it.  

I am very surprised to hear this news. From what I saw Dale looked to be doing a brilliant job and I was particularly impressed when observing him manage the team from the touchline.  By the looks of it, they were far more professionally run than what the visiting teams were. Flying at the top of the league too.

Really hope that he is okay as it's all a bit sudden. Hope too that the club are able to find someone that is able to carry on the with the progress for the ladies team.
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Whys Dale Houston resigned??


It may well have come out of the blue for the club as well.
Presumably they will will be clarifying the situation soon.
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