THE Women’s World Cup that is set to bring women’s football a new wave of popularity is on at 8.30am on a Thursday, it has emerged.
The tournament, which hopes to capitalise on the surging popularity of women’s football and deliver millions of new fans, is being held on the other side of the world and broadcast on weekday mornings in something of a massive f**k-up.
Hannah Tomlinson of Croydon said: “I can’t wait to watch this World Cup. I’m all about the Lionesses. What do you mean, it’s started?
“This morning? Before actual This Morning? Hidden away in the schedules like repeats of Frasier from 2002 which, although quite good, are there to avoid broadcasting a blank screen? Who scheduled that and can I call it out for being sexist?
“When are England on? Half-ten Saturday? Well it’s better than Nigeria vs Canada at 3.30am, but I’m hardly going to be fired up for it. And apparently my girl Lucy Bronze isn’t even there? Are they trying to piss us off?
“Seems to me it’s a misogynist plot to drag women’s football down, but my boyfriend says it’s the time difference and the men’s one was in a desert in winter, which does sound vaguely familiar.
“Nonetheless, it’s disrespectful to women’s football to treat it the same as Frasier and Niles’ latest act of pretension. I’ll be boycotting any match shown before 8am. 10am on weekends.”
