Women’s Football

[Window Cleaner]

2 hours ago, The Cat said:

Considering the absolute state of their country it's pretty incredible that Haiti manage to get a team together, yet alone qualify for the World Cup. 

They'll no doubt get a bit of a pasting today but being there is a great achievement by the team.

I'd doubt that many of the Haitian girls play their football in Haiti.  Think at least two or three of them play in the French League, Haiti being francophone in parts.

The English don''t look all that good so far. Still it's only the first game, probably doing an Italy, scrape through the group stage and then get much better.

[whelk]

England look pretty shit

[Turkish]

I hope the Haiti FA are doing something about the lack of diversity in their team. It’s Disgusting

[Weston Super Saint]

12 minutes ago, Turkish said:

We’re interested in it, I’m watching it. Just wondering why more people aren’t talking about it

#metoo

[whelk]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

I hope the Haiti FA are doing something about the lack of diversity in their team. It’s Disgusting

Look quite fit though 

[Turkish]

Just now, whelk said:

Look quite fit though 

[whelk]

Have you photoshopped that fucker’s hairy hands?

[The Kraken]

Been quite a frustrating watch, some reasonable passages of play but England just seem to shit the bed when they get in sight of the goal and make some horrendous decisions.

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, whelk said:

Have you photoshopped that fucker’s hairy hands?

Rachel Daly is a top person by all accounts. She grew up near us and used to play for a local kids club where we live and was back opening the new club house recently. Everyone said how great she was. 

[Turkish]

Just now, The Kraken said:

Been quite a frustrating watch, some reasonable passages of play but England just seem to shit the bed when they get in sight of the goal and make some horrendous decisions.

Yep one to touch or pass too many, all a bit loose and poor decisions. 

[whelk]

Just now, Turkish said:

Rachel Daly is a top person by all accounts. She grew up near us and used to play for a local kids club where we live and was back opening the new club house recently. Everyone said how great she was. 

Despite the hype they do all seem nice girls and a genuinely good group

[The Cat]

Great save by Earps a minute ago.

England have looked much better since the subs.

[Streaky]

I miss Leah williamson

[Weston Super Saint]

Wtf?  The game that ended twice?

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Wtf?  The game that ended twice?

Think it was a fan that blew a whistle the first time but not sure why she restarted just to blow her own whistle immediately.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Wtf?  The game that ended twice?

They think it's all over...

Good to see the subs make a difference. England did have a lot more dominance that half. But it was Earps that kept their lead.

Some issues about being susceptible to covering through balls. Some issues about when to make those key passes. A little too keen sometimes, a little too wary at others.

They will look to improve on this, and it will help keep everything focused. I wasn't expecting Haiti to be so decent, with a number doing well in French football. Good to see strength and depth across the competition.

3 points, and bring on the next game.

[Turkish]

Just thought now this thread is active again a good time to repost this 🤣🤣

 

[Saint86]

Thought the England women were poor. Got lucky with the penalty as certainly wasn't a clear and obvious handball, Haiti should have equalised late on - was a good save.

All a bit flat, and does seem like they've let the Euro's and all the attention go to their heads prematurely - reality is that without a strong showing in this tournament its not worth much.

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Just thought now this thread is active again a good time to repost this 🤣🤣

 

Is that where we got Baz from?

[Saint_clark]

2 hours ago, Saint86 said:

Thought the England women were poor. Got lucky with the penalty as certainly wasn't a clear and obvious handball, Haiti should have equalised late on - was a good save.

All a bit flat, and does seem like they've let the Euro's and all the attention go to their heads prematurely - reality is that without a strong showing in this tournament its not worth much.

Not a clear and obvious handball? 

Are you mental? 

She tried to bat it away like she was playing volleyball, you could see it bend her fingers. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Is that where we got Baz from?

Curses! I was going to go with. "Doesn't Bazunu have his own thread?"

Beaten to the punch...which is just like...I'll just stop there...there is that other thread...

🙂

[Saint86]

2 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Not a clear and obvious handball? 

Are you mental? 

She tried to bat it away like she was playing volleyball, you could see it bend her fingers. 

No, the ball trajectory didn't change at all in the views I've seen, no visible evidence of a connection, so no evidence that it impacted her fingers... she could just as easily have been moving her hand to avoid the ball... So it isn't clear and obvious and it's a lucky pen, and one that was well saved initially given the keeper is 5'4" especially.

Edited 22 July, 2023 by Saint86

[Dark Munster]

14 hours ago, Fabrice Fernandes no.1 fan said:

I find it really interesting the difference in nations that make the women’s World Cup compared to the men’s. Unlikely to see Vietnam, Philippines or Haiti at the men’s World Cup any time soon 

Unless FIFA awards it to one of them as hosts. Or expands the competition to 128 teams.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 hours ago, Saint86 said:

No, the ball trajectory didn't change at all in the views I've seen, no visible evidence of a connection, so no evidence that it impacted her fingers... she could just as easily have been moving her hand to avoid the ball... So it isn't clear and obvious and it's a lucky pen, and one that was well saved initially given the keeper is 5'4" especially.

I didn't spot it initially. But the replay shows the arms going up to the ball. A closer look shows part of the hand bend back, at the moment the ball goes past it. It didn't look like a natural movent, needing some impact to have happened.

I get the point on the trajectory. It seemed to slow the ball fractionally, rather than divert it.

VAR working well. The same for the goalkeeper encroachment for the initial save. Very clear on the replay.

[Miltonaggro]

16 hours ago, Turkish said:

Just thought now this thread is active again a good time to repost this 🤣🤣

 

If that happened Sunday league the morning after a lock in session the ‘keeper’ would never have lived it down 😂

[AlexLaw76]

The game on now is f-ing woeful

[Saint_clark]

54 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The game on now is f-ing woeful

Quality of the tournament as a whole so far is pretty poor, the Euros was much better. Probably a consequence of the expanded teams. Reckon it'll pick up as we move into the knockouts.

[Lord Duckhunter]

3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said:

The game on now is f-ing woeful

That’s good for them. 

[cloggy saint]

On 21/07/2023 at 12:22, Lord Duckhunter said:

Great signing, fit as fuck. 

You have low standards.

[washsaint]

To be honest, who really cares?  Despite the continuous virtue signaling saying how womens football is more exciting, how it's so popular, etc. - it really isn't and is a sub par product compared to mens football.  Same can be true of most sports simply because of the genetic differences.

And before I get shouted down, then why are so many womens sports up in arms about transgender individuals being allowed to play womens sports (and destroying the true female field)?

I wish that mens and womens sports simply were not compared to each other - they are so different.  It's fantastic that womens sport has more coverage now and encourages participation but it cannot be compared.

The number of teams in this World Cup is ridiculous and dilutes any real competition.

[Master Bates]

Helloooooooo ello ello

 

https://shekicks.net/southampton-fc-women-sign-jemma-purfield/

[Saint_clark]

6 hours ago, Master Bates said:

Helloooooooo ello ello

 

https://shekicks.net/southampton-fc-women-sign-jemma-purfield/

Certainly increasing the level of talent in the side this season. 

The keeper is still my favourite though.

[Master Bates]

8 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Certainly increasing the level of talent in the side this season. 

The keeper is still my favourite though.

OH snap

[Turkish]

 

[Saint_clark]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

Can't watch that clip right now so not sure what their explanation is but yeah that doesn't make any sense. 

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

Guarantee Mick Quinn was a better finisher, and he actually had tits!

[revolution saint]

2 hours ago, Turkish said:

 

Does sound a bit bizarre at first but ultimately it's a biological female playing in a female competition.  Whatever they identify as is irrelevant.  It's all a bit click baity really.

[Turkish]

7 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

Can't watch that clip right now so not sure what their explanation is but yeah that doesn't make any sense. 

Well the women trying to support it were basically at a loss and just kept saying that’s what they want to be and where else are they meant to play. 

[Turkish]

just caught the national anthems of Portugal v Vietnam. I thought it was two lines of mascots when the Vietnam one came on, the players are only slightly taller than the mascots. Why on earth is this on ITV1? I know they're desperate to promote womens football but dear me.

[skintsaint]

10 minutes ago, Turkish said:

just caught the national anthems of Portugal v Vietnam. I thought it was two lines of mascots when the Vietnam one came on, the players are only slightly taller than the mascots. Why on earth is this on ITV1? I know they're desperate to promote womens football but dear me.

Vietnams qualification record was 2 wins and 3 defeats out of 6 games, with minus 5 goal difference - good to know that sort of performance gets your to a WC 😅

[Fan The Flames]

Some early morning fishing.

[Give it to Ron]

England are really poor give the ball away so easily. 
Get 25 yards from goal and clueless is Selles manager?

[edprice1984]

1 minute ago, Give it to Ron said:

England are really poor give the ball away so easily. 
Get 25 yards from goal and clueless is Selles manager?

They have lost four of their best players in the run up to the tournament and it looks like Walsh is out now too. A Semi-Final would be a great tournament in my opinion with the loss of talent the side has experienced. 

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, edprice1984 said:

They have lost four of their best players in the run up to the tournament and it looks like Walsh is out now too. A Semi-Final would be a great tournament in my opinion with the loss of talent the side has experienced. 

They have Alessia Russo, nothing else matters 😍

 

 

 

 

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

Haven't watched much of this world cup so far, but from what I have seen, the standard of refereeing has been appalling.

For some reason decided to watch the last 15 minutes or so of China v Haiti. 

Haiti were awarded one penalty, in about the 85th minute, which was given immediately by the ref. Then for some reason it was over turned when the ref looked at the monitor (it definitely would have been a soft penalty, but not soft enough for it to be over turned) (side note, are the referees mic'd up in this world cup to announce VAR decisions over the tannoy? Looked like it/sounded like it...?).

Then a few minutes later there was another penalty shout. The easiest penalty decision you'll ever see, but it wasn't given, or even checked by VAR.

Then the last kick of the game there could (arguably) have been another penalty for Haiti, which again wasn't checked. Haiti's manager did get booked for complaining about it though.

[whelk]

England looking a lot better. Will win this WC

[AlexLaw76]

Battering the Chinese. Women against Girls

[Give it to Ron]

Wow don’t you just love Var decisions screamer ruled out then penalty and ridiculous booking

[iansums]

What a finish from James, she is some player

[east-stand-nic]

I have often wondered why they don't make the pitches and goals smaller in Women's football. It might make it a better all round spectacle for viewers.