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Post by Theboywhocriedmichaelvanwijk on Jul 22, 2023 13:33:34 GMT 1
Flicked it on but watching the open, very little interest in the women’s football… yet I’m very excited about my daughter getting to playing age!
One thing I’ve been surprised about so far is the lack of goals the lesser nations catching up or being more defensively savvy perhaps.
Englands men lost 1-0 to a goal scored by a Haitian once!
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Post by willo on Jul 22, 2023 13:37:26 GMT 1
TBF mosher the OP said they’ve no interest in it either which kinda gives those who feel the same way licence to comment I reckon Yeah but he had a point he was making about it, not just posting he didn't give a shit and had no interest, although I get how that could open it up for others. Someone near the bottom on page 1 (willo I think) also had no real interest but put a decent explanation of why, not just "women playing football? nah" type posts. It's football, it's close season, some of us want a fix without being told it's shit and they're not real footballers. I mean FFS have they watched Town since the PL years Edit: It WAS willo, but on this page not page 1 lol Correct mosher. I’m not running the women’s game down, you could watch football virtually all year round but it would lose it’s appeal in the end, certainly for me. I like the break so I’m champing at the bit when it returns in August. I’m not watching - and don’t have the time to watch - both the men’s and the women’s version of the game and after over 40 years of watching us, that won’t be changing. I like a bit of cricket in the close season and bits of golf from time to time but I’ve zero interest in most other sports.
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Post by Stewpot on Jul 22, 2023 13:38:44 GMT 1
Could you not change this to "Women's World Cup"? The plural of woman, is not woman's. I don't care, but it's hurting my brain. lossiemouthtownfan
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 22, 2023 14:33:15 GMT 1
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Post by Torquayterrier on Jul 22, 2023 19:26:22 GMT 1
In what way? Thought non town but football related had been allowed in TOTT for a while?
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 22, 2023 19:31:18 GMT 1
Also genuine observation from watching Lionesses game. Compared to England Men’s Football noticed the scarcity of Women of Colour in the English Women’s Team? Any reason why this is so different compared to Men’s Football? I think there's just not as many playing at the top level as there is in the men's game atm. Reece James' sister, Lauren, will hopefully have a big part to play. She's very good but unpredictable.
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Post by Torquayterrier on Jul 22, 2023 22:00:37 GMT 1
It's cyclical to some degree, players still picked on merit. Years ago you had Alex Scott, Rachel Yankee etc.
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 22, 2023 22:36:37 GMT 1
It's cyclical to some degree, players still picked on merit. Years ago you had Alex Scott, Rachel Yankee etc. Eni Aluko, Anita Assante, Nikita Parris too
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Post by Torquayterrier on Jul 22, 2023 22:48:23 GMT 1
They were in my 'etc' porro but I had less confidence in getting the names right. Been on the real ale tonight.
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Post by bogart on Jul 23, 2023 8:54:06 GMT 1
For very little of the 90 mins. Yesterday a good example.
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Post by Orinoco on Jul 23, 2023 9:05:26 GMT 1
I like Women’s Football and will grab a game when I can but will probably settle for perhaps a bit of highlights if it’s gonna be on council telly (BBC)... It’ll hopefully be a good competitive tournament and will probably be played in more fair and less cheating than the guys game - Good Luck to Ireland and England just wish Scotland was there but as usual aren’t ☹️ Any the bonus is that if it’s a hopeless match there’s lots of beautiful talent to admire from The Footy Boots upwards ! 😊 😊 😊 😊 I enjoyed the euros, only ever been to 1 live women's game was Bradford Park Ave vs York Railway. York won 19-1 the quality was dire to say the least!!, way below the level that Town Ladies will probably be at. Will watch the a England games recorded and hopefully not hear the scores. The early kick offs will ruin the viewing figures on TV unfortunately.
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Post by Million Dollar Babies on Jul 23, 2023 9:05:48 GMT 1
It's cyclical to some degree, players still picked on merit. Years ago you had Alex Scott, Rachel Yankee etc. Eni Aluko, Anita Assante, Nikita Parris too How Eni Aluko ever played for England is a mystery. I remember thinking she was awful at the time and footage such as this confirms it. For me people like her are holding the women's game back as nobody can take her seriously. It is like watching a child trying to play football for the first time
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Post by mosher on Jul 23, 2023 11:53:15 GMT 1
Also genuine observation from watching Lionesses game. Compared to England Men’s Football noticed the scarcity of Women of Colour in the English Women’s Team? Any reason why this is so different compared to Men’s Football? I think there's just not as many playing at the top level as there is in the men's game atm. Reece James' sister, Lauren, will hopefully have a big part to play. She's very good but unpredictable. Beat me to it Porroh, was gonna put something along those lines and it not being something nefarious.
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Post by sabailand on Jul 23, 2023 13:26:42 GMT 1
Also genuine observation from watching Lionesses game. Compared to England Men’s Football noticed the scarcity of Women of Colour in the English Women’s Team? Any reason why this is so different compared to Men’s Football? Didnt ya know, its nothing to do with ability and picking the best players for the job at the time, its all down to racism.
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 23, 2023 14:09:04 GMT 1
Some of the countries are catching up with the men going off the way Renard play acted to get Jamaicas captain sent off. She didn't look to touch her.
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Post by rockwall on Jul 23, 2023 14:33:29 GMT 1
Some of the countries are catching up with the men going off the way Renard play acted to get Jamaicas captain sent off. She didn't look to touch her. Definitly slipped and rolled her ankle. Jamaican never touched her.
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Post by Marshleeds on Jul 23, 2023 17:05:47 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily.
With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway.
France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration?
Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes?
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Post by Carlito Brigante on Jul 23, 2023 17:10:53 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? Totally agree I can watch women’s cricket and really enjoy it but the football is poor in the main.
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Post by Marshleeds on Jul 23, 2023 17:16:20 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? Totally agree I can watch women’s cricket and really enjoy it but the football is poor in the main. Thought it was just me? I even have Mates who are Coaches at Youth Level within the Women’s Game locally so feel bad for saying it and remain open to be impressed in the coming days.
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 23, 2023 17:50:06 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? Apart from the VAR but that could also describe Town last season til the last couple of months
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Post by htfcfcfc on Jul 23, 2023 17:59:54 GMT 1
The England team have undoubtedly gone backwards. I guess a few key players out but I remember being quite impressed with the progress of the women’s game over the past couple of years but from what I’ve seen so far it’s been very poor
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Post by Porrohman on Jul 23, 2023 19:54:28 GMT 1
The England team have undoubtedly gone backwards. I guess a few key players out but I remember being quite impressed with the progress of the women’s game over the past couple of years but from what I’ve seen so far it’s been very poor We're missing our captain, the golden boot winner at the Euros and our best attacking midfielder.
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Post by Headless Chicken on Jul 23, 2023 20:44:38 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? You're hardly putting your head above the parapet. Plenty of blokes going on about it being 'shoved down their throat' and seemingly delighted at the poor performance, to give them an opportunity to bash them. I personally don't enjoy it, and am only likely to watch the later stages, if any of it. At the same time, some enjoy it, and I'm guessing girls in particular, so I'll leave em to it. It's not Emperor's new clothes, it's just not for you, me, etc.
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Post by mosher on Jul 24, 2023 8:40:50 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? I agree it HAS been pretty disappointing so far and I'm one of those on here who's a big advocate of the women's game (dated a player back in the late 90s early 00s) but I think it's more a nervous approach to the early games, like the early group games in men's tournaments. And obviously with a lower skill level it's more glaring when the standard drops even slightly. No parapet, at least you've been reasoned in your post and given it a go. And yes, that France game was absolute gash.
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Post by Terrier Ramone on Jul 24, 2023 9:21:16 GMT 1
I've only seen a few bits so perhaps those who have seen more can confirm, or put me right on this, that it seems to be a lot more physical than I remember from the Euros?
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Post by townarentbest on Jul 24, 2023 9:47:16 GMT 1
I've only seen a few bits so perhaps those who have seen more can confirm, or put me right on this, that it seems to be a lot more physical than I remember from the Euros? I wondered if thats a knock-on of playing in damper conditions.
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Post by turbo2 on Jul 24, 2023 10:09:37 GMT 1
The England team have undoubtedly gone backwards. I guess a few key players out but I remember being quite impressed with the progress of the women’s game over the past couple of years but from what I’ve seen so far it’s been very poor We're missing our captain, the golden boot winner at the Euros and our best attacking midfielder. Think this and the level of expectation are major factors in our recent form. As for the opening game? Does it really matter, our mens team have been awful in the opening game my whole lifetime. In general though, the games have been very average from what ive seen. Think like the mens WC vs the Euros, imho theres a better average ability in the euros.
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Post by k1man999 on Jul 24, 2023 10:21:55 GMT 1
Didn't realize Colin bell had gone back to the women's game now manager of South Korea.
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Post by Marshleeds on Jul 24, 2023 22:19:04 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? I agree it HAS been pretty disappointing so far and I'm one of those on here who's a big advocate of the women's game (dated a player back in the late 90s early 00s) but I think it's more a nervous approach to the early games, like the early group games in men's tournaments. And obviously with a lower skill level it's more glaring when the standard drops even slightly. No parapet, at least you've been reasoned in your post and given it a go. And yes, that France game was absolute gash. Having said all that Italy v Argentina was possibly the best game I have watched so far. Good skills from both teams, didn’t get to watch Germany or Brazil but presuming by the score lines they were decent too.
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Post by 28901 on Jul 25, 2023 22:59:41 GMT 1
Have watched most of the games to date what with the lack of competitive Men’s Football and the God awful weather deeming me effectively housebound temporarily. With a totally open mind have been really disappointed with the general standard of play even from the expected fancied nations so far anyway. France v Jamaica for example, neither team able to string more than 3 passes together, free kicks every minute, offsides every attack, even simple passes out to wingers going into touch with very little excitement in terms of goalmouth action and VAR interventions at regular intervals spoiling the spontaneity of flow and celebration? Will continue to watch and I know you can get stinkers with Men’s Football too but the lack of even basic talent has surprised me even from the more established nations? Know I’m putting My Head above the PC Parapet here but is it a case of The Emperor’s New Clothes? Totally agree I can watch women’s cricket and really enjoy it but the football is poor in the main. I find womens cricket a great watch. Football not so much despite the massive promotion we've had over the last few years. I don't dislike it. Just a bit meh. Imagine the huge backing England women have had in recent years? Never mind the investment, BBC giving out the results on the radio without even telling you its the women's version of Arsenal. Having to scroll past Venezuela v Azerbaijan women's friendly to get the the championship results. Then imagine Hiatis women.
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