TonyTonyTony Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, Up The City! said: I get fed up of it being rammed down our throats all the time. *titters* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, stephenkibby. said: I can't see Women's Football having any impact on leagues 1 and 2. As much as the BBC try to push the Women's game there is only so far it can go IMO. The crowds might grow but not to the detriment of men's football. The passion for clubs everywhere is still there, be it Torquay or Preston passed down through the generations. Do you think people would forsake watching their team for Women's football? Put it this way if the City Ladies team lose dose it, or will it ever affect your Saturday night? The Women's game will continue to grow and that's great but they won't be taking fans away from the football league. I agree - coverage of women's football won't take away fans form established men's teams; no fan of Port Vale is going to abandon their club to go and watch the local WSL team. With respect that wasn't what I was trying to suggest. This discussion is about the coverage that teams and clubs get. Major, in the OP, bemoans the lack of coverage of the lower leagues. Coverage of women's football has increased over the past years. Therefore the resources to cover more football than the Prem and Championship are there, and existed in the past. Honestly, listen to an episode of Guardian Football Weekly from 5 years ago - the women's game won't get a look in and neither will L2. Now the women's game gets a 5-10 minute round up yet L2 still gets nothing. So its clear that the producers have decided to use part of their hour of football coverage to discuss the ladies teams. It's the same on other podcasts and in the press. Column inches and minutes being used to cover the ladies' offshoots of big clubs over an above the activities of long established clubs in the lower leagues. For reference the overall home attendance in L2 last season was 2.4million, at an overall average of 4,500. The WSL had an aggregate home attendance of 110,000 at an average of 1,000. All figures from www.worldfootball.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigate Red Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 With all the investment made in the ground, team, academy and training facilities relegation back to league one would be a waste of epic proportions. That is the stuff nightmares are made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said: I agree - coverage of women's football won't take away fans form established men's teams; no fan of Port Vale is going to abandon their club to go and watch the local WSL team. With respect that wasn't what I was trying to suggest. This discussion is about the coverage that teams and clubs get. Major, in the OP, bemoans the lack of coverage of the lower leagues. Coverage of women's football has increased over the past years. Therefore the resources to cover more football than the Prem and Championship are there, and existed in the past. Honestly, listen to an episode of Guardian Football Weekly from 5 years ago - the women's game won't get a look in and neither will L2. Now the women's game gets a 5-10 minute round up yet L2 still gets nothing. So its clear that the producers have decided to use part of their hour of football coverage to discuss the ladies teams. It's the same on other podcasts and in the press. Column inches and minutes being used to cover the ladies' offshoots of big clubs over an above the activities of long established clubs in the lower leagues. For reference the overall home attendance in L2 last season was 2.4million, at an overall average of 4,500. The WSL had an aggregate home attendance of 110,000 at an average of 1,000. All figures from www.worldfootball.net Am with you all the way. Quest coverage of the Football league is as good as it gets. let's hope it continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 So, what we're saying is that if the club really wants to stay under the radar, league 1 is the place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 hours ago, cidercity1987 said: All the others you mentioned overstretched themselves in the Prem... Did Wolves really overstretch themselves in the premier league when they went up under Mick McCarthy and had three seasons up there? When he joined Wolves he had to rely on loans and youth team players to get through a championship season and he still took them up to the premier league very quickly - can’t remember them chucking all that away and overspending - same with Southampton really ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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