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14-01-2025, 02:13 PM
PHeffernan

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Originally Posted by Brightside

Add to that the league then showing highlights of teams getting pumped and awful goalkeeping highlights. The game in Scotland has went backwards in the last 10 years. All about participation rather then improving the elite level.

I disagree with your highlighted point.
The womens game in Scotland is improving every season and part of the reason for that is higher and higher participation by girls and teens which feeds our teams.
The elephant in the room with the Womens game in Scotland is paying spectator numbers which are currently negligable with a large proportion of those that do attend being players family and friends. Hibs currently attract crowds of a couple of hundred. As one of the 5 professional clubs in the country that must be a major concern.
14-01-2025, 02:41 PM
Chorley Hibee

I know sponsorship and donations make up a lot of the finances involved in the Women's game, but it must be nearing a difficult decision (retaining professional status) based upon the crowds I've been present in.

I take my daughter a good few times a season, and we even sponsor a few of the team, and it's a great shame to see how poorly attended it is.
14-01-2025, 03:27 PM
superfurryhibby

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Originally Posted by Brightside

Add to that the league then showing highlights of teams getting pumped and awful goalkeeping highlights. The game in Scotland has went backwards in the last 10 years. All about participation rather then improving the elite level.

Participation has got to be good.
14-01-2025, 04:20 PM
Brightside

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Originally Posted by PHeffernan

I disagree with your highlighted point.
The womens game in Scotland is improving every season and part of the reason for that is higher and higher participation by girls and teens which feeds our teams.
The elephant in the room with the Womens game in Scotland is paying spectator numbers which are currently negligable with a large proportion of those that do attend being players family and friends. Hibs currently attract crowds of a couple of hundred. As one of the 5 professional clubs in the country that must be a major concern.

Ive watched the game for 20 years - I honestly think the top level games im watching in this league, that the football is worse.
14-01-2025, 04:22 PM
Brightside

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Originally Posted by superfurryhibby

Participation has got to be good.

But it needs elite coaching, and the top players identified and developed. Having 40 more womens teams doesnt help when the majority of it is recreational.
14-01-2025, 04:52 PM
SickBoy32

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Originally Posted by Brightside

Ive watched the game for 20 years - I honestly think the top level games im watching in this league, that the football is worse.

Been watching it for 10+ years and totally disagree.

In the past it was just 2 sides (Hibs and Glasgow city steamrolling over the other teams on a weekly basis) - whereas now there are 5 teams (Hibs / hearts / OF / Glasgow city) at the top who are all able to beat each other. That is progress and an indication that the league is improving surely? In time, you’d expect the other SPL sides will get involved and help shape the league further.

Motherwell and Partick do well considering their modest budgets. The league being trimmed for next season will help address the nonsense scores that QP and the Arabs offer.

Crowds aren’t great but again, better than they have been previously IMO.

Not comparable to the numbers they get down south, but I think Scotlands exceptionally high % of match going fans (on the men’s side) means that there just isn’t that many folk who would like to go, that don’t already.
Englands international success also gave them a massive boost, Scotland have regressed internationally in recent years but I’m not sure that’s the fault of the domestic league.
14-01-2025, 09:04 PM
He's here!

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Originally Posted by PHeffernan

I disagree with your highlighted point.
The womens game in Scotland is improving every season and part of the reason for that is higher and higher participation by girls and teens which feeds our teams.
The elephant in the room with the Womens game in Scotland is paying spectator numbers which are currently negligable with a large proportion of those that do attend being players family and friends. Hibs currently attract crowds of a couple of hundred. As one of the 5 professional clubs in the country that must be a major concern.

We're are a long way behind England and the other leading football nations when it comes to selling the women's game. Sure, the quality's got some way to go but it's also about shifting mindsets among fans who have a rather blinkered view and tend to compare the women's game with the men's rather than see it as a developing game with its own identity.
14-01-2025, 10:25 PM
PHeffernan

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Originally Posted by He's here!

We're are a long way behind England and the other leading football nations when it comes to selling the women's game. Sure, the quality's got some way to go but it's also about shifting mindsets among fans who have a rather blinkered view and tend to compare the women's game with the men's rather than see it as a developing game with its own identity.

Would you say womens football in England is artificially bolstered by the vast riches of the parent clubs?

P.S. I note that like Elias Melkersen, SWPL players play almost exclusively on plastic.
15-01-2025, 09:47 AM
He's here!

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Originally Posted by PHeffernan

Would you say womens football in England is artificially bolstered by the vast riches of the parent clubs?

P.S. I note that like Elias Melkersen, SWPL players play almost exclusively on plastic.

Although I gather from one of my cousins who lives in London and takes her kids to see Arsenal women that they now play the majority of their home fixtures at the Emirates.

I don't know about artificially bolstered, but the association with the parent club can't do any harm. The product's got to be strong enough to keep fans attending though and attendances in England are rising season by season. The huge success of the England women's team will have been a big help there.

I'd need to find out more about how the club structure things but Arsenal appear to have got things spot on. I think they average more than 30k for women's games and when I tuned in to a game v Spurs last season there were over 50k there.
15-01-2025, 03:25 PM
04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR
15-01-2025, 03:29 PM
JohnM1875

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Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR

They hate Scotland eh?
15-01-2025, 03:40 PM
Brightside

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Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR

Great move - but it will never happen.
15-01-2025, 04:02 PM
He's here!

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Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR

Folk are quick to brush off any talk of a UK league because it might impact on the existence of the four Home Nations teams but I think if structured well it could really inject some life into the Scottish game. The women's game would certainly benefit but budgets would be the stumbling block due to the travel involved.
15-01-2025, 04:15 PM
Billy Whizz

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Originally Posted by Brightside

Great move - but it will never happen.

No champions league for them
15-01-2025, 07:31 PM
scm70nyd1973

Going well for our girls at HT up at Tannadeechy - 3 scud
15-01-2025, 07:43 PM
scm70nyd1973

Going well for our girls at HT up at Tannadeechy - 3 scud
15-01-2025, 07:58 PM
The Harp

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Originally Posted by scm70nyd1973

Going well for our girls at HT up at Tannadeechy - 3 scud

Good stuff for the girls. Nice build up for their semi final against Aberdeen in the Sky Sports Cup on Sunday.
15-01-2025, 08:06 PM
RIP

5-0 now

Hibs are really clinical. Switch play patiently, then a through ball and.....Boom!
15-01-2025, 09:10 PM
Brightside

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Originally Posted by RIP

5-0 now

Hibs are really clinical. Switch play patiently, then a through ball and.....Boom!

Dundee are screwed. Had to recruit 4 players this week just to put a squad out tonight.
15-01-2025, 09:17 PM
cabbageandribs1875

FT's

Dundee United 0 Hibernian 5
Celtic 8 Aberdeen 0

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GhXdUQ-W...name=4096x4096
15-01-2025, 09:45 PM
Lago

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Originally Posted by Brightside

Great move - but it will never happen.

Not sure about that, be interesting to see what developers.
15-01-2025, 10:43 PM
PHeffernan

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Originally Posted by The Harp

Good stuff for the girls. Nice build up for their semi final against Aberdeen in the Sky Sports Cup on Sunday.

That will be another procession like tonights matches.
15-01-2025, 10:46 PM
PHeffernan

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Originally Posted by RIP

5-0 now

Hibs are really clinical. Switch play patiently, then a through ball and.....Boom!

They weren't playing against any level of opposition.
Haves against the have nots.
It's like Celtic supporters getting excited about beating Albion Rovers.

DU have a goal difference of -88 goals after 18 games!!!
If it was boxing they would be stopped.
It's not right and it's not professional sport.

A proper match for Hibs on the 26th Jan against Glasgow City.
16-01-2025, 06:17 AM
The dalmeny

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Originally Posted by PHeffernan

They weren't playing against any level of opposition.
Haves against the have nots.
It's like Celtic supporters getting excited about beating Albion Rovers.

DU have a goal difference of -88 goals after 18 games!!!
If it was boxing they would be stopped.
It's not right and it's not professional sport.

A proper match for Hibs on the 26th Jan against Glasgow City.

Is it 3 teams down and 1 up at the end of the season?
16-01-2025, 03:02 PM
Brightside

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Originally Posted by The dalmeny

Is it 3 teams down and 1 up at the end of the season?

yes
16-01-2025, 04:04 PM
Centre Hawf

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Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR

I actually think for the most part the Scottish teams would benefit of being part of a larger pool of a British league, can't help feel there is a ceiling in Scotland for women's football and it's already hit that.
16-01-2025, 07:18 PM
lugz

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Originally Posted by 04Sauzee

From a sky sports Journo

Celtic and Rangers have held exploratory talks over a move to play in England's Women's Super League.

bit.ly/4aAiMqR

Really hate those 2. Got to assume Glasgow City would want to move having won 16 league titles compared to a pathetic 1 each from them.
16-01-2025, 07:52 PM
wookie70

Do we play the Rangers again and does second get a Champions League place
16-01-2025, 10:18 PM
The Harp

Hope the girls get a really good turn out for the semi final on Sunday against Aberdeen, they deserve it.

'mon the Hibs girls.
17-01-2025, 01:24 AM
PHeffernan

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Originally Posted by The Harp

Hope the girls get a really good turn out for the semi final on Sunday against Aberdeen, they deserve it.

'mon the Hibs girls.

Can't see a good turn out for what is effectively a bye to the final.
Our women will probably have less of a game against Aberdeen at the weekend than the men will have against non league opposition.

So far this season Hibs Women have beaten Aberdeen 7-0 at home and 1-7 away.
They have a -54 goal difference in the league due to being torched everytime they play the 5 professional teams.
Absolute lambs to the slaughter.

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