Morning all.
Arsenal women’s winning streak came to end in Spain yesterday. It was great to see the game covered by the club’s official website for free but disappointing one of the mainstream channels weren’t covering it.
The game itself was all about how good Barcelona are as they ran out 4-1 winners but I’m sure the Arsenal women will bounce back by winning the remainder of the group fixtures. Well, perhaps not the second Barcelona tie but the rest. Although I doubt Hoffenheim will be easy.
The women face Everton on Sunday at Meadow Park in the WSL
Women’s sport is on the rise. It’s always been around but when it came to cricket, football and rugby, the interest was perhaps lacking. Since the mainstream television channels finally got on board, viewing has become much easier and interest has risen greatly. I’ve not met anyone who didn’t enjoy The Hundred in the summer.
According to Sky Sports, 24% more men now watch women’s sport than 18 months ago. That’s the pandemic for you I guess but even so, I think it’s brilliant.
Jonathan Licht, managing director of Sky Sports, said:
This report shows that women’s sport is again prospering and is overcoming the challenges posed by the pandemic. It’s fantastic to see from this data that its recovery has been bolstered by an increased appetite from the public. The success of the Hundred and the incredible viewing figures for the Women’s Super League at the start of the new broadcast deal highlight the momentum behind women’s sport. We’re excited to support and contribute to its long-term success.
There will always be viewers who expect women’s sport to be the same as the men’s but it never will be and why compare anyway? It’s a bit like being told you have to go on a dairy free or gluten free diet, if you expect soya yogurts to be the same as a Total Greek, other brands are available, you’ll be seriously disappointed. Same with a gluten free loaf which is never as good as the real thing from your local bakery but if you see the products for what they are without comparing, you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised at good the alternatives can be.
The only comparison there should be in women’s sport is like for like. Chelsea women v Arsenal or Man City etc, England’s women cricket team v India’s or New Zealand’s for example and if viewers do only that, they will see how good women’s sport has become.
Mind you, in her prime, I reckon Serena Williams would have given Andy Murray a run for his money. Lol
See you in the comments.
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Fancy feet Flo.
Good morning Rico, smart play by Balogun his speed just enough to take him inside the box and panic the defender into committing the foul. It’s the sort of thing Tierney should be looking to do occasionally, instead of crosses when there is no one to get on them.
Serena Williams vs Andy Murray? Over three sets maybe Rico, over five? Not in a million years.
It’s one of the reasons why women’s sport should not be compared to men’s. There are of course exceptions, Holly Doyle is doing remarkably well in horse racing.
At the weekend Lizzie Deignan won the first ever Hell of the North cycle race. The notorious Paris-Roubaix classic. However, the course was about 80 kilometres shorter than the men’s race and covered only about two thirds of the dreaded cobbled sections. So no comparison there.
Morning Cicero, three sets of course. Lol
In the words of Kipling East is east and west is west and never the twain shall meet..
Comparing some womens sport with mens is apples and oranges.
Certain sports where endurance is not a major factor both genders can compete fairly evenly but in the rest the power of the male anatomy will always be too strong at the highest level.
As an ex sportsman , that only had one son, I would encourage my grandaughter ( age 8 )to take up any sport she chooses and I will be there all the way for her . In fact it’s swimming tonight , and as long as the field is fair and even , it will teach her many things about life, fairness and how to accept winning and losing.
However with the woke introducion of LGBT pressure tilting the scales I fear that it will be off putting to girls if they feel that their competitions are unfair from the outset .
Girls are better than boys at some things and vice – versa I have seen girls that have better skills than boys in the 7 to 10 bracket but come puberty it’s not a level playing field and they should be kept separate.
However on a media level the various companies are looking for an untapped source of income and growing the top level of women’s sport is a possible earning stream and their need to be even handed and getting diversity into everything can be some what galling . Afterall most of the ex pro men talk copious amounts of crap before we get girls doing the same from an even lesser experience.
Just off to find my crash helmet.
Excellent Potter..
Good to see Rachael Yankey into the WSL hall of fame..
New post up now