*that celebration

[degsy]

OK- so apparently this act of pulling a shirt off empowers you, as well as getting a yellow card.

So own up, if this is empowerment which of you nasty men have been stopping women doing this up to this point, you repressive horrors. I'd ask Jenni Murray on radio 4 woman's hour for her view, but she's no longer at that man-hating BBC flagship.

On a side note ... has anybody made it into a slow motion gif yet? Asking for a friend of course. I suggested it might happen to the missus and got "the look" for my troubles.

BBC News - Chloe Kelly: England winger's celebration praised for empowering women https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62376808

Straight into the fit birds thread.?
She'll dine out on that for ever.
It's the visual video equivalent for the modern age of Wolstenholme's..."Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over - it is now !" sound bite
*Doffs cap to her.

It shows how Womens football has now gone officially main stream.

Back in the early 70s, late May(?) Di sorry, Richie Davies showed a quick  flash sorry clip, of the winning women's FA Cup team...iirc, Southampton +The Cup in the communal bath.
Full ti & mi if you get my drift.

 

[chrismpw]

...and we'd been getting on so well.

Didn't know you'd been shouting this to be fair. Tut tut! No need for that.

" pats head

 

[degsy]

It really shouldn't matter should it. In either 'product'. But it seems such a ridiculous issue within the men's game that it's become something that will likely define the first current PL player that openly comes out as gay/bi-sexual, regardless of ability.

I've enjoyed this tournament a lot. Good atmosphere around the games, competitive and played in good spirits. The England team seems likeable and capable. I hope it generates interest long term because I think it's clear that there is room enough for a men's and womens product to be successful.

Product ffs,
Sport, game, even, heaven forfend,  Football

 

[davep]

I appreciate that. But the comparisons to the PL aren't really sensible because little in terms of football can compete with the PL in quality. Yet we have lots of people watching leagues all around the world.

Likewise, lots of people watch and attend football at all levels in England. But largely, the draw for the big clubs in football is the winning.

The WSL is not competition for the PL as things stand, but, I suspect the trajectory will be that it starts to become competition for L2, L1 sides if it starts to generate buzz.

As a neutral I'd rather watch WSL highlights than L1/2 ones. Although there may be some bias in that as it is "our" (Everton Ladies) league.

 

[Jebus_lives]

As a neutral I'd rather watch WSL highlights than L1/2 ones. Although there may be some bias in that as it is "our" (Everton Ladies) league.

That's exactly why I think it will squeeze out the L2/L1 crowd