Figures 1-0 Football Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Good footballers are good footballers regardless of gender. 1 v 1 I'd say Marta or Alex Morgan would be better footballers than say Shay McCartan of Bradford. "Holding their own in League One" isn't 1 v 1 football No, but it adds to my argument. Take the best female footballers in every position and put them in a team (for arguments sake let's say they have played together just as long as the team they face so they know how to play with eachother), then have that team play Bradford. I'd never bet on Bradford. Having seen you in the Betting thread, I'm not surprised at this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Reckon our right back would do a job in league 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Good footballers are good footballers regardless of gender. 1 v 1 I'd say Marta or Alex Morgan would be better footballers than say Shay McCartan of Bradford. "Holding their own in League One" isn't 1 v 1 football No, but it adds to my argument. Take the best female footballers in every position and put them in a team (for arguments sake let's say they have played together just as long as the team they face so they know how to play with eachother), then have that team play Bradford. I'd never bet on Bradford. Having seen you in the Betting thread, I'm not surprised at this. Seeing how I've got quite a good betting history, that doesn't back your argument Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Bradford finished 5th in League 1 last year so I'd imagine the women would easily finish in a playoff position. Reckon the women could beat a Bob Bradley managed team mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Was going through a Reddit thread on the same subject (Who could the best female team beat) and came across this gem: "Couldn't beat any team except Newcastle, they'd beat Newcastle." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Proper needless Colback foul there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Women's football is obviously improving, but in recent times some of the best teams have lost heavily to local boys teams. It's probably never going to be a fair comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Have you guys watched female club football, by the way? The standard is much higher (when it comes to clubs like PSG and Lyon at least) than in international matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 6mins injury time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Can see the argument about physicality etc. A world class female sprinter for example would get thrashed by a poor male Commonwealth Games level sprinter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I find it condescending when people seriously debate how well the women's team would do compared to the men's teams. We shouldn't be thinking of the comparison, the fact women are playing and enjoying the game is all that matters. With it becoming more popular and getting decent TV coverage they now have an opportunity to make a name for themselves in the game as well. We shouldn't be thinking 'Would she be able to do that against random male players?' Instead we should be thinking 'Can she become an inspiration to girls who want to get into the game?' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I find it condescending when people seriously debate how well the women's team would do compared to the men's teams. We shouldn't be thinking of the comparison, the fact women are playing and enjoying the game is all that matters. With it becoming more popular and getting decent TV coverage they now have an opportunity now to make a name for themselves in the game as well. We shouldn't be thinking 'Would she be able to that against random male players?' Instead we should be thinking 'Can she become an inspiration to girls who want to get into the game?' Yep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Yeah, this is a point that people fail to see. I'm all for females being on the touch line as a manager, as a referee or lineswoman. Having mixed gender's on the pitch though just wouldn't work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Can see the argument about physicality etc. A world class female sprinter for example would get thrashed by a poor male Commonwealth Games level sprinter. When it comes to running I read that women (if men are 100%) are 90% of 100%. So for every 100 seconds you can add 10 seconds to a female. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Yeah, this is a point that people fail to see. I'm all for females being on the touch line as a manager, as a referee or lineswoman. Having mixed gender's on the pitch though just wouldn't work. I'd start Alex Morgan over Adam Armstrong, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Sexual dimorphism exists ffs. Even just "on average" men are faster, stronger and have more physical endurance than women. When you start talking about people who've turned their physicality into a career the gap widens. They'd get absolutely mullered by any half organized men's side over 90 minutes. Can see the argument about physicality etc. A world class female sprinter for example would get thrashed by a poor male Commonwealth Games level sprinter. When it comes to running I read that women (if men are 100%) are 90% of 100%. So for every 100 seconds you can add 10 seconds to a female. *11.1secs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Wasn't this tried in tennis years ago, Jimmy Connors or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Wasn't this tried in tennis years ago, Jimmy Connors or something? It was, think the woman won as well. Can't say for sure though. Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis) 2-1 to the men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Wasn't this tried in tennis years ago, Jimmy Connors or something? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#1998:_Karsten_Braasch_vs._the_Williams_sisters most poignantly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Wasn't this tried in tennis years ago, Jimmy Connors or something? It was, think the woman won as well. Can't say for sure though. Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis) 2-1 to the men. Billie Jean King in her prime against a 55 year old former champion I believe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Wasn't this tried in tennis years ago, Jimmy Connors or something? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)#1998:_Karsten_Braasch_vs._the_Williams_sisters most poignantly There's no way to avoid Trump, of course he's been involved in these things Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 This a major shock or not in ladies football? had no idea Germany won it 7 times and have no idea idea if Denmark/Austria are ranked better then ours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 This a major shock or not in ladies football? had no idea Germany won it 7 times and have no idea idea if Denmark/Austria are ranked better then ours England is ranked fifth in the FIFA rankings iirc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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