Women's Football: General Discussions

Joey Barton is making a show of himself again…

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I’m jumping with joy … :joy:

Rubiales is recycling in Korean NFT.

LIVE streaming link for Euro qualifier :de: :iceland:

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:man_facepalming:

Scums doesn’t even start to describe this lot.

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18 months jail time seems a bit OTT in the scheme of things, unless its one of those spanish jail terms where you dont go to jail or whatever…

but…

what a shit show, very messy stuff.

imagine how much of this shit goes on in the mens game, still to this day, but imagine how much went on in the early nineties etc…

Absolutely shameless.

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Pity he didn’t get jail time, the cunt.

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I also forgot about the crotch grab while next to the Queen. That’s a sackable offence on its own!!

What disappointed me further was how he effectively doubled down and took ages to fall on his sword. I’ve no doubt they also tried forms of coercion. And that public speech embarrassment where he was applauded. The dickhead should have owned it straight away apologised and resigned.

Having said all that I don’t think it’s jailable (everyone feel free to come off the long run) and the loss of job and reputation will hopefully finish him. Although these senior guys do have a habit of re appearing a year later after calling mental health challenges and get the PR machine active.

I coach a women’s team - it’s fist bumps and high fives from me after a win.

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Guilty, but not punished. :man_shrugging:

Liverpool manager Matt Beard in shock exit ‘for football reasons’

Liverpool have parted company with women’s team manager Matt Beard after a disappointing season so far.

Beard led Liverpool to fourth place in the 2023/24 campaign but the club currently sit seventh in the Women’s Super League table.

While Liverpool hold Beard in high regard for his success throughout his two spells there, it was thought that a change was needed to help them reach the next level.

Amber Whiteley has been placed in interim charge of the team until further notice. Whiteley previously acted as caretaker manager in 2021 after Vicky Jepson was sacked.

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As with a lot of things, the cover up was worse than what he did.

It was not appropriate what he did, but I get it can be a grey area where mistakes can be made. The only appropriate ever to making a mistake in this area is “Im very sorry. It wont happen again.” Here there was a concerted effort by the organization he ran to pit them against the person who raised the complaint. People who do that should be run out of polite society.

Give it to Jürgen till the end of the season!

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It is all happening down in Australia with our darling Matilda’s.

Firstly the captain Sam Kerr was involved in a court case for which she was not guilty of racial harassment. Fair enough it was a bit of a clutch. However the court of public opinion has not been kind given the drunken antics - spew, smash taxi, abuse everyone etc. Normally if that was a male National captain, a politician or CEO, they would stand down or be stood down. But not Sam and the silence from the FFA is deafening.

Now we have a “shock Jock Comedian” Marty Sheargold absolutely unload on the Matildas. The banter/joke missed the mark, he was sacked and the pile on resulted. The comments do not read well describing them as year 10 girls bitching, rubbish, where’s the men blah blah…

Enter the pile all the way from the Prime Minister (election coming), FFA (funny that Sam’s behavior is a bit inconvenient and we will ignore…), well known females on about the usual misogyny, sexism etc. The other side then go on about wokism, learn to take the piss, free speech, he’s a comedian he can go there etc. They did lose 3 games this week so many agree with him…anyway a huge debate and much hypocrisy.

So once again it has divided opinion. To be fair to Marty, he does sledge everyone including mens football and anything else for a laugh. But don’t touch the Matilda’s mate.