Women's Euro 2022

[BullensRoad]

Assuming a 20 player squad, that works out at under £4,000 per month on average. You think that's a high wage?

For a level of football on par with the mens conference that attracts an attendance of about 200 (generously), yes.

 

[PhilM]

Is that not high wages for a regular attendance of about 200 per match?

Well the average attendance for our games last season was 1,021 rather than 200. That's not four times less than a lot of the League Two clubs versus wages.

It's quite a bit more than the average attendance of the likes of Solihull Moors, Boreham Wood and many others in the National League as well.

For a sport that was banned for how many years and minimalismed by the authorities after that, I think that's not a bad average.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

For a level of football on par with the mens conference that attracts an attendance of about 200 (generously), yes.

The matches average about 2,000 per game, which if you charge £20 a ticket and play 2 home games a month would bring in enough to play the squad £4,000 each assuming no other income.

 

[coollino]

Took my daughter to a couple of the games, first football she's been to, absolutely loved it.

She doesn't care what standard it is, she's watched plenty of football on tv, she cared about seeing women play football.

So you're saying she wasn't there comparing it to USA under 20's men's team? Weird

 

[coollino]

Are people watching the commonwealth games and comparing it to the world championship and Olympics?

 

[chrismpw]

Assuming a 20 player squad, that works out at under £4,000 per month on average. You think that's a high wage?

I'd be over the moon with that. Years of study at university and after nearly 30 years teaching and I was on half that!

 

[Jamiednm]

I wonder if it would be worth having a dedicated sub-forum for the Everton women's team? @GrandOldTeam

That sub forum would get one post a month.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Are people watching the commonwealth games and comparing it to the world championship and Olympics?

Are people watching Everton and comparing them to Spain 2008?

 

[BullensRoad]

I'd be over the moon with that. Years of study at university and after nearly 30 years teaching and I was on half that!

Haha i genuinely can't believe he tried to make a point with that, during the current issues too.

 

[Jebus_lives]

I'd be over the moon with that. Years of study at university and after nearly 30 years teaching and I was on half that!

Wait until you hear what the top earners in the men's game get...

 

[Jebus_lives]

Cracking goal

 

[Tree13]

This is a stupid argument.

These are the best WOMEN players in Europe.

Therefore the skill level is the top level for women's football.

Why does the "level" matter anyway. We support Everton and we have been utter crap for decades. Should we all just jib it off and support Manchester City because they are of a better level?

Why do people support Southend or Runcorn etc?

Tedious. You clearly haven't read the conversation leading up to that post.

The women's achievement in this tournament is unparalleled. It's genuinely the best they've ever been and the trend appears to be rising, so there could well be a sustained period of success ahead of them. They deserve all the plaudits for their victory and should celebrate to their hearts' content.

Anyone who wishes to make it MORE and argue they're better players / more skilled than male players winning euro u20s or WC u20s? Nope. Sorry, don't agree. And more importantly, that lack of agreement takes absolutely nothing away from the achievement because, as you pointed out yourself, women's teams play against women's teams.

 

[PhilM]

So you're saying she wasn't there comparing it to USA under 20's men's team? Weird

My daughter did quip that yesterday's final wasn't like watching Jonjoe Kenny, Dominic Solanke, Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter, Sheyi Ojo and Freddie Woodman.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

That sub forum would get one post a month.

And yet this thread is running to 67 pages.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

And yet this thread is running to 67 pages.

Because some people clearly find women's football threatening.