Totally agree.

Fundamentally, the product is good. When I tune in, it’s a great watch, and the games are absorbing.

There is also then a feeling of authenticity. Women’s football hasn’t yet embraced the “anything for an advantage” mentality that leads to every major game you watch in men’s football involving endemic borderline cheating throughout. “He felt contact, he’s fully entitled to go down Clive.”.

Similarly, there’s a refreshing feeling that it’s mainly about the sport, whereas in men’s football it’s almost always entirely about the money. There is no loyalty to anything. It’s all about big contracts and insta influencing. Young men earning more money than they’ll ever be able to spend preening their egos.

Presumably though, all this will inevitably change over time, but hopefully only very slowly leaving many years of happy viewing ahead.

Posted By: Under soil heating on October 9th 2022 at 11:45:57

Message Thread

Re: the mention of womens football below. Anyone's opinion changing? (Other Football) - Yellalee, Oct 9, 11:33:12
- Started watching it during the tournament before last (Other Football) - littletinyphil, Oct 9, 17:27:06
- I've always been in the 'it's just not very good' camp (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 9, 13:21:16
  - Me too, but it's much much better than it was and I really enjoyed the Euros (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 9, 13:54:25
- yep I enjoy it (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Oct 9, 12:17:40
- Always enjoyed it personally (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 9, 11:53:34
- vmt, the transformation in ability is huge (Other Football) - Tombs, Oct 9, 11:48:48
- There's a clear line between International v Domestic with me... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Oct 9, 11:46:27
- Totally agree. (Other Football) - Under soil heating, Oct 9, 11:45:57
- It’s definitely better than it was, or maybe England (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 9, 11:39:51
  - England are definitely better than they were before! Out of interest, I had a (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Oct 9, 11:49:13
    - If England weren’t good it would fade away again I think (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Oct 9, 12:39:03
- I absolutely loved the Euros final. There’s one of the commentators on 5L, I can’t stand (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Oct 9, 11:36:12
- I’d be delighted if ncfc played the passing game that the England ladies do (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Oct 9, 11:35:46

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