I'm not happy - not happy at all that we've still got a bloody women's team.
Still, nice to see that all of those who moaned about it possibly having to shut down have rallied around the club/board now that it's been saved - particulalry the players from last years squad. Oh ........ hang on a minute ...........
So are all these people who moaned about us going to get behind the ladies team that they were so concerned about? should be a sell out at the first game then!
Exactly how has the clubs reputation been tainted and what was the problem with the boards handling of it? From the little I have gathered on here they had a choice on relegation to keep funding a team to the tune of circa £500k that had no hope of winning something and had little or no following or to put the money to better use elsewhere. I think most would have made the same decision. Perhaps Henry can tell us all of the facts.
After looking at all the facts the club made a sound financial discision although could have handled it a bit better on the PR side.But to say we had no hope of winning anything is a with the side from last season is not true when we had behind Arsenal the best team in that division.It's going to be long hard slog this season for the girls but good luck to them.
I thought someone said that Arsenal brought all the best players each season and offered them jobs in house and they effectively had the England team, something we couldnt compete with thefore we would always be the perennial also rans with no hope of winning anything.
[cite]Posted By: Brunello[/cite]I thought someone said that Arsenal brought all the best players each season and offered them jobs in house and they effectively had the England team, something we couldnt compete with thefore we would always be the perennial also rans with no hope of winning anything.
I think thats about right. Arsenal won everything they entered for last season including the womens equivalent of the champions league. Best we could ever hope for was 2nd in the league and 2 cup finals each season.
[cite]Posted By: Ledge Knows[/cite]i feel sorry for the husband's who's going to cook their dinner whilst their silly wives think they can play football
"Husbands" Arf? I think "partners" may be a more appropriate word, if ya get my drift?!
anyone else watch Wife Swap on the weekend - a bullying, homophobic farmer and a slovenly lesbian - made for very interesting viewing. In fact the the farmer was cured of his homophobia and the lesbian was ashamed by her slovenliness.
[cite]Posted By: fazza[/cite]I've really been let down by the boards handling of the womens team...
... scoreline was inevitable with all the girls going elsewhere...
The clubs reputation has been tainted.
This Thursday there is a game, will you be attending to show your support for the team in person? how have you been let down, personally?
I do'nt understand this pr business. if the club had tried to cover up what the facts were in a pr exercise they would have been accused of hiding the truth. pr is essentially wording things in a way to cover up the $hit bits. they can't win! fact was, they couldn't run the women's side to the detriment of the main football club priorities but have arranged and continue to support and assist the community trust in running the women's side of things with funding from individuals, councils, and all sorts of supporters.
PR can just as easily be about getting your positive, factual message across, avoiding misunderstanding, anticipating and heading off criticism and countering inaccurate speculation. What people don't like is being misled, being told only half the story or gobbledygook - but all these things have always gone on!
In the case of the women's team, the club was slow to respond to a negative message being put out by the affected parties, arguing that its legal obligations did not allow it to be as transparent as it would have liked. That's what damaged the club's reputation, although I think there was an underestimate of the impact of the story and a corresponding failure to respond as urgently as may have been possible.
There's only about 10 people on this planet who give a hoot about our womens team. Unfortunately most of them seem to post on here and dredge the subject up time and time again.
[cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite]There's only about 10 people on this planet who give a hoot about our womens team. Unfortunately most of them seem to post on here and dredge the subject up time and time again.
You missed out the "and don't attend the games" line as well.
However, I had dozens of people mention the women's team situation to me, many of whom couldn't name half a dozen Charlton first-team players (or any of the women's team). The general perception was: "It's a shame your club has treated those women so badly."
That's not a good message to be out there, whether or not not you think women's football is important.
But I bet it's all forgotten by them now AB, so no real long-term damage really. Personally I think the Dowie/Reed fiasco last season damaged our "image" a lot more, but it's just one of those things.
my memory of women in football is when my primary school got to the lewisham schools final and with ten minutes to play at nil nil our hippy right on teacher takes off a boy and replaces with a girl,we lose two nil,but katy got a game at least!
[cite]Posted By: Airman Brown[/cite]
In the case of the women's team, the club was slow to respond to a negative message being put out by the affected parties, arguing that its legal obligations did not allow it to be as transparent as it would have liked. That's what damaged the club's reputation, although I think there was an underestimate of the impact of the story and a corresponding failure to respond as urgently as may have been possible.
Plus the fact that some people love to jump on and highlight any form of negativity surrounding our club
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Still, nice to see that all of those who moaned about it possibly having to shut down have rallied around the club/board now that it's been saved - particulalry the players from last years squad. Oh ........ hang on a minute ...........
Womens football, Bristol...... I'm sure there's a joke there somewhere.
... scoreline was inevitable with all the girls going elsewhere...
The clubs reputation has been tainted.
I think thats about right. Arsenal won everything they entered for last season including the womens equivalent of the champions league. Best we could ever hope for was 2nd in the league and 2 cup finals each season.
"Husbands" Arf? I think "partners" may be a more appropriate word, if ya get my drift?!
This Thursday there is a game, will you be attending to show your support for the team in person? how have you been let down, personally?
I do'nt understand this pr business. if the club had tried to cover up what the facts were in a pr exercise they would have been accused of hiding the truth. pr is essentially wording things in a way to cover up the $hit bits. they can't win! fact was, they couldn't run the women's side to the detriment of the main football club priorities but have arranged and continue to support and assist the community trust in running the women's side of things with funding from individuals, councils, and all sorts of supporters.
In the case of the women's team, the club was slow to respond to a negative message being put out by the affected parties, arguing that its legal obligations did not allow it to be as transparent as it would have liked. That's what damaged the club's reputation, although I think there was an underestimate of the impact of the story and a corresponding failure to respond as urgently as may have been possible.
What next, Valley Gold debate anyone?
You missed out the "and don't attend the games" line as well.
I hope the team do well on thursday.
That's not a good message to be out there, whether or not not you think women's football is important.
Plus the fact that some people love to jump on and highlight any form of negativity surrounding our club
Do they? I'd never noticed. : - )