Wimmins Football

[turienzo's lovechild]

Serious question - are there any sports that women are genuinely better than men at?

well most PROPER sports are based on speed, strength or stamina (or a combination of)....men are on average superior to women in those areas

 

[Triggaaar]

Just watched a BBC news report about an England Ladies international and how she "only" earns £20k a year for representing her country. The piece finished with the reporter asking "how long before the gender gap closes?".

I'll ****ing answer it for you, you ****ing clueless ****, when women's football attracts 40k fans week in week out. When its a marketable product. When the standard of football on show is better than watching a bluesquare southern division under-12's half a pitch game at half time.

Apparently, this pay gap is a failure of the Olympic legacy. No it isn't, it's because the standard of football in the women's game is dire. It's because the standard of women's football only attracts 400 people to pay to watch an England international. £20k to entertain 400 people 6 times a year is too ****ing much.

Discuss.

You're right, there's little to discuss.

The goalkeepers are generally shocking.

Definitely, when I watch highlights of women's footy so often the goals are chipped goals - the keepers are rarely over 5'8" sometimes smaller, they stand no chance.

Womens football:

9 munters
1 fit bird
and the comedy gold that is the goalkeeper.

I went to uni in 1990 and was talking to the ladies football team about the standard of women's football, and I said then that it was all ok except for the goalies. The goalie didn't like that. So nothing has changed in 23 years. It's like when the celebrities take on the old stars (men's footy), all of the celebrity team are 'celebrities' except for the keeper - they get a professional. Because it's a ridiculously difficult job, and it's easy to look like a fool in goal.

Our womens team only get paid for travel expenses and they are playing in the equivalent of League 1.

The worlds best women's team are nothing like the standard of league 1.

Serious question - are there any sports that women are genuinely better than men at?

Serious answer - no.

 

[The Brighton Ace]

One of the many reasons why Women's football was held back for such a long time. http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/feb/11/newsstory.womensfootball

I suggest that a few of you on here have a read.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

It's like when the celebrities take on the old stars (men's footy), all of the celebrity team are 'celebrities' except for the keeper - they get a professional. Because it's a ridiculously difficult job, and it's easy to look like a fool in goal.

Not universally true. In the biggest charity game every year, Patrick Kielty and Jamie Theakston play in goal, and both have looked very capable.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I actually googled my own question, and the only sport that women appear to be indisputably better at than men is yoga

Yoga isn't a sport.

The best answer I can think of is equestrianism.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

Smaller goals (7yds x 7ft) is a spectacularly good idea. I wonder why they don't do exactly that as it would end at a stroke the farce that is every game including several "chipped" goals over a helpless looking keeper (nothing says that men and women playing the same sport have to use the same dimensions/equipment...).

Did anyone else see the clips shown before the Leicester game of Albion's women...? I was really hoping they wouldn't be embarrassing but unfortunately all of the cliches were presented inside about 90 seconds footage...

 

[Mellotron]

Was anyone else in the concourse last saturday when they were showing the Albion Women's highlights?

There were some genuinely loud outbreaks of laughter at some of the football being played, particularly the goalkeeping. Was a bit awkward actually.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Smaller goals (7yds x 7ft) is a spectacularly good idea. I wonder why they don't do exactly that as it would end at a stroke the farce that is every game including several "chipped" goals over a helpless looking keeper (nothing says that men and women playing the same sport have to use the same dimensions/equipment...).

Did anyone else see the clips shown before the Leicester game of Albion's women...? I was really hoping they wouldn't be embarrassing but unfortunately all of the cliches were presented inside about 90 seconds footage...

men are on average taller than women....i can't see how it makes any sense to have men and women using the same sized goals

i'm 6 foot 2 and am probably on the short side when it comes to goalkeepers, it certainly feels like it when i'm in a full sized goal....i'm taller than the vast majority of women

 

[MattBackHome]

well most PROPER sports are based on speed, strength or stamina (or a combination of)....men are on average superior to women in those areas

also hand/eye coordination.

 

[Triggaaar]

Not universally true. In the biggest charity game every year, Patrick Kielty and Jamie Theakston play in goal, and both have looked very capable.

I think that's the same game I've been talking about, and Mark Bosnich would be the celebrity keeper. Has it changed, or does a celebrity do half a game?

 

[Mellotron]

Nice fishing though.

?? ??

 

[stripeyshark]

About 80,000 people watched ladies England vs Brazil at Wembley in the Olympics, but I see the rest of your point.



7 yards by 7 feet as opposed to the usual 8 x 8' could work?

Thins was my thinking.

 

[Triggaaar]

Yoga isn't a sport.

The best answer I can think of is equestrianism.

Oo good call. I don't think women are considered better, but it's much more even.

Smaller goals (7yds x 7ft) is a spectacularly good idea. I wonder why they don't do exactly that

It probably is a good idea, but maybe they think the higher number of goals in more entertaining (remember the yanks wanted to make the men's goals bigger for the '94 WC). And feminists (women football players) wouldn't want to ask for something smaller than the men use.

 

[Munkfish]

Womens football isnt big in the UK, if they want to make a career and are good enough go to a country where you can play professional.

Much like Men have to do if there own countries league is a pile of old w*nk.

You cant expect people to go and watch something they clearly dont want to.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Was anyone else in the concourse last saturday when they were showing the Albion Women's highlights?

There were some genuinely loud outbreaks of laughter at some of the football being played, particularly the goalkeeping. Was a bit awkward actually.

You sexist PIG

 

[Seagull27]

Oo good call. I don't think women are considered better, but it's much more even.

It probably is a good idea, but maybe they think the higher number of goals in more entertaining (remember the yanks wanted to make the men's goals bigger for the '94 WC). And feminists (women football players) wouldn't want to ask for something smaller than the men use.

Perhaps some of the olympic gymnastic sports. Or figure skating. Or synchronised swimming? All of those could be debated though.

 

[Bladders]

Serious question - are there any sports that women are genuinely better than men at?

Womens Tennis is far more entertaining than mens to watch.

 

[Bladders]

Was anyone else in the concourse last saturday when they were showing the Albion Women's highlights?

There were some genuinely loud outbreaks of laughter at some of the football being played, particularly the goalkeeping. Was a bit awkward actually.

Understandable, It's comedy gold

 

[Bladders]

I think that's the same game I've been talking about, and Mark Bosnich would be the celebrity keeper. Has it changed, or does a celebrity do half a game?

John Leslie used to do the keeping at these events before he was outed iirc.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Womens Tennis is far more entertaining than mens to watch.

That's a very good shout, but they are not BETTER than the men in ability. Competetiveness, yes.

I remember in the early/mid 2000's the womens game being immense. The Williams sisters, Davenport, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Sharapova, Mauresmo.