Parity for Women's Football

[ericblack4boss]

On 6/9/2023 at 4:31 PM, King Street Loon said:

Retired Wrexham lads thrash US women's team.

 

 

Those American commentators.

Kick save!! FFS 😂😂😂

[For Fecks Sake]

Watching the final (guffs currently being beat) but had to turn the sound off as there is some high pitched cunt screaming non stop that's grating as fuck.

[styrofoamplates]

Why did they take a spare pair of shorts on for that England woman? Did she shit herself?

[Beachend Bootboy]

38 minutes ago, styrofoamplates said:

Why did they take a spare pair of shorts on for that England woman? Did she shit herself?

Her tampon fell out.  Blood threat.

[For Fecks Sake]

Bloody lovely, guffs getting to a major final only to lose!

[styrofoamplates]

2 minutes ago, Beachend Bootboy said:

Her tampon fell out.  Blood threat.

Love JCVD 

[Beachend Bootboy]

5 minutes ago, For Fecks Sake said:

Bloody lovely, guffs getting to a major final only to lose!

Brilliant stuff.  Pity it wasn't on pens tho😁😁

[maryhilldon]

1 hour ago, For Fecks Sake said:

Watching the final (guffs currently being beat) but had to turn the sound off as there is some high pitched cunt screaming non stop that's grating as fuck.

That's the burd commentator.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

5Live commentary was a hoot.  No idea what the guff bird commentators called (with the American sounding summariser alongside) but her voice must have dropped an octave between pre and post Spain goal.  Suddenly Ellatoon wasn’t “devastating” and Stanway wasn’t earth shatteringly majestic etc etc

[maryhilldon]

The sycophancy of the coverage of the wummins game is toe curling. The sports broadcasters must be full of wummin media studies graduates. 

[JumboJET]

"Lionesses" - cringe.

[Don Fonte]

Lol

 

[WesthillWanderersFC]

Aye… the women deserve parity….

https://x.com/sportbible/status/1702988377241391183?s=46&t=EGF21CR589CHViwzdY2JPw

[Don Fonte]

27 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said:

Aye… the women deserve parity….

https://x.com/sportbible/status/1702988377241391183?s=46&t=EGF21CR589CHViwzdY2JPw

Never seen that before.

[Dandyesque]

On 9/16/2023 at 2:53 PM, Don Fonte said:

Never seen that before.

Surely disallowed with 2 balls in play?

[maryhilldon]

6 hours ago, Dandyesque said:

Surely disallowed with 2 balls in play?

Sexist.

[sigh]

Even the wifie pundits are rubbish  - or so claims Kevin Keegan

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12595309/Kevin-Keegan-claims-problem-female-pundits-talking-Englands-men-team-criticises-lady-footballers-judge-male-colleagues.html

 

 

[sigh]

21 hours ago, sigh said:

Even the wifie pundits are rubbish  - or so claims Kevin Keegan

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12595309/Kevin-Keegan-claims-problem-female-pundits-talking-Englands-men-team-criticises-lady-footballers-judge-male-colleagues.html

 

 

And the wholesome Joey Barton agrees with Keegan

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12600465/Joey-Barton-claims-Kevin-Keegan-bang-ex-Newcastle-boss-said-doesnt-like-listening-ladies-talking-England-mens-team.html

 

[fine-n-dandy]

Women’s football (like the U21’s/reserves) generates zero money for club. In fact they cost money/run at a loss so neither get paid decent cash & that is how it should be but at least the youth team produces player’s & potential cash in future for the club

 

Women’s football can gtf as far as I’m concerned. It should be run completely separately from the club so as not to take away ANYTHING from day to day runnings/costs of first team. They are a fkn drain on the club & there is absolutely zero justification in even considering ‘equal pay’ 🤣

I hate the modern world & the pish that gets support unjustly 

[tutankamun]

3 minutes ago, fine-n-dandy said:

Women’s football (like the U21’s/reserves) generates zero money for club. In fact they cost money/run at a loss so neither get paid decent cash & that is how it should be but at least the youth team produces player’s & potential cash in future for the club

 

Women’s football can gtf as far as I’m concerned. It should be run completely separately from the club so as not to take away ANYTHING from day to day runnings/costs of first team. They are a fkn drain on the club & there is absolutely zero justification in even considering ‘equal pay’ 🤣

I hate the modern world & the pish that gets support unjustly 

Amen.

But you must know that’s not how it works these days. It’s all about getting ‘woke’ points.

Look up ‘ESG’.

The world you once knew is fucked. The likes of Parkie and Consie will lap it up however.

[GAME OF BILLIONS]

13 minutes ago, tutankamun said:

Amen.

But you must know that’s not how it works these days. It’s all about getting ‘woke’ points.

Look up ‘ESG’.

The world you once knew is fucked. The likes of Parkie and Consie will lap it up however.

Good news, Tut...

UK investors pull out of ESG funds
Record outflow of £544mn from responsible investment funds in September

https://www.ft.com/content/7ae8c97e-5814-4ae3-a3a7-98ec4fe76e0d

UK investors pulled money out of so-called responsible funds at a record rate, as the market adjusted to the view that interest rates would stay higher for longer and ESG lost its shine in a more volatile market. Responsible investment funds registered a record outflow of £544mn in September, meaning investors have withdrawn more than £1bn so far in 2023, according to figures from the Investment Association. Responsible funds, which take into account environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions, saw huge inflows between 2018 and 2021 on the back of a wave of enthusiasm for thematic investment and ESG. 

These funds performed well before and during Covid as they were often focused on high-growth stocks in the developed world and avoided the energy and travel companies hit hard by Covid restrictions. But since the end of pandemic restrictions, they have struggled as growth companies were buffeted by rising interest rates, energy stocks have boomed and ESG investing has faced a political backlash in the US. Analysts at Deutsche Bank attributed Europe-wide ESG underperformance to “surging rates and the energy crisis”.

Data compiled by analysts at Jefferies suggests that a lower percentage of ESG-labelled funds than non-ESG labelled outside the US have outperformed their benchmarks from 2021 onwards. Analysts also suggested that the UK’s cost of living crisis was putting pressure on DIY investors, who withdrew some £1.4bn from funds overall in September — the biggest monthly outflow in 2023.  “Investors continue to be squeezed by inflationary pressures and the cost of living, as net inflows into funds experience their second quarter of decline,” said IA chief executive Chris Cummings.

Elsewhere, investment continued to flow out of money market funds and fixed income funds, with over £300mn withdrawn in September. UK gilts had inflows of £237mn, while investors bought over £200mn of corporate bonds. UK equity funds continued to be the single worst hit sector in terms of outflows, with UK all-companies funds recording almost £900mn in outflows in September. Other analysts maintained that even as recent statistics show outflows, UK investors will punish companies that fail to uphold responsible standards. “ESG-related factors are a priority for Hargreaves Lansdown investors when making investment decisions,” said Emma Wall, head of investment analysis and research at the platform.  “Deforestation and corruption are big no-nos for portfolio inclusion, and 70 per cent of our investors consider climate change ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important when making investment decisions.

The message to companies is clear: transparency, ethical behaviour and good governance practices are essential in attracting and retaining investors.” Deutsche Bank analysts said the question of whether responsible investments outperformed had yet to be resolved. “The debate about whether sustainable investments do outperform non-sustainable investments in terms of returns remains unsettled and likely dependent on selected time periods and subject to exposure nuances,” they wrote in a July note. “Still, they could be an attractive asset in portfolios if they provide a diversification advantage by being decoupled from non-sustainable investments.”

[tutankamun]

5 minutes ago, GAME OF BILLIONS said:

Good news, Tut...

UK investors pull out of ESG funds
Record outflow of £544mn from responsible investment funds in September

https://www.ft.com/content/7ae8c97e-5814-4ae3-a3a7-98ec4fe76e0d

UK investors pulled money out of so-called responsible funds at a record rate, as the market adjusted to the view that interest rates would stay higher for longer and ESG lost its shine in a more volatile market. Responsible investment funds registered a record outflow of £544mn in September, meaning investors have withdrawn more than £1bn so far in 2023, according to figures from the Investment Association. Responsible funds, which take into account environmental, social and governance factors in investment decisions, saw huge inflows between 2018 and 2021 on the back of a wave of enthusiasm for thematic investment and ESG. 

These funds performed well before and during Covid as they were often focused on high-growth stocks in the developed world and avoided the energy and travel companies hit hard by Covid restrictions. But since the end of pandemic restrictions, they have struggled as growth companies were buffeted by rising interest rates, energy stocks have boomed and ESG investing has faced a political backlash in the US. Analysts at Deutsche Bank attributed Europe-wide ESG underperformance to “surging rates and the energy crisis”.

Data compiled by analysts at Jefferies suggests that a lower percentage of ESG-labelled funds than non-ESG labelled outside the US have outperformed their benchmarks from 2021 onwards. Analysts also suggested that the UK’s cost of living crisis was putting pressure on DIY investors, who withdrew some £1.4bn from funds overall in September — the biggest monthly outflow in 2023.  “Investors continue to be squeezed by inflationary pressures and the cost of living, as net inflows into funds experience their second quarter of decline,” said IA chief executive Chris Cummings.

Elsewhere, investment continued to flow out of money market funds and fixed income funds, with over £300mn withdrawn in September. UK gilts had inflows of £237mn, while investors bought over £200mn of corporate bonds. UK equity funds continued to be the single worst hit sector in terms of outflows, with UK all-companies funds recording almost £900mn in outflows in September. Other analysts maintained that even as recent statistics show outflows, UK investors will punish companies that fail to uphold responsible standards. “ESG-related factors are a priority for Hargreaves Lansdown investors when making investment decisions,” said Emma Wall, head of investment analysis and research at the platform.  “Deforestation and corruption are big no-nos for portfolio inclusion, and 70 per cent of our investors consider climate change ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important when making investment decisions.

The message to companies is clear: transparency, ethical behaviour and good governance practices are essential in attracting and retaining investors.” Deutsche Bank analysts said the question of whether responsible investments outperformed had yet to be resolved. “The debate about whether sustainable investments do outperform non-sustainable investments in terms of returns remains unsettled and likely dependent on selected time periods and subject to exposure nuances,” they wrote in a July note. “Still, they could be an attractive asset in portfolios if they provide a diversification advantage by being decoupled from non-sustainable investments.”

I’m not celebrating just yet:

“The message to companies is clear: transparency, ethical behaviour and good governance practices are essential in attracting and retaining investors.” 
 

Business, these days, is not about how many widgets you sell. It’s about how green, diverse, woke etc you are…How well you ‘behave’.

Who decides what is good ethical behaviour?

[Roberto]

THIS has cheered me right up.

 

[Don Fonte]

No such thing as women's football. Transphobic.

[King Street Loon]

Yes, parity for women's football indeed.

 

[NEM]

On 11/18/2023 at 9:19 PM, Don Fonte said:

No such thing as women's football. Transphobic.

Could have at least ironed it

[The Gee Man]

England need to beat Scotland for GB to have a team at Olympics ! It’s a bloody English team at Olympics anyway! Come on Scotland 

[Roberto]

1 hour ago, The Gee Man said:

England need to beat Scotland for GB to have a team at Olympics ! It’s a bloody English team at Olympics anyway! Come on Scotland 

So GB will have a team at the Olympics then.

[The Gee Man]

11 minutes ago, Roberto said:

So GB will have a team at the Olympics then.

Hopefully not

[Roberto]

3 minutes ago, The Gee Man said:

Hopefully not

Oh I agree (we all do) but Scotland are miles behind England in the women's game. So it'll be a GB team at the Olympics.