Did you know Leigh is the biggest town in the North West without a train station? We’ll no. Neither did I. I learnt a lot from Mollie Simpson’s piece about Women’s football in our region. Not least, that the best pieces are authored by people who know, & are passionate about the things they address. I am especially delighted to read from a woman who has been up on the game for years, & who got to watch the Euros final in a pub with mates, & then went out in search of a beer garden in which to celebrate. It’s the girls turn now, & I’m beginning to realise how long overdue that is.
Another great Mill article. Watching MOTD last night I sighed at some (many) of the players behaviour, dissent and histrionics and longed to be watching and listening to a women’s game and its crowd…..on mainstream TV
Another great article, which I really enjoyed, not just because I was a Women’s football chairman for 25 years, but also because it does capture the conflicts and clashes off the field, as well as on it.
If you are looking for another subject like this to report on, take a look at walking football, where both men and women play together and has a growing following. You will bump into ex-women footballers there who never quite made it into the WSL, but who still love playing the game
Enjoyed reading this Mollie. I have no interest in football but I do have an interest in girls' and womens' lives and their position in society. To think women were banned from playing football after female football teams were originally formed is fairly astounding now but it seems the struggle is still real .
Did you know Leigh is the biggest town in the North West without a train station? We’ll no. Neither did I. I learnt a lot from Mollie Simpson’s piece about Women’s football in our region. Not least, that the best pieces are authored by people who know, & are passionate about the things they address. I am especially delighted to read from a woman who has been up on the game for years, & who got to watch the Euros final in a pub with mates, & then went out in search of a beer garden in which to celebrate. It’s the girls turn now, & I’m beginning to realise how long overdue that is.
Another great Mill article. Watching MOTD last night I sighed at some (many) of the players behaviour, dissent and histrionics and longed to be watching and listening to a women’s game and its crowd…..on mainstream TV
Another great article, which I really enjoyed, not just because I was a Women’s football chairman for 25 years, but also because it does capture the conflicts and clashes off the field, as well as on it.
If you are looking for another subject like this to report on, take a look at walking football, where both men and women play together and has a growing following. You will bump into ex-women footballers there who never quite made it into the WSL, but who still love playing the game
Enjoyed reading this Mollie. I have no interest in football but I do have an interest in girls' and womens' lives and their position in society. To think women were banned from playing football after female football teams were originally formed is fairly astounding now but it seems the struggle is still real .