Women's Team 2020/21

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MeatnSpudsMCFC said:
We lost Bronze/Parris/Christiansen, all to Lyon. Keeping hold of the best players in the league seems problematic.
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Lyon started paying huge salaries. No one in the women's game could compete so they hoovered up all of the best talent. However, although Lucy Bronze was coy about it in the week, everyone in the game knows that she and Alex Greenwood are returning to City. Bronze has confirmed that she is leaving Lyon, just hasn't confirmed her destination but it's no secret. Chelsea's manager even referred to it in her post match comments.

On top of that you've already signed Rose Lavelle, albeit only on loan for a year. That means that two of the absolute creme-de-la-creme of women's football will be in your side this season. On the one hand, that's a really exciting development for WSL fans, but it's also a scary prospect for those of us who don't support City.

Fred_Quimby said:
Couldn’t pay them due to pay cap to allow the raggies to be competitive.
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Until I started reading this forum I never knew the story of why City fans call United 'rags'. It's one of the great examples of how football rivalries work. Just to add a little balance however, it has to be said that the salary cap was instigated when United didn't have a women's team so it wasn't anything to do with them. Personally I'm glad that they're back now and they too will be signing one of the world's great players for next season. It's therefore arguable that three of the top five female players on the planet will be playing in Manchester derbies next season.
 
whilst it's nice to bring in high profile talent whilst the Americans aren't doing much, surely the gains on our side is in hiring a top level coaching team for the girls, either from an already elite women's club, or even from the men's game, instead of promoting let's be honest not top level academy coaches? I get internal opportunities and the like, but the way City women will cement a top position is if they bring through the next generation of English talent brought up on Pep style training and coached by the best available.

Just seems like we're missing the crux of it.
 
Blueknows said:
and why was it the fairest way to sort the league ?
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Because it was the fifa approved method? The world governing body mandated that all outcomes had to be decided on sporting merit and that all leagues must be settled within the deadlines set for completion of the season. Even though the FA were granted special dispensation to complete last season's women's FA Cup during the upcoming season, no dispensations were granted for league competitions so it's hard to see what else the WSL could have done.

As a Chelsea fan, I'm far from convinced that we would have won all of our remaining fixtures but I do believe you would have won all of yours. Governing bodies can't make decisions on feelings or guesses however. We were unbeaten across the season, including three wins and a draw against our two title rivals. If the prize was to be awarded to anyone, I can't see how giving it to anybody but Chelsea could have been justified.
 
Bridgejunky said:
Because it was the fifa approved method? The world governing body mandated that all outcomes had to be decided on sporting merit and that all leagues must be settled within the deadlines set for completion of the season. Even though the FA were granted special dispensation to complete last season's women's FA Cup during the upcoming season, no dispensations were granted for league competitions so it's hard to see what else the WSL could have done.

As a Chelsea fan, I'm far from convinced that we would have won all of our remaining fixtures but I do believe you would have won all of yours. Governing bodies can't make decisions on feelings or guesses however. We were unbeaten across the season, including three wins and a draw against our two title rivals. If the prize was to be awarded to anyone, I can't see how giving it to anybody but Chelsea could have been justified.
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Personally I've not got a problem with the league going to Chelsea . Best team then the league was cancelled and we missed two big opportunities to beat them home and away. Yes maybe Chelsea could of lost games remaining but that's all if and buts , we let them escape in the home game and that cost us the league !
Now hopefully we stop it up for the cup !
 
kev20971 said:
Personally I've not got a problem with the league going to Chelsea . Best team then the league was cancelled and we missed two big opportunities to beat them home and away. Yes maybe Chelsea could of lost games remaining but that's all if and buts , we let them escape in the home game and that cost us the league !
Now hopefully we stop it up for the cup !
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Totally agree, it was a good game that but a missed penalty, and a dreadful mistake gave them the "title", so all our fault, not that we knew it at the time.

I thought we looked miles off today, a number of players were well below par, not just "rusty", we only really had a decent 10 minutes before half time, other than that a country mile behind them. I thought the red card was harsh, but you'd need to know what the 2nd yellow was actually given for.
 
kev20971 said:
Personally I've not got a problem with the league going to Chelsea . Best team then the league was cancelled and we missed two big opportunities to beat them home and away. Yes maybe Chelsea could of lost games remaining but that's all if and buts , we let them escape in the home game and that cost us the league !
Now hopefully we stop it up for the cup !
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Remember that there are two FA Cups in the women's game this season. Maybe a proper game at Wembley with fans? :)
 
Bridgejunky said:
Lyon started paying huge salaries. No one in the women's game could compete so they hoovered up all of the best talent. However, although Lucy Bronze was coy about it in the week, everyone in the game knows that she and Alex Greenwood are returning to City. Bronze has confirmed that she is leaving Lyon, just hasn't confirmed her destination but it's no secret. Chelsea's manager even referred to it in her post match comments.

On top of that you've already signed Rose Lavelle, albeit only on loan for a year. That means that two of the absolute creme-de-la-creme of women's football will be in your side this season. On the one hand, that's a really exciting development for WSL fans, but it's also a scary prospect for those of us who don't support City.


Until I started reading this forum I never knew the story of why City fans call United 'rags'. It's one of the great examples of how football rivalries work. Just to add a little balance however, it has to be said that the salary cap was instigated when United didn't have a women's team so it wasn't anything to do with them. Personally I'm glad that they're back now and they too will be signing one of the world's great players for next season. It's therefore arguable that three of the top five female players on the planet will be playing in Manchester derbies next season.
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A fair assessment.


But this bit here leaves me curious, who?
 
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