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4 hours ago, Silvio Dante said:

The 70’s called. They’ve just asked for their joke back.

You can tell there are a few people posting on this thread whose only interaction with women nowadays is a certain online 'hub...

10 hours ago, Cowshed said:

 The article states the average height of women in the UK is 5.3. That is not the average height of UK female goal keepers. The England Keeper Bardsley is 6.0 tall. 

In your last sentence you make a point about enjoyment and watching. That is not a coaching point. Implementing goal and pitch sizes would necessitate a huge overhaul of facilities. A impractical massive overhaul as experience and evidence shows within the age related phases in the male game those changes will not occur. At the U14 level kids play on adult pitches with adult goals because there were/are not the resources to support different. 

Age related phases are just that, the coaching and educational phases apply to both males and females, they are not phases solely based upon the physical but very much the psychological.

Males and females playing on the same sized pitches, using the same sized goals, using the same coaching methods makes logical sense. The female game to improve it further needs more equivalence to the male game not less. 

Maybe we could compromise by making the goals bigger in the men's game 

1 hour ago, Robbored said:

Especially with the standard of women goalkeepers..............
 

 

Don't forget that the women's game is still in it's infancy compared to the men. Men's football has been a national institution for 150 years, whereas for females there has been a lack of access to, and general disapproval of, their participation. Now that the "it's a men's game" dinosaurs are dying out, female participation is growing, social norms are changing and standards are increasing with each decade that goes by. Supporters of the women's game get tetchy at the ridicule of standards because what would really help is positivity. 

I find that tennis is an interesting example of a sport where the physical attributes of the female participants actually enhances the sport. They can't rely on powerful serves to churn out aces and instead you see more rallies. Likewise, in football, the women's game might become more technical because it suits their attributes, but for that to happen we need there to be a society that encourages female participation and gives them the opportunities that men have.

2 hours ago, 054123 said:

You’d get even more goals with multi-ball over time

That would improve any match

4 minutes ago, Bs4Red said:

I think it’s a good idea because of the physical differences and obviously the keeper being on average 5”5 would make a huge difference with smaller nets. Some of the goals keepers let in they can’t even get near. 

If the manager of Chelsea ladies and someone who people actually thought would be good as a manager of our club thinks it. 

I don’t understand why people who only watch football and have never studied the game or been involved in coaching etc would be saying it’s a ridiculous idea. 

She is someone with a position to have this opinion and I agree. But of course on here you can’t have a different opinion without people crying and telling you you’re an idiot. 

Make the goals smaller and you'll see fewer goals scored - why would you do that when the number of goals are perfectly normal?

The issue in your mind is the keeper not being able to reach but that doesn't have negative consequences except that you don't like the look of it. 

Forget the article, think about it rationally.

Man U 3 - 0 Villa

Birmingham 0 - 4 Arsenal

Brighton 2 - 0 Spurs

Man C 1 - 0 Everton 

West Ham 0 - 2 Chelsea 

Based on the most recent results, why do they need smaller goals or smaller pitches? 

11 hours ago, Bs4Red said:

Well I mean it was literally spoken about by Fifa so I don’t think I’m far off 

Last night I watched a game that was end to end attacks and finished 3-2. That's basically football at it's best!

Why would you change it when you're getting competitive, attacking football with no diving or shenanigans?!

I don't care I'm watching Premier league, non-league, women or kids, if it's a good game it's a good game. And of the team wears a Bristol City shirt they get my support.

On 19/02/2021 at 20:37, tommy_b said:

This time last year I was in the midst of Brighton Marathon training for April 2020 and Feb was a struggle due to the shit weather. Coupled with some of my work travelling meaning doing long runs around hotel stays (almost a year to the day since the worst evening - running in the snow near Huddersfield away, feels a lifetime ago but SUCH A RUBBISH GAME OF FOOTBALL). It wasn't that fun but it seemed easier to wrap up and get out with the knowledge that by April I'd be enjoying sunnier evenings to head out.

Now it's a long wait until everything 'big' in autumn, if they happen, and the idea of training through summer heat is not really appealing. 

Makes long runs a lot harder with all the hydration and fuel required to keep going, I find I need so much less to keep myself going during winter.

Feb 2020 ended up with 185 miles of running - on 85 miles Feb 2021 so far but it's just all lacklustre stuff and running without any tempo considerations. 

The cold last week and this crap wind just hasn't helped me at all ... went for a 20 mile Severn Bridge loop the other day just to extend mileage but overall it's kinda without much purpose. Meh.

Maybe it’s personal to me because despite being very perspiratory in the heat I still enjoy the running. Plus in the summer months it’s easier to wake up early with early daylight hours and everything is less gloomy and hence more motivating. These warmer temps have been a big relief to me.

49 minutes ago, shahanshahan said:

Crazy to think it was today one year ago, with City's win at Birmingham, which not only ensured WSL survival that season, but was the last game the team played in front of fans (including myself)!

 

Thanks for sharing.

I’ve been meaning to give the Vixencast a listen and will do soon.

I suggested a while back that the OSIB lads give the City women at least a mention on their pod but no such luck, even re the cup final has been ignored afaik.

Keep posting the episode links to remind us.

Ta

9 hours ago, TomF said:

No it’s ****ing awful.  Was aiming for 200k this month and that’s doubtful after last week. Thought we’d seen the worst of it after last week but the winds this week not much better. It’s starting to slowly improve tho - today was nice in shorts and short sleeve top.

Thanks Tom, I feel better that you’re suffering too! The fact that the marathon that I’m training for has been pushed back to October leaves me in limbo too with no races likely summer very earliest I guess??

I know this is loser talk among proper runners but I just find winter training to be wretched. Hate it. Trying to notch the required 40 plus miles in a week of unrelenting cold/wind/rain is not my idea of fun and I’m happy to admit it.

This is the last Spring marathon I sign up to - all Autumn race day that distance in the future!

On 07/02/2021 at 15:03, Harry said:

Was in enough pain today to finally say “I gotta go see someone about this”. 
 

Foot still painful and swollen. Swelling not reduced since last Wednesday. Been painful for 10 days now! 
 

Anyway, popped into Yate minor injuries unit. Was seen by a nurse practitioner who is a big city fan. We had a good old chinwag. Says he’s had people turn up there before in rovers shirts and he’s told them to bugger off “the only thing wrong with you is your bloody football team”. Ha ha. He knows quite a lot of the “old faces from the 70’s/80’s”. 
 

Anyway, he reckons I’ve got tendinitis. Which is what I suspected. But he also said I’ve got lots of bruising on the bottom of the toes which he thinks is from the running. Thinks I need to get a gait analysis and a properly fitted pair of running shoes. 
 

I know this chat has been on here before but I can’t remember which page, but what’s the place up in Clifton that does the gait analysis, and what’s the make of the specialist running shoes that people recommended? 

Is the other one called Up and Running? 

Yeah injury prevention as far as I know is mostly footwear, stretches and strengthening. Maybe technique of you do lots of miles.

On 31/01/2021 at 12:24, Harry said:

Yeah, I’ve checked the shoes, they’re still in decent nick but are on 590k now, so ought to think about some new ones soon. 
Started feeling the foot a bit last Wednesday but I did 2 runs on it Weds & Thurs so probably aggravated it more. Started becoming uncomfortable on Friday and have to say it hurts like hell today!! Can’t put hardly any pressure on at all and it’s much more swollen. 
I wonder if it was caused a bit by running in the ice last Saturday - tend to have to change the stride pattern and the way the foot falls, maybe I just impacted differently on the footfall than normal. 
 

Hopefully back soon, but in serious pain today!! 

How’s it healing mate? Some foot injuries can be prevented by strengthening the calves. I remember being told at running club to do the foot raises/drops where you’re on a step facing staircase. I’m not an expert mind.

On 29/01/2021 at 17:02, Harry said:

On 96km for January so far. Was hoping to easily pass 100km, in fact was hoping to get that up to about 120km with a couple of long runs this weekend. 
But... got a massive pain in the bottom of my foot. Just all along where the toes meet the base/ball of the foot. Hurts like hell today and can put very little pressure on it! 
Not sure what it is or how I got it, but I might be stuck on 96k for Jan, which is disappointing. 
Is this some sort of ‘runners’ injury?? 

Could also be that you need more cushioning in your shoes?

On 29/01/2021 at 17:02, Harry said:

On 96km for January so far. Was hoping to easily pass 100km, in fact was hoping to get that up to about 120km with a couple of long runs this weekend. 
But... got a massive pain in the bottom of my foot. Just all along where the toes meet the base/ball of the foot. Hurts like hell today and can put very little pressure on it! 
Not sure what it is or how I got it, but I might be stuck on 96k for Jan, which is disappointing. 
Is this some sort of ‘runners’ injury?? 

Sounds like a fairly typical running injury to me, the kind of warning that pops up if you do high mileage without proper warm ups/downs ie the type of injury I get!

On 24/01/2021 at 08:21, Harry said:

True. I enjoy running in the rain and also enjoy the cold. But never wind - hate running in wind 

Lovely conditions for running yesterday. I wore trail shoes but the sun had melted most of the slippy stuff by the afternoon. 

I wonder if the Eavii will have to donate less to charity next year to balance the books?

On 17/01/2021 at 21:11, Harry said:

@SuperDziek @Silvio Dante @Rob k

Interesting to see you mention Bridge Valley Road SuperDzieck. I always considered that to be a super hard climb - and it is. 
I thought I’d have a quick look at the climbs we all did this weekend. 

Bridge Valley - 0.7k Grade 7.6%
Somerset Monument - 0.7k Grade 8.3%
Old London Road - 0.7k Grade 10.7%
 

I knew the other 2 were biggies but had no idea they were beastlier than Bridge Valley. 
 

You were right Rob K - she’s a bloody brute! 

To think @mozodid this blighter on Xmas day, 15k into a half!!! Maaaan!! 
 

I absolutely hated going up there this morning and yet I absolutely loved it too. And I absolutely never want to do it again but know I will love it when I do

Fair play to you taking on the beast!

On 10/01/2021 at 11:44, Alex_BCFC said:

I’ve had a knee issue for last ten days. Did 1:47:12 (PB) for a half on NYD and today 1:59:00 despite 9 days rest. Not really sure what can be done other than rest?

Well weirdly they say strengthening for tendon injuries (I'm not a physio mind!). So maybe rest isn't always the best policy and sometimes regular squats etc would help? 

12 hours ago, TomF said:

Genuinely struggled with my knees last two weeks. Not sure if it’s the temps but not bothered me previously

I don't think there's a runner in the world that doesn't get knee pain at some point. Comes with the territory to an extent, although I've added strengthening to my training plan to see if that sorts it out. I'm supposed to be doing barbell squats and deadlifts today (low weight) amongst other things.

Recently I've also started slowing down my longer runs. I'm supposed to run at 9 mins/mile but I tend to go too quickly. It sounds daft but slowing one's pace cake actually be quite challenging. 

Marathon training started this week, although I've already gone off plan (1st week doesn't matter!)

I'm doing 37 miles in total this week and somehow have to build to 50 mile weeks. Not sure my right knee can withstand that, particularly with my lack of stretching and strengthening...

11 hours ago, Harry said:

@mozo

Wow. Just seen your run on Strava from Xmas day! 26k. Fair play mate. 
 

You pretty ran past my house (coming through charfield) and then you went up the massive hill up to Cotswold Edge golf club. 
I’ve been planning on doing that one soon - it’s an absolute beast!! What was that like? You were probably already on about 15k when you got there!!! 

Ouch. Don't do it!

Honestly, it was a real grind, but a good feeling getting to the top. If you go a little beyond the golf course you really do feel you've ascended the mountain because you're at the highest point for as far as the eye can see. 

So, actually, do it!

The worst bit is the B4058 up to Renishaw which doesn't have any path for pedestrians, and then when you reach the golf course the traffic is speeding by at 60 mph and again no pavement.

I suppose you can hop over to the course at the top, but it would be better with a different route from Charfield to the Old London Rd.

The roads put me off doing that again more than the hills, although my hip was feeling it after the ascent.

I'm doing a marathon in April, all going well, so will be doing more of those long ones, probably slower and less hilly though.

Fury v Joshua wouldn't be a war imo.

More likely a chess match. It would only become all out warfare if one fighter was behind on the cards and had to go for broke.

Think about it... both fighters will be wary of their opponents power.

Fury will try to command the centre of the ring to push Joshua onto the back foot. Meaty jabs to set up the right hand. Kronk style.

Joshua will therefore be counter-punching. Slightly less power in his shots but looking for the openings to throw those nasty flurries he's capable of. 

Neither fighter will go in for the kill early. 

I predict a cagey first 6 rounds with the next 6 depending on what the scorecards look like.

It'll go the distance and the scoring will be disputed!

On 13/12/2020 at 12:34, JonDolman said:

Those shots where Pulev was stood there right in front of AJ, surely that will not happen with Fury. Fury in good condition has unbelievable stamina for someone so big and will move for 12 rounds. But then again I expect AJ will be able to catch Fury a fair bit, but just not sure he'd KO Fury. He's got one hell of a chin. Of course anything is possible in heavyweight division and Fury can switch off at times like in Wilder first fight.

I am interested to see how Fury approaches the fight. Stay at distance like Wilder first fight and go for points victory, or do what he did in Wilder 2? I don't think AJ would struggle in the way Wilder did if Fury goes on the foot looking for KO. In fact that will probably suit him. They realised before that 2nd fight Wilder's technical flaws meant they had to get Wilder on the back foot. Also the messy wrestling up close and leaning shattered Wilder, and not so sure that part of it would work so well against AJ either.

If they are both going into it 100% then I would probably bet Fury on points. I don't think Fury is the hardest hitter, and AJ's chin is nowhere near as bad as some say. AJ has a devastating disguised left hook, right upper cut and straight right. But I imagine he won't be able to land it so often, and when he does Fury might well be seeing the shots and absorbing them.

The only thing with predicting a points victory to Fury is that even if he looks like he has won, will the judging be fair? Well that's certainly not guaranteed!

I imagine if Fury uses his feet and outboxes AJ then AJ might well throw the kitchen sink at him in the final rounds. So even a back foot safety first performance from Fury I think would be a great fight to watch. I just can't see it being anything but a fascinating, entertaining fight this one however they both approach it. It has to happen! 

Love your assessment mate but I do see it differently.

I actually think Fury might try to do what he did in Wilder 2.

The commonality with AJ and Wilder is that power is their most dangerous asset.

So the best tactic for Fury is to get them going backwards so that they don't get as much purchase on their shots. 

If Fury comes in heavy again, he can plant his feet and both sit on his punches and also absorb more when AJ counters. 

Whilst it's clear that in the past few years AJ has worked on his footwork and counter punching, he would have to put in a hell of a performance to win the technical battle with Fury.

I guess the last time Joshua faced a taller man was Klitschko, who was only one inch taller and a fair bit lighter.

This is a new challenge for AJ. He's up against a man 3 inches taller, heavier, and a high class technician.

SugarHill Steward has been quoted as saying that they'll stick to the Kronk style for Joshua, and I take this to mean an aggressive jab and really sitting on the right hand. I think Fury will come forward.

3 minutes ago, TomF said:

That uppercut is a thing of beauty. Even Tyson would struggle to take one flush 

Yeah bravo AJ for bringing the uppercut back to boxing. Don't see it enough.

There were times when I wasn't sure if Joshua was in control of the fight, but overall you can't fault him for a decisive win like that.