It's not Chelsea's fault that the rest of the league aren't investing as much money. City, Arsenal and United are richer clubs, Arsenal W generate more revenue. Its about investment, recruitment and a culture of winning. As long as we're sustainable and consistent, no problem with spending some of The Toddfather's cash
I have no sympathy for the other clubs complaining about chelsea investing into its squad. Arsenal flirted with keria for over a year and " supposedly " offered a million dollars. Yet she goes to chelsea for half that? What was the point of selling out the emirates if you weren't going to reinvest that money? I believe chelsea is exposing the lack of investment and care that the other clubs have for their own futures. It's time to put your money where your mouth is or introduce a salary cap to make the league " fair ".
As an Arsenal fan I agree with you. If the clubs with the money step up, it'll be a 3 or 4 club league, but that leaves 3/4 of the table in the dust. Those teams will never get the overseas following and will take years to bring in a good crowd. They can try the recruit/develop/sell model but that's also tricky. The lads' point that a million for a class player is chicken feed for the high profile clubs is dead right. That's 1% of Declan Rice's transfer fee and it'll look really cheap in a year or two.
@@lllordllloyd i completely agree with most of this except for the idea that not all clubs in the WSL can’t afford to invest like a Chelsea. Crystal Palace the bottom of the table team is worth £2.44 billion. There first WSL player is worth £364k. All the teams in the WSL are run by premier league giants. This extends to the championship as well. Newcastle is literally the most expensive football club in the world. FFP doesn’t work if all the clubs are owned by a load of billionaires.
I wonder how Bompastor is able to keep all players happy. So many top players have to sit on bench or get only some minutes. It is ok for this season, but how about later on? She already hinted a bit in an interview after Arsenal match.
@emilyemily-se9nenot sure how much of a clear out there will be. There are so many players out contract that’s it’s up to Chelsea to resign them or allow them to leave on a free.
@riittarankinen4749 the players are paid employees. They're not a family, we're not running a charity. The goal is to get bigger and better - not everyone will be apart of that journey. And if there's unhappiness or dissension in the locker room, then those players need to leave and find minutes elsewhere. It is what it is.
According to her interview published on Chelsea's website, Walsh is sure her " dad’s looking forward to watching [her] play every week" That presumptuous statement alone would not sit well with me if I were in the Chelsea squad. Eve Perisset just left the club because she wasn't featuring and Zecira Musevic hasn't played a minute in the WSL all season. Both are established internationals who could lose their positions in their respective countries' tournament line-ups as a result of limited playing time and yet here comes a former adversary (who will have gloated at Chelsea's expense in the past) expecting to stroll in and play for them every week? I know she probably didn't mean to be taken literally but it's a sensitive topic when you aren't getting on the pitch week after week.
I think you're digging too much into it tbh. It reads to me more like she's happy her Dad can come and watch all of her games rather than only the occasional matches in Barcelona, because he lives in England
@TheWomensFootballChat Like I said, I'm sure she won't expect to be taken at her word but players whose families only get to see them warm the bench every week if they're lucky might be less understanding than you or I as they perceive themselves moving further down the pecking order.
@@wilsonfamily1762 Even if I agree with you, they will be saying they are not getting any opportunities to prove they can cut it amongst the improved Chelsea but that's not my central point. For Walsh to play every week, someone other than those two, a midfielder, has also to be deemed not good enough. More to the point though, whoever is in the crosshairs to perhaps make way for Walsh would have to feel like they're not good enough for her comment to not come across as arrogant. "I want to play every week" is fine and may even motivate her competition. "I'm going to play every week" might instead motivate someone to accidentally give her a tap during training. But again, I doubt she meant it to come across the way it may do to squad players who rarely get to even warm up.
No one has a divine right to start every game or play every game. The manager will pick an 11 and pick her subs. The players who feel like they need to leave in order to get minutes elsewhere are free to seek out other opportunities. Fans, especially of women's football, tend to get super attached to their players, but at the end of the day the players are paid employees. And some will leave. Others will come in. And yes, some will play more games because they're better players or because they fit the system better. And let's get real here, if a club legend like Guro can hold bench, then ZM, JRK, Bjorn, Nusken can all have a seat.
Arsenal conceded a goal last weekend to their own former top goalscorer, who they let go because they "couldn't afford" to keep her and buy Caldentey. Levels.
The cynic in me believes the Chelsea owners see so much growth potential in the women’s team because they are one of the biggest 3 teams in the sport. The sport is so young and they can create a legacy similar to the Reals, Barc, Bayern or utd on the men side.But with the men’s team with the smaller stadium and huge wage bills and transfers they are deciding to be Brighton until they can grow the business side more.
So tell me who is starting over Bonmati, HANSEN, Leon, Cata, Patri (was starting ahead of Keira at Barça), Pajor, Rolfo/Esmee and Alexia in the combined eleven? Chelsea have a better squad but starting 11 is still barca. Will be interesting knockouts with all strong teams like lyon, bayern as well.
@TheWomensFootballChatWalsh would disagree with you on that. Patri is the best player in the world in her opinion. But I wouldn't expect you to know that.
@TheWomensFootballChat Sam Coffey in the summer. I rate her tenacity and strength. Still, good signing because no reasonable person can look at a player like KW and not see the quality she possesses
She hasn't played well the entire season. Kika and Vicky becoming more prominent crowds the midfield choices--Bonmati, Alexia, and Patri are well ahead of Walsh this season. Good business by Barca considering Walsh is not playing well and they still got 400 thousand. Barcelona got an MVP season from Walsh her first season when Barca needed her most. And then Walsh helped Barca win Lyon finally. But this season, Walsh has just not showed up
When is the last time Walsh had a good game in a England shirt? I think you might be surprised that her current form won't translate well in the WSL. She had inconsistent minutes for Barca for a reason.
Great to see these super teams but do we really want to see the same team win everything? Great for Chelsea supporters lol. They could actually field 2 separate a teams now.
@ I saw a post the other day about wsl teams having a b team that they could enter in the lower league to expand the roster. Have you heard anything about this. Was wondering if there was any truth behind it.
Ingrid Syrstad Engen is a defensive midfielder playing for Barcelona. She has played in this position for Barcelona before. I don't think she is very good tho. Playing for the Norwegian national team, I think she is using to much time on receiving the ball and passing it on, so she gets in trouble. Maybe Barcelona will use her against weaker teams.
Engen plays center back, pairing with Paredes or Mapi. She started as a midfielder, but last season because of injuries, she was moved to center back. This season she has played both positions
Everyone is saying Chelsea will go undefeated in all areas for the rest of the year. With this defense, will they have clean sheets in all disciplines for the rest of the year?
Can't see them invincible in all competitions unfortunately. I think going deep in all 4 cups would stretch the squad a lot. May see a loss in the league then🤷♂️
Hello it’s Mohamed I knew Kiera will go Chelsea I am not worried her but my focus my Liverpool I was disappointed Liverpool lost to Leicester but Leicester were up for it they were fighting for life but Liverpool have signed full back need it for need replace kavoisto because Liverpool had left back problems in left back am right Liverpool they look very strong now Liverpool have great signing Bartel and Sam karr and new full back very good side
Combined 11 Cata coll Lucy girma mapi ona Alexia patri aitana Hansen pajor james Maybe bright over mapi, other than that , i dont see anybpdy from chelsea
Kerr over Pajor every day of the week. Charles is close at LB. Walsh over Guijarro My point is that it's close now. Chelsea's squad is stacked. Should be an interesting competition!
@TheWomensFootballChat Kerr is gonna take a while to get back to her best assuming she does with an ACL at her age.. Ramirez is a whole other convo tho, time to grow
@@dylansharkey6040 yeah exactly my point. This year ewa pajor is the best no.9 maybe below bunny shaw. And the starting xi of Barca includes top 3 ballon dor,former ballon dor and ewa, so they could finish the game anytime , But suppose they face chelsea and game Is zero zero till 70 75min, then chelsea's strong bench could win the match. But again, Barca is barca in europe!
@ well, we went close last year only for a bizarre red card and penalty but come again next time and we’ll see what happens across one or two games it’ll be interesting for sure
@@antonc2180 yeah could be that chelsea squad depth comes useful or it could be that barca starting 11 runs away with the game! will be interesting to watch. But it's not that Barca doesn't have squad depth at all, it's only in 2 positions for me (a fullback and cdm)
Great player and a great addition for Chelsea but it's a worrying sign for the league, Chelsea are already well clear of the competition and this level of spending is clearly unsustainable and sets a false standard that other clubs will be held to. It's great for Chelsea fans and the team but it has me concerned for the sustainability of the league. It will be difficult to raise the popularity of yet another women's league with a clear top team every year. The popularity of the wsl started growing when Chelsea and city started competing with arsenal and made things interesting then the euros win brought a massive wave of interest that stuck because the league was interesting. I am fully in support of the increased spending but only if it comes from legitimate growth and the whole league can ride the wave.
@TheWomensFootballChat in a perfect world that's true but realistically the rest of the league would be bankrupt within a few years if they tried to match it. The TV deal, attendances and merchandise revenue would need to improve significantly. Fair enough for Chelsea as they chase a champions league but even if they win it the money will still not add up to making these deals a sustainable strategy.
Chelsea have had the best players ever since they got Sam Kerr, but they have yet to win Champions League. This is what they have to do to get a whiff at European titles
I believe the wsl doesn’t have any ffp rules so what are you talking about. The owner can pump in money and build a super team similar to Chelsea owner roman when he brought Chelsea. Arsenal has for years been far more popular and profitable then Chelsea, so what’s Arsenal excuse for not matching their ambition.
I think Arsenal women are growing organically. Didn't the Arsenal women's team nearly break even last year and only Barcelona had a higher turnover ? Chelsea are just desperate to win the Champions league and are lucky their owners are throwing money at it for the time being. Chelsea women only turned over around £11m last season with a loss of 5 million. How much will they lose this year ? Just don't think the men's clubs should keep subbing the WSL. It doesn't happen in the NWSL and that is supposed to be the best league in the world.
NWSL don't have connected men's clubs. The owners invest just like the owners invest in the WSL. Chelsea owners seem to be more ambitious. World-Class players and success should drive fan engagement and attendances up
@TheWomensFootballChat NWSL average attendances are currently double those of WSL, and well spread. I can't see English crowds growing fast, for multiple reasons of which player quality is small. (Weather, venues, average income, sporting culture). But, I have no issue with the women's teams being 'subsidised'. Any club aspiring to to high levels as a club needs to take WSL seriously, and woman players are very marketable. I think we will see a bit of an arms race, then a pause to consolidate.
@@lllordllloydI believe the English game will be more sustainable because American fans are just fans of there club and not the league. Most fans could care less about other teams while the English game has natural rivalries. Arsenal fans will naturally hate Tottenham and Chelsea inheriting the hate from the men side. Most American fans follow the national team and maybe there local team.
@isaiahweaver8556 History supports your thesis ~~~~~ Americans believe that the inhabitants of THE OTHER 51 STATES ARE INTRINSICALLY INFERIOR and simultaneously believe that every other nation on the planet needs to be controlled by US military bases & the CIA .
Great signing but It’s hilarious how u lot where complaining about the other leagues like the Liga F and D1 femeni in France about how there’s no parity between the teams in the league and how predictable it is yet yall are actively trying to turn the league into that. HYPOCRISY at its finest. All u lot have done is take this enormous pressure and throw it on ur selves to win and we all know how u lot have done under pressure
There's not enough Talent Yet to have 5 top competitive teams!Chelsea have all the plyers from different contries!No more Barsa!If Chealsea is not winning this time!?... It's theyer fault!Sam Kerr back healthy is ehat they need!Score more than the other team🫡
It's not Chelsea's fault that the rest of the league aren't investing as much money. City, Arsenal and United are richer clubs, Arsenal W generate more revenue. Its about investment, recruitment and a culture of winning. As long as we're sustainable and consistent, no problem with spending some of The Toddfather's cash
Arsenal and City aren’t richer clubs.
@LJfootball14 KSE and Sheikh Mansour? Last couple of seasons revenue v Chelsea's? I think you'll find that they are in fact rich clubs.
I have no sympathy for the other clubs complaining about chelsea investing into its squad. Arsenal flirted with keria for over a year and " supposedly " offered a million dollars. Yet she goes to chelsea for half that? What was the point of selling out the emirates if you weren't going to reinvest that money? I believe chelsea is exposing the lack of investment and care that the other clubs have for their own futures. It's time to put your money where your mouth is or introduce a salary cap to make the league " fair ".
Couldn't agree more! Chelsea owners are just more ambitious. Kroenke, Mansour etc. wouldn't notice £1m leaving their bank
As an Arsenal fan I agree with you. If the clubs with the money step up, it'll be a 3 or 4 club league, but that leaves 3/4 of the table in the dust.
Those teams will never get the overseas following and will take years to bring in a good crowd. They can try the recruit/develop/sell model but that's also tricky.
The lads' point that a million for a class player is chicken feed for the high profile clubs is dead right. That's 1% of Declan Rice's transfer fee and it'll look really cheap in a year or two.
@@lllordllloyd i completely agree with most of this except for the idea that not all clubs in the WSL can’t afford to invest like a Chelsea. Crystal Palace the bottom of the table team is worth £2.44 billion. There first WSL player is worth £364k. All the teams in the WSL are run by premier league giants. This extends to the championship as well. Newcastle is literally the most expensive football club in the world. FFP doesn’t work if all the clubs are owned by a load of billionaires.
You talk as if transfers are a one sided thing and that Barca accepted the offer prior. 😅
@mlmmak7464 Well, then barca just lost 500k. That sounds like bad business to me. Why didn't they send keria to Arsenal for 1mil?
I wonder how Bompastor is able to keep all players happy. So many top players have to sit on bench or get only some minutes. It is ok for this season, but how about later on? She already hinted a bit in an interview after Arsenal match.
big clear out in the summer lol
There's 4 competitions, with a lot of minutes to go round. Should be fine with enough rotation. Guess we'll have to wait and see!
@TheWomensFootballChat theirs gonna be a big clear out there always is with a new manager which always makes me sad as a fan
@emilyemily-se9nenot sure how much of a clear out there will be. There are so many players out contract that’s it’s up to Chelsea to resign them or allow them to leave on a free.
@riittarankinen4749 the players are paid employees. They're not a family, we're not running a charity. The goal is to get bigger and better - not everyone will be apart of that journey. And if there's unhappiness or dissension in the locker room, then those players need to leave and find minutes elsewhere. It is what it is.
Form is temporary bt class is permanent
True👍
According to her interview published on Chelsea's website, Walsh is sure her " dad’s looking forward to watching [her] play every week" That presumptuous statement alone would not sit well with me if I were in the Chelsea squad. Eve Perisset just left the club because she wasn't featuring and Zecira Musevic hasn't played a minute in the WSL all season. Both are established internationals who could lose their positions in their respective countries' tournament line-ups as a result of limited playing time and yet here comes a former adversary (who will have gloated at Chelsea's expense in the past) expecting to stroll in and play for them every week? I know she probably didn't mean to be taken literally but it's a sensitive topic when you aren't getting on the pitch week after week.
I think you're digging too much into it tbh. It reads to me more like she's happy her Dad can come and watch all of her games rather than only the occasional matches in Barcelona, because he lives in England
@TheWomensFootballChat Like I said, I'm sure she won't expect to be taken at her word but players whose families only get to see them warm the bench every week if they're lucky might be less understanding than you or I as they perceive themselves moving further down the pecking order.
Walsh will play every week. Zee and Eve are just not good enough as Chelsea improve
@@wilsonfamily1762 Even if I agree with you, they will be saying they are not getting any opportunities to prove they can cut it amongst the improved Chelsea but that's not my central point. For Walsh to play every week, someone other than those two, a midfielder, has also to be deemed not good enough. More to the point though, whoever is in the crosshairs to perhaps make way for Walsh would have to feel like they're not good enough for her comment to not come across as arrogant. "I want to play every week" is fine and may even motivate her competition. "I'm going to play every week" might instead motivate someone to accidentally give her a tap during training. But again, I doubt she meant it to come across the way it may do to squad players who rarely get to even warm up.
No one has a divine right to start every game or play every game. The manager will pick an 11 and pick her subs. The players who feel like they need to leave in order to get minutes elsewhere are free to seek out other opportunities.
Fans, especially of women's football, tend to get super attached to their players, but at the end of the day the players are paid employees. And some will leave. Others will come in. And yes, some will play more games because they're better players or because they fit the system better. And let's get real here, if a club legend like Guro can hold bench, then ZM, JRK, Bjorn, Nusken can all have a seat.
Arsenal conceded a goal last weekend to their own former top goalscorer, who they let go because they "couldn't afford" to keep her and buy Caldentey. Levels.
The cynic in me believes the Chelsea owners see so much growth potential in the women’s team because they are one of the biggest 3 teams in the sport. The sport is so young and they can create a legacy similar to the Reals, Barc, Bayern or utd on the men side.But with the men’s team with the smaller stadium and huge wage bills and transfers they are deciding to be Brighton until they can grow the business side more.
Absolutely
So tell me who is starting over Bonmati, HANSEN, Leon, Cata, Patri (was starting ahead of Keira at Barça), Pajor, Rolfo/Esmee and Alexia in the combined eleven? Chelsea have a better squad but starting 11 is still barca. Will be interesting knockouts with all strong teams like lyon, bayern as well.
I'm just saying it's closer now. Walsh is better than Guijarro anyway, just didn't start because she was pushing to leave
@ Yes it’s closer. Regarding Patri/Keira, tell me you don’t watch Liga F/Copa/Super Copa without telling me🤣
@TheWomensFootballChat
Guijarro has all of Walsh's strength without the weakness.
@TheWomensFootballChatWalsh would disagree with you on that. Patri is the best player in the world in her opinion. But I wouldn't expect you to know that.
Not my first choice, but happy with the level of investment. The ambition has to be to win it all now 😅
Agreed! Think it's a very good signing, who else would you sign in that position?🤔
@TheWomensFootballChat Sam Coffey in the summer. I rate her tenacity and strength. Still, good signing because no reasonable person can look at a player like KW and not see the quality she possesses
She hasn't played well the entire season. Kika and Vicky becoming more prominent crowds the midfield choices--Bonmati, Alexia, and Patri are well ahead of Walsh this season. Good business by Barca considering Walsh is not playing well and they still got 400 thousand. Barcelona got an MVP season from Walsh her first season when Barca needed her most. And then Walsh helped Barca win Lyon finally. But this season, Walsh has just not showed up
Chelsea will dominate WSL for the next 5 years if they keep adding top players to the squad.
Indeed! Nobody else is investing with the same ambition
When is the last time Walsh had a good game in a England shirt? I think you might be surprised that her current form won't translate well in the WSL. She had inconsistent minutes for Barca for a reason.
She had inconsistent minutes because she refused to sign a new contract and wanted to leave
@TheWomensFootballChat we will see - she has still shown poor form since the Euros in an England shirt.
Can’t Ingrid Engen play in that number 6?
She can. Looked like she was leaving at the time of recording. Will be interesting to see the situation now she has to stay🤷♂️
Great to see these super teams but do we really want to see the same team win everything? Great for Chelsea supporters lol. They could actually field 2 separate a teams now.
Chelsea owners are ambitious! It's on the rest of the WSL to make it interesting🤷♂️
@ I saw a post the other day about wsl teams having a b team that they could enter in the lower league to expand the roster. Have you heard anything about this. Was wondering if there was any truth behind it.
It's an option being discussed by the FA. Will be interesting to see if anything comes of it. Could be a video soon🤔
@TheWomensFootballChat it could be interesting if they were only able to use their academy players.with maybe top players coming back from injury.
I assume that is how it would work, like it does in the German men's pyramid and other similar leagues.
Biggest mistake is Macario will always have a spot in the starting 11. She’s just too elite in attack.
I love Cat but that isn't realistic. I don't think she gets in the strongest XI🤷♂️
Ingrid Syrstad Engen is a defensive midfielder playing for Barcelona. She has played in this position for Barcelona before. I don't think she is very good tho. Playing for the Norwegian national team,
I think she is using to much time on receiving the ball and passing it on, so she gets in trouble. Maybe Barcelona will use her against weaker teams.
That's a characteristic that really separates the stars from the cup players.
Engen plays center back, pairing with Paredes or Mapi. She started as a midfielder, but last season because of injuries, she was moved to center back. This season she has played both positions
Everyone is saying Chelsea will go undefeated in all areas for the rest of the year. With this defense, will they have clean sheets in all disciplines for the rest of the year?
Can't see them invincible in all competitions unfortunately. I think going deep in all 4 cups would stretch the squad a lot. May see a loss in the league then🤷♂️
Is it confirmed now?
Yes, it just hasn't been announced! Forgot I'd put that in the intro before posting!🤦♂️
Should be announced soon though!👀
Hello it’s Mohamed I knew Kiera will go Chelsea I am not worried her but my focus my Liverpool I was disappointed Liverpool lost to Leicester but Leicester were up for it they were fighting for life but Liverpool have signed full back need it for need replace kavoisto because Liverpool had left back problems in left back am right Liverpool they look very strong now Liverpool have great signing Bartel and Sam karr and new full back very good side
Full WSL January review coming tomorrow!👀
It's clearly a farmer's league already, Chelsea certain to win and its only Jan!
Combined 11
Cata coll
Lucy girma mapi ona
Alexia patri aitana
Hansen pajor james
Maybe bright over mapi, other than that , i dont see anybpdy from chelsea
Kerr over Pajor every day of the week. Charles is close at LB. Walsh over Guijarro
My point is that it's close now. Chelsea's squad is stacked. Should be an interesting competition!
@TheWomensFootballChat Kerr is gonna take a while to get back to her best assuming she does with an ACL at her age.. Ramirez is a whole other convo tho, time to grow
@@dylansharkey6040 yeah exactly my point. This year ewa pajor is the best no.9 maybe below bunny shaw.
And the starting xi of Barca includes top 3 ballon dor,former ballon dor and ewa, so they could finish the game anytime ,
But suppose they face chelsea and game
Is zero zero till 70 75min, then chelsea's strong bench could win the match. But again, Barca is barca in europe!
@ well, we went close last year only for a bizarre red card and penalty but come again next time and we’ll see what happens across one or two games it’ll be interesting for sure
@@dylansharkey6040 yeah will be huge game! Hoping for it to be happen actually. Yeah its so close now.we will see then and reply here😁
They MUST win the Champions League now. No excuses anymore their squad is much stronger than Barcelona's.
Squad yes, starting 11 no😉
@@p3masia Ok lets concede that you are right for argument's sake. What happens when Chelsea make substitutions and Barca can't respond?
@@antonc2180 yeah could be that chelsea squad depth comes useful or it could be that barca starting 11 runs away with the game! will be interesting to watch. But it's not that Barca doesn't have squad depth at all, it's only in 2 positions for me (a fullback and cdm)
Barca has the best midfielders in the world, the top 2 best players in the world.
Great player and a great addition for Chelsea but it's a worrying sign for the league, Chelsea are already well clear of the competition and this level of spending is clearly unsustainable and sets a false standard that other clubs will be held to. It's great for Chelsea fans and the team but it has me concerned for the sustainability of the league. It will be difficult to raise the popularity of yet another women's league with a clear top team every year. The popularity of the wsl started growing when Chelsea and city started competing with arsenal and made things interesting then the euros win brought a massive wave of interest that stuck because the league was interesting. I am fully in support of the increased spending but only if it comes from legitimate growth and the whole league can ride the wave.
The rest of the league can invest the same. Chelsea want to push on and compete in Europe. It's on the rest of division to match that ambition🤷♂️
@TheWomensFootballChat in a perfect world that's true but realistically the rest of the league would be bankrupt within a few years if they tried to match it. The TV deal, attendances and merchandise revenue would need to improve significantly. Fair enough for Chelsea as they chase a champions league but even if they win it the money will still not add up to making these deals a sustainable strategy.
@TheWomensFootballChat A few teams can. But most simply cannot.
And there are only so many good players... the same few teams will end up with them.
Chelsea have had the best players ever since they got Sam Kerr, but they have yet to win Champions League. This is what they have to do to get a whiff at European titles
I believe the wsl doesn’t have any ffp rules so what are you talking about. The owner can pump in money and build a super team similar to Chelsea owner roman when he brought Chelsea. Arsenal has for years been far more popular and profitable then Chelsea, so what’s Arsenal excuse for not matching their ambition.
I think Arsenal women are growing organically. Didn't the Arsenal women's team nearly break even last year and only Barcelona had a higher turnover ? Chelsea are just desperate to win the Champions league and are lucky their owners are throwing money at it for the time being. Chelsea women only turned over around £11m last season with a loss of 5 million. How much will they lose this year ? Just don't think the men's clubs should keep subbing the WSL. It doesn't happen in the NWSL and that is supposed to be the best league in the world.
NWSL don't have connected men's clubs. The owners invest just like the owners invest in the WSL. Chelsea owners seem to be more ambitious. World-Class players and success should drive fan engagement and attendances up
@TheWomensFootballChat NWSL average attendances are currently double those of WSL, and well spread.
I can't see English crowds growing fast, for multiple reasons of which player quality is small. (Weather, venues, average income, sporting culture).
But, I have no issue with the women's teams being 'subsidised'. Any club aspiring to to high levels as a club needs to take WSL seriously, and woman players are very marketable.
I think we will see a bit of an arms race, then a pause to consolidate.
@@lllordllloydI believe the English game will be more sustainable because American fans are just fans of there club and not the league. Most fans could care less about other teams while the English game has natural rivalries. Arsenal fans will naturally hate Tottenham and Chelsea inheriting the hate from the men side. Most American fans follow the national team and maybe there local team.
@isaiahweaver8556
History supports your thesis
~~~~~ Americans believe that the inhabitants of THE OTHER 51 STATES ARE INTRINSICALLY INFERIOR and simultaneously believe that every other nation on the planet needs to be controlled by US military bases & the CIA .
win is win 5 years champions mean your league is farmer .barca is just too good that why you see they win 5 or 6
Imagine if Rodman and Bonmati get signed to this team in summer. F
Done deal now cos I have not seen it yet just that the deal was regret
Waiting on international clearance before announcement. Shouldn't be a problem though👍
Great signing but It’s hilarious how u lot where complaining about the other leagues like the Liga F and D1 femeni in France about how there’s no parity between the teams in the league and how predictable it is yet yall are actively trying to turn the league into that. HYPOCRISY at its finest. All u lot have done is take this enormous pressure and throw it on ur selves to win and we all know how u lot have done under pressure
There's not enough Talent Yet to have 5 top competitive teams!Chelsea have all the plyers from different contries!No more Barsa!If Chealsea is not winning this time!?... It's theyer fault!Sam Kerr back healthy is ehat they need!Score more than the other team🫡