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So I can quote you in the daily fail married man tries to turn red temptresscyberblue said:
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thenabster
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Hey I've always wondered with our great ambitions, why haven't we invested in city ladies team. With Rodwell's annual salary we could field the best female team in the whole world. Female football is on the rise and teams like Lyon are bossing world football. Also if we got someone like Hope Solo and Alex Morgan here we could further our brand in the states.
I would really like it.
I would really like it.
thenabster said:Hey I've always wondered with our great ambitions, why haven't we invested in city ladies team. With Rodwell's annual salary we could field the best female team in the whole world. Female football is on the rise and teams like Lyon are bossing world football. Also if we got someone like Hope Solo and Alex Morgan here we could further our brand in the states.
I would really like it.
We have. City bought the Ladies team outright about a year ago and only just a month ago marketed their way to the Women's Super League choosing to drop one of their existing member clubs and pick us instead for the top division of when WSL reforms as a 2-tier league in 2014 - to quite the anger of the dropped club. Once we are in the big-time, I'd expect to see us start to move towards being a fully professional club (bear in mind there are only 2 fully professional womens' teams in the whole of England...)
Simple fact is there isn't the talent right now to purchase a championship-winning team, and right now they wouldn't come to us anyway as we aren't a top flight club. But it will happen if you give it time.
Women's football: Doncaster Belles demotion 'scandalous'
By Tony Leighton
Women's football reporter The Football Association's decision to drop Doncaster Rovers Belles into the second tier of women's football from next season is "morally scandalous", says the boss of a rival club.
The FA has decided Manchester City will replace the Belles in the top flight.
But Arsenal's general manager Vic Akers said: "Donny have the support of all the league's current clubs.
"I've spoken to all seven and we all feel what the FA has done is unjust - in my opinion it's morally scandalous."
The Women's Super League (WSL), which is run by the FA, will expand to two divisions from next season, with newcomers Manchester City Ladies joining seven other teams in FA WSL 1.
Having finished second from bottom in the first two WSL seasons, Doncaster will drop down a division to FA WSL 2 and compete against nine other sides.
But Akers, who along with Birmingham City chairman Steve Shipway represents the clubs on the WSL committee, said: "When they made their announcement, Donny had played only one match of the [current] season.
"To relegate them after 90 minutes is a joke - it's kicking them out.
"If you're talking about relegation then you should also talk about promotion, and Manchester City didn't win the Premier League [the level below the WSL], they finished fourth.
"Sunderland won it for the third year in a row and yet they'll be in the WSL's second division next year. It seems to me it's more about money than football."
Finance is one of several criteria, among them club structure, coaching set-up and playing standard, that the FA takes into consideration when handing out what are effectively WSL franchises.
The FA is making no comment about the situation surrounding Doncaster - the only club to have been continuously in the top flight since a national league system was formed in 1991 - until the club's appeal against the decision is completed, probably in early June.
Akers, who in 1987 founded the Arsenal women's team and as manager led them to prominence, added: "When we started, Donny were the premier women's team in the country. What's happening to them now is unjust."
By Tony Leighton
Women's football reporter The Football Association's decision to drop Doncaster Rovers Belles into the second tier of women's football from next season is "morally scandalous", says the boss of a rival club.
The FA has decided Manchester City will replace the Belles in the top flight.
But Arsenal's general manager Vic Akers said: "Donny have the support of all the league's current clubs.
"I've spoken to all seven and we all feel what the FA has done is unjust - in my opinion it's morally scandalous."
The Women's Super League (WSL), which is run by the FA, will expand to two divisions from next season, with newcomers Manchester City Ladies joining seven other teams in FA WSL 1.
Having finished second from bottom in the first two WSL seasons, Doncaster will drop down a division to FA WSL 2 and compete against nine other sides.
But Akers, who along with Birmingham City chairman Steve Shipway represents the clubs on the WSL committee, said: "When they made their announcement, Donny had played only one match of the [current] season.
"To relegate them after 90 minutes is a joke - it's kicking them out.
"If you're talking about relegation then you should also talk about promotion, and Manchester City didn't win the Premier League [the level below the WSL], they finished fourth.
"Sunderland won it for the third year in a row and yet they'll be in the WSL's second division next year. It seems to me it's more about money than football."
Finance is one of several criteria, among them club structure, coaching set-up and playing standard, that the FA takes into consideration when handing out what are effectively WSL franchises.
The FA is making no comment about the situation surrounding Doncaster - the only club to have been continuously in the top flight since a national league system was formed in 1991 - until the club's appeal against the decision is completed, probably in early June.
Akers, who in 1987 founded the Arsenal women's team and as manager led them to prominence, added: "When we started, Donny were the premier women's team in the country. What's happening to them now is unjust."
denislawsbackheel
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On this occasion they are quite right.
It is disgusting the preferential treatment City ladies have got.
Money talks and tradition and rules mean fuck all now.
It is disgusting the preferential treatment City ladies have got.
Money talks and tradition and rules mean fuck all now.
GrumpyFrog
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hertsblue said:What is it with Arsenal moaning. Be it their mens team or womens, always moan moan moan
Perhaps they are still embarrassed about their own elevation to the top flight in 1919?
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A post on this from elsewhere:
"Can I just explain the truth of this as the BBC has forgot to add bits in. There was always going to be restructure of the WSL after the first three years, the restructure meant that there would be a two tier league WSL 1 and WSL 2. All teams in England were invited to bid to take part in gaining entry to the two leagues. This ended with a presentation to the FA. All teams had the same opportunity to put there case forward that included infrastructure, facilities, finances etc. We all thought we were heading to WSL 2 but the FA decided that WSL 1 was the league they wanted City in. This was the FAs decision not City's ,the FAs.
City bid has coincided with the women's team moving with the men's teams etc over to the new training complex. The teams home games will played on the new site in an new purpose built stadium. What were City meant to do when asked to do a presentation, lie about things. We have an amazing base and infrastructure what I believe will take City ladies team to the very top in this country. People say the English premier league is dominated by one team or the Scottish well the women's game is the same in the UK, Arsenal win 90% of the majors in this country, isn't it about time their supremency was challenged?? There are major changes ahead for City ladies and its likely that a lot of the people involved now will no longer be there but in the long run this team will challenge for major honurs in the women's game. I am confident of that."
"Can I just explain the truth of this as the BBC has forgot to add bits in. There was always going to be restructure of the WSL after the first three years, the restructure meant that there would be a two tier league WSL 1 and WSL 2. All teams in England were invited to bid to take part in gaining entry to the two leagues. This ended with a presentation to the FA. All teams had the same opportunity to put there case forward that included infrastructure, facilities, finances etc. We all thought we were heading to WSL 2 but the FA decided that WSL 1 was the league they wanted City in. This was the FAs decision not City's ,the FAs.
City bid has coincided with the women's team moving with the men's teams etc over to the new training complex. The teams home games will played on the new site in an new purpose built stadium. What were City meant to do when asked to do a presentation, lie about things. We have an amazing base and infrastructure what I believe will take City ladies team to the very top in this country. People say the English premier league is dominated by one team or the Scottish well the women's game is the same in the UK, Arsenal win 90% of the majors in this country, isn't it about time their supremency was challenged?? There are major changes ahead for City ladies and its likely that a lot of the people involved now will no longer be there but in the long run this team will challenge for major honurs in the women's game. I am confident of that."
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Nelly's Left Foot said:A post on this from elsewhere:
"Can I just explain the truth of this as the BBC has forgot to add bits in. There was always going to be restructure of the WSL after the first three years, the restructure meant that there would be a two tier league WSL 1 and WSL 2. All teams in England were invited to bid to take part in gaining entry to the two leagues. This ended with a presentation to the FA. All teams had the same opportunity to put there case forward that included infrastructure, facilities, finances etc. We all thought we were heading to WSL 2 but the FA decided that WSL 1 was the league they wanted City in. This was the FAs decision not City's ,the FAs.
City bid has coincided with the women's team moving with the men's teams etc over to the new training complex. The teams home games will played on the new site in an new purpose built stadium. What were City meant to do when asked to do a presentation, lie about things. We have an amazing base and infrastructure what I believe will take City ladies team to the very top in this country. People say the English premier league is dominated by one team or the Scottish well the women's game is the same in the UK, Arsenal win 90% of the majors in this country, isn't it about time their supremency was challenged?? There are major changes ahead for City ladies and its likely that a lot of the people involved now will no longer be there but in the long run this team will challenge for major honurs in the women's game. I am confident of that."
Thanks for posting - i,m still not entirely happy withn the development but at least the above gives a more balanced account of proceedings.
It is right to say that, as far as womens football is concerned, that arsenal do appear to dominate the scene..i do smell the fear from the gunners, and its always important to remember how, as another poster has said, the arsenal mens team 1st came to gain promotion to the top division..
it will be interesting to see how things pan out.