UEFA chief wants to see sweaty women

**tiktok** · 17/06/2005, 9:16 AM

First it was Blatter obsessing about tighter shorts, now it's Johanssen obsessing about wet jersey's. UEFA is run by idiots

"There are so many companies who could make use of the fact that if you see a girl playing on the ground, sweaty, with the rainy weather and coming out of the dressing-room, lovely looking, that would sell."

Sweaty Women

**pete** · 17/06/2005, 9:29 AM

So hes saying need to play the Womens Euro Championship in "rainy" country to boost crowds?

**Gerrit** · 17/06/2005, 2:48 PM

I wonder what the feminist reaction to this will be

He makes one point though: if the girls want to sell the sport and earn more money, they have to do whatever it takes to attract crowds. I think though a bit more media coverage would do the trick, we want sports fans in the stadiums after all, not hornballs who don't know what off-side is.

**Macy** · 17/06/2005, 2:53 PM

Originally Posted by Gerrit

not hornballs who don't know what off-side is.

Sure we let women into men's football*...

* [SIZE=1]It's a joke, before anyone starts[/SIZE]

**dcfcsteve** · 17/06/2005, 5:13 PM

There's something wrong with Johannsen's eyesight as well. He says in that article that women footballers are pretty.

Well - I've watched most of the coverage of Euro 2005, and bar the odd slight-looker in the Scandi teams, there certainly ain't no hotties at the higher levels of the game...!

**hamish** · 17/06/2005, 5:58 PM

I've read and heard this kind of crap from Joe Royle (nice bloke but.....) and others over the years and having coached and organised womens' footie, I think it's pathetic for football administrators to be spewing this garbage. I found that women are just, if not more, as enthusiastic than blokes when it comes to training and quick to learn too. Blokes are always whinging about something - referees, gear, boots etc - most of the problems are in their head while the girls just get on with it.

Jesus, you'd wonder if the womens' feminist movement had ever happened.

As for Euro 2005, some of the goals last night in the Norway v Sweden game were brilliant - the diving and directed header by Lundberg would surpass anything in the mens' game. Cracking game of football and fcuking utterly unimportant what they looked like.

Excuse me while I check the calender to see if its 2005, not 150 BC

Rant over

**crc** · 17/06/2005, 6:26 PM

Is this the kind of thing they're after???

EDIT: Sp.

**hamish** · 17/06/2005, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by crc

Is this the kind of thing they're after???

EDIT: Sp.

Hope it gives those neanterthals a stroke - no pun intended.

**Gerrit** · 18/06/2005, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

There's something wrong with Johannsen's eyesight as well. He says in that article that women footballers are pretty.

Well - I've watched most of the coverage of Euro 2005, and bar the odd slight-looker in the Scandi teams, there certainly ain't no hotties at the higher levels of the game...!

England's captain is the type of girl I'd be happy to be stuck in an elevator with

I used to go to lot of women's games in Belgium, and despite always checking if there were any totty players (I admit...), I did go for the game. And the level was surprising. It goes a bit slower and less hard, but technically I saw some girls that do better than some male professionals. Also, there is less comedy, less acting to force penalties, ... The girls come out and play for fun and honour, there's not so much cash involved yet so the game's not spoiled yet. TBH, some of the stars of the men's game could take an example to the attitude some female players show.

**De Town** · 18/06/2005, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by Gerrit

It goes a bit slower and less hard,

[SIZE=1]Sorry Gerrit, I had to[/SIZE]

**anto eile** · 19/06/2005, 5:24 PM

Originally Posted by tiktok

First it was Blatter obsessing about tighter shorts, now it's Johanssen obsessing about wet jersey's. UEFA is run by idiots

"There are so many companies who could make use of the fact that if you see a girl playing on the ground, sweaty, with the rainy weather and coming out of the dressing-room, lovely looking, that would sell."

Sweaty Women

i like his thinking to be honest

**Gerrit** · 19/06/2005, 6:45 PM

I like sweaty tight-shirted women as well, but I don't think a football stadium is the ideal decor for that. My bedroom is

**Poor Student** · 19/06/2005, 9:29 PM

I don't think that's what he meant. Or at least that's what he claims. He is saying he meant on the field we see dirty sweaty women but once they come out of the dressing room they are feminine and beautiful people and this other side could be used to market the game. Before anyone hops me I am not justifying that comment either however I think that's what he claims he meant.

**Green Tribe** · 19/06/2005, 9:45 PM

He's just talking bol-lox like that other decrepid ol' prune 'Seeping Bladder'

Make the male footballers wear Aussie rules outfits then...

More like it...

**hamish** · 19/06/2005, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by kerr's tribe

He's just talking bol-lox like that other decrepid ol' prune 'Seeping Bladder'

Make the male footballers wear Aussie rules outfits then...

More like it...

Gloria Steinman is turning in her grave.

**jorge** · 20/06/2005, 12:34 PM

I was watching the Euro 2005 and half the girls were wrecked.Anyway i agree with your man because the womens game will not go far if theY dont get more finance and imo theres potential for alot of finance.

**Pat O' Banton** · 20/06/2005, 8:21 PM

An absolute disgrace IMO. What reaction would there be if he used the sterotypes of the size Black males private parts to get more women to the game? Unfortunately you obviously have to prove your credentails as an idiot to get anywhere in football admin.

However even allowing for Johanson souped up sexual fantasies ('oooooo Lennart I think I've strained a thigh muscle can you rub it better with those oh so manly hands of yours' cue saxaphone music

) I have to say that the tournament was shockingly organised. It was heralded as a massive event for the North West of Endland yet in neither Manchester or Blackburn was there much idea that so much as a schoolyard kickabout was going on.

The first I realised that there was some form of tornament was a poster in Manchester just two weeks before the first ball was kicked, that had no dates or places of games on.
So for this major tournament where do they decide to play the matches? Bolton's fine Rebok Stadium, the new JJB in Wigan, Old Trafford? No Warrigton Rugby League - is this really what the FA thought of their guests that they can't even be bothered to put them in a proper football ground? And if the above teams were approached and refused to have the matches played there then Ingerland really should have withdrew the bid out of sheer embarasment.
Then to the final, it took me three hours to get from Manchester Piccadilly to Ewood Park yesterday, when I arrived at Blackburn for a prestigious final was there any coaches waiting to bring us to the game, police to ask directions?Was there fcuk, every man and woman for themselves. As I said above not even a hint that the town was honoured enough to host the Womens European Nations Final.
And the question has to be asked why Blackburn, there was 21,000 in what is a difficult ground to get to from civilisation - imagine the potential for the crowd at the City of Manchester Stadium, the best ground in the country, which had already hosted a 30,000+ crowd for the Ingerland v Finland match. To me it was an all round insult to those involved in playing and coaching in the tournament, a beautiful accessible ground, that would add glamour and pretige to the final standing idle when Blakburn's ten a penny, less accessible stadium is used. The English FA and those on the organising comittee should never be let anywhere near a big tournament again if this is how they consider acceptable behaviour to the Womens game.

Thank the heavens that the final was a good match or I'd really kick off!