OK, first off, apologies if there's already an English women's football thread - I only looked back over 3 pages of the most recent Football thread titles to check. If there is, then this one can drift into oblivion.
And cards on the table - I'm a total novice fan of women's football, my only previous interest being in the most recent FIFA Women's World Cup (which was superb I thought), never club football, and I'm starting as of today to follow the club side. Apart from the recent breaking out of the women's game from obscurity in the English media (e.g. getting a good portion of the total time on BBC Football Focus today I noticed), the timing of my sudden interest is due to my 9 year old having recently joined a local club and played her first fixture for their U10 side this morning (which was an utter joy to watch). It struck me that if we are going to complement her playing experience with a bit more football telly watching, then for obvious reasons it's better that she watch the women's game in priority to the men's. She sounds interested, so I think the BBC Women's Football Show is likely to become regular family viewing (probably on Mondays from a recording as it's broadcast way after her bedtime). From long family tradition on her mother's side, my daughter is a Chelsea fan, so the absence of Leeds from the WSL shouldn't be an issue for us.
Anyway, enough about me + family already. This looks like a great time to start following the WSL, what with Lucy Bronze having just joined Man City from Lyon, and loads of other world class signings from abroad around the league, including probably Alex Morgan to Spurs, at least until Christmas (COVID permitting etc.) One week into the new season already.
I might have to support Chelsea women, just to be on the same page as my wife and daughter.
Who else on here will be watching?
And cards on the table - I'm a total novice fan of women's football, my only previous interest being in the most recent FIFA Women's World Cup (which was superb I thought), never club football, and I'm starting as of today to follow the club side. Apart from the recent breaking out of the women's game from obscurity in the English media (e.g. getting a good portion of the total time on BBC Football Focus today I noticed), the timing of my sudden interest is due to my 9 year old having recently joined a local club and played her first fixture for their U10 side this morning (which was an utter joy to watch). It struck me that if we are going to complement her playing experience with a bit more football telly watching, then for obvious reasons it's better that she watch the women's game in priority to the men's. She sounds interested, so I think the BBC Women's Football Show is likely to become regular family viewing (probably on Mondays from a recording as it's broadcast way after her bedtime). From long family tradition on her mother's side, my daughter is a Chelsea fan, so the absence of Leeds from the WSL shouldn't be an issue for us.
Anyway, enough about me + family already. This looks like a great time to start following the WSL, what with Lucy Bronze having just joined Man City from Lyon, and loads of other world class signings from abroad around the league, including probably Alex Morgan to Spurs, at least until Christmas (COVID permitting etc.) One week into the new season already.
I might have to support Chelsea women, just to be on the same page as my wife and daughter.
Who else on here will be watching?
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