Southampton FC Women

[Daft Kerplunk]

Financially the problem for women's football (and an understand than silly Semmens completely misses) is that girls in the large are just not going to obsessively follow in the same way men and boys do, with all the commercial value that comes with that.  There will be some girls who do, of course, and come international time, there will be decent crowds and interest, but it will be a minority following in the same way sports like rugby are where the main commercial interest is in the international team and the club game is far smaller, but women's club football will have even smaller crowds than rugby.  It just needs to cut its cloth accordingly and be appropriately sized for the money it generates.  

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 hours ago, Daft Kerplunk said:

It just needs to cut its cloth accordingly and be appropriately sized for the money it generates.  

But its supporters don’t want that. They want to piggy back on the blokes game, whilst pretending it’s empowering birds. It’s actually the complete opposite. 

[aintforever]

“Birds” 😂

[trousers]

59 minutes ago, aintforever said:

“Birds” 😂

Yeah... Why go with "birds" when "mares" or "broads" will suffice...?

[Picard]

Start the season with a good away win at Durham.

[Dr Who?]

Fantastic away win today a Durham played really well considering the decrease in funding over the summer and the mass changes again! 

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/womens-report-durham-1-3-saints

Edited September 6 by Dr Who?

[Football Special]

On 06/09/2026 at 21:34, Dr Who? said:

Fantastic away win today a Durham played really well considering the decrease in funding over the summer and the mass changes again! 

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/womens-report-durham-1-3-saints

It was a great result to start the season, hopefully can continue today at home to the Tractor Girls 

[Dr Who?]

Southampton 0-0 Ipswich. 

[SouthWalesSaints]

Genuine question. 
 

Does anyone actually care? 

[Football Special]

9 hours ago, SouthWalesSaints said:

Genuine question. 
 

Does anyone actually care? 

I'd genuinely like to see them do well, any success for the club / city always welcome 

Have taken my kids a few times,  good for young football mad girls to see them.

Enjoyed thrashing Pompey last season, good crowds in for that but otherwise attendances are low 

Think they'll struggle to get promoted any higher without investment so mid table 2nd tier probably best they can aim for 

[John Boy Saint]

12 hours ago, SouthWalesSaints said:

Genuine question. 
 

Does anyone actually care? 

You don't need to if you don't want to 

My Wife likes going and I am happy to go with her, likewise I'm happy to have a Saturday or Sunday to myself when she goes off to watch with our daughter.   

[tdmickey3]

3 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said:

You don't need to if you don't want to 

My Wife likes going and I am happy to go with her, likewise I'm happy to have a Saturday or Sunday to myself when she goes off to watch with our daughter.   

They like looking at sheep over there, so ignore him mate

[SouthWalesSaints]

11 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

They like looking at sheep over there, so ignore him mate

I’m an Englishman, in amongst sheep watchers. 
 

Was genuinely interested. I understand if you have girls they’d like to watch I get that, if I did I’m sure I’d be roped along. But I think it’s horrendous the football, an almost comedy feel to it.  I can’t watch it, the goalkeepers can’t touch the cross bar, the pitch being as big as it is makes them all look so slow.  It’s a shame as they are technically sound players but it’s a horrid watch and I honestly feel people watch to tick a box. I’d sooner watch a Sunday morning game or an under 12s game for entertainment value.  Hence me asking the question, and seeing as only a handful have replied sort of makes my point valid. Each to their own.