Sunderland were probably the top NE side 10 years ago but they suffered when the link to the men's team was broken around the same time as the WSL was moving towards full professionalism. They were relegated to the 3rd tier but have bounced back to the Championship with Durham. I think the links with the mens team have been reinstated now and they are a semi professional club. Durham are in the Championship as well and have been steady in that division for years.It seems all he big names are from the NE yet none of the games were held north of Leeds and not one one NE side in the top league.
Weren’t sunlun once the top side so why aren’t they in top league now.
Can't see that being true. Stadiums were chosen in 2018 with the original tournament date of 2021 in mind. No concerts were scheduled for 2021 at the Riverside or Stadium of Light at that time.I read an article that said no North East teams were able to host any games as us and Sunderland had concerts on so was a delay getting pitch ready and Newcastle had the Rugby on.
Yeah that makes more sense..... Maybe I read that on twitter and thought it was trueCan't see that being true. Stadiums were chosen in 2018 with the original tournament date of 2021 in mind. No concerts were scheduled for 2021 at the Riverside or Stadium of Light at that time.
I believe that neither club put their stadium forward for any games in 2018 though. Interest in women's football was much lower before the 2019 World Cup.
Haha I believe somewhere might have said it. But I think they made it up .Yeah that makes more sense..... Maybe I read that on twitter and thought it was true
I don't think it's right to equate support for club matches with the right to host games in the North East. We don't have any WSL sides in the area, so the sides are either semi pro (Durham and Sunderland) or amateur (everyone else). We really do need a WSL side in the area for sustained interest in women's football to be built and for girls with the talent to feel as though they have a real opportunity to make it in the game. As I said above, I think it's likely that Newcastle will be that club, however (unless they are parachuted up the leagues which is not unheard of) they'll need at least 3 promotions to get there. Middlesbrough don't have the investment from the men's club to sustain semi pro or pro contacts. Although I hope that the move to Stockton Town's ground next season will lead to more fans turning out for their games.I like the games being spread about to stadia not normally associated with international football.
We haven't done badly up here for representative games in the past, just not our turn to this time and let's face it, we haven't backed women's football for club matches, why should we expect the top games here?
Agreed. It's not the organisers who are discriminating against the NE, it's the clubs who showed no interest in hosting games.Haha I believe somewhere might have said it. But I think they made it up .
I don't think it's right to equate support for club matches with the right to host games in the North East. We don't have any WSL sides in the area, so the sides are either semi pro (Durham and Sunderland) or amateur (everyone else). We really do need a WSL side in the area for sustained interest in women's football to be built and for girls with the talent to feel as though they have a real opportunity to make it in the game. As I said above, I think it's likely that Newcastle will be that club, however (unless they are parachuted up the leagues which is not unheard of) they'll need at least 3 promotions to get there. Middlesbrough don't have the investment from the men's club to sustain semi pro or pro contacts. Although I hope that the move to Stockton Town's ground next season will lead to more fans turning out for their games.
I do think that if Boro, Newcastle or Sunderland had put their grounds forward for the competition, they would have been chosen. And I really think that it would have been good with the FAs aim to attract more girls into football to have games in the North East. However, if they didn't put the grounds forward then the grounds can't be chosen and hopefully there'll be more games held up here after the tournament is over.
To be fair The Riverside has been one of the best supported grounds for the English womens football side. We got a crowd of just shy of 30,000 for the 2019 Brazil friendlyI like the games being spread about to stadia not normally associated with international football.
We haven't done badly up here for representative games in the past, just not our turn to this time and let's face it, we haven't backed women's football for club matches, why should we expect the top games here?
We hosted the Arnold Clark trophy last season along with Wolves and Norwich.Can't see that being true. Stadiums were chosen in 2018 with the original tournament date of 2021 in mind. No concerts were scheduled for 2021 at the Riverside or Stadium of Light at that time.
I believe that neither club put their stadium forward for any games in 2018 though. Interest in women's football was much lower before the 2019 World Cup.
Showing the men the way forward?Talking of legacy Beth Mead started a football scholarship at Teesside University. That is real legacy.
The Beth Mead football scholarship
This is nice to see, thought it was worth posting. International footballer launches Teesside University scholarship to support talented female footballersfmttmboro.com
We did and it was a great game and great atmosphere, but that was after 2019 when interest in the women's game increased exponentially. There had never been any games held at the Riverside before the world cup in 2019.We hosted the Arnold Clark trophy last season along with Wolves and Norwich.
They're all happy to host England vs anyone. Clubs were much less willing to host the less box office games.We did and it was a great game and great atmosphere, but that was after 2019 when interest in the women's game increased exponentially. There had never been any games held at the Riverside before the world cup in 2019.
I'm pretty sure games in the NE were still being held at Hartlepool up until 2017. If the tournament was being held in 2025 I'm pretty sure Boro, Sunderland and Newcastle would be pushing to host games.