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Yes. If my club could afford it, then absolutely. The % clubs spend on their womens teams is a fraction of overall turnover. So long as it didn't compromise the team I grew up supporting, why wouldn't I??

Of course you wouldn't G...

Erm, thats what I'm saying??

Fair point - but what would your structure be? In most mens leagues in Europe, you get dominance of a few teams - England (City, Liverpool, Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal), Spain (Barca, A.Madrid, R.Madrid), France (PSG, Marseille), Germany (Bayern Munich, B.Dortmund), Italy (Juve, Milans). What's the...

If Cov Utd Ladies were Cov City Woman FC and affiliated to the club, they'd likely train at Ryton or a better facility than they currently have, they'd have better access to coaching, the club would likely give them an amount of money to spend on accommodation, they'd likely have more money for...

I'm sorry it's got such a negative impact on your TV viewing mate.

I mean, it would. Like I mentioned - I work with 3 womens teams - Aston Villa, Leicester and Watford - teams who aren't exactly pulling up trees. But I've also had discussions with people at Durham and Lewes (not Cov Utd to be fair) and the feedback is that they're at a disadvantage compared...

C'mon Nick. As a father of a daughter, why is your media consumption of football really an issue? So what if they try and shoehorn a female footballer on every week? Why shouldn't they?

It's financial more than anything as well LG. It's no secret that 2nd tier womens teams like Lewes and Durham, find it harder than the other teams because they're not afiliated to a mens club. Same with Cov Utd Ladies as well who aren't linked to the mens club.

My gut feel is that even as little as 10 years ago, she would struggled to have the opportunity. I'm glad she had it and hope she had a good time. I hope my daughter has such opportunities when she's older. Shame others on here cannot see that good it's doing over their blinkered views because...

Fair comments. And I work with womens teams - unfortunately that also means the need to defend them. With the over-correcting - you lump this in with politics, vaccine drive etc - doesn't that then insinuate that it's part of a bigger cultural problem and not confined to just the medias...

And that I'm not debating G. My point (again) is that the womans game is decades behind the mens because of inequality and a ban. In 50 years time, are Chelsea WFC going to have the same attendances as men? Unlikely? Are they going to be better than 2022 if they continue to promote the game in...

Or maybe they're giving it a chance to grow further so it inspires others in the future to take up the sport?

Me? Because I'm sticking up for a bit of equality?

Ha ha - are you seriously calling me a loner who doesn't go outside?! Ha ha! My work here with you is done.

Or maybe I live in the 2020s and don't have views entrenched in the 70s...

Strange opinion

It's not shoved down your throat FFS...stop being melodramatic.

Well, it is. To insinuate that the womens game wouldn't be further forward if they hadn't been banned until 50 years ago is weird. Womens football is only starting to see real investment - with the TV deal that started this season. The benefit isn't going to happen overnight. As for womens...

True story. It was almost inverted.