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Tottenham Hotspur Women
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Daisuk
Chris Jones
Rumours of Brann's Signe Gaupset joining Spurs (Martin Ho used to coach Brann, of course). She's class. Really exciting player. Reminds me of Dele Alli when he broke through. Gutsy, got drive, does the unexpeted and isn't afraid to have a crack. Would be an excellent signing for the team, if we can pull it off. Lots of teams interested though, unsurprisingly.
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
Apparently signing another top Norwegian lady
Daisuk
Chris Jones
Norwegian media reporting about it yesterday and today. Looks to be happening. She has said she is looking forward to working with Martin Ho again. I'm gonna start watching some women games just to watch her - by far the best Norwegian player during the euros.
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
The one we signed in the summer has really upped the level (Tandberg)
Daisuk
Chris Jones
Yeah, she's good! I think signing Gaupset is a statement of intent by the club. Record fee for a player in the Norwegian league apparently. Most of the top clubs in Europe wanted her. She wanted Spurs because she was promised game time by Martin, and that she loves the style of play he likes to play. I reckon she will go straight in there and rock it up. Really excited about this!
Bedfordspurs
Gary Lineker
Helps he managed in Norway
Daisuk
Chris Jones
Yeah, he managed her at Brann, so he was pretty instrumental in the deal, I reckon!
markysimmo
Johnny nice-tits
And all you can hear is the Arsenal fans and there brick songs
tommysvr
Paul Stalteri
They got 57,000 to the NLD at their place last time. We can’t even manage 7,000. Pathetic
kb 1984
Milenko Acimovic
we have been in the wsl 5 years these things take time the more we win the more the fans will get involved. Scum have been in the wsl since the beginning & have won multiple trophies so it's not surprising the have a large fan base. It will take time & patience but we will get there
Dicko
Nick Barmby
Yeah, I know mates who have kids that support Ipswich, United Mens teams etc. But they still support Arsenal women and go to their games a few times a season. Hopefully as the WSL gets more competitive at the top then that might change over time.
tommysvr
Paul Stalteri
It shouldn't take being successful to get 10,000 fans to a game.
fernadez
Vedran Corluka
Where are those 10,000 fans coming from though?
The main reason for high attendance at women's games is the price of the tickets. I say this as someone with two daughters and who had a family season ticket up till last season. I even travelled to watch them when they were playing out of Barnet.
The reality is that despite the narrative, women's football isn's well supported by fans, especially female fans which in reality will be the main market that is needed for the game to be successful. Waiting for male Spurs supporters to adopt the women's team and show the same interest and you'll be waiting until the end of time. If women themselves don't go and watch teams en mass, then the game doesn't have much chance of kicking on outside showpeice games and events.
The Brisbane Road situation is more a reflection on the state of the women's game then our fanbase in my opinion. Two seasons ago at the FA Cup final we filled out half of Wembley, so the "support" is there, but the product isn't, or rather the support is there when it feels like it.
Also we have one of the worst structures for women's football behind the scenes, our academy is way behind the other London clubs, now with the new Training complex on the way hopefully that will all start turning around, including turnover of playing staff.
tommysvr
Paul Stalteri
I didn’t specify male or female fans. I’ll take your word on price, I have no idea other than it was only about a tenner when I went to the Emirates Marketing Project game in September. I just cannot believe we can’t muster up 10,000 fans for a North London Derby, especially after the good start to the season.
The women’s game is nowhere near the men’s…but it’s getting better every year. But this seems to fall into line with the poor support at men’s home games too. Not numbers, but atmosphere. It seems like everyone is waiting to be entertained these days, rather than realising what support actually means. As you said, support is only there when it wants to be, not when it’s needed most.
As for women’s football in general not being well supported…how do Arsenal get 57,000 for a NLD and average something like 20,000-30,000 fans? We don’t have to get there in one giant leap, but it would be nice to start.
fernadez
Vedran Corluka
Because those tickets are sold at a loss for one and because they are a successful team for two. Tottenham have only relatively recently had a women's team, and only recently been promoted.
I think that the point about the gender of the fans is important as well. Rightly or wrongly expecting men to turn out and pay (again) to support the women's team is fantasy. The women's season ticket should be included with the price of the men's. With kids it's included in having a membership.
If the women's game is going to grow, women need to support it like men support the men's team. I would be asking why more women go to men's matches then women's matches as a jump of point and addressing this day divide.
This is nothing to do with the quality of the product, which is good. It's about the organic growth of it to self sufficient levels rather than it being propped up and given false narrative about the health of it. Cause outside 2 or 3 clubs the numbers going to watch games are similar across the board.