Brighton Ladies

[kingcole]

As in the football team (rather than the sort in West Street)

Is anyone else totally un-interested in who, what or why they are?

It's great they have a team. I guess it's also great they scored double figures against a team recently, but they currently seem to be enjoying nearly a quarter of the coverage on the club's website.

This is disproportionately high. to prove my point, we only need to look at the crowds at the ladies game. (actually I have no idea how many watch, so I may be talking bull)

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Do you not think that the reason they get so much coverage is that the club want people to be MORE interested?

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

It's called advertising.

 

[Acker79]

Clearly a quarter if the website is not dedicated to the women's team, so you must mean the latest news. Considering they just had a cup match yesterday afternoon, that has to be expected. The club should promote all it's teams: the women, the development squad, the various age kids teams.

There will be a lot of fans unaware these teams either exist or when/where they play, and by giving them coverage this will increase attendances and interest.

 

[Bad Ash]

They also get an awful lot of coverage on the Twitter feed.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I watched a lot of the game yesterday on a live feed, I want all the Albion teams to do well, we are a community club and its good to see all out associated teams doing well.

 

[albion534]

don't see the problem with it, it doesn't effect your life does it? or do you feel woman should be in the kitchen and not out enjoying themselves?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I like that the club are trying to encourage us to all watch more. But in my opinion, ladies football would be much more exciting if everything was a little smaller.

It's all too big. The ball, the pitch, the goals. Everything makes them look slower and worse than they really are, because we can compare them directly to the men. It's like seeing young lads play - the match looks like it's in slow motion sometimes.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

The womens reserves won the league on Sunday, finishing the season undefeated. Brighton are taking massive steps forward with womens football with the aim to get into the WSL2.

 

[Ernest]

Sepp Blatter was right when he said they need to wear tight shorts and skimpy tops to get more men interested in womens football

 

[drew]

Not sure what the point is! If you are not interested then don't read the news items, simple. I doubt that it is a question that if they publish one about the ladies that is one less article they print about the first team.

Ladies/girls football is growing in Sussex and probably that is reflected all over the country. There are more women/girls going to watch the Albion than when I first started watching so is it any wonder more of them are playing football.

 

[kingcole]

I don't have strong opinions and I was seeking others views.

As a subscriber to Albions Facebook and Twitter feeds, then I do get a large amount of women related messages. I'm no interested so I do just skip over them. Everytime I see a new bit of Albion news, I am eager to read it right away, and recently, more has been of the ladies.

I absolutely don't think women should be chained to the kitchen sink, nor does my wife who comes to many games with me.

I am also referring to the news, rather than the site as a whole.

Was always going to be a tricky topic on which to raise my point without rustling a few PC feathers!

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I don't have strong opinions and I was seeking others views.

As a subscriber to Albions Facebook and Twitter feeds, then I do get a large amount of women related messages. I'm no interested so I do just skip over them. Everytime I see a new bit of Albion news, I am eager to read it right away, and recently, more has been of the ladies.

I absolutely don't think women should be chained to the kitchen sink, nor does my wife who comes to many games with me.

I am also referring to the news, rather than the site as a whole.

Was always going to be a tricky topic on which to raise my point without rustling a few PC feathers!

Are you saying you just want first team news, they have loads on AITC, FFP, U18,U21 and tickets as well. I read it all and often complain when they fail to cover any elements of the club. Bizarrly today they have advertised the Development squad game and its behind closed doors, when they are at Lancing and ST get in for free they often don't give them a mention until late in the day.

 

[dougdeep]

Not sure what the OP does want.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

... similarly irrelevant sides, like the under-13s.

That is an outrageous comparison. Shame on you.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

(the U-13 are WAY more 'relevant' - there might just be a brilliant 13 year old coming through, who will one day make it to the first team..)

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I fully agree and this is something I too have grown tired of in recent times. I've nothing against the women's team at all, but I don't want to hear about it. Like you, I 'like' the club on Facebook and visit the website most days, and it seems the number of women's football news items has gone through the roof recently. I have no problem with the women playing or those who want to go and watch. I would feel exactly the same if the club suddenly decided to drastically increase coverage of similarly irrelevant sides, like the under-13s. By all means cover all our teams and provide information in a place that people who are interested can find it, but don't ram it down the throats of the majority with banal stories almost every day. Four of the last 13 stories on the website are about the women's team. Whatever way you look at it, that's ridiculous.

I believe the club have a filter system on their news site. i imagine its for the minority of people that want to be selective about what the club is up to and just get the news they are after i.e first team and tickets only.

 

[father_and_son]

I don't have strong opinions and I was seeking others views.

As a subscriber to Albions Facebook and Twitter feeds, then I do get a large amount of women related messages. I'm no interested so I do just skip over them. Everytime I see a new bit of Albion news, I am eager to read it right away, and recently, more has been of the ladies.

I absolutely don't think women should be chained to the kitchen sink, nor does my wife who comes to many games with me.

I am also referring to the news, rather than the site as a whole.

Was always going to be a tricky topic on which to raise my point without rustling a few PC feathers!

Nothing to do with being PC. As the father of a teenage girl who until recently played for a local club (stopped due to GCSE's) and knowing another from her school who plays in the BHA Women's youth team, I think the club does a great job of promoting the women's game and I am always keen to hear how they got on.