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Any dumpling could do what you've done. Winning a set of tennis is a far superior task. You said it wouldn't be close yet she's beaten men in practice times. I was lucky enough to be hitting on another court when she was dishing a lesson out to a fellow male French pro. These things do happen.
Of course they wouldn't ne anywhere near the top 100 but they'd give most of the men a game outwith what
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20-03-2019 06:20 PM #61
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20-03-2019 06:24 PM #64
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Okay then
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20-03-2019 07:16 PM #65
The OP made a point that the majority have missed, the question wasn't about which is better but what effect the increased interest in women's football will have on the men's game up here.
It's very pertinent since English men's football is being priced out of the BBCs ability to cover live games and helps them meet equality targets by showing more of the women's fame, coupled with this big new Barclays sponsorship deal I can see their game growing ever bigger and the actual coverage eclipsing what the Scottish men's game achieves in no time at all.
Of course the women's game here too will struggle with that but of course a gateway to the English game is there for the better players in the same way it is for their male counterparts.
Will satellite broadcasters start throwing money at the women's game as well if it continues on an upwards curve? Course they will and that's where the OP is looking towards when he's wondering if the Scottish game will potentially be down graded in the eyes of the media.
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20-03-2019 07:36 PM #66
When I lived in Munich, the German Ladies team was preparing for the World Cup Finals (having been world champions as recently as 2007) and had various games in preparation. One of these was against a team from the south of Bavaria who were representing their region, an area roughly the size of East Lothian
A full strength Ladies team was sent out and duly earned a 2-2- draw... against the Under 18 boys.
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I can't imagine there's a single person who will say that they think women's football in general would be able to beat our elite teams in a match but I absolutely believe that the women's game in England will financially be ahead of our game if the same path is followed by both games for the next 10 yrs
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20-03-2019 08:05 PM #68
When I watch a Hibs Ladies game on the TV, I don't wonder if they have the physicality to cope with Hearts or the skills to match Barcelona, I just enjoy watching some decent football from a Hibs team.
I'm also aware that there will be some bad errors in the game, but then I'm equally aware that I'm watching amateurs and not full time professionals. I adjust my expectations to the level I'm watching, just as I do when I'm at Easter Road or watching the World Cup.Mature, sensible signature required for responsible position. Good prospects for the right candidate. Apply within.
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When they played their matches at weekends they could more than hold their own and some were physically stronger than the boys!
I love the fact that women's football is out there and is being talked about and publicised a bit more than it ever has before. There is absolutely no reason why a girl who loves football should have to solely watch men play a game which can be played by anyone. I'll take my daughter to watch a women's game any day of the week and I'll sit and watch women's games with her. I don't want her growing up thinking that football is a game which can only be played at a high level by boys. There are men and women in the world and there should be no limits as to what anyone can do.
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It's hard to suggest that lack of 'official' recognition didn't have a negative impact on the game when you compare the status of the women's game here to countries in Scandinavia and the US.
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20-03-2019 08:59 PM #71
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There seems to be a desire for some to make it and either/or debate when it should really be seen as a "both" opportunity. The more the womens game thrives, the more a previously largely untapped source of fans becomes engaged with it. Some will watch womens matches, and it will grow and thrive. It also - critically - will push more people to go and watch the mens game. The mens game is established and provides the pinnacle of the sport (and given the physical/biological differences is likely to remain so).
It is an utter irrelevance about who would beat who. In literally any sport that requires physicality as a core component of competitiveness, a mediocre mens squad or individual will beat a womens equivalent be it football, rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis, athletics or whatever. If you think this is a valid point, then the logical conclusion is that all womens sport is largely pointless and irrelevant. This clearly isn't the case
I've recently moved down south and have been getting back involved in coaching girls football after heavy involvement in Scotland for years. I was at a meeting last week and the FA's goal is to have equal playing numbers of boys and girls in tem years, and are funding the growth very strongly. The Scottish FA are also working hard to develop and enhance the game. What is clear is the it will continue to grow, and the option of not embracing it for the overall benefit of the game wont exist.
Finally, the question of equal pay is largely moot. No-one is suggesting (seriously) that Hibs Ladies get paid the same as the mens 1st team. That's a straw man with no basis in truth
Remuneration for international representative football for what are essentially amateur players (certainly those based domestically) is worthy of more consideration.
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Whether the dinosaurs like it or not, the upsurge in women’d Football...of all codes, continues in Oz.
There is now a women’s Australian Rules competition and is in its second year.
Crowds of around 5000 are now not unknown and tv coverage is also in place
Rugby League...the most brutal of sports in my opinion, has also jumped on the bandwagon and has started its own competition too.
Fitba wise, the W League has been going for a few years, and although not getting any huge gates, is shown live on tv every week during the season.
The National women’s fitba team known as the Matildas, has been referred to as ‘Australia’s favourite sports team’ partly because of their excellent role modelling skills, but mostly because of their high standing in women’ world football...they win!
I have watched the emergence of women’s football down here, as a fitba supporter, with pride.
I can’t see them overtaking men’s football spectator wise, but if they do, good luck to them.
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The term ladies is very dated now.
It's not gentlemen's football.
It's men and women's football - or really just FOOTBALL.
Hibs Ladies will change to Hibs Women in near future but nearly all clubs now try avoid ladies.
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My post was in the context of the previous comments about the difference in quality between the Men's and Women's games.
As for a direct comparison... it was the cream of the Women's side against Boys, and they still couldn't win. Anyone that thinks they should be paid the same level of wages (as some have actually suggested) must be aff their nut.
If there's a market for Women's football, then that's fair enough, good luck to them. I don't think it'll be a threat to Men's Football commercially.
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You win the award for overly-awoke post of the day. Congrats.
No offence was intended to anybody, but that still doesn't stop people taking it.
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A poster simply stated that many clubs are now dropping the term 'Ladies' from their women's team, which happens to be factually correct, and another suggested it won't be long before Hibs follow suit. If that is 'taking offence' then our definitions of the term are obviously miles apart.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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21-03-2019 03:40 PM #85
I do some work for women's football and it's very much a family audience that they attract, much more so than men's football but there's no doubting that the groundwork is there with crowds and coverage increasing all the time. In reality though there's always likely to be a certain ceiling in how far crowds will progress and - most importantly - how much money the game can generate for itself. At the moment, a lot of the clubs are either struggling to stay afloat on their own limited income or are, rightly or wrongly, subsidised by each club's men's side.
The outfield technical ability can be outstanding in the games that I've seen, but there is certainly a lack of quality at times in the organisation of defences and certainly goalkeeping, though again it's improving all the time as the player pool increases.
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Just trying to help those who are oblivious to the changes taking place in the game - not trying to be a smart arse.
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21-03-2019 03:44 PM #87
Anyone know what the women are up to on Saturday?
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Scotland Under 17 women’s team play Norway at Oriam on Saturday. 16:30 kick off and free admission.
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assuming they get back in time after playing in Kazakhstan tonight
oops, getting my genders mixed up sorry :)
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