Sister of fu wrote:Oh bless blueboylewis but I think he is a tad bit young and would possibly fall in love with some of the girls..!!!
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dazby wrote:My resume is in the post. I have a background as a winning U15 girls junior coach, have sort of done my badges and I'm good looking.
I await my notice of acceptance.
Fish111 wrote:tbh i'm a sort of convert to womens football, i was in the pub the other night and i've never shown any inclination towards womens football whatsoever apart form the usual chauvenistic comments etc with the lads. But the England v Holland semi-final was on the big screen and it was very gripping football. End to end stuff and whilst it lacked the power & skill of the mens game for obvious reasons it was a higher standard than what i thought it would be. All the lads were gripped by it.
England took the lead deservedly so and then blew it within 5 minutes, the game went to extra time and all the players were knackered but still showed commitment and desire. For example, Kelly Smith had pulled a hamstring but still chased down lost causes to help the team out, very brave i thought. Could you imagine a male player doing that in an important game at a major championship? I'm not so sure.
England scored in extra time from what was a mistake by the Dutch keeper but we are through to a final against the auld enemy, Germany. I'll be watching it and cheering the girls on.
Fish111 wrote:What are Englands chances tonight sister? Not good i hear but the girls weren't expected to get this far were they so you never know.
Sister of fu wrote:Fish111 wrote:tbh i'm a sort of convert to womens football, i was in the pub the other night and i've never shown any inclination towards womens football whatsoever apart form the usual chauvenistic comments etc with the lads. But the England v Holland semi-final was on the big screen and it was very gripping football. End to end stuff and whilst it lacked the power & skill of the mens game for obvious reasons it was a higher standard than what i thought it would be. All the lads were gripped by it.
England took the lead deservedly so and then blew it within 5 minutes, the game went to extra time and all the players were knackered but still showed commitment and desire. For example, Kelly Smith had pulled a hamstring but still chased down lost causes to help the team out, very brave i thought. Could you imagine a male player doing that in an important game at a major championship? I'm not so sure.
England scored in extra time from what was a mistake by the Dutch keeper but we are through to a final against the auld enemy, Germany. I'll be watching it and cheering the girls on.
I respect your honesty on this. I have obviously watched a lot of women’s football on the TV and can see why some people have the opinion they do of it (it can look very slow) but I can honestly say that the women that play are every bit as much dedicated the cause as their male counterparts if not more so.
Most of the women hold down full time jobs or have children but still find the time to train and to take part in games. When I played internatinal football and in the prem I used to work nights. I would do a 12 hour night shift nip home and then drive to Liverpool to play. I would also after a night shift in the week finish at 8am and then go and train on my own. I don’t know many international footballers have worked a nightshift before a game.
Even at the moment I will train 5 to 6 days a week aswell as hold down a full time job. I spend so many hours driving, training and working. A typical day training with the team will have me out of my house for about 16 hours which does take its toil. I leave my house at 6.30am, go to work, and finish at about 6pm nip to my grans for a sandwich then train 8-10 then driver home. So for people to take the piss and say I should not play football is wrong. As I have stated before I just happened to be born female and can do no more than play at the level I have played at.
We should support all our sports men and women and whatever sport they participate in and not take the piss as has been the case this past week from some quarters. Those girls will be representing England this evening and the nation should really get behind them because I know I will.
Sister of fu wrote:Fish111 wrote:What are Englands chances tonight sister? Not good i hear but the girls weren't expected to get this far were they so you never know.
I think it will be very very tough. I sure that the Germans play in a professional league and you just can’t compete with that when your amateur. England has only 4 pro players in Kelly Smith, Karen Carney, Anita Asante and Alex Scott who all ply there trade in the states (god I wish I was 10 years younger). I just don’t think England will have enough, but im sure they will give it a good go. Look out for the German sticker Printz, who you would not want to bump into in a dark alley but the girl can play football.
There has been some progression in the UK with 18 England players being given central contracts worth about £16,000 a year so that they can concentrate more on football but this is still peanuts in terms of football wages. £16,000 is not to bad if your 16 or 17 but im aware that some of the older players turned this down as they earn more from their own day jobs.
Im realistic though when it comes to women’s football to know that it will never be a professional sport in the UK as you will never get people watching it. If it can not generate its own revenue then it’s not got a hope in hell.
mr fu wrote:Sister of fu wrote:Fish111 wrote:tbh i'm a sort of convert to womens football, i was in the pub the other night and i've never shown any inclination towards womens football whatsoever apart form the usual chauvenistic comments etc with the lads. But the England v Holland semi-final was on the big screen and it was very gripping football. End to end stuff and whilst it lacked the power & skill of the mens game for obvious reasons it was a higher standard than what i thought it would be. All the lads were gripped by it.
England took the lead deservedly so and then blew it within 5 minutes, the game went to extra time and all the players were knackered but still showed commitment and desire. For example, Kelly Smith had pulled a hamstring but still chased down lost causes to help the team out, very brave i thought. Could you imagine a male player doing that in an important game at a major championship? I'm not so sure.
England scored in extra time from what was a mistake by the Dutch keeper but we are through to a final against the auld enemy, Germany. I'll be watching it and cheering the girls on.
I respect your honesty on this. I have obviously watched a lot of women’s football on the TV and can see why some people have the opinion they do of it (it can look very slow) but I can honestly say that the women that play are every bit as much dedicated the cause as their male counterparts if not more so.
Most of the women hold down full time jobs or have children but still find the time to train and to take part in games. When I played internatinal football and in the prem I used to work nights. I would do a 12 hour night shift nip home and then drive to Liverpool to play. I would also after a night shift in the week finish at 8am and then go and train on my own. I don’t know many international footballers have worked a nightshift before a game.
Even at the moment I will train 5 to 6 days a week aswell as hold down a full time job. I spend so many hours driving, training and working. A typical day training with the team will have me out of my house for about 16 hours which does take its toil. I leave my house at 6.30am, go to work, and finish at about 6pm nip to my grans for a sandwich then train 8-10 then driver home. So for people to take the piss and say I should not play football is wrong. As I have stated before I just happened to be born female and can do no more than play at the level I have played at.
We should support all our sports men and women and whatever sport they participate in and not take the piss as has been the case this past week from some quarters. Those girls will be representing England this evening and the nation should really get behind them because I know I will.
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