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I'm pretty sure some prominent figures within the English women's game have been voicing concerns lately so if they see it as a problem who am I to argue?
For me, as a punter I just don't see where the entertainment factor would come from when it comes to teams being so mis-matched in ability. I had no interest in Watching England men v San Marino lately because there's just no doubt who will win and the point of sport is to find out who is better (at least on the day)/who will win and to test yourself against others.
Suppose you could make the same argument against the FA Cup and a minnow facing a Premier League side but the ability gap seem even bigger here as the scores aren't often this size. FA Cup also gives tiny teams other tangible benefits, often financial. Would the Latvian women's game get anything financially out of these drubbings? I imagine they might be out of pocket, scrimping and saving from flying around Europe and struggling to even fulfil the fixtures.
Not really for the mercy rule or going easy on teams that has been mentioned. That's not part of what sport it for me either. As well as finding out who is better, there's the whole concept of doing your best.
They have every right to be there but things like that just aren't interesting to me personally. Maybe others enjoy the spectacle so fair play there.
For me, as a punter I just don't see where the entertainment factor would come from when it comes to teams being so mis-matched in ability. I had no interest in Watching England men v San Marino lately because there's just no doubt who will win and the point of sport is to find out who is better (at least on the day)/who will win and to test yourself against others.
Suppose you could make the same argument against the FA Cup and a minnow facing a Premier League side but the ability gap seem even bigger here as the scores aren't often this size. FA Cup also gives tiny teams other tangible benefits, often financial. Would the Latvian women's game get anything financially out of these drubbings? I imagine they might be out of pocket, scrimping and saving from flying around Europe and struggling to even fulfil the fixtures.
Not really for the mercy rule or going easy on teams that has been mentioned. That's not part of what sport it for me either. As well as finding out who is better, there's the whole concept of doing your best.
They have every right to be there but things like that just aren't interesting to me personally. Maybe others enjoy the spectacle so fair play there.