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[Football] So is Alan Brazil a Dinosaur?
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SkirlieWirlie
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He really doesn't have long for this world...
aolstudios
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This is true. It's the Alpha Male Syndrome. Like the days of 'I don't mind gays as long as they don't come near me'. At a deeper level it is a notion of male superiority. So whilst some could correctly point out that women don't have the same physical make up as men and cannot, generally, compete at the same standard, their argument is often based in sexism as it's an irrelevant point.There aren’t many physical sports where men and women can compete equally, so really don’t understand why so many people feel the need to keep comparing the men’s and women’s game. Almost like they feel a bit threatened by it
*I'm not attributing that to your point as yours was made in relevant context
Insel affe
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Or just being antagonistic causing debate and boosting ratings.Or is he just saying what the majority of football fans think?
talkSPORT host Alan Brazil is dubbed a 'dinosaur' live on air
Brazil's co-host Shebahn Aherne suggested that getting United's women's team some silverware should be a primary target, but the Scot was having none of it.www.dailymail.co.uk
The target audience is Brexit voting white van debt riddled man on his way to Ladbrookes or Big Billy Hills to gamble the housekeeping away possibly.
I listen occasionally and the huge amount of gambling content, be that adverts themselves or people from betting companies on air giving odds on everything and dressing it up as content, is really dreadful. Makes me feel really uncomfortable.
POSKETT AT THE VALLEY
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I actually enjoy listening to Talk Sport…..along with Millions of others.
jackalbion
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Yeah he is. Women's football is massively growing, and in demographics of young people completely different to what current men's football fans are in. Only need to see arsenals success in attendances. Ultimately its a few years behind, but if you aren't properly investing in the women's game you will be left behind as a football club. Like it or not women's football is bringing new people into the game that have never shown an interest. The quality doesn't matter if you have nothing to compare it to.
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When it is good (Max Rushden, Danny Kelly, H&J, even Simon Jordan) it is an entertaining listen. At other times more of a challenge.
jackalbion
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Also Crap like this is complete bollocks, the men and women's game are very different and I don't know why people feel the need to compare on both side. Some aspects of the women's game does my head in, and some aspects of the men's game irritates me. I read far too many comments about people not feeling safe at Palace, complete bollocks, nothing has happened to me in attending over 1000 games in this country (abroad not so different
). People need to accept that the men's game has a bit of swearing, a bit of posturing, but if you don't want any trouble you are left alone. If you don't want that go and watch the women's game, it's a lot friendlier, but I'm also not going to rock up to a women's game (for example Palace on Sunday) and expect a seg line and running battles at a local derby.One big aspect I find odd is people supporting a men's side and then a different women's side, I feel its heading down a more corporate route, about players and image. Rather than the aspect of football which is so important in the men's side, community and local pride, and ultimately the club. I support Brighton women because its under the umbrella of the club, and I would find it strange otherwise.
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MattBackHome
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My favourite bit of this thread is the idea that calling him a dinosaur is AGEIST. 
Also it's a sublime return to form for the OP in dropping his guts on a new thread and just f***ing off out of it for the day.
Also it's a sublime return to form for the OP in dropping his guts on a new thread and just f***ing off out of it for the day.
Thunder Bolt
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With respect, you don't know what has happened to women going to men's matches.Also Crap like this is complete bollocks, the men and women's game are very different and I don't know why people feel the need to compare on both side. Some aspects of the women's game does my head in, and some aspects of the men's game irritates me. I read far too many comments about people not feeling safe at Palace, complete bollocks, nothing has happened to me in attending over 1000 games in this country (abroad not so different
One big aspect I find odd is people supporting a men's side and then a different women's side, I feel its heading down a more corporate route, about players and image. Rather than the aspect of football which is so important in the men's side, community and local pride, and ultimately the club. I support Brighton women because its under the umbrella of the club, and I would find it strange otherwise.
Your post is a classic, 'if it hasn't happened to me, it hasn't happened'.
jackalbion
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Complete bollocks maybe a bit harsh, but in recent years, its relatively trouble free, but if people don't want what I've described, don't attend. Isolated incidents of more serious poor behaviour to women happen in all aspects of society, I don't think its solely a football problem, its a societal problem. I never said it hasn't happened.
Mackenzie
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Thunder Bolt
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But you still felt qualified to question a woman's statement that she felt safer, with her kids, going to women's matches.
It was more than a bit harsh.
jackalbion
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If she feels safer going to women's games that her prerogative, I just don't happen to fully agree with some of those comments. I understand there are aspects of the men's game that are unwelcoming to women. I do think there are campaigns to make women feel safer at football games, and those should be supported. I think that people focus on football, and from experience I find the football crowd to be as bad as people at a gig/rugby etc, and I feel men's football gets a worse rep in that sense.
Thunder Bolt
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Your last sentence says 'from experience' Please accept that other people have had different experiences.
stewart12
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Absolutely
The thing that mainly puts me off TS is the obsession with gambling and chronic boozing.
jackalbion
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Yeah other people have different experiences, I can't live someone else's experience, that's their opinion, what I described is also experiences of women I know. I'm saying I don't agree with that person's experience, they are fine to have their own experience. Kind of going away from the main point of my original post here. Its different horses for different courses. If you don't like the experience of Men's football, for various reasons, then Women's football may be for you.