#GTFCWomen

Quoted from somersetmariner

Perhaps gtfcladies could have their own board on the fishy?
That way Lobsterpot and others can post and share news and opinion on the ladies team with abandon.
A legitimate ‘home’ for them  


Admins ?

No thank you, in my opinion, they deserve full coverage on here just like any other topic being discussed on the list of threads. They are a senior football team within Grimsby Town Football Club.

I see lots of women’s teams having to exist on their own stand alone media channels, instead of on their clubs main official channels. Often run by volunteers because their club isn’t giving them support. Can you imagine how disenfranchised that makes the players and people running those teams feel?

As it is, most of PR being put out there is by a parent of a Town women’s players, on his own Twitter feed. The club needs to get behind the women’s team more and give them the media support they deserve. Having a women’s team is not just a box ticking exercise in the world of equality and diversity.

Admin please don’t segregate any womens team discussion/news on here. That’s really not the right thing to do

Quoted from somersetmariner

Perhaps gtfcladies could have their own board on the fishy?
That way Lobsterpot and others can post and share news and opinion on the ladies team with abandon.
A legitimate ‘home’ for them  


Admins ?

Keep it here. With a subject line "Women Win" people can actively choose whether or not to open it.

Whilst it's on here, I will read it. Create another forum and I won't remember to look.

Quoted from DaleH

No thank you, in my opinion, they deserve full coverage on here just like any other topic being discussed on the list of threads. They are a senior football team within Grimsby Town Football Club.

I see lots of women’s teams having to exist on their own stand alone media channels, instead of on their clubs main official channels. Often run by volunteers because their club isn’t giving them support. Can you imagine how disenfranchised that makes the players and people running those teams feel?

As it is, most of PR being put out there is by a parent of a Town women’s players, on his own Twitter feed. The club needs to get behind the women’s team more and give them the media support they deserve. Having a women’s team is not just a box ticking exercise in the world of equality and diversity.

Admin please don’t segregate any womens team discussion/news on here. That’s really not the right thing to do

I’d agree with Dale in the spirit of inclusion you can’t segregate the ladies side on here and more importantly it should be covered but the Club in a similar manner to the mens side.

I agree all their games should be reported on.Obviously they are not up to the standards of the GTFC men but whenever I have seen them play I have been pleasantly surprised at the skill and enthusiasm shown. They also don't carry on with all the fouling at corners etc. nor diving and laying on the ground screaming that we see regularly in professional football

I’m not arsed either way but, if we’re after incision and equity, with the women’s game receiving a fair amount of interest then it needs to stay here. I’d imagine, should they have their own space, it wouldn’t be very active, much like Non Footy, it’s generally the same posters in there because people come here predominantly for football discussion.

It's really pleasing and encouraging to read the majority of the comments in here in favour of the women's team and the reporting etc.

If the people involved in the women's team today, are anything like they were previously, then I know that they really won't be inclined to wish to be above their station, and certainly would not want to be seen to try and force support for the women's team where there isn't support. Growth in popularity in the women's game, is growing very nicely without the need of it having to be forced or thrust upon people that don't want it. I don't think that it has ever been about that from anyone. But the simple fact remains, if as a club you choose to have a senior competitive women's team and choose that you want to embrace female football, then it deserves covering properly. Not that it needs to be up there alongside the bread and butter business of the men's coverage, which is after all the bit that makes the club sustainable. But it merits some regular coverage for all news relating to the women's team activity, and in respect of all of their games, results and match reports etc.

So very encouraged to read the comments on here in favour of the original posters question.

The men's team only plays 50 games or so a year. Plenty of room for the women's!

Hi guys n gals, so what I’ll try to do instead of creating a new thread everytime is trawl down a few pages and add to them after each game or future fixtures. I very much agree with Dale in the fact that certain clubs don’t seem to report on their other teams in defeat which is very wrong. What if a close game ends in a 1-2 defeat but a local lass who we all knew well scored the goal of her life and no one remembered it ever as it was not reported on? I’m afraid town are guilty of this and it’s getting more and more apparent to me that there’s not much love for the womens team within the gtfc media structure. Anyhows that’s out of my hands. I can only tell you what I see on a matchday and yesterday we beat Sleaford 2-1 but we were not very good at all. I suppose if you win when playing poorly it’s only a good thing tho’ . We massively missed Captain Kim Brown and Libby Wright who are both out for a while now after ops. Anyways, Sunday, after a terrible goalkeeping error we trailed in the 1st 5 mins but levelled before half time with Ellie Wilson grabbing the goal. Town are usually so dominant especially when it comes to fitness 2nd half but a scrappy game looked like no more goals until Dani Brighton gambled on yet another goalkeeper error to poke the ball over the line and we stay 100% top of the table.
What’s happened to the midweek girls different age training sessions? These should be advertised every single day but appear to have fallen by the wayside. A friend of mine rang me last week on his way to Hull with his 11 year old daughter for a trial. She currently plays for GY boro. There’s no place for her in any kind of setup at gtfc that I’m aware of. How are we supposed to attract and improve if we can’t get our own in or are we to just ask mid age women to join at the start of each term? Anyways, next game is GY Boro at home in the County Cup this Sunday 16th Oct. Just check nearer the time weather it’s at Brigg Town or Wintringham tho’ as I couldn’t see it reported anywhere officially and the match was switched! UTM

How did the u9's get on this week ?

Quoted from lobsterpot

Hi guys n gals, so what I’ll try to do instead of creating a new thread everytime is trawl down a few pages and add to them after each game or future fixtures. I very much agree with Dale in the fact that certain clubs don’t seem to report on their other teams in defeat which is very wrong. What if a close game ends in a 1-2 defeat but a local lass who we all knew well scored the goal of her life and no one remembered it ever as it was not reported on? I’m afraid town are guilty of this and it’s getting more and more apparent to me that there’s not much love for the womens team within the gtfc media structure. Anyhows that’s out of my hands. I can only tell you what I see on a matchday and yesterday we beat Sleaford 2-1 but we were not very good at all. I suppose if you win when playing poorly it’s only a good thing tho’ . We massively missed Captain Kim Brown and Libby Wright who are both out for a while now after ops. Anyways, Sunday, after a terrible goalkeeping error we trailed in the 1st 5 mins but levelled before half time with Ellie Wilson grabbing the goal. Town are usually so dominant especially when it comes to fitness 2nd half but a scrappy game looked like no more goals until Dani Brighton gambled on yet another goalkeeper error to poke the ball over the line and we stay 100% top of the table.
What’s happened to the midweek girls different age training sessions? These should be advertised every single day but appear to have fallen by the wayside. A friend of mine rang me last week on his way to Hull with his 11 year old daughter for a trial. She currently plays for GY boro. There’s no place for her in any kind of setup at gtfc that I’m aware of. How are we supposed to attract and improve if we can’t get our own in or are we to just ask mid age women to join at the start of each term? Anyways, next game is GY Boro at home in the County Cup this Sunday 16th Oct. Just check nearer the time weather it’s at Brigg Town or Wintringham tho’ as I couldn’t see it reported anywhere officially and the match was switched! UTM

I can make this thread a sticky if you want.