Women's Euro 2022

[Ring master]

Is it me or the quality of football was rather poor in the final? seen better football in earlier rounds

It probably was compared to earlier games, but its a final and finals are rarely good, plus you have the thing were they are probably nervous hoping to not make mistakes and everything, still not a bad game though

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Is it me or the quality of football was rather poor in the final? seen better football in earlier rounds

I think they were tired, and the nature of the match was very niggly (far more so than other games I've seen), and I think that contributed to the ability to get it down and play nice football.

 

[trueblue84]

I wonder if it would be worth having a dedicated sub-forum for the Everton women's team? @GrandOldTeam

Or just make the women's team the main forum and bun off the men's team? They've had 30 years to do something and have failed.

 

[trueblue84]

I'm starting to think men's football is massively overhyped. The women's game has been going a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the money, but it seems to only a few years off in terms of quality.

 

[Chrismac]

I'd be over the moon with that. Years of study at university and after nearly 30 years teaching and I was on half that!

For 8-10 years max, then back to civvy life.
Cant see there being huge money for 95% of these girls on the after dinner circuit when their careers are over.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Imagine, or hope that after this the attendances will shoot up in the womens games ASAP. Can imagine a lot of mums/dads and young kids going, especially young girls

 

[sbbefc]

I'm starting to think men's football is massively overhyped. The women's game has been going a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the money, but it seems to only a few years off in terms of quality.

Mens football has been massively over hyped for years. Not just a recent thing.

Obviously love the sport hence why I'm on this forum. But I get just as much enjoyment from a range of other sports which don't get rammed down my throat in the same way.

 

[sbbefc]

Imagine, or hope that after this the attendances will shoot up in the womens games ASAP. Can imagine a lot of mums/dads and young kids going, especially young girls

My sister has gone with her family for a few years now. Its good fun win or lose without the toxicity you get in the mens game.

 

[chrismpw]

For 8-10 years max, then back to civvy life.
Cant see there being huge money for 95% of these girls on the after dinner circuit when their careers are over.

There are plenty of ordinary people who have to change careers after a while. Normally without the luxury of knowing it'll happen.
It grinds my gears when people shout the "its a short career" excuse to justify obscene footballers wages - so at thirty go get a fork lift licence like normal people. Obviously this applies less so, currently, for women footballers.

 

[Ring master]

My sister has gone with her family for a few years now. Its good fun win or lose without the toxicity you get in the mens game.

In the Women's game, the away fans mix with the home fans and you never get one bit of trouble usually, though the away fans can stand by one end by the goal, but they usually wonder about in the end, its basically sit/stand wherever you want, whoever you support

 

[Jebus_lives]

I think they were tired, and the nature of the match was very niggly (far more so than other games I've seen), and I think that contributed to the ability to get it down and play nice football.

Finals are usually cagey affairs as well

 

[Alan Whittle]

I'm starting to think men's football is massively overhyped. The women's game has been going a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the money, but it seems to only a few years off in terms of quality.

.....and the associated hype.
Don’t forget that Sky et al manage to hype the most tedious game into the stratosphere at least once a week. For the Women’s Premier League to properly take off financially, sadly it will need to move away from terrestrial TV.

 

[twoblue]

I'm starting to think men's football is massively overhyped. The women's game has been going a fraction of the time and with a fraction of the money, but it seems to only a few years off in terms of quality.

I mean I’m not sure it will ever match the quality. First female premier league player is some way off

 

[twoblue]

In the Women's game, the away fans mix with the home fans and you never get one bit of trouble usually, though the away fans can stand by one end by the goal, but they usually wonder about in the end, its basically sit/stand wherever you want, whoever you support

You ever been to non league football?

 

[Ring master]

You ever been to non league football?

No