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Hi Sue, I’m going to stick with the one football club for all. I think at this stage it should be one financial pot, as the impact would be minimal. But there are loads of ideas on how to take the next step. As pointed out on here, the media coverage needs to be much better all round from the club and nationally, but I do think when it comes to the top flight it is much better, a little like the mens game. But as a club we should be 100% behind our woman’s team in all areas. I think the idea of playing on a Sunday is so the core fan base can go and watch both teams, but realistically if we are taking a whole Saturday out to watch the the mens team, then the Sunday is for family. Maybe if the woman’s team went professional a mid week league might be better with an earlier kick off 6pm? I do think if we gain promotion we will see the coverage improve, but it is not to difficult to improve things from a media point of view. I think as a club the mindset still needs a big shift to a ‘Southampton Football Club’ all as one mentality. I’m hoping to get to some games for the Euros and looking forward to the day when Saints FC Woman are playing some northern teams, so I can pop along.

But it does have to be sustainable either on its own which it is nowhere near being able to do and pay a full time wage, or the club take it under Southampton Football Club as a whole. To be sustainable on its own there is no way we can pay a wage, but the headache is how you get the sponsors on board and the fans through the turnstiles. The support is required now, but when it becomes sustainable then the club will bring it fully under its wing I’m sure. in my mind it is all Southampton FC and the time is right to support all the teams under the heading and finance of Southampton Football Club. Then we can enjoy all our teams as one. At this stage it is not going to impact the first team much at all and will help get the woman’s team where they need to be.

This. There are so many ways of improving the exposure of the woman’s game, that should come under the club umbrella that would cost very little for a little more time. Let’s say right media bod, as part of your job we want you to go to Saints women games and report, oh and you photography bod. If the mens first team are playing the same day then surely someone could cover it. I know I have a go at the BBC not updating the scores and tables for a couple of hours, but the information needs to come from the clubs quicker, and yes one day the BBC might be on it. We are at quite a low level and it does improve if we get out of the league. I do think in the future it will be as a whole ‘Southampton Football Club’ from development through to the first team with both sexes involved. One big finance pot. At grass roots there are girls and boys playing together up to the age of 12. I do not think this will happen in the near future, but as the woman's game develops. At the moment the club need to be doing the easy wins, to build up the following, because without it the majority will not gain an interest.

Plenty of goals. The result god knows, depends which of each teams turn up!

The BBC will get the result in by midnight and update the table 😉

GET IN! 0-3 What a strike into the top corner! of course they could say anything but that is how it happened apparently

There we go!

If I did not live so far away I would offer to go to the games and update the Twitter feed.

And right you are. 😆

Get in! 0-2

We are sitting deeper and deeper and inviting a bit of pressure now.

Don’t get me started. Where is the in match commentary? They only need to have someone at the game with a phone. It’s not difficult. I rely on other feeds on Twitter.

Seems quite a tight game in the first 15 minutes of the second half, but with neither side threatening at all… … get ready for a goal then 🙄

Ok a little late, but get in!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-premier-league-south/table 👍

Below are the final fixtures. I have included Oxford not only because they have could have a huge say in who wins the league, but also because this is football and IF they beat us and Ipswich they could win the league, no matter how unlikely. Also as already mentioned Ipswich have 4 of their final 5 games at home and their only away game on the last day is at Portsmo#th. I still believe us and Ipswich will not lose again this season to other teams, but when we go to their place, it will ultimately be the decider, with a draw enough for us. Southampton FC Women - Final 8 games. Crawley Wasps Ladies (A) Wed 30th March 19:45 Ipswich Town Women (A) Sun 3rd April 14:00 Hounslow Women (H) Sun 10th April 14:00 Keynsham Ladies (A) Thurs 14th April 19:45 Plymouth Argyle Women (H) Sun 17th April 14:00 Portsm#uth Women (H) Wed 20th April 14:00 Oxford United Women (H) Wed 27th April 19:45 Cardiff Ladies (H) Sun 1st May 14:00 Ipswich Town Women - Final 5 games Southampton FC Women (H) Sun 3rd April 14:00 Chichester & Selsey Ladies (H) Sun 10th April 14:00 London Bees (H) Sun 17th April 14:00 Oxford United Women (H) 24th April 14:00 Portsmo#th Women (A) 1st May 14:00 Oxford United Women - Final 6 games Keynsham Ladies (H) Sun 3rd April 14:00 Bridgwater United Women (A) Sun 10th April 14:00 Hounslow Women (A) Wed 13th April 19:45 Ipswich Town Women (A) Sun 24th April 14:00 Southampton (A) Wed 27th April 19:45 Gillingham (A) Sun 1st May 14:00 Table as today in the link below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/womens-premier-league-south/table

Been out all day for Mother’s Day but saw the result coming in. I still think the game against Ipswich will decide who wins the league. I think we will just need a draw at Ipswich, but a win will be nice.

😢- seriously cannot believe it. Been in shock all day. My favourite band. Have tickets to see them for the 14th time in June, but who knows what the future holds.

The Ipswich game is going to be huge. I think if we beat them we are right in the driving seat. Lose and it will be tough. Draw and still in our hands. It’s so up and down! But exciting 🤞

On the pitch Saints did the first time around

All strikers have a patch where they cannot find the net. He will bang one in soon and go on another good run, which will hopefully be the same time we do the same. I still have a glance down the table, with Watford, Everton and Leeds winning (the latter winning 2). Just one more win and I think we will be there.

Just to make it even and not that it is against Southampton FC only, it is the half arsed ness across all media to the woman’s game. This was off the BBC for results from todays games a few minutes ago. 1 hour 45 minutes after the final whistles

Southampton women Facebook page? They don’t have one. The other Southampton women do, and have match commentary as and when on Twitter. The main Saints woman’s team get. Line up, goal, half time and full time and maybe some sub news, but nothing about what is happening in the game.

This is my point, and I don’t know how people do not see it. The Twitter live reporting is naff as well. But woman’s football across the board is not treated as it should be, even in 2022. The results on the BBC only come through about 60-90 minutes after full time. What you have mentioned above I have pointed out on this thread, more than once.

Great result today 0-4. And a great hat trick from Kendall. I think a few people are misunderstanding me. We have a great team that is not my argument, but there is more to it than results for the woman’s game, there is a very long way to go and the club could and can do more. Anyway, let’s hope they can get that top spot. 😃