Saint Keef Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 Win or lose the final, I think this year's BBC Sports Personality of The Year "Team Award" may already be decided. I confess, I know next to nothing about the women's game, but I have tuned in for the last 2 games and what I do find refreshing is players not rolling around on the ground after the slightest contact, and players respecting the referees decisions. And credit where credit is due, I thought England played a really good attacking game. The best goal ever though? Ummmmm, not sure about that claim. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 Just now, Saint Keef said: Win or lose the final, I think this year's BBC Sports Personality of The Year "Team Award" may already be decided. I confess, I know next to nothing about the women's game, but I have tuned in for the last 2 games and what I do find refreshing is players not rolling around on the ground after the slightest contact, and players respecting the referees decisions. And credit where credit is due, I thought England played a really good attacking game. The best goal ever though? Ummmmm, not sure about that claim. This is the bit I am enjoying the most, it's football but without the bullsh*t. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 2 hours ago, Colinjb said: This is the bit I am enjoying the most, it's football but without the bullsh*t. Or the continual spitting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 2 hours ago, Saint Keef said: Win or lose the final, I think this year's BBC Sports Personality of The Year "Team Award" may already be decided. I confess, I know next to nothing about the women's game, but I have tuned in for the last 2 games and what I do find refreshing is players not rolling around on the ground after the slightest contact, and players respecting the referees decisions. And credit where credit is due, I thought England played a really good attacking game. The best goal ever though? Ummmmm, not sure about that claim. If women's football does get more and more popular, and the stakes get higher, I'm sure these elements will start creeping in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 23 hours ago, hypochondriac said: £50 for a season ticket for the saints ladies seems decent value. Is it at St Marys? They've announced today that all of the league fixtures will be at at St Marys (I think with the caveat that if St Mary's is double booked they might play at Totton). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dman Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 Didn’t catch the game last night, but have seen a few clips online. Looks like it was real edge of your seat stuff based on this SSN commentary. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 46 minutes ago, Scummer said: They've announced today that all of the league fixtures will be at at St Marys (I think with the caveat that if St Mary's is double booked they might play at Totton). That's a pretty decent deal then. £50 for the season for a bit of entertainment. I might consider that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 27 July, 2022 Author Share Posted 27 July, 2022 5 hours ago, Saint Keef said: Win or lose the final, I think this year's BBC Sports Personality of The Year "Team Award" may already be decided. I confess, I know next to nothing about the women's game, but I have tuned in for the last 2 games and what I do find refreshing is players not rolling around on the ground after the slightest contact, and players respecting the referees decisions. And credit where credit is due, I thought England played a really good attacking game. The best goal ever though? Ummmmm, not sure about that claim. Not enough BAME players for that award I’m afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 2 hours ago, Dman said: Didn’t catch the game last night, but have seen a few clips online. Looks like it was real edge of your seat stuff based on this SSN commentary. Look, we get it, you're too cool to watch women's football. Why not give it a rest now eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 Pretty even but scrappy game, it’s anyone’s after that. Anything can happen in a one-off game of course, but England won’t be going into the final fearing either of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 Good goal from Germany. Then a bit of good fortune for France with the lucky rebound off the keeper for the equaliser. Both teams are well organised so whoever gets to the final it won't be easy for England, but if they perform like they did last night I think both teams are beatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Bates Statue Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Saint_clark said: Look, we get it, you're too cool to watch women's football. Why not give it a rest now eh? Yep, some people need to be told what's happening at ear splitting volume, clappers and preferably vuvuzelas in order to understand a goal has been scored. How would we know that something interesting has happened without any screaming in a half deserted studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 46 minutes ago, Ted Bates Statue said: Yep, some people need to be told what's happening at ear splitting volume, clappers and preferably vuvuzelas in order to understand a goal has been scored. How would we know that something interesting has happened without any screaming in a half deserted studio? Really not sure what point you're trying to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 So, England v Germany in a major final at Wembley… Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jimmy_D said: So, England v Germany in a major final at Wembley… Nice! I look forward to the 500th rendition of two world wars and one World Cup on the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 A much scrappier game than the previous games for either team. That was due to the amount of work going on in the middle. The high work rate there nullified a lot of attacking threat. It also resulted in plenty of moves that broke down and some misplaced passing. In the end it suited Germany more, as they had a top striker in Popp, while France struggled to create through Cascarino and Bacha. Renard did get a couple of headers in, but Germany never felt likely to concede a second. Either of these two had showed enough in the tournament to potentially beat England. A battling contest here belies the serious threat Germany will pose in the final. They managed to shut down both the French midfield and their creative players. England will have to be planning on ways to not let that happen to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 27 July, 2022 Share Posted 27 July, 2022 2 hours ago, Saint_clark said: Really not sure what point you're trying to make. Isn't it obvious? The normal (old?) Soccer Saturday crap of Merson and co screaming GOAL, THERE'S BEEN A GOAL JEFF, GOAL, LOOK AT ME, GOAL, ARHHHHHHH, GOAL, is tiresome. I've no idea who this lady is, but the calmness in that clip was so much nicer than the normal shouting tripe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 28 July, 2022 Share Posted 28 July, 2022 Is it getting so much bigger, my 11yr old daughter plays and there are now in the hants fa league about 32 teams just at u12s, couple this with 4yrs ago when she started there were about 10 teams, we've now been all over with tournaments and there are so many more teams around, we played in the Bristol Rovers tournament Sunday and there were 16 teams alone at her age group 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalCommunist Posted 28 July, 2022 Share Posted 28 July, 2022 21 hours ago, farawaysaint said: I look forward to the 500th rendition of two world wars and one World Cup on the day. Was that your first thought when Germany got through? Because that's just sad. Move with the times man........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia Cherie Posted 28 July, 2022 Share Posted 28 July, 2022 9 hours ago, danjosaint said: Is it getting so much bigger, my 11yr old daughter plays and there are now in the hants fa league about 32 teams just at u12s, couple this with 4yrs ago when she started there were about 10 teams, we've now been all over with tournaments and there are so many more teams around, we played in the Bristol Rovers tournament Sunday and there were 16 teams alone at her age group In my area (SE Surrey) there are lots of opportunities for girls from Primary school age upwards who want to play football and you couldn't have said that just a couple of years ago. It is all looking good for cementing the future of women's football and those who enjoy and support it. Vive la Difference! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 28 July, 2022 Share Posted 28 July, 2022 12 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said: Was that your first thought when Germany got through? Because that's just sad. Move with the times man........ We need something more current and references the Nord pipeline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 29 July, 2022 Share Posted 29 July, 2022 On 27/07/2022 at 13:53, Jimmy_D said: So, England v Germany in a major final at Wembley… Nice! If it goes to penalties there's only one outcome. Oh wait, that's the men. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 29 July, 2022 Share Posted 29 July, 2022 On 27/07/2022 at 21:53, Jimmy_D said: So, England v Germany in a major final at Wembley… Nice! I wonder if we will play in the all red kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosaint Posted 29 July, 2022 Share Posted 29 July, 2022 No they're in the white kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Not even a peep for over 46 hours. I guess people just aren't interested in the biggest (hyped) game in world football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 1 hour ago, Weston Super Saint said: Not even a peep for over 46 hours. I guess people just aren't interested in the biggest (hyped) game in world football. Is this the only website you look at? You really shouldn't use it as a gauge for the popularity of the women's game. It's all over BBC home page and ALL the sports pages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 3 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: Not even a peep for over 46 hours. I guess people just aren't interested in the biggest (hyped) game in world football. Or perhaps people that would've posted in this thread became jaded by the vocal minority that only intend to scoff, or to keep needlessly commenting on the amount of activity. If it's not for you - and that's a collective 'you' - fine. We get it. But coming back again and again to tell us is pretty tiresome. I'm really looking forward to tonight, and will crack something decent if we win. But what's the point trying to converse about it on here when it'll be derailed within a few posts? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 1 hour ago, cloggy saint said: Is this the only website you look at? You really shouldn't use it as a gauge for the popularity of the women's game. It's all over BBC home page and ALL the sports pages. That was my point. It is plastered everywhere you look. Every news or sports program has mentioned it for the last four days. And yet, there are a number of people on this site who tell us how fantastic the game is, but hadn't mentioned the game in over 48 hours - in contrast there's a thread about the Tottenham match discussing potential line ups, tactics etc etc and that's not even on for another 6 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, ant said: Or perhaps people that would've posted in this thread became jaded by the vocal minority that only intend to scoff, or to keep needlessly commenting on the amount of activity. If it's not for you - and that's a collective 'you' - fine. We get it. But coming back again and again to tell us is pretty tiresome. I'm really looking forward to tonight, and will crack something decent if we win. But what's the point trying to converse about it on here when it'll be derailed within a few posts? "one off" probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia Cherie Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 6 minutes ago, ant said: Or perhaps people that would've posted in this thread became jaded by the vocal minority that only intend to scoff, or to keep needlessly commenting on the amount of activity. If it's not for you - and that's a collective 'you' - fine. We get it. But coming back again and again to tell us is pretty tiresome. I'm really looking forward to tonight, and will crack something decent if we win. But what's the point trying to converse about it on here when it'll be derailed within a few posts? Well said. I am British, proud of it and will be supporting the England Lionesses today. I hope they can win their first major trophy but even if they lose they have done England proud. Just a few years ago who would have foreseen women's football selling out Wembley Stadium? Times are changing and cementing the future of women's football. Young girls will now have more opportunities to progress and why not? Sport should be available for all. So come on England's Lionesses, ROAR and SCORE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRM Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 50 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said: Well said. I am British, proud of it and will be supporting the England Lionesses today. I hope they can win their first major trophy but even if they lose they have done England proud. Just a few years ago who would have foreseen women's football selling out Wembley Stadium? Times are changing and cementing the future of women's football. Young girls will now have more opportunities to progress and why not? Sport should be available for all. So come on England's Lionesses, ROAR and SCORE. Tickets reasonably priced as well, Cat 3 for the final (behind goals) was £15 adults, £7.50 u16s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killers Knee Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 On 27/07/2022 at 17:28, Scummer said: They've announced today that all of the league fixtures will be at at St Marys (I think with the caveat that if St Mary's is double booked they might play at Totton). Shame, should have kept it at Totton, they have better Beer than St Marys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Left Back Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 5 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: Not even a peep for over 46 hours. I guess people just aren't interested in the biggest (hyped) game in world football. Crap trolling. 1/10 2 hours ago, ant said: Or perhaps people that would've posted in this thread became jaded by the vocal minority that only intend to scoff, or to keep needlessly commenting on the amount of activity. If it's not for you - and that's a collective 'you' - fine. We get it. But coming back again and again to tell us is pretty tiresome. I'm really looking forward to tonight, and will crack something decent if we win. But what's the point trying to converse about it on here when it'll be derailed within a few posts? This. There's no point discussing the Euros on here (or women's football in general). The handful of dinosaurs are so vocal you have to wonder what their real motivation is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 That little girl Tess is such a joy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Don’t get this bs about putting some artist singing a song at football. We are not America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnia Cherie Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 1 hour ago, The Left Back said: Crap trolling. 1/10 This. There's no point discussing the Euros on here (or women's football in general). The handful of dinosaurs are so vocal you have to wonder what their real motivation is? For goodness sake, get a grip. Surely you are not going to be quietened by a bunch of moaners. I have never believed in letting the minority haters get the upper hand. If they get off on demeaning women and football you have to pity them if that's all they have to do. There are far more supporters for women football than ever before and it will continue to grow. That's what counts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 2 minutes ago, whelk said: Don’t get this bs about putting some artist singing a song at football. We are not America Yeah exactly, it’s not the bloody Eurovision Song Contest ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 No Popp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Popp injured in the warm up. That's a huge blow for Germany, and a massive boost for England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Cmon then ladies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Huge miss for Germany. I had England as favourites before the match, but thought Popp might have given Germany a fighting chance with the way she’s been finishing. Need to hope England still give 100% after that… this is such a huge opportunity now… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 This Betty Ball isn’t bad. Interesting to see not a single black player on the pitch, wonder why that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Two questionable yellow cards for England in quick succession, after the ref had let so many challenges go completely unpunished so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 (edited) Starting to resemble a school game where every player on the pitch apart from the goalkeepers, are surrounding the ball in a tight knot. Edited 31 July, 2022 by adrian lord 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 8 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: Two questionable yellow cards for England in quick succession, after the ref had let so many challenges go completely unpunished so far. Ref isn’t giving us a lot tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Ref's poor. Nearly as bad as some of the Premier League refs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 I know you’d think a game of this stature should have a referee of the calibre of Lee Mason or Kevin Friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Just now, whelk said: I know you’d think a game of this stature should have a referee of the calibre of Lee Mason or Kevin Friend Lee Mason wouldn't be out of place, he has tits as big as anyone else on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 Russo for White at half time please! Germany looked better so far but we've had chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 31 July, 2022 Share Posted 31 July, 2022 15 minutes ago, adrian lord said: Starting to resemble a school game where every player on the pitch apart from the goalkeepers, are surrounding the ball in a tight knot. What game are you watching then? Both teams' defensive shape has been very good. Hence why it's still 0-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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