Women at eL games

**Anto McC** · 21/05/2006, 5:27 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

I believe the infamous Aine is present at all our home games

.

Ah yeah,although i believe some Shels fans were calling her Iggy Pop too

**Dazzy** · 21/05/2006, 8:23 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Beer goggles and all that, you may not know what might end up happening

I just got a mental image and it was the worse thing in my life

**Magicme** · 22/05/2006, 8:08 AM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Jeebus your a slut :P is one not enough

Ha ha.....my dad told me when I started going out with blokes to keep one steady (Mons) and have a few others on the go for occasional flings (NI, Rep, Pool!) so have applied that principle to footie too!

**manic da hoop** · 22/05/2006, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by BohsBohsBohs

I know it is only a wise-crack, but under what criteria could you qualify Shamrock Rovers as "the best"?

I'd imagine that going by the title of this thread he means the best women - something I would have to concur with.

**Magicme** · 22/05/2006, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by BohsBohsBohs

How can any Irish person support Northern Ireland???

Coz I was born in Northern Ireland to a northern mother whose cousin played for NI in the World Cup....thats how!

**Kingdom** · 22/05/2006, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by wanderette

Do ye think attendances at matches could be improved by making the league more attractive to women?

The attendances would improve by making the women more attractive to the league I'd imagine

**diamond** · 22/05/2006, 3:48 PM

this is just great.
every mention of women and football automatically turns into a fcukin beauty contest.oh she's too ugly to be here. all rovers girl fans are class lookin.
either they are there to look at fellas legs, or there because their boyfriends bring them, or there to pick up men accordinhg to this thread
grow up lads
womens football is the fastest growing sport in the world
and yes they do add to attendences obviously
good quality football will attract more women
less hormone fuelled sexist chanting will attract more women
better facilities will attract more women
the implication that women want tighter shorts or breastfeeding facilities for the family conscious
is frankly a load of me hole lads

**Raheny Red** · 22/05/2006, 5:41 PM

But alot of women do go to the games just for the men be it the players or the lads in the stand. It's just natural - kids (girls

) these days........

**sullanefc** · 22/05/2006, 5:59 PM

Originally Posted by wanderette

this has probably been discussed before, but i'm just pondering the issue at the moment...

when i first started going to EL games (about 15 years ago, when i was 8 or 9) i would often have been the only female at the match. that obviously isn't the way now, the proportion has increased greatly, but women are still a significant minority. I'd say at Bray it's maybe 10-15%, increased by the teenage girls who only come to hang around and look at the youngfellas.

What's the situation like at other EL clubs? And are there many women on the club or supporters' club committees?

Do ye think attendances at matches could be improved by making the league more attractive to women? Or continuing the idea of promoting it as a family game?

Or would it not make any difference, are women just not interested in watching EL soccer?

(started thinking about this after reading the GAA thread, my experince always having been that there is a much larger proportion of women/girls at GAA matches than soccer, presumably because it is more family orientated/community based etc)

There are quite a few female supporters in Turners Cross. A lot of them are genuine and a lot of them are their to get off with youngfellas. I'd say the latter outnumber the former, just.

**micls** · 22/05/2006, 7:05 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

But alot of women do go to the games just for the men be it the players or the lads in the stand. It's just natural - kids (girls

) these days........

True unfortunately....they give us all a bad name(ive actually been a girl the whole time iv been on here RR

)

Honestly though if 20 girls come to meet fellas and one gets hooked its worth it. Club gets their money and a supporter for life. Not everyone that comes to an EL game is gonna love it and keep coming back- so by getting the most people possible to come(for whatever reasons) you've more chance that at least some of them will get hooked

**Cosmo** · 22/05/2006, 7:36 PM

Originally Posted by BohsBohsBohs

How can any Irish person support Northern Ireland???

I know I'm probably in a minority but I always like to see northern ireland doing well.

Going a bit off topic I know

**Strabane_Harp** · 22/05/2006, 7:50 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Coz I was born in Northern Ireland to a northern mother whose cousin played for NI in the World Cup....thats how!

felix healy??

**Risteard** · 23/05/2006, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by Kingdom

The attendances would improve by making the women more attractive to the league I'd imagine

Well done.
Funniest thing i've read on here!

**CharlesThompson** · 23/05/2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by diamond

either they are there to look at fellas legs, or there because their boyfriends bring them, or there to pick up men accordinhg to this thread
grow up lads

Well what are they there for?!

**Magicme** · 23/05/2006, 3:40 PM

Originally Posted by Strabane_Harp

felix healy??

nooooooooo!!

**babydol** · 24/05/2006, 9:00 AM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Anyway, there are a good few females who go to the games but one in particular is hot, she is a milf

You better be talkin about me!

There are a good few girls that go to tolka frequently and who are actually there to watch the team play rather than look at the fellas in the stands.

I've been goin to tolka since I was about 3 and rarely miss a game. I think its more important to promote the league in general rather than to aim it towards one or other sex. The younger you can get the kids into it the better but it does mean makin the grounds a more family orientated place. ie proper toilet facilities covered stands for both home and away supporters etc etc.

for example, how many of you would bring your small children out to a place where they will stand in the cold, often wet grounds, have to pee against a wall and queue for half an hour for chips?
And even if you did, would your kids be enthusiastic to go back again the following week?

I know some of you will say your kids love everything about the EL and if I tell the truth, most Shels fans will have seen me with my 2year old at the odd match, but i just think a lot more parents would bring there kids if the facilities improved.

And if that keeps one or two more celtic jerseys off the streets sure isn't it worth it!!

**Magicme** · 24/05/2006, 9:10 AM

[QUOTE=babydol]

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Anyway, there are a good few females who go to the games but one in particular is hot, she is a milf
QUOTE]

You better be talkin about me!

There are a good few girls that go to tolka frequently and who are actually there to watch the team play rather than look at the fellas in the stands.

I've been goin to tolka since I was about 3 and rarely miss a game. I think its more important to promote the league in general rather than to aim it towards one or other sex. The younger you can get the kids into it the better but it does mean makin the grounds a more family orientated place. ie proper toilet facilities covered stands for both home and away supporters etc etc.

for example, how many of you would bring your small children out to a place where they will stand in the cold, often wet grounds, have to pee against a wall and queue for half an hour for chips?
And even if you did, would your kids be enthusiastic to go back again the following week?

I know some of you will say your kids love everything about the EL and if I tell the truth, most Shels fans will have seen me with my 2year old at the odd match, but i just think a lot more parents would bring there kids if the facilities improved.

And if that keeps one or two more celtic jerseys off the streets sure isn't it worth it!!

Well said Babydol....that is one thing that we try to promote at Mons...its a family environment with a comfortable club house where the kids are safe and there are ample toilet facilities. The one stand we have is more than sufficient for the "crowds" and kids seem to love the Mondogs! I agree that the younger you get them into the feel for going to matches the better and they are more likely to keep coming to games.

**manic da hoop** · 24/05/2006, 9:16 AM

Originally Posted by wanderette

I'd say at Bray it's maybe 10-15%, increased by the teenage girls who only come to hang around and look at the youngfellas.

I have always tended to notice that at Bray in particular. Also, I recall reading an interview with a fairly cute looking Bray fan in The Tribune magazine last year - I don't suppose you know her?