Yeah, I actually get where you are coming from.
However, the social media team at the FA (which I would imagine would be a fairly young one) should have realised what that message looked like. When you are using twitter, you have to bear in mind you are potentially talk to the whole world and...
It has an appeal in the same way as non-league football does. It's nice to see competitive football not corrupted by ludicrous sums of money with a genuine sense of fair play. You'd have to be criminally insane to compare it to top level men's football.
Exactly this. Football's outdated and anachronistic attitudes are a constant source of embarrassment for me. Admittedly, this is the tip of the iceberg but it's just so ****ing stupid, it shouldn't need anyone to point it out to them.
But they're not amateurs. The FA of all institutions should know this as they are on a 25k p.a retainer from............ the FA. Most of them earn 30k+ in the Women's Superleague as well, which is currently mid-season so they'll be playing for their clubs again this weekend. Which all makes the...
It was ill thought out and definitely sexist, to argue otherwise is ridiculous. Whether you care or not is another matter.
As an aside I have 2 mates that work for the FA at Wembley both my sort of age. Guy and a girl (they are married.) Obviously they love their jobs but they paint a picture...