Blackburn Rovers Women

[alex l]

Rachel Dugdale was on 5 Live Breakfast - you can listen on BBC sounds and go back to about 6:28 - spoke well about the situation. Hopefully the criticism of the owners makes it back to them and isn't screened out by the board (which is what I personally think happens to a lot of the discontent). Perhaps the most telling line from what she said was along the basis of 'we fought all season to prevent relegation, yet the club has now self-relegated'. 

[arbitro]

Elliott Bennett nails it here. It's something that the Punekars and their cohorts will NEVER understand.

FOV.

 

[StHelensRover]

Some of our fans defending this decision on social media are thick beyond comprehension. They are an absolute dream for the owners and directors.

[Paul Mellelieu]

29 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Some of our fans defending this decision on social media are thick beyond comprehension. They are an absolute dream for the owners and directors.

I'm afraid there is always a market for stupidity.  

[Tomphil2]

Yep dumb enough to say the savings from the women's team will go straight into the mens transfer pot.

Idiots beyond belief.

[rickard]

Discraceful.

First it's the Women's Teams, then it will be the youth teams, then it will be the Men's teams... 

Just cluck off already Venkys. 

[arbitro]

19 minutes ago, rickard said:

Discraceful.

First it's the Women's Teams, then it will be the youth teams, then it will be the Men's teams... 

Just cluck off already Venkys. 

I honestly believe this is going to get worse. Redundancies and deliberately relegating the womens team is a mere taster of what is to come.

I read this morning that the vast majority of the players affected by this culling won't have the support of the PFA. The BBC article says you have to have played in the WSL to attain membership. Some of these will have nowhere to go for advice and it wouldn't surprise me if the shysters at Ewood took full advantage of this.

Shame on the PFA.

[wilsdenrover]

49 minutes ago, arbitro said:

I honestly believe this is going to get worse. Redundancies and deliberately relegating the womens team is a mere taster of what is to come.

I read this morning that the vast majority of the players affected by this culling won't have the support of the PFA. The BBC article says you have to have played in the WSL to attain membership. Some of these will have nowhere to go for advice and it wouldn't surprise me if the shysters at Ewood took full advantage of this.

Shame on the PFA.

Perhaps one of our very well paid male players could fund their legal fees.

[arbitro]

1 minute ago, wilsdenrover said:

Perhaps one of our very well paid male players could fund their legal fees.

That thought crossed my mind too.

I don't expect any of them to but it would be refreshing if some of the senior men spoke out. After all it could be them next.

[wilsdenrover]

2 minutes ago, arbitro said:

That thought crossed my mind too.

I don't expect any of them to but it would be refreshing if some of the senior men spoke out. After all it could be them next.

Not a current player obviously but Bennett  providing some funds for them wouldn’t surprise me.

Edited yesterday at 10:34 by wilsdenrover

[arbitro]

Sorry - wrong thread.

Edited yesterday at 10:38 by arbitro

[KentExile]

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25185397.burnley-fc-women-go-full-time-pros---replace-rovers/

 

Dingle FC Women to go full-time pros - and could replace Rovers

 

Not sure if this was always planned, or if they are jumping on the opportunity

Edited 20 hours ago by KentExile

[Bronzed A Donis]

13 minutes ago, KentExile said:

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25185397.burnley-fc-women-go-full-time-pros---replace-rovers/

 

Dingle FC Women to go full-time pros - and could replace Rovers

 

Not sure if this was always planned, or if they are jumping on the opportunity

Meanwhile the former leading side in Lancashire will be playing below teams like Sporting Khalsa and Loughborough.

Embarrassing, the Venkys effect.

[Upside Down]

10 hours ago, arbitro said:

That thought crossed my mind too.

I don't expect any of them to but it would be refreshing if some of the senior men spoke out. After all it could WILL be them next.

Fixed.

[Exiled_Rover]

13 hours ago, arbitro said:

I honestly believe this is going to get worse. Redundancies and deliberately relegating the womens team is a mere taster of what is to come.

I read this morning that the vast majority of the players affected by this culling won't have the support of the PFA. The BBC article says you have to have played in the WSL to attain membership. Some of these will have nowhere to go for advice and it wouldn't surprise me if the shysters at Ewood took full advantage of this.

Shame on the PFA.

Billionaire owners, apparently.

Who else would buy us, they ask.

We've sunk so low I don't actually recognise this club any more.

[Exiled_Rover]

12 hours ago, wilsdenrover said:

Perhaps one of our very well paid male players could fund their legal fees.

LOL they're not that well paid. 

[KentExile]

6 hours ago, Exiled_Rover said:

LOL they're not that well paid. 

That all depends on who we are comparing them with

But if we are comparing their current financial remuneration with what they would get at any other club in the championship that has any realistic hopes of being in the mix for the top 6 next season, then yes, I agree

[DutchRover]

Waggot seems to have leaked to press that he wanted to bring in external investment to wonens team rather than bin it. Clearly not happy at copping all the blame for Suhail.

[alex l]

1 hour ago, KentExile said:

That all depends on who we are comparing them with

But if we are comparing their current financial remuneration with what they would get at any other club in the championship that has any realistic hopes of being in the mix for the top 6 next season, then yes, I agree

Or if you compare it to the highest men's player getting £20k a week (according to Dugdale) when many of the women's team got £9k a year, it's easy to see why you'd think the men's squad might have a few quid to help with those legal costs. 

[KentExile]

4 minutes ago, alex l said:

Or if you compare it to the highest men's player getting £20k a week (according to Dugdale) when many of the women's team got £9k a year, it's easy to see why you'd think the men's squad might have a few quid to help with those legal costs. 

Hence the first line of my previous comment

Just because our players are paid below average by Championship standards. does not mean that they are not paid more than other groups we could compare them with (such as the women's team and/or normal fans) by several orders of magnitude

Edited 7 hours ago by KentExile