[Football] Lewes / Albion - Jan 4

Hamilton · Dec 28, 2024

Double header on 4 January.

Lewes v Cheshunt at 3pm

Albion v Arsenal at 5.30pm

This could offer 180 minutes of football to mark the New Year.

COYR / UTA

Hamilton · Dec 30, 2024

Bouncing this because you’d be mad not to want to watch football with a pint in your hand before the Albion game.

timbha · Dec 30, 2024

Nowadays I find it hard to think of Lewes as being a real football club. Seems to be more of a campaigning, protesting vehicle for real ale drinkers with beards and ruck sacks.
But I might be wrong.

Hamilton · Dec 30, 2024

timbha said:
Nowadays I find it hard to think of Lewes as being a real football club. Seems to be more of a campaigning, protesting vehicle for real ale drinkers with beards and ruck sacks.
But I might be wrong.

And you are wrong. Maybe you should come along.

And there’s nothing wrong with campaigning for something.

timbha · Dec 30, 2024

Hamilton said:
And you are wrong. Maybe you should come along.

And there’s nothing wrong with campaigning for something.

Genuine question. Do they still pay the men and women the same? If so, how do they manage to attract men in a much tougher league?

Must admit that I’ve not been to the Pan for a couple of years

Hamilton · Dec 31, 2024

timbha said:
Genuine question. Do they still pay the men and women the same? If so, how do they manage to attract men in a much tougher league?

Must admit that I’ve not been to the Pan for a couple of years

The budgets for both teams are the same. Bear in mind that when the women were in the second tier they were bringing more revenue into the club than the men’s team.

timbha · Dec 31, 2024

Hamilton said:
The budgets for both teams are the same. Bear in mind that when the women were in the second tier they were bringing more revenue into the club than the men’s team.

Thanks for explaining. I suppose “budget being the same” isn’t the same as “players are paid the same”, that I (think I) recall was reported on the news.
So, maybe the same budget being spread between fewer players allows men to be paid more.

It’s this type of lack of clarity that makes me doubt the integrity, but I suppose it’s the same everywhere.

Motogull · Dec 31, 2024

Nice idea @Hamilton but I could never get it past the Mrs.

Is it PotG? · Dec 31, 2024

Stand in 3° for 2 hours, rush and shove to reach Amex kick-off then freeze again.....what's not to like?

A1X · Dec 31, 2024

Motogull said:
Nice idea @Hamilton but I could never get it past the Mrs.

Can she play left back?

BN9 BHA · Dec 31, 2024

timbha said:
Nowadays I find it hard to think of Lewes as being a real football club. Seems to be more of a campaigning, protesting vehicle for real ale drinkers with beards and ruck sacks.
But I might be wrong.

I would watch Lewes regularly if I lived in the town, I go occasionally and haven’t got a beard, don’t take a ruck sack and don’t drink. :smile:

Probably the best non league ground I have been to, always a friendly atmosphere.

Hamilton · Dec 31, 2024

Motogull said:
Nice idea @Hamilton but I could never get it past the Mrs.

I’ll have a go at her.

Hamilton · Dec 31, 2024

timbha said:
Thanks for explaining. I suppose “budget being the same” isn’t the same as “players are paid the same”, that I (think I) recall was reported on the news.
So, maybe the same budget being spread between fewer players allows men to be paid more.

It’s this type of lack of clarity that makes me doubt the integrity, but I suppose it’s the same everywhere.

It’s the lack of clarity in media reporting that should make you question the integrity of journalism, not Lewes. They have always said ‘same budget’ and tried to correct poor journalism.

chaileyjem · Dec 31, 2024

timbha said:
Thanks for explaining. I suppose “budget being the same” isn’t the same as “players are paid the same”, that I (think I) recall was reported on the news.
So, maybe the same budget being spread between fewer players allows men to be paid more.

It’s this type of lack of clarity that makes me doubt the integrity, but I suppose it’s the same everywhere.

The BBC reported it at the time as "The Football Club with the same budget for men's and women's teams"

Lewes FC: The football club with same budget for men's & women's teams

How Lewes FC are pioneering equality by giving their men's and women's teams the same playing budget.

www.bbc.co.uk

Guinness Boy · Dec 31, 2024

BN9 BHA said:
I would watch Lewes regularly if I lived in the town, I go occasionally and haven’t got a beard, don’t take a ruck sack and don’t drink.
Probably the best non league ground I have been to, always a friendly atmosphere.

It’s the best non league ground I’ve been to. Not much campaigning at Lewes v Whitehawk last season. Not much beer drinking either given the size of the queue :rant:

BN9 BHA · Dec 31, 2024

Guinness Boy said:
It’s the best non league ground I’ve been to. Not much campaigning at Lewes v Whitehawk last season. Not much beer drinking either given the size of the queue

Yes I went to that match, quite pleased I didn’t have to queue up for beer.

LamieRobertson · Dec 31, 2024

BN9 BHA said:
Yes I went to that match, quite pleased I didn’t have to queue up for beer.

Yeah but that’s what the rucksacks are for

stewart12 · Dec 31, 2024

Guinness Boy said:
It’s the best non league ground I’ve been to. Not much campaigning at Lewes v Whitehawk last season. Not much beer drinking either given the size of the queue

I'd say it's basically perfect as a non league ground

Peter Grummit · Dec 31, 2024

Whitehawk v Lewes NYDay 3pm

dazzer6666 · Dec 31, 2024

Hamilton said:
The budgets for both teams are the same. Bear in mind that when the women were in the second tier they were bringing more revenue into the club than the men’s team.

…..a lot of which was in the form of FA grants (including for salaries for certain support staff), which they now don’t get since dropping a tier.

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