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I think Aribo offers us something that'll help. Edozie has never convinced me, but he'll do a job if needed. Although the squad is still too bloated, having these lads around until January is no bad thing.

The fact that we're discussing it suggests that it has done something.

Indeed. For many it was a dual protest. Protesting specifically against the proscription of PA isn't possible.

Thanks for the condescending instructions on how to speak with someone mate, much appreciated.

To be fair, assuming half the crowd are kids and half adults, chat GPT estimates that the crowd the other day was close to break even, only losing half a million or so over the season. Bargain.

Her view will be interesting, and I'd imagine she loves novelty of the big stadia. I wonder how she'd feel if the tickets weren't so heavily subsidised meaning the crowd was half or less. Soulless I'd imagine. Please feel free to highlight where I've said what you say I have (save for not watching it).

Thanks, so we agree that peaceful protesters were carted off unceremoniously. Were the arrests unnecessary in your opinion? Given your unwillingness to criticise the IDF behaviour, I suspect not but I thought I'd ask.

All views are welcome, but I see it as a levelling up gimmick, and not something done on merit per se. Duck's point appears to be that doing that is condescending, and he's got a point. I see one of the women players from time to time and when I see her next I'll ask her how the players feel.

Were they protesting peacefully? It's a simple yes or no, but I'll assume that you agree that they were unless you say otherwise. And we know why they were arrested. Stupid of you to question it.

1. No. It's virtue signalling. It's not doing something on merit or for commercial reasons. The youngsters (male) get to play there as they're being developed, and that includes development for playing in bigger stadia. The women won't do that. 2. Ridiculous comment. The men will never struggle to sell out 4k seats, especially when they're all but being given away. Imagine if tickets at the weekend were even half the mens price. I'd hazard a guess the attendance wouldn't have broken 4 figures.

I can't agree with that. Although we don't know the numbers, the operational costs of playing to an almost empty St Mary's will be high. I think this is more about being seen to be partially levelling up with the men, and being seen to promote the women's game, than money. That all said, I've got a mate who took his 4 year old daughter. She loved it apparently. He's a massive saints fan and said that the lack of a crowd, people shouting and bawling, and more kids around made it a nice environment for her. Back in the day I took my girls to staplewood and reserve matches at St Mary's for similar reasons, although I got to watch a reasonable standard of football.

Yep. For me it's the Clough past, and the European Cup successes. The successful underdogs. I loved seeing them come back up - the PL needs proper clubs like Forest, Leeds, etc. That said, I'm not a fan of how they've gone about things off the pitch. Pushed at the edges of the buying rules, and the complaint re Palace costing them a proper European place wasn't classy imo. Crazy sacking btw. Nuno has been brilliant there, but it seems like there wasn't room for the owners ego and Nuno. Shame.

I saw what you were responding to, but it doesn't detract from the point that low french inflation isn't anything to shout about given that they're screwed.

Why the focus on inflation? France are in a proper mess. Debt is at 114% of GDP and rising. The price of pommes going up slower than ours is neither here nor there.

Were they protesting peacefully?

For a start, the videos you laughed at, show elderly folk being arrested during peaceful process. Yes, their peaceful protest involved the name of the newly proscribed organisation, but I see the protest in part as being against that proclamation.

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Lights, ground staff, pitch wear and tear, incidental behind the scenes costs, catering, etc. There's more to hosting a game than stewards and police. I'd be staggered if we don't lose money for every home women's game.

That's bollox. This forum is testament to left ISH leaning folk being critical of the current government. Feel free to link to the posts praising them. Thanks.

I don't sneer at them, although I question why anyone would vote for a party to govern us for 5 years based on pretty much one policy, and without looking at everything else that comes from voting for that party. I get that people are feeling disaffected, but when you ask them what they actually expect from Reform, all I get is "rid of that cunt Starmer", and "no more boats". Brilliant basis for your vote.

They could have under promised and still got elected. Instead they over promised and have under delivered.

I think the crowd they're aiming for will want a fruit shoot before the game.

That's understandable. It's shiny and new. A novelty. It's not them regularly playing to an almost empty stadium. Unless tickets are literally given away, the crowds won't increase. That's different to the mens under 21's who are getting used to playing in a bigger stadium as the hope is that they'll be playing in them week in and week out. It's a kind of attempt at 'levelling up'. That all said, I don't follow the women's game and don't have an issue with where they play. It just feels gimmicky and unnecessary to me.

Including evil terrorists like this 83 year old lady reverend. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORcMZNjCR0/?igsh=enJhYzR2aG56ZHNs And this elderly, disabled, veteran. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORfkabEnYf/?igsh=OTE4YzJmeWkwNjls Who take issue at this sort of stuff. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DORMYgoDMtE/?igsh=YWQzaW1iY2xxMHVh Too many people are on the wrong side of humanity in this.

I'm confident that a Fat Sam or McLaren team would have put on a better performance than every side that Tuchel has put out. 2-0 at home to Andorra is a disgrace.