Re: Tonight's Football
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:07 pm
I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would struggle to say they didn't know "men v women" often isn't fair at sports. What expectation do we need to set?
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I think its more making sure football is provisioned for all to take part, and then working from there. I don't care how decent Carl->Carla is, just that they're adequately put into a competition that they've not got a ridiculous advantage.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:07 pmI'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would struggle to say they didn't know "men v women" often isn't fair at sports. What expectation do we need to set?
There's a lot of whatifism in this.Mar wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:37 pmI think its more making sure football is provisioned for all to take part, and then working from there. I don't care how decent Carl->Carla is, just that they're adequately put into a competition that they've not got a ridiculous advantage.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:07 pmI'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would struggle to say they didn't know "men v women" often isn't fair at sports. What expectation do we need to set?
I'm sure there are some men out there that are worse than our women's national team. Don't think there would be an issue if they were pitted against one another.
I think its more important to find competitive matches rather than what gender people are. Just like if a woman is good enough, she should be playing in the Premier League. No-one cares about age, gender or colour. It's should be about how good you are.
Well done, her. I'm fine with that bit.boltonboris wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:09 amMy daughter and another girl recently trialled with the 'Boys' team at their school. They both got into the team on merit, so they re-named it the Mixed team. To much disgust by some of the lads.
I think we can all agree the current situation is not good. I'm not even against leagues based upon gender, i'm just advocating for a league setup that catches these so called outliers so that they've got a place to go play if they don't conform to the current setup. If there is a setup where they can play, then there shouldn't be any excuse. Should be a case of birth gender first and then if not here's the other group accessible for all.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:05 amThere's a lot of whatifism in this.
I have no problem at all with encouraging and trying to facilitate people (all people) having wide access to sport. I have a problem with people taking the pi$$. You can't rationalise "gender" as a less important part of the story and actually that approach (don't care about age, gender or colour) would lead you to fully mixed leagues, no over 40's leagues etc. Best of luck hawking that notion to the WSL and Vets Leagues.
You mention people being taller and wider, but do we assign leagues based upon height and weight? Crouch would've had to play in his own league. There's a noticeable advantage from Crouch to say Rod Wallace, but we don't discriminate based upon height, or other genetic factors, so why is gender so important. It's unfair on small people but we've not got a society setup to separate sports based on that. I've coached players before with that sort of mismatch and its unfair and yet, somehow we're hung up on gender and not other factors.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:05 amWho is making the pick as to what League Carl/Carla should play in, in the Baisingstoke Sunday League pyramid to ensure they don't have the major advantage you mention?
The pic that I put in the post on this, stood out for me. The person might be a less "capable" footballer than some of their team mates, but they're still half a foot taller and two feet wider! It's nonsense.
Of course some people always have an advantage, but Rod Wallace was still able to compete at the top level because he was quick and strong and had other comparable elite skills.Mar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:00 am]
You mention people being taller and wider, but do we assign leagues based upon height and weight? Crouch would've had to play in his own league. There's a noticeable advantage from Crouch to say Rod Wallace, but we don't discriminate based upon height, or other genetic factors, so why is gender so important. It's unfair on small people but we've not got a society setup to separate sports based on that. I've coached players before with that sort of mismatch and its unfair and yet, somehow we're hung up on gender and not other factors.
All sex toilets are a violation of nature? Pretty sure in the earliest days of man we all pissed in the same woods. I'd argue we should just have cubicles without gender on it and be done with it, that way no-one is sharing with another and they're just being used for emptying bowels.TANGODANCER wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:35 amIt isn't just about sport is it? Emily Pankhurst didn't play football.
Whatever you believe, there are two species of human life, male and female. God made made man and he made women. He gave them recognisable differences so that together they could reproduce children and complete the cycle of life. These are the two defined genders and have been since time began. ? ...... The rest of my long initial post I've deleted to avoid antagonism.
Shoot me down if you will, but that's what I've believed all my life. The modern issues of "Trans" etc are mankind's meddling with God and nature. Crackpot issues of all sex toilets etc are a violation of said nature. ( periods, pregnancy etc) How exactly do you manage equality there? (If I had to use one I'd pxxx in a corner somewhere and chance the consequences. Probably be accused of "indecent exposure", but there you go.). My eternal question, is "who decides these things and makes them law?"... My real interest is probably like most of you, that I have kids, grandkids and great grandkids of both sexes. What does the future hold for them apart from confusion?
Exactly Hoboh. Males do have an advantage. So anyone transitioning would have an advantage competitively. To prevent that impacting womens sports, lets just give them a mixed gender sporting opportunity where everyone can choose to compete in.Hoboh wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:49 amPut into prospective.
When I was a kid there was a girl of similar age who was a cracking footballer and used to run rings around us, at that level, fine, but in a harder fought professional level I doubt it would be anything but fine.
Having watched the brutality of the rugby World Cup, can anyone seriously suggest females could take part? Or for that matter people born male not have a serious advantage playing in a women's team?
At lower levels inclusion is possible, higher up? Naww.
Indeed, people do walk on eggshells around this matter. I don't think there will ever be a consensus on this, but I do think there should be a way of making sport more accessible and I can only think that would help people to make the tough decisions on this.boltonboris wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:34 pmIt's a fierce fight for Women athletes that a lot of them can't discuss for fear of being 'cancelled' and I know that makes me sound like a gammon, but it does have truth to it.
People have lost sponsorships for speaking out against Trans Athletes competing in their category. That female college swimmer was one. Gone from being the best in the country, to finishing comfortably second to an athlete who was born a man. (I don't even know if that language is allowed now!)
Truth is, it is such an emotive and difficult subject (whether it should be, or not) and that's why no clear ruling has been brought in. Because everyone is walking on eggshells
Agree with the first part around ensuring there's a way people can have the opportunity to play, mate. As Pru noted, where there are mixed leagues, they often have low adoption.Mar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:00 amI think we can all agree the current situation is not good. I'm not even against leagues based upon gender, i'm just advocating for a league setup that catches these so called outliers so that they've got a place to go play if they don't conform to the current setup. If there is a setup where they can play, then there shouldn't be any excuse. Should be a case of birth gender first and then if not here's the other group accessible for all.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:05 amThere's a lot of whatifism in this.
I have no problem at all with encouraging and trying to facilitate people (all people) having wide access to sport. I have a problem with people taking the pi$$. You can't rationalise "gender" as a less important part of the story and actually that approach (don't care about age, gender or colour) would lead you to fully mixed leagues, no over 40's leagues etc. Best of luck hawking that notion to the WSL and Vets Leagues.
Whatever stops the pi$$ taking I guess.
You mention people being taller and wider, but do we assign leagues based upon height and weight? Crouch would've had to play in his own league. There's a noticeable advantage from Crouch to say Rod Wallace, but we don't discriminate based upon height, or other genetic factors, so why is gender so important. It's unfair on small people but we've not got a society setup to separate sports based on that. I've coached players before with that sort of mismatch and its unfair and yet, somehow we're hung up on gender and not other factors.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:05 amWho is making the pick as to what League Carl/Carla should play in, in the Baisingstoke Sunday League pyramid to ensure they don't have the major advantage you mention?
The pic that I put in the post on this, stood out for me. The person might be a less "capable" footballer than some of their team mates, but they're still half a foot taller and two feet wider! It's nonsense.
^^ This.Prufrock wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:15 pmOf course some people always have an advantage, but Rod Wallace was still able to compete at the top level because he was quick and strong and had other comparable elite skills.Mar wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:00 am]
You mention people being taller and wider, but do we assign leagues based upon height and weight? Crouch would've had to play in his own league. There's a noticeable advantage from Crouch to say Rod Wallace, but we don't discriminate based upon height, or other genetic factors, so why is gender so important. It's unfair on small people but we've not got a society setup to separate sports based on that. I've coached players before with that sort of mismatch and its unfair and yet, somehow we're hung up on gender and not other factors.
The physical differences for men and women utterly preclude women from competing at the top level against men, it's why there's a separate category, and why it's such a fierce fight for women athletes.
To take two examples:
- the women's world record for the 100m is 10.49 seconds, set (very possibly drug assisted) by Florence Joyner-Griffith in 1988. So far in 2023 1,124 different men have run faster than that time. One thousand, one hundred and twenty four, this year alone.
- Millie Bright is the current England captain and centre back. She's a tall centre back who towers over strikers on the pitch and is great in the air. She is 5ft 10, the *average* height for men in the UK.
Away from elite sport, the boundaries are less clear and of course *some* women can compete with *some* men, but the physical differences are much bigger. There are some leagues that are designed to be mixed, and that's great! Tag rugby say, with a minimum of x people from each gender, but even at amateur level women are entitled to compete only against other women if they want to.
The issue here is people forcing those leagues to accept male born people. Imagine you give up your Saturday to travel to an away game for your team and then you get shoulder barged off the ball two mins in by someone who literally weighs twice what you do.
^^ This.Worthy4England wrote: ↑Wed Nov 22, 2023 3:40 pm
- Millie Bright is the current England captain and centre back. She's a tall centre back who towers over strikers on the pitch and is great in the air. She is 5ft 10, the *average* height for men in the UK.
The issue here is people forcing those leagues to accept male born people. Imagine you give up your Saturday to travel to an away game for your team and then you get shoulder barged off the ball two mins in by someone who literally weighs twice what you do.
Not sure any of the others have been charged if they are….Worthy4England wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 10:46 amAbout the same as Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and United? Coz they're all at it?Gooner Girl wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 12:00 amSo Everton have got a large point deduction. What do we reckon Man City might (eventually) get?!