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Angry men about womens football

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Ontobetterthings · 27/07/2025 18:03

I was listening to talk radio and there was a very angry man on ranting away about womens football. He was basically saying put it on a different channel. Noone wants to watch, even his wife agrees. He was out of breath he was that mad. I was quite taken aback. Far enough if you dont like it, dont watch. Why on earth he was this upset I dont know! Whats with this disgusting reaction! How weird!!

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Lanzarotelady · 27/07/2025 19:43

MandyMotherOfBrian · 27/07/2025 19:39

Maybe don’t switch off then, you might learn something before you comment. Lest you look like a dick.

Hahahahaha

I would have more respect, if people were honest and actually could call out the issues, instead of this rhetoric that it is such a superior game.

Listen to any commentator of rugby, football, etc, they will openly call out the male players for a poor tackle, goal attempt, poor pass etc - will they do that in the womans game no, because we are being forced to believe it is a far more superior game than it actually is, anyone having the balls to say this in cancelled!

Lanzarotelady · 27/07/2025 19:43

K0OLA1D · 27/07/2025 19:41

Too late for that

Hahaha, just because someone differs in their opinion, doesn't make them a dick.

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:45

God I like to see some of you try to play at this level.

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:45

A penalty should essentially be a guaranteed goal, unless you mess it up.

The standard of the penalties are shocking.

ConstitutionHill · 27/07/2025 19:46

He'll really be frothing now! 🤣

nomas · 27/07/2025 19:47

Ontobetterthings · 27/07/2025 18:03

I was listening to talk radio and there was a very angry man on ranting away about womens football. He was basically saying put it on a different channel. Noone wants to watch, even his wife agrees. He was out of breath he was that mad. I was quite taken aback. Far enough if you dont like it, dont watch. Why on earth he was this upset I dont know! Whats with this disgusting reaction! How weird!!

So was it a presenter or a caller? Did the presenter give him shirt shrift?

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:49

Congratulations to the Lionesses, what an excellent achievement!

TheCurious0range · 27/07/2025 19:49

MandyMotherOfBrian · 27/07/2025 19:40

I’m guessing Talk Radio man wasn’t pissed off because Antiques Roadshow got pushed back a bit .

Well no, but he's not the only one complaining. I didn't realise anyone listened to talk radio outside of taxis!

Jc2001 · 27/07/2025 19:50

Well, we won. Let's celebrate that. Forget about the few arseholes who don't watch it out of some dirided principle. They're in a minority. Leave them to stew and be angry , the rest of us can celebrate.

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:50

The comment about an average teenage boy beating them. Get real. No they wouldn't.

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:51

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:45

A penalty should essentially be a guaranteed goal, unless you mess it up.

The standard of the penalties are shocking.

Have you seen the men do them as well?

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:52

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MandyMotherOfBrian · 27/07/2025 19:52

Amazing! If CanariesWoman and her men friends can’t take pride in a victory like that, that’s on them. And I’m not a football fan, or English. I’m not even British, but I blimin enjoyed that. Well done the Lionesses!

MasterBeth · 27/07/2025 19:52

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:32

It's nothing to do with women's football as a sport, most I should hope would celebrate it and support how far England have come in this tournament.

However, if we're talking about general standard of football objectively, pretty average teenage boys would destroy either of these teams and the scoreline would be embarrassing.

No, they really wouldn't.

Certainly, an elite u17s male team - a Premier League academy team - would. Pretty average teenage boys wouldn't. That's nonsense.

randomchap · 27/07/2025 19:52

That was a cracking penalty by Kelly

MandyMotherOfBrian · 27/07/2025 19:52

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:52

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Worth repeating that! 😁

Benmac · 27/07/2025 19:52

The women are much better than the men national team.

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:53

MasterBeth · 27/07/2025 19:52

No, they really wouldn't.

Certainly, an elite u17s male team - a Premier League academy team - would. Pretty average teenage boys wouldn't. That's nonsense.

On what basis is it nonsense? U16 teams would smash them quite easily.

PrettyParrot · 27/07/2025 19:53

Both my sons are bitching and moaning because the women have just won. Apparently 'they celebrate too much when they score' 🙄

I am ignoring it (and indeed am ignoring the football because I don't care). My bitching sons did watch it though 😂

Well done Lionesses!

Velmy · 27/07/2025 19:54

NotEnoughKnittingTime · 27/07/2025 19:50

The comment about an average teenage boy beating them. Get real. No they wouldn't.

A team of teenage boys absolutely hammered the women's world champions a few years ago. It was absolutely humiliating.

Bbq1 · 27/07/2025 19:54

londongirl12 · 27/07/2025 18:13

My DH is watching the football now. There’s odd comments about how they’re not as good as the men’s, but he’s still supporting them to win!

My dh watched it and the tournament and commented that some of the women are better than some of the men and I agree.

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:54

Benmac · 27/07/2025 19:52

The women are much better than the men national team.

You can't be serious and say that

TheCurious0range · 27/07/2025 19:54

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:45

A penalty should essentially be a guaranteed goal, unless you mess it up.

The standard of the penalties are shocking.

Can you tell the men that?

InternationalHulaClub · 27/07/2025 19:55

Anyone who thinks a Sunday league team could beat England or Spain clearly hasn't sat through a mens' National League football match on a grey day in February.

FellowPatient · 27/07/2025 19:55

Velmy · 27/07/2025 19:54

A team of teenage boys absolutely hammered the women's world champions a few years ago. It was absolutely humiliating.

Absolutely, women's football and men's football are different games.