Blind-Faith
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I’m sure with all the hype around now, stadiums will be sold out every week so they won’t be able to give tickets away.
1st of October the season starts so I’m sure a few on here have got their season tickets sorted
I’m sure with all the hype around now, stadiums will be sold out every week so they won’t be able to give tickets away.I have to say some of the games at the World Cup have been pretty good and the standard of football has been better than I expected .
That's because the standard of women's domestic football in England is generally crap and the goalkeepers , particularly, are woeful. Wouldn't watch them if I were given a free ticket.
I think the difference is that women's tennis doesn't try and merge into men's in the same way.
The games obviously different
Clearly goalkeepers will struggle more they don’t have the reach of male keepers
It’s a competition on its own merits though and don’t see what the issue is
I wasn’t they invested but wanting them to lose is a bit odd
Mary Earps is a great keeper. The Aussie one was very good too.I have to say some of the games at the World Cup have been pretty good and the standard of football has been better than I expected .
That's because the standard of women's domestic football in England is generally crap and the goalkeepers , particularly, are woeful. Wouldn't watch them if I were given a free ticket.
Won them the game Vs franceMary Earps is a great keeper. The Aussie one was very good too.
One thing I would say though the best female achievement today seems a bit submerged by the World Cup coverage
Absolutely.
KJT.
My main issue with it is that the clubs that had taken women’s football seriously in the first place, eg Doncaster, Notts Co, Lincoln etc were ditched the moment the FA decided to give a monkey’s and their spots handed to the ‘big’ men’s clubs. And so all we have now is the same teams as the men but with vaginas.I do think some people have it in for women's football
I understand the annoyance of all the overhype and media frenzy etc, but be annoyed with the media and the papers. Don't be annoyed with women's football. It's not their fault everyone else is bigging it up.
I am moving to Folkestone soon and if they have a women's team, I will gladly go along and have a look.
I think it's great young girls at school are now getting the same chance the boys have always had.
I am guess you are not English then.I didn't watch the match as i was away, but i'm not surprised that we lost having seen previous Spain and England games at this WWC. Spain looked absolutely woeful against Sweden because the Swedes adopted the high-press. Spain only prevailed in the last 15 minutes when Sweden tired and they were able to play the ticky-tacky possession football more. It sounds as though England didn't/couldn't change their tactics to challenge the Spanish style and technical ability. England, on the other hand, only looked really good in previous games when they played hoofball, with the likes of Russo and Hemp running onto the long through-ball.
The media hype pisses me off, particularly the 1966 comparisons. I don't watch women's football generally because i find the standard frustratingly low and i don't enjoy it. But i don't blame the players for the hype - i just turn off the radio, scroll to the actual news, etc.
I think Earps won the Golden Glove practically by default as she didn't have any notable howlers! As mentioned elsewhere, they need to work on developing goalkeeping standards in the women's game. As for GK shirts, i agree it is too much of a limited market to warrant making them.
The pen was soft, but Earps was off her line and VAR has intervened earlier in the tournament to get a retake.
Roll on the Rugby World Cup!
Well i am, but my Mum was Welsh, so growing up in the 70s when Wales were the predominant force in rugby meant ours was a Wales household, which i have hung on to, strangely. As a consequence, i have no urge to see England prosper, particularly as they have played a dull version of the game for 20 years or more.I am guess you are not English then.I'm dreading it.
They hammered Wales at the weekend didn't they?Well i am, but my Mum was Welsh, so growing up in the 70s when Wales were the predominant force in rugby meant ours was a Wales household, which i have hung on to, strangely. As a consequence, i have no urge to see England prosper, particularly as they have played a dull version of the game for 20 years or more.
But i just enjoy watching cracking rugby and don't actually care who wins. I have South Africa in the draw at work - i might be in with a shout! But we need another thread on that, i think.
Yes, true. Sorry.Would we say 52-16 is a "hammering"?
Really? Horses for courses. Probably growing up in a rugby-oriented house, i guess.I find egg chasing less appealing than women’s football so start a thread on it if you must…
Incredibly sad, such a high to such a low.This is so sad.
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Stems from being forced to play it at school, but it’s a boring sport regardless with weird rules and for the most part a fan base with a chip on its shoulder towards football.Really? Horses for courses. Probably growing up in a rugby-oriented house, i guess.
... in your opinion. Which you are entitled to.Stems from being forced to play it at school, but it’s a boring sport regardless with weird rules and for the most part a fan base with a chip on its shoulder towards football.
Judging by the relatively low popularity of the game in this country I am not alone and the swathe of comments from Wasps fans during their time here didn’t really endear me to the sport either.... in your opinion. Which you are entitled to.
Families are extremely tightly knitted here in Spain and relationships between fathers and daughters particularly so and on that basis I think that most would have made the same decision in delaying the awful news. Not saying it's either right or wrong, simply the way it is.Apparently it was her family's idea. I think that is shocking. I don't think i would ever forgive my family for withholding that from me for two days? I'm sure she is ballsy enough to have focussed on the game and play harder for her dad. If they knew he was close the end (a long illness, it said), she should have been given the chance to fly home to be with him at the end.
Thanks for the insight. It's what it makes it more surprising that she wasn't told he was near the end and she could say "bollocks to the football - it's only a game. I'm flying home".Families are extremely tightly knitted here in Spain and relationships between fathers and daughters particularly so and on that basis I think that most would have made the same decision in delaying the awful news. Not saying it's either right or wrong, simply the way it is.
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Brilliant achievement but very poor coverage
It's a bit morbid talking about these things but I just read that it was a sudden death and not anticipated which brings a little more weight to the family's decision.
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