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3 ex players just finished a world Cup final game.1 was captain and 1 won goalkeeper of the tournament. Shame how belles fell down the ladder
Quote from: Thorney on August 20, 2023, 01:50:51 pm3 ex players just finished a world Cup final game.1 was captain and 1 won goalkeeper of the tournament. Shame how belles fell down the ladderThey never fell down the ladder, the were shoved off it by the FA
Belles were absolutely robbed, as part of a conspiracy to keep us out of the top tier at expense of EPL sides, even when we deserved to be in there on merit. Like the Charlton play off semi and that joke August match at Valley that was called off. Authorities of the game who didn’t lift a finger in 97/98, connive to disadvantage us at every turn. I’m not saying it’s a conspiracy but join the dots and it basically is.
Shit what happened to the Belles but even if it was left to sporting achievement, the same thing would have happened eventually. Impossible to compete with the big clubs financially.
Quote from: Filo on August 20, 2023, 01:54:30 pmQuote from: Thorney on August 20, 2023, 01:50:51 pm3 ex players just finished a world Cup final game.1 was captain and 1 won goalkeeper of the tournament. Shame how belles fell down the ladderThey never fell down the ladder, the were shoved off it by the FAThe FA didn't need to step in , they finished bottom of the league any way that season on merit.
The FA will feel justified regarding the way they’ve managed the women’s game. The national team have never been better.
Quote from: GazLaz on August 21, 2023, 03:38:32 pmThe FA will feel justified regarding the way they’ve managed the women’s game. The national team have never been better. Exactly right.The FA stated at the start of that process that financial health and good governance would be decisive factors on how the women's game progressed. The Belles ownership at the time was sadly lacking in both of those areas.
Quote from: silent majority on August 21, 2023, 04:48:11 pmQuote from: GazLaz on August 21, 2023, 03:38:32 pmThe FA will feel justified regarding the way they’ve managed the women’s game. The national team have never been better. Exactly right.The FA stated at the start of that process that financial health and good governance would be decisive factors on how the women's game progressed. The Belles ownership at the time was sadly lacking in both of those areas.The FA wanted a professional women's football top flight, with minimal effort, engagement and involvement on their part. So rather than support the teams that had carried the sport when the FA had made no effort to back it to make the steps to get to that, they instead opted for a model that leant heavily on the finance at the top of the men's game. The Belles, like a lot of longstanding women's clubs were being run by enthusiastic amateurs. Those people deserved to get the support their endeavours deserved; not to be pushed aside the moment Manchester United et al could finally be arsed to take a commercial interest in the women's game.It's great that women's football is getting the billing it now is in England, but the ways and methods through which it got there really stink and shouldn't be glossed over or forgotten just because England have seen success. Football is about much more than the success of the national team.