The media in Women's Football.

[Leicesterbaggie]

Am I the odd one out but I feel that the media is going 'over the top' concerning the women's game? I was watching Sky Sports News today and they were discussing the up and coming Man. Utd. v Spurs game. I thought, 'Hang on a minute, that was played last week-end!' I then realised it was the women's match they were talking about. I didn't know it was on let alone have the slightest bit of interest in it. It is now often given presidence over, certainly Divs. 1 and 2 and more often than not, the Championship.
I've nothing against the women's game but it is being given far too high a profile as opposed to the interest really shown by the public. I'm sure that if you asked most female football fans they wouldn't have a clue regarding what is going on in the women's game but often have a wide knowledge regarding the men's. It's just typical of the media and their bias towards minority groups. Perhaps I'm being a reactionary but that's how I feel.

[mickd1961]

A decent level Sunday side would beat the England women’s team.

The standard is garbage.

At least in athletics the women elite athletes are only around 10% lower in ability which makes it watchable but football isn’t even 30% the levels of men’s football.

[baggieal]

A decent level Sunday side would beat the England women’s team.

The standard is garbage.

At least in athletics the women elite athletes are only around 10% lower in ability which makes it watchable but football isn’t even 30% the levels of men’s football.

Girls football in the States is huge and some very talented players as football is the number one girls sport. I bet the USA women's team would give West Brom a good run for their money. Alex Morgan who plays for the USA knows where the goal is more than our own three nags that's for sure!

If a gay guy in rainbow laces can play in men's football then if a girls good enough - why can't she play? From my perspective if a girl was good enough and better than what we have - I would take them!

Some of the girl pundits know their football too - rather have one of the girls who knows their football than hear the thick voice of Darren Moore, Ferdinand, and Wright for example!

In answer to Leicesters comment about girls knowing more male players - well yes when it comes to Beckham etc because they are complete posers. Also because players like Rooney etc have been around and hit the papers!

[Leicesterbaggie]

I'm not so sure that the standard is that high Al. Weren't the USA side that won the World Cup beaten in a warm up game by a Dallas Youth X1.

[baggieal]

I'm not so sure that the standard is that high Al. Weren't the USA side that won the World Cup beaten in a warm up game by a Dallas Youth X1.

Bet they would give us a decent game Leicester! Alex Morgan really fit - google her!

[Joy_Division]

The games I watched in the early days out of curiosity were abysmal and bordering on the hilarious at times. However what I noticed just recently was the cynical side creeping in of shirt pulling, elbows and really nasty fouls. It's like they feel they have to emulate the man's game to make it more watchable. Personally I would not bother to go and watch a women's match if they were playing at the bottom of our garden. Even the fact that some of them are very attractive could not entice me to leave the house.

[viaductbaggies]

Women’s football = crap

It’s like watching an U12 match any shot in the air is a goal with the goalie diving at ground level

[kettering_baggie]

The BBC are only pushing women’s football because it’s part of their ‘equality and diversity’ campaign that they are determined to shove down our throats. I suspect that their attitude to such an agenda, same for BLM, results in having the opposite effect and turns people against it. I don’t watch women’s football, it’s a very poor standard, Kettering Town would give the England women’s team a good hiding. I’m not against women’s sports, I have been out in most of the recent years to watch the Women’s Tour cycle race; now, those girls are really very good indeed.

[Baggiemadguern]

The BBC are only pushing women’s football because it’s part of their ‘equality and diversity’ campaign that they are determined to shove down our throats. I suspect that their attitude to such an agenda, same for BLM, results in having the opposite effect and turns people against it. I don’t watch women’s football, it’s a very poor standard, Kettering Town would give the England women’s team a good hiding. I’m not against women’s sports, I have been out in most of the recent years to watch the Women’s Tour cycle race; now, those girls are really very good indeed.

I often see a headline on the BBC football page only to find on closer examination it refers to women’s football. I personally have no interest in women’s football, I am just about hanging on by a thread, of having any interest in the men’s game, due to the stupidity of the rules etc. I digress.

The simple way to see how popular women’s football is is to give its own web page on the BBC. Why mix women’s football with men’s football anyway? The BBC are an over the top PC brigade and no longer a respected media organisation they once were.

[Q165]

Am I the odd one out but I feel that the media is going 'over the top' concerning the women's game? I was watching Sky Sports News today and they were discussing the up and coming Man. Utd. v Spurs game. I thought, 'Hang on a minute, that was played last week-end!' I then realised it was the women's match they were talking about. I didn't know it was on let alone have the slightest bit of interest in it. It is now often given presidence over, certainly Divs. 1 and 2 and more often than not, the Championship.
I've nothing against the women's game but it is being given far too high a profile as opposed to the interest really shown by the public. I'm sure that if you asked most female football fans they wouldn't have a clue regarding what is going on in the women's game but often have a wide knowledge regarding the men's. It's just typical of the media and their bias towards minority groups. Perhaps I'm being a reactionary but that's how I feel.

I absolutely agree. Ooo hush my mouth just what am I saying?