Would you watch the'wimmin' at Wembley?

[Was not Was]

Just in case anyone interested in Albion women is still keeping an eye on this thread, I'll just chip in that I *think* the playoff between Albion and whichever team wins the Premier League Northern division, for a place in the Super League (which is played in the summer), is at Wycombe, the day after the Championship playoff final at Wemberley.

That could be a massive weekend for our club.

 

[Hamilton]

To quote Mr Barber, it's a different type of game. Same sport, but different.

I watched the women's World Cup and enjoyed it. I've never seen the Albion's women's team play, but I'm sure that will change.

I met Charley Boswell last month. She was immensely professional and as proud as could be to be representing BHAFC. That'll do for me.

Personally, I follow the Barca 'more than just a club' mentality and the commitment to our women's team is an example of that. I think it's great.

Yesterday there may have been 3 people watching, tomorrow 30, the year after 300 and then 3000. And if it encourages boys and girls to play football and respect one another then that's great.


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[Hamilton]

Yes, there is a difference. You don't appear to understand it.

So women are unable to play football or not entitled to play football? Which out of interest?

In order for his original comment not to be misogynistic then it has to be one or the other.

Or perhaps he meant to say he just didn't think he liked women's football.


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[Eeyore]

So women are unable to play football or not entitled to play football? Which out of interest?

In order for his original comment not to be misogynistic then it has to be one or the other.

Or perhaps he meant to say he just didn't think he liked women's football.


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It was the term 'football is a man's game' I had issues with. Portrays a sense of ownership. Riles me. I try to think what a female who plays football would think reading such things. Perhaps NSC has some. Perhaps they play for Brighton Women. Perhaps they are unfortunate enough to stumble across some of the comments on this thread.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Not for me but each to their own

 

[Hamilton]

It was the term 'football is a man's game' I had issues with. Portrays a sense of ownership. Riles me. I try to think what a female who plays football would think reading such things. Perhaps NSC has some. Perhaps they play for Brighton Women. Perhaps they are unfortunate enough to stumble across some of the comments on this thread.

I couldn't agree more. I was taking issue with the poster objecting to you.


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[RossyG]

I try to think what a female who plays football would think reading such things. Perhaps NSC has some. Perhaps they play for Brighton Women. Perhaps they are unfortunate enough to stumble across some of the comments on this thread.

Women reading opinions they disagree with on the Internet? The poor delicate flowers. Something must be done to protect them.

 

[Hamilton]

Women reading opinions they disagree with on the Internet? The poor delicate flowers. Something must be done to protect them.

Very droll. [emoji3]

...but would we treat other forms of bigotry differently?


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[BensGrandad]

Your not a traditionalist, you are a mysoginist. There is a difference.

I accept that there are things that women are far better at than men and they should continue to promote that but football and boxing are not 2 of them.

 

[GT49er]

So women are unable to play football or not entitled to play football? Which out of interest?

In order for his original comment not to be misogynistic then it has to be one or the other.

No it doesn't. Perhaps you have the same difficulty as the person on whose behalf you are getting offended.

 

[Hamilton]

No it doesn't. Perhaps you have the same difficulty as the person on whose behalf you are getting offended.

You'll have to help us by explaining then. If you can?


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[The Birdman]

Watched them at the Amex and was impressed yes I would go to Wembley TB watches them.

 

[ozzygull]

Watched them at the Amex and was impressed yes I would go to Wembley TB watches them.

As did I, they were good. I would go and watch them.

 

[The Albion Roar]

No dont like womens football I am an old traditionalist football is a mans game.

Brighton & Hove Albion has a women's team, actively proving you wrong.

Calling yourself a 'traditionalist' insults tradition. You're a misogynst. Big difference.

 

[Gully Forever]

The club loses money on women's football, but that's not the point. If the club is going to mean something to the wider community then it quite rightly should invest in that team. I met some of the women's team and management last month. Very impressive set up and a very professional attitude. I can see why they have done so well this season.

I know they were amazed when they thumped Oxford 10-1, especially as Oxford are a league above them.

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If they went to the final, I'd go.

Ideally I'd like to see two Albion senior teams celebrating promotion this year. At the moment, we've got one in the bag.

I think I may have seen that on seagulls player, (clicked on it by accident) The oxford Goalie, looked like one of those Big girls from the jeremy Kyle Show!

 

[bhafcforever]

Will they swap shirts at the end?

 

[BensGrandad]

Brighton & Hove Albion has a women's team, actively proving you wrong.

Calling yourself a 'traditionalist' insults tradition. You're a misogynst. Big difference.

Talking your usual clap trap to get people on your side. A misogynist is something I could never be accused of being but I do believe certain things are best done by women and certain by men.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Talking your usual clap trap to get people on your side.

Believe me, I don't need to be so shallow when calling out misogyny.

A misogynist is something I could never be accused of being but I do believe certain things are best done by women and certain by men.

What an absolute failure of an argument.

If I can take your argument back to it most basic, you're saying women don't have a right to play football because 'it's a man's game'. That's provably wrong because, I don't know if you noticed, Brighton & Hove Albion has a women's team. That's not claptrap - it's a demonstrable fact.

And because women aren't as good as men, it doesn't follow that they shouldn't play, though in your limited world, it evidently does.

I assume you apply the same principles to tennis, track & field, basketball, boxing, swimming, cricket et al - that because women aren't as good as men, they shouldn't play...?

Oh, you're a misogynyst alright.

 

[BensGrandad]

It would probably help your argument if you actually knew what the word meant. and used it in its correct context.

 

[smileyweb]

I need to be careful what I say here, as I work for the club and have just got home from leading tonight's Girls Invitation Centre (U11s-U15s) session at Lancing, while Amy Merrick's BHAWFC reserves played a friendly on the pitch next to us - so I have an interest in this. ��

A few points:

None of the players in the womens team are paid. They all work full-time, and train three nights a week, in their own time.

The set-up is incredibly professional, and - like every team based at our training ground, from U7s pre-academy to the mens 1st team - they play the Brighton way.

As had already been noted, most people clearly haven't seen BHAWFC play - even when they were at The Amex in December and (a) played Charlton (2nd in the league at the time) off the pitch for 90 mins and (b) threw in plenty of "crunching" challenges that would have satisfied an old-school traditionalist - with at least two Charlton players taken off after being on the receiving end.

Probably banging my head against a brick wall, but hey...