Um ok

https://youtu.be/Mkq2q-Nf_RQ?si=HaPmwnhbd8B1Jic5

The Matilda's don't suffer from not having some of the best players in the world. (For now, this will probably change given resources)

The Matilda's aren't a threat and don't suffer from the stigma of the ethnics taking over. (Cos they are girls)

The Matilda's don't have a hool stigma attached to them.

Sadly I can not see the FFA cashing in long term.

Interestingly the Gustavsson brand if football is also horrible from what I have seen.

I’ve always considered myself a lesbian

:laugh::laugh:

I think the Matildas might steal the attention off the rest of the Olympics. 

My old man is around them and his never watched football in his life 

The old new dawn didnt work out as planned after the hype around the roos led to us having bigger crowds, but also having pro clubs without academies leading to an epic missing generation. The apl wisely wanted to avoid a second new dawn for the mens, so they sabotaged it with the grand final decision

5d chess

Hope tillies fans dont go through a decade eagerly waiting for news on corey gameiros daughter being a 63rd minute sub for a 2nd division dutch team

Robbos I have.
i won’t bother again prefer watch on tv live.
Like I said it’s heaps of fandom fans following and bringing along friends as mentioned great.
Cant stand the childish screaming over a random attempt of a kick or even just a ball into no where.
Like I said many kids who don’t know the game much but attend like swifti concert :) 

Fair enough.

Australian football's First New Dawn was in 2005, under Chairman Lowy.

We now have the New, New Dawn beginning with women's football in 2023

Hopefully the pollies are taking notice, after all females make up half of the voting population.

LFC, you need to go to a Tillies game to fully appreciate it. Not many old white Croat or Portuguese male dues, mainly young girls & their mums all dressed in Matildas outfits.

What is the new Dawn? Who was the old Dawn? Did she play Inside Right for the Matildas in the 1970s?

Nothing wrong with chasing the pink dollar.  Take the money and run s long as it lasts and hope its better spent than the $billion or whatever we've blown since 2005 with nothing to show for it.

no way of 60k are football even Tillies fans, half go for the specticle and fandom for the Tillies, no diff us bringing along some neutral mates to games..
Nothing wrong with this, as I said as long its paying bums on seats.
Its a good thing to support your national teams no matter who they are.

Oh man.. you actually said it..haha

No its because Aussies have always been in the closet about womens sockah.

The New, New Dawn is in full swing.

tell me more about how one has a nuanced mature approach to a topic....

Robbo, I hope you are right.... 60 thousand people packed out the stadium this week to watch women's football which is, at least to me, something that I would never have imagined 3-4 years ago... I still dont think the Socceroos could achieve that for an Olympic qualifier (but thats another story).. What connection each individual from that 60K has with football is something neither of us can know, yet, what I was saying is that  many of these are possible new fans, many just went because it was an event, some went because it is a women's sport empowerment thing, some went because they are die hard football supporters.... its just that this "crowd" didnt exist before the WWC and I hope it translates to lifelong supporters of the sport we both love.. Im not sure what part of that you disagree with?


BTW I would never presume to say your dad is not a football fan for ONLY following the Matildas, thats ridiculous and just NOT the case at all. Follow what you follow, Ive said this over and over again. Just like me following my lowly little effnik club in NPL land is just as vital to football Australia as those who only watch the franchises. 

I thought I was your buddy.
We have different views on many things, but I see us both as football fans. I also see those who turned out for the Matildas as football fans.

Follow a club at grassroots, next level, NPL, A-League, O/S or follow your national level, even if not able to tell you the offside rule, are all football fans.
The biggest problem in this country is this non uniting attitude that because you don't follow what I follow, you are the enemy.

Thanks my point exactly.

It's really interesting how we go from talking about the Matildas to whatever the hell it is now 

You’re just a conspiracy theorist, obviously.

Agreed 

its all and good, no matter the backroom directives and whatever main thing its FOOTBALL on the front foot here and the womens game growing immensely that I'm all for.
Whatever the crowd is I don't care importantly its gate takings that hopefully end back into the game and influence's more participation.
I just wish no diff to the Roo highs the Tilly highs our governace back it up and leverage on the popularity.
We damn well need anything we can get down to grass roots (without Gov funding) and whatever comes from the Tilli's combined with the Roos can only help our game - just wish I could see where.

WL needs alot more investing, exposure for lets face it crowds arn't great generally.

You are using immature sarcasm to avoid the valid point i was making in my previous post. 

too late

not only did my own children become lesbians after the Matildas game but I booked in for gender reassignment surgery the other day and I myself am now a proud lesbian too

I don't have a problem at all.

I'm just making the observation that there is a clear correlation between the rise of the #metoo and LGBTQ movement with the Matildas being female footballers who are almost entirely Lesbian. The thread was about the "myth of football will never be popular". I was merely pointing out that it's not about the football but the two movements that i am suggesting is the real forefront.

I never said it's a bad thing, i just think it's more about the political side as the football is sub par.

Go Tilly's ! 





 

Then what’s your problem?

I don't have daughters and i did vote Yes for gay marriage.