Womens Football

11.45 on BBC1 tonight folks.
Should be embraced by everyone and made to feel welcome at BR-not sure what the status is with regards to Blackpool FC but an official ladies team is definitely the way forward.

Many forward thinking clubs also have disabled fans groups, LGBT and even one for the retired supporters-all included on the Structured Dialogue meetings as the @SLO_BFC likes to call them.
 
When I was at UTMP, we did an interview with the BFC ladies manager Mac Barlow. They’re quite disappointed with how the club and women’s team are at the moment in terms of support etc.

a really interesting listen, the link is here BFC Women’s Podcast
 
I'll give that a listen. I'd support it if it was part of a proper structure and if it meant something in terms of results that reflect on the overall performance of the football club. But if it's just a social endeavour for a group to keep fit and a feel a part of something then I wouldn't really see it as being anything to do with me.

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No problem with what you say there but I'd probably be the opposite myself.

I couldn't care less whether any BFC womens teams was successful on the field - I wouldn't wish them any bad - or not but if it provides females within the community with social and fitness benefits then that can only be a good thing.

In fact, I'd rather as many ladies as possible could take part and not just the best players, not for a second am I suggesting that those with less ability are currently excluded, I just hope as many as possible can get involved.
 
Should be embraced by everyone and made to feel welcome at BR-not sure what the status is with regards to Blackpool FC but an official ladies team is definitely the way forward.

Many forward thinking clubs also have disabled fans groups, LGBT and even one for the retired supporters-all included on the Structured Dialogue meetings as the @SLO_BFC likes to call them.

All good Plumbs but sometimes I think that these groups can create more problems than they solve and perhaps more important that everybody feels welcome at the club.

There are no big problems at Blackpool with disabled supporters, LGBT, BAME or OAPs.
 
The O/P showing his sneering disregard for women's football and all the way down the thread as well.
The great thing about the BBC is that it will show something that might not be popular but is there for the people that might enjoy it.
 
All good Plumbs but sometimes I think that these groups can create more problems than they solve and perhaps more important that everybody feels welcome at the club.

There are no big problems at Blackpool with disabled supporters, LGBT, BAME or OAPs.
There dont have to be problems but simply representation,where in this town we have huge numbers of the population who identify with these groups.
I'd also target the ethnics as for instance we have lots of Poles living here who enjoy watching football. Why not a day at Bloomfield Road?
 
There dont have to be problems but simply representation,where in this town we have huge numbers of the population who identify with these groups.
I'd also target the ethnics as for instance we have lots of Poles living here who enjoy watching football. Why not a day at Bloomfield Road?

I know you mean well Plumbs and will have far more knowledge and experience of such groups.

I am just not sure that some people who fall into such groups and might not want to be stigmatised - if that's a word ?

Would a young gay chap want to be part of a group ? Maybe better just to ensure that he won't experience any problems at games as is the case already.

I certainly agree with you re initiatives and targeting some groups.

As you said, there are a lot of Poles in the town and many will be interested in football and more could be done to attract them but other clubs have run initiatives with reduced prices for certain groups and you soon get the super supporters informing everybody that they haven't missed a game for 37 years and have paid full price blah, blah, blah.
 
If it encourages lots of young women to start playing then great but the standard of football does not justify the coverage given to it by the media and the BBC in particular.
 
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