No absolutely no one, not even close. I don't like this kind of thread as it sounds like I'm having a go at the women, when I'm really not, the Womens game is its own thing. I doubt any would even get close to most semi pro teams.Just watching the highlights of the womens football on the BBC and I have a question to ask regarding the quality of the players. Do you think there are any female footballers out there who could hold their own at a professional club, say League 2 and up. I'm talking your Lucy Bronze's etc. I remember there was a story going round the internet of FC Dallas u14's beating the USA womens team 14-0 before a World Cup game.
I don't think the gap will start to close until the FA stops the genders from being separated as such an early age. It's all well and good saying the best of them are rubbish but they've only had rubbish competition, I bet half of the men's pro players would develop to the level they have if they had to go through women's grassroots.
nonsense
Do you not think we should open the possibility for women to play in men's teams even if hardly anyone took it up?
The physical differences make it impossible -do you think women if they wanted to should be allowed to box men over 15 rounds?
With football none of them would get a game, its pointless. Also they could get very badly injured, that applies even more to the boxing.Well yes because presumably they'd be in the same weight class. If it's voluntary for all parties I don't see the issue.
Well yes because presumably they'd be in the same weight class. If it's voluntary for all parties I don't see the issue.
With football none of them would get a game, its pointless. Also they could get very badly injured, that applies even more to the boxing.
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So would you allow men from non league to try and make the grade in the womens premier league?
I don't think the gap will start to close until the FA stops the genders from being separated as such an early age. It's all well and good saying the best of them are rubbish but they've only had rubbish competition, I bet half of the men's pro players would develop to the level they have if they had to go through women's grassroots.
I refuse to believe there aren’t women out there that are capable of doing the same as Peter Ramage, Yakubu, Andre Wright or Peter Vincenti.A lot of sports are allowed to be mixed up until the ages of around 10 - including Rugby Union. The gulf between men’s and women’s football is the physical side of things. Bigger humans, bigger lungs, and more muscle mass makes for an uneven playing field.
Ironically, inclusion of women into the men’s game would have the consequence of killing the women’s game in the process - which in itself is a tragedy.
If there was a demand for mixed gender football, I’d support the idea of organising this, it also solves the issue around transgender athletes too.
I dunno mate, even if you got some freak of nature that doesn't currently exist, I think it would be awkward for the blokes... something in the back of your mind would tell you to go easy.I'm not suggesting that in practice any would get a game. Just think on principle the opportunity should exist even if only a very few got to play. We do after all allow 16 year olds to play professional games
I dunno mate, even if you got some freak of nature that doesn't currently exist, I think it would be awkward for the blokes... something in the back of your mind would tell you to go easy.
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I refuse to believe there aren’t women out there that are capable of doing the same as Peter Ramage, Yakubu, Andre Wright or Peter Vincenti.
Funnily enough, all of those players would be around the tallest players at the last women’s World Cup. The tallest being 6”1 (my height), making Vincenti the tallest by 3 inches.
Again, there’s numerous cases of elite level women’s teams losing heavily to school boy teams (around U15 to U17)
To answer your post directly, the likelihood is that there probably aren’t female footballers who could competitively at League 1 or League 2 level.
There’s a reason the sports are sexes are segregated in sporting competition.
Tennis is slightly different as there's no contact, and Serena would still get pumped by anyone inside the top 300, and I'm being kind there.I guess we're more going on about a footballing equivalent of Serena Williams. Certainly not a call for integrating the teams completely. I don't however understand why segregation is there in non-physical sports.
Tennis is slightly different as there's no contact, and Serena would still get pumped by anyone inside the top 300, and I'm being kind there.
The segregation exists so the women have a chance to win something, and rightly so.
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Ah snooker or darts, I'll give you those ones. No reason really. In fact, they do allow women to play in mens darts now don't they?Why in things like snooker or darts is it necessary?
Ah snooker or darts, I'll give you those ones. No reason really. In fact, they do allow women to play in mens darts now don't they?
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I guess we're more going on about a footballing equivalent of Serena Williams. Certainly not a call for integrating the teams completely. I don't however understand why segregation is there in non-physical sports.
I wouldn't base the pay on the quality, better to base it on the interest and income it brings in. I would assume tennis is the only sport where viewer levels are similar for men and women.Serena Williams is a great example. Back in 1998 both the Williams’ sisters challenged the world number 203 (who dropped 100+ places in the rankings a shortly after the event) to a game and both got swept by him. After the matter, the guy who said he ‘played like a number 600 to keep it fun’ and they ‘wouldn’t be able to beat anyone in the top 500’ - referencing a top spin shot that apparently doesn’t get played in the women’s game.
Frankly, the argument female athletes are making is that they deserve equal pay. Tellingly, they are not arguing they should be allowed to play in the men’s game.
Before Federer came along, men's tennis had got really dull - especially on grass. Massive serve volliers, points over in three shots at best. In contrast, the women's game still had grace. The men's game is currently, in my view, better, but Tennis does ebb and flow with the generations.I wouldn't base the pay on the quality, better to base it on the interest and income it brings in. I would assume tennis is the only sport where viewer levels are similar for men and women.
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I only ever had a passing interest in tennis until Feds came along, the bloke is an absolute magician.Before Federer came along, men's tennis had got really dull - especially on grass. Massive serve volliers, points over in three shots at best. In contrast, the women's game still had grace. The men's game is currently, in my view, better, but Tennis does ebb and flow with the generations.
Serena Williams is a great example. Back in 1998 both the Williams’ sisters challenged the world number 203 (who dropped 100+ places in the rankings a shortly after the event) to a game and both got swept by him. After the matter, the guy who said he ‘played like a number 600 to keep it fun’ and they ‘wouldn’t be able to beat anyone in the top 500’ - referencing a top spin shot that apparently doesn’t get played in the women’s game.
Frankly, the argument female athletes are making is that they deserve equal pay. Tellingly, they are not arguing they should be allowed to play in the men’s game.
I got sent off in a charity 6 a side game for slide tackling a girl in her 20s and then 2 mins later taking out a 6ft6 bloke and then standing over and threatening him Roy Keane style - I still feel bad for the girlI dunno mate, even if you got some freak of nature that doesn't currently exist, I think it would be awkward for the blokes... something in the back of your mind would tell you to go easy.
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