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The women's world cup
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 chris123  hove actually 07 Jul 19 5.11pm |
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Originally posted by palace_in_frogland
Jonathan Pearce has got a lot to answer for as well; his commentating lends the whole thing a certain gravitas. They should have chosen a team of those squeaky birds who are trying to infiltrate the men’s game. Listen on the radio then, grim.
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| Invalid user 2019 07 Jul 19 5.52pm |
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It looks like we gave the US more of a run for their money than another one else.. Well done yanks.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 08 Jul 19 11.14am |
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Asking for equal pay now. I suggest equal standard = equal pay. A few years away yet. I enjoyed watching the English ladies as I could support them but, overall, standard was poor.
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 08 Jul 19 4.28pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Asking for equal pay now. I suggest equal standard = equal pay. A few years away yet. I enjoyed watching the English ladies as I could support them but, overall, standard was poor. I would say the standard equates to a decent non league side. Not sure how much they get paid but I suspect it will be a pay cut for some.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 08 Jul 19 4.31pm |
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Originally posted by Bexley Eagle
I would say the standard equates to a decent non league side. Not sure how much they get paid but I suspect it will be a pay cut for some. Actually ability should have nothing to do with it. Professional sport is entertainment players should be rewarded based on income for that sport. It doens't matter if women's cricket is terrible what matters is does anyone want to pay to watch it. If they do then the players should be rewarded accordingly. Equality in sport is a misnomer.
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| Invalid user 2019 09 Jul 19 1.40pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Actually ability should have nothing to do with it. Professional sport is entertainment players should be rewarded based on income for that sport. It doens't matter if women's cricket is terrible what matters is does anyone want to pay to watch it. If they do then the players should be rewarded accordingly. Equality in sport is a misnomer. This sounds about right to me. Women's tennis is commercially popular and they get paid well. Women's darts on the other hand, nobody gives a monkeys toss about and so isn't. I'm all for a bit of money being put in at grass roots to improve standards, but I don't see women's football shifting significantly from the current position which of relatively popular at national level and disinterest at club level.
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| MKCPFC Spain/MK 12 Jul 19 8.52am |
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Women's tennis just fills the gaps between the Men's game. How they get paid the same as men for doing half the work is unbelievable.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 12 Jul 19 9.09am |
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Originally posted by dollardays
This sounds about right to me. Women's tennis is commercially popular and they get paid well. Women's darts on the other hand, nobody gives a monkeys toss about and so isn't. I'm all for a bit of money being put in at grass roots to improve standards, but I don't see women's football shifting significantly from the current position which of relatively popular at national level and disinterest at club level. After the last Women's world cup attendances in this country went up briefly then went down. They have a lot of work to do before the hype matches the reality.
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PhuketEagle  Phuket 12 Jul 19 11.04am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
After the last Women's world cup attendances in this country went up briefly then went down. They have a lot of work to do before the hype matches the reality. Watching that Rapinoe woman, the good ol' US of A certainly knows how to hype things up. They haven't stopped shouting about it since touching down. Hopefully their heads'll explode soon. Humility isn't in their make-up.
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| YT Oxford 12 Jul 19 11.57am |
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Originally posted by MKCPFC
Women's tennis just fills the gaps between the Men's game. How they get paid the same as men for doing half the work is unbelievable. If you are referring to the major tournaments, the women do between three-fifths and two-thirds of the work, as you put it; so that's more than half. In regular tournaments they do the same amount of work.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 12 Jul 19 1.26pm |
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Originally posted by YT
If you are referring to the major tournaments, the women do between three-fifths and two-thirds of the work, as you put it; so that's more than half. In regular tournaments they do the same amount of work. And they look better - so it's a yes from me.
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| YT Oxford 13 Jul 19 9.46am |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
And they look better - so it's a yes from me. Hell yeah. There's something about a little white tennis dress and tennis shoes
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