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Steve Chettle
Still a macho male society?
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Nottingham Forest Women FC
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What I would say, as Commercial Director for my local non league club, is that the women’s game is starting to gain traction especially with sponsors and families. This is being driven by many more all girls teams springing up (we’ve gone from zero to 6 age group girls sides in 4 years) and the improving standard of the women’s game.
Whilst it’s miles away from men’s football, clearly, it has huge potential to bring more families into football and increase commercial revenues all the way up the pyramid.
It’s also chipping away at the fact that many girls stop doing any sport/ exercise after leaving school, which doesn’t help our overall health as a nation.
Ignore it at our peril -this is a very good move by Forest!
PS the players like to be called women footballers, not ladies, Captain S
Whilst it’s miles away from men’s football, clearly, it has huge potential to bring more families into football and increase commercial revenues all the way up the pyramid.
It’s also chipping away at the fact that many girls stop doing any sport/ exercise after leaving school, which doesn’t help our overall health as a nation.
Ignore it at our peril -this is a very good move by Forest!
PS the players like to be called women footballers, not ladies, Captain S
Gimpymoo
Youth Team
As a spectacle, it is pretty dire from the games I have seen, winning and losing.
Hopefully this means quality improves.
What does that mean for the pitch? There have been times in the last few seasons it has looked in a bit of a state playing a game every two weeks.
Hopefully this means quality improves.
What does that mean for the pitch? There have been times in the last few seasons it has looked in a bit of a state playing a game every two weeks.
RedRobbo
Grenville Morris
And I still prefer to call a male cricketer opening the batting - in an all man’s game - a batsman.What I would say, as Commercial Director for my local non league club, is that the women’s game is starting to gain traction especially with sponsors and families. This is being driven by many more all girls teams springing up (we’ve gone from zero to 6 age group girls sides in 4 years) and the improving standard of the women’s game.
Whilst it’s miles away from men’s football, clearly, it has huge potential to bring more families into football and increase commercial revenues all the way up the pyramid.
It’s also chipping away at the fact that many girls stop doing any sport/ exercise after leaving school, which doesn’t help our overall health as a nation.
Ignore it at our peril -this is a very good move by Forest!
PS the players like to be called women footballers, not ladies, Captain S
Not a batter as the Trent Bridge PA guy insists on calling them.
valspoodle
Steve Chettle
I agree with Wheats, never mind the quality, feel the width.
In other words, the traction the women's game is getting is out of all proprtion to the ability of the players; it's releasing a pent up urge for the girls (if I'm allowed to call them that, particularly the younger ones) to play a game they want to play.
One of my girls is over 50 now and she wanted to play football at school, but only the boys were allowed to play. So shows how long they have been waiting.
In other words, the traction the women's game is getting is out of all proprtion to the ability of the players; it's releasing a pent up urge for the girls (if I'm allowed to call them that, particularly the younger ones) to play a game they want to play.
One of my girls is over 50 now and she wanted to play football at school, but only the boys were allowed to play. So shows how long they have been waiting.
ARedChester
First Team Squad
I think how EM is investing in the women's side of the club is amazing. There is growth there, quality needs to catch up definitely, this and the netball tram etc I think is fantastic.
How the CG pitch will hold up I don't know. It would be interesting how the women's tram feel about playing there? Great stage and opportunity, bit at the same time a virtually empty stadium is quite daunting and unwelcoming. In time the attendance will grow I am fully confident.
Irrespective, a great message to the UK's footballing community. A shame some of the other larger and more established clubs don't take the same view.
How the CG pitch will hold up I don't know. It would be interesting how the women's tram feel about playing there? Great stage and opportunity, bit at the same time a virtually empty stadium is quite daunting and unwelcoming. In time the attendance will grow I am fully confident.
Irrespective, a great message to the UK's footballing community. A shame some of the other larger and more established clubs don't take the same view.
Matt
Stuart Pearce
Lots of great signings coming into the women’s team. I’m going to take my 3 year old to some games this year - I think it’s a great entry point to get him used to the WFCG, I get to support the women’s team and if I do need to leave early or the big lad wants to f*** about for a bit I’m not as invested as I am with the men.
RedRobbo
Grenville Morris
Just clicked on to the tickets page after reading of the free ticket offer to the first home game on 25th - thought I’d go & take my two grandsons who ( like me ) are season card holders.
Apparently the free ticket is applicable to full adult season card holders only?
Good to see that the club continues to shoot itself in the foot
Apparently the free ticket is applicable to full adult season card holders only?
Good to see that the club continues to shoot itself in the foot
Templeton
First Team Squad
Lady at work went down to see the friendly last weekend at Long Eaton, she said you can see the players they've signed are a big upgrade on last season now they've gone professional.
RedRobbo
Grenville Morris
I notice that the ladies have an away fixture with Wolves today with the game being played at the New Bucks Head in Wellington - home of Telford United.
Reminds me of when I lived just around the corner from the ground ( mid 70’s ) & went to watch Telford in the then equivalent of the Conference ( they’ve slipped somewhat since then ). I went 4 or 5 times but gave up after not seeing a goal scored by either side in any of the games I attended.
Reminds me of when I lived just around the corner from the ground ( mid 70’s ) & went to watch Telford in the then equivalent of the Conference ( they’ve slipped somewhat since then ). I went 4 or 5 times but gave up after not seeing a goal scored by either side in any of the games I attended.
Grenville 1898
Nicolás Domínguez - King of the Press
The competitiveness in some of the women's leagues still needs work...
Scottish Women's Premier League 2024/25
This is Scotland though which is always a two-horse race.
Scottish Women's Premier League 2024/25
This is Scotland though which is always a two-horse race.
Notcher
Stuart Pearce
From what I've seen of them this season they look a cut above everyone else. They'll be in the WSL in no time.
Quntib Hollox
Jack Burkitt
It appears our ladies have won 5-0 away at wolves today looking at the league table.
No updates on the club website yet.
No updates on the club website yet.
Mr. Blonde
John Robertson
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
The amount of money that EM has ploughed-in to fully professionalise the ladies' set up looks like it could pay dividends. Playing home games at the CG is a big statement.
ARedChester
First Team Squad
A great statement and one I am very proud the club have moved on.
Quntib Hollox
Jack Burkitt
Is it feasible for the ladies team to play home games directly after the men’s team?
Would mean easing traffic congestion for one, raise the profile of the ladies team to a wider audience and also revenue on catering/ merchandise etc.
Would mean easing traffic congestion for one, raise the profile of the ladies team to a wider audience and also revenue on catering/ merchandise etc.
MansfieldRed
Grenville Morris
Not quite. It was a 6-1 win away.
uredsuns
Rice 13
Not really, the women's teams seems to attract a different audience to the men's teams.
Perhaps not so good for the pitch (although our groundsmen seem to be good at what they do so maybe they’d manage it), but I would happily stick around after the men’s games to watch the women. Not sure how you’d ticket it though, unless you just let people stay in with their tickets for the men’s game and only charge those who want to go in after the men’s game is finished (or not charge anyone at all).
Quntib Hollox
Jack Burkitt
I wouldn’t charge anyone. The club will reap the rewards later after they’ve got people engaged in the ladies game/team.
It shouldn't be impossible, but there's obvious obstacles..
Would need to find a workable solution regarding dressing rooms and the like - I don't know the current status, but assume we've still only got 2 of them? 3 if you count the cupboard for the refs.
Would also need to find some way of accounting for the people who have womens season tickets (front central sections of the main stand), and either relocate them for the game, or clear out those sections for them moving the others into empty seats.
Pitch should be able to cope, we've got the staff to ensure that it doesn't make that much difference if the womens game is same day or previous/following day.
Because of all that, I think you'd need to leave at least an hour between the matches, and not sure how many people would stick around that long given the state of the toilets/food/drink offering inside the ground. They offered every (mens) Season Ticket holder a free ticket for to the womens game last weekend, and still only got an attendance of 1,211 - which probably will be about average for the season so not a big bump at all.
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Having been to a couple of Women's games last season, would not wait for an hour then watch 90 minutes of women's football.
And I wouldn't go early if the women played before the men.
And I wouldn't go early if the women played before the men.
SouthManchesterTree
Viv Anderson
I would. At Old Trafford cricket and I assume TB they often have women’s cricket for a couple of hours followed by men’s. It works well. Not that I understand cricket.
SouthManchesterTree
Viv Anderson
You’d need to rely on the fanzone outside for the food and drinks. There would be some logistical challenges but I’m sure they could be worked through.