More than skill, it's the market

After all, why are footballers paid anything at all? Because people want to watch, and are willing to pay to do so. Fewer people are willing to pay to watch women play, or to pay as much. Ergo, they're paid less.

Posted By: paulg on September 3rd 2020 at 17:57:34

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👏🏼 🇧🇷 👏🏼 (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 09:33:52
- Use the correct category for your shite please you spunktrumpet (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 09:37:35
  - and why is equal pay for women "shite" btw? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 13:07:19
    - Equal pay for equal work is fine (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 3, 16:26:38
      - "women wouldn't win ANYTHING?" (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 18:42:44
        
        .... across ALL sports ??? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 18:43:04
        
        Trollolol powered by Duracell ^^^ (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 18:45:29
        
        valid question based on what was ACTUALLY quoted above (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 18:48:36
        
        Trollolol (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 18:58:18
        
        so anyone can say anything without backing it up and hiding from challenge (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 21:15:18
      - Meanwhile on planet lala an idiot reasons that (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 3, 17:29:09
      - It's supply and demand isn't it? I n football (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 3, 17:00:27
        
        More than skill, it's the market (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 3, 17:57:34
    - this is why (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 3, 15:27:17
  - Oops sorry. Accidental mistake. Brazil look a bit like NCFC though 💛💚🇧🇷💛💚 (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 3, 12:58:53
  - Spunktrumpet.👏👏👏👏👍🙂.I' m nicking that. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 3, 09:41:44

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