Insane. My own humble opinion on this is he should have gone, not because of his royal role but simply in the context in his FA role.I can’t remember if it was on this thread or Twitter but I saw a post “I don’t think the fallout from this will be as bad as after Diana died but it will be bad” or something along those lines
Exactly
That was my 1st thought!
Tbh does it really matter if the boys don’t follow and support the women? Most young boys don’t and forcing George to take part, when Charlotte by all accounts is actually interested in the women’s team, isn’t fair to him. He’s got his whole life to pretend to care about some strangers at walkabouts, they don’t need to get him acting now.
That's a very depressing post. Certainly not reflective of what I'm seeing on social media. Loads of dad's and sons supporting the women's team and been watching the tournament.
I actually think they would have been less uproar if William hadn’t gone to the men’s. Missing the men’s makes it either seem lazy or at least believable on the climate change excuse, missing the womens turns it in to a conversation on sexism.
I'd agree with you if QE was alive. But as the heir he surely must realise he needs to step up. Especially as his dad is by now elderly
George likes football though … does it actually matter who is kicking the ball?
Social media isn’t that reflective of society as a whole though, and even if it was, George shouldn’t be forced into liking the women’s sport because he likes football. I like football but I don’t care to watch lower leagues. If a boy doesn’t want to watch the women there’s no problem, just like Charlotte might not care about the men’s game but no one would see a problem in that.
Similar to my other post yes it does. A game between Liverpool and City is far more entertaining than a game between say San Marino and Lichtenstein.
No it isn't, but neither is your view of boys not liking girls sport. That argument works both ways.
It was on here. Particularly memorable as it was noted as "Princess Die," which certainly catches the eye.I can’t remember if it was on this thread or Twitter but I saw a post “I don’t think the fallout from this will be as bad as after Diana died but it will be bad” or something along those lines
I went to a Lichtenstein v Republic of Ireland WCQ game in 1995 and it was tremendous fun.
His Dad is King not him and in his 70s, still 20 years younger than the Queen at her death. The Prince also has a young family unlike his father.
Is it? Some of the best games I’ve seen have been local lower league games.
Oh right so.
But it was the World Cup final not lower league. Oh and whilst social media might not be reflective of society it’s very obvious that the women’s game is attracting families as can be seen from the coverage. There’s more woman and more children (boys and girls) watching which is a massive positive. Yo have zero interest in cricket or rugby but am still able to want the national teams to do well without being forced.
Thank you. You’ve just articulated what I was trying to say above.
The Prince is also figure head and President of the FA which aims to promote diversity, grassroots and support teams at home and abroad. That’s his actual job now
I'm not making excuses for them. That's how it came across to me. If Charlotte is sporty and continues being very sporty into her teens she will have a valuable role to play in encouraging girls to play sport, including football. There is still an attitude out there that football is not for girls, and many formerly sport girls drop all sport when they hit their teens. A 'pretty' princess showing she'd rather be playing football or hockey or whatever is a really good, strong message.
