Search results

There was an element of that. CCFC never provided funding and we should remember that the club were in Northampton at the time, with gates of around 2-3,000 so there wasn’t the money at CCFC to subsidise. The women’s team applied to the Women’s Championship and their business plan was based on...

Well this is ironic. Coventry United, set up as CCFC moved out of the city. The CULFC ‘took’ the honours CCFC Ladies had won and claimed them as their own, because some of the people were the same. Now they are jumping ship and going to Rugby, doing exactly what CUFC was established on the back...

It’s ridiculous people took anything this bloke said seriously. As if the kit guy would know what is going on in the boardroom - especially one who drinks on the job and thinks it’s funny to put his glasses on upside down. He’s been told what he wants to hear and then been naive enough to spout...

Kitman fella is an absolute nause, always thought so. The glasses, the wine, pushing his own hashtag and raffling kit off for social media followers just strikes me as unprofessional. He’s quite compelling viewing because he’s just such a c0ck. Anti-wasps hatred surfacing here. Guess that...

I haven’t been on here for a while, and the first thing I see was the passing of OldSkyBlue58. Like many on here I didn’t know him, but I used to look forward to his posts - his knowledge, insight and just his way of making things understandable. He didn’t get drawn into arguments or squabbles...

CCFC ladies applied to be in the semi-professional ranks in women’s football and met with the FA to discuss their business plan. There were CCFC people involved in that who were supportive. The FA knocked back the application because the business plan basically had ‘whack an extra quid on men’s...

As far as Dallaglio goes potentially becoming bankrupt I can’t say I have any sympathy. Hats off to him for his achievements as a player and for some of his charity work, but when I saw him once at the Ricoh I was wearing a CCFC hoodie and he looked me up and down like I was absolute shit on his...

I was on holiday in Majorca in 1997 with some mates and one of us was wearing the red and black check away kit in a cafe bar. A lady came over to say hello and pointed to an old guy looking a little sheepish in the background and she introduced them as Mr and Mrs McGinnity.

Is it just me that looks at that video and thinks it’s no wonder the country is turning to shit when you have people like that making the decisions?

I for one am really glad this has all gone wrong. Let’s not forget the original chancers were out to capitalise on a terrible situation CCFC and the fans were in. what kind of surprises me looking back at the original announcement post from 2013, is how many people were saying they’d go. I...

Yes it is. That’s why the likes of Notts County, Lincoln City, Doncaster Belles - all who had strong women’s teams in the 90s, are no longer in existence. It’s all about subsidy from men’s teams. in the last few years you’ve have Man Utd, Spurs, Aston Villa, Leicester all promoted from the...

Being in the women’s championship it’s part of the FA licence that you have to have a certain number of players on contract (not all), but the real cost comes with the back room staff. You have to have a full time general manager, admin, media/ marketing, physio/ sports therapist, goalkeeper...

I love this thread. They’re such wankers and it’s all going so badly.

Women’s football is a black hole financially. I’d far rather CCFC focussed on the men’s side after so many years of financial uncertainty, than spending circa £250k a year on a semi-pro women’s team

Unfortunately women’s football just isn’t financially sustainable. They have had to have a certain number of players and staff on contracts to meet the licence agreement granted by the FA to play in that league. The FA put huge financial demands on these clubs, but the ticket and sponsorship...

Sorry to hear about that Pete, hope she is okay 🤞. Have sent a DM if they’re still available.

I don’t think any female players would be anywhere near. I was asked this question by a friend not long ago and I genuinely think a top-level Sunday league side would beat a WSL women’s team. Some of the players have good technique, but the game is a slower pace which means you’re not comparing...

There are a number of redundancies at Wasps at the moment on the rugby side, not ACL side. Obviously very sad for the individuals involved and I hope they go on to get other things, but COVID impact now getting more clearly evident.

I was the same. Had never visited and had a preconception about the place because of what I’d read. Only spent four days there but would go back at the drop of a hat. It’s an eerie place, city centre is very quiet and we visited some of the neighbourhoods with some abandoned buildings, but you...