Bring back phil I say .I'll have you know my arse is in excellent condition (I'll show you if you need proof). And I've lost interest in This Morning since Phillip was forced out
I’ve only got 3 channels I’m in my caravan channel 4 is on the blink.Fucking hell, I used to despair at those (mum included) who moaned at the disruption caused to TV schedules by World Cups, Euro Championships, Open Golf, Test Matches, Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Wimbledon etc., etc. and that was when there were only 3 fucking TV channels and no streaming services.
What's ruining the country isn't women's football, it's flabby arsed blokes sitting moaning because This Morning has been moved.
The one thing I have a problem with is that the final the world cup organisers would possibly prefer has been fixed so the only time they could possibly meet is in the final, correction if they both lost in the semi finals they would meet in third and fourth place match , only just realised this when looking for odds on usa playing Netherlands in the final realised they could not meet in the final even though they are in the same qualifying groupMore so than the men’s World Cup or Euros?
Didn’t hear anyone complaining about that.
And to be fair it’s not only the women’s World Cup. We exist in a culture of ‘dumbing down’, where all of the industries that serve the population will present mediocrity or a cheap product and wrap it up in glitter and hype.The only sport I watch avidly is men's football, outside of the sports channels there doesn't seem to be much promotion of any sport. However I do feel pressured into being a "better" person by taking an interest in the woman's game by the very frequent advertising of the games on standard telly.
I do wonder if the TV companies have spent too much on these games and are now trying very hard to get the viewing figures to justify it.
You are quite correct that "other channels are available" but the almost constant promotion of the world cup is hard to avoid
Come all withoutI suppose asking to see them in the roar is sexist
Unless I am misunderstanding something, possibly the most laughably stupid comment you have put on here. In the last hour and a half bookended by 10 minutes of watching BBC2 I saw 2 adverts for The Hundred (men & women's competition)... and it really is not alone. The free to air channels get so little sniff of live sport action because of the fees involved they get what they can & try to drive traffic/interest accordingly. I.e. hype it. Wimbledon is another recent example of a televised sporting event that got saturated promotion. The British Grand Prix on C4 also was well pushed. Etc. Etc....outside of the sports channels there doesn't seem to be much promotion of any sport
See a psychiatrist.However I do feel pressured into being a "better" person by taking an interest in the woman's game by the very frequent advertising of the games on standard telly.
I get that for you £1 would be too much but allegedly £9m between BBC & ITV apparently (and much to the disgust of FIFA). It's a lot to you and me but in the world of TV Sport rights it is fuck all (apparently about £150m less than paid for the men's World Cup last year, Wimbledon was allegedly around £60m a year 6 years ago). And how much expectation of big viewing figures do you think BBC & ITV have given the times of the games from the other side of the world? That is one of the reasons they shoved 2 fingers up to FIFA when they were after more cash.I do wonder if the TV companies have spent too much on these games and are now trying very hard to get the viewing figures to justify it.
"Where did you take the Caravan this year?"I’ve only got 3 channels I’m in my caravan channel 4 is on the blink.
Not everyone is sat at home on there flabby arses
Mens football generates income.Unless I am misunderstanding something, possibly the most laughably stupid comment you have put on here. In the last hour and a half bookended by 10 minutes of watching BBC2 I saw 2 adverts for The Hundred (men & women's competition)... and it really is not alone. The free to air channels get so little sniff of live sport action because of the fees involved they get what they can & try to drive traffic/interest accordingly. I.e. hype it. Wimbledon is another recent example of a televised sporting event that got saturated promotion. The British Grand Prix on C4 also was well pushed. Etc. Etc.
See a psychiatrist.
I get that for you £1 would be too much but allegedly £9m between BBC & ITV apparently (and much to the disgust of FIFA). It's a lot to you and me but in the world of TV Sport rights it is fuck all (apparently about £150m less than paid for the men's World Cup last year, Wimbledon was allegedly around £60m a year 6 years ago). And how much expectation of big viewing figures do you think BBC & ITV have given the times of the games from the other side of the world? That is one of the reasons they shoved 2 fingers up to FIFA when they were after more cash.
Not sure what that reply has to do with my post but...Mens football generates income.
Women's football doesn't.
We're being drip fed that it should be equality for all, when the fact is the product isn't of equal value
When they can generate the income to claim equal footing fair enough, until then it's a pipedream. Why should we subside an inferior product yet worship it as on a par?.
I’m sure he’d glued to the Telly this morning watching that cliffhanger Vietnam v Portugal wimmins.Do not challenge the superior intellect of Buzz - he knows all
Undoubtedly true. The way I look at it the women's professional game is very much at a "loss leader" stage and it is no coincidence that the vast majority of teams in the Women's Super League these days are part of clubs in the men's Premier League (which answers the question of where the money comes from). On LCFC specifically I don't recall the figures but I think that we were the only WSL club not to see an uptick in attendances following last year's Euros which would I imagine be a concern. However, I don't think that the Women's game in England will survive or fall on the fortunes of LCFC. I do think though that it means that at the current stage of the game's development here any significant weakening in the men's PL commercial appeal would have a major impact on the women's professional game in its current form. As it stands though I continue to believe it will continue to grow.It's quite simple real LCFC women will not survive on gate recipts and current sponsorship fact !!
Even with sports bras?......... Anyway, its on BBC and ITV and im enjoying it.
A tough ask last season. Watching one team languishing at the bottom of the league is bad enough, but watching two???Undoubtedly true. The way I look at it the women's professional game is very much at a "loss leader" stage and it is no coincidence that the vast majority of teams in the Women's Super League these days are part of clubs in the men's Premier League (which answers the question of where the money comes from). On LCFC specifically I don't recall the figures but I think that we were the only WSL club not to see an uptick in attendances following last year's Euros which would I imagine be a concern. However, I don't think that the Women's game in England will survive or fall on the fortunes of LCFC. I do think though that it means that at the current stage of the game's development here any significant weakening in the men's PL commercial appeal would have a major impact on the women's professional game in its current form. As it stands though I continue to believe it will continue to grow.
3 under studies got relegatedA tough ask last season. Watching one team languishing at the bottom of the league is bad enough, but watching two???
Totally agree . It's as though there trying to morph the two games!! And we all know it's completely different game's.I just wish the media would be clear about which of men’s/women’s football they are talking about or are going to talk about. Headlines in papers and adverts on television just refer to “Arsenal” or “England” when they mean the women’s teams and I resent wasting time reading or watching until realising what it’s about. They should also stop comparing achievements in the two games like winning the Euros and breaking scoring records.
From Roehampton?Bloke down the Pub told me had a interest in Wimmins sport since Topless Darts was on late night Telly ...so there!!
Completely agreeThey should also stop comparing achievements in the two games like winning the Euros and breaking scoring records.
the WNBA has been going for twenty five years now and still loses around ten million dollars a year subsidised by the mens game,Undoubtedly true. The way I look at it the women's professional game is very much at a "loss leader" stage and it is no coincidence that the vast majority of teams in the Women's Super League these days are part of clubs in the men's Premier League (which answers the question of where the money comes from). On LCFC specifically I don't recall the figures but I think that we were the only WSL club not to see an uptick in attendances following last year's Euros which would I imagine be a concern. However, I don't think that the Women's game in England will survive or fall on the fortunes of LCFC. I do think though that it means that at the current stage of the game's development here any significant weakening in the men's PL commercial appeal would have a major impact on the women's professional game in its current form. As it stands though I continue to believe it will continue to grow.