2021 - 2022 Football Thread - Page 79

On January 08 2022 09:36 plasmidghost wrote:
Danish FA banned trans women from playing on women's teams. It doesn't matter that estrogen eviscerates our muscle mass and that we have to keep our testosterone far lower than cis women, negating every supposed "advantage" we have. I see thousands of upvotes for comments saying how awful we are for wanting to just play sports, so now trans women can't compete anywhere.

It really hurts knowing that I'm not wanted in football.

On January 08 2022 09:36 plasmidghost wrote:
Danish FA banned trans women from playing on women's teams. It doesn't matter that estrogen eviscerates our muscle mass and that we have to keep our testosterone far lower than cis women, negating every supposed "advantage" we have. I see thousands of upvotes for comments saying how awful we are for wanting to just play sports, so now trans women can't compete anywhere.

It really hurts knowing that I'm not wanted in football.

On January 09 2022 01:27 WombaT wrote:

That’s surprising, is this in general or in the professional women’s game? Googled but couldn’t find this story.

I’d hope that amateur teams, college teams or whatever could themselves be inclusive off their own bat.

The frustrating part about this issue, is so much of the opprobrium comes from people who do not give a solitary shit about women’s sport. They’ll actively mock the woman’s game at every chance they get, until a trans person is involved, then immediately the integrity of the women’s game is sacred.

I’m unsure of the timeframe, it does seem, from what I’ve read to be the case that over time any initial advantage is eroded for the reasons that you’re stating. I’m unsure if say, I started transitioning tomorrow how long it would be until I wasn’t considerably stronger than the average 31 year old woman, but eventually that would happen. Unsure of the specifics, but I understand the concepts. Having denser bones, which are a bit more resilient than muscle to oestrogen wastage as far as I understand, isn’t exactly an advantage in sport in the way muscle density is.

I could see a case for a person living as a woman but not having started physical transitioning not playing in a women’s side, but I don’t see the safety/competitive balance argument really applying for someone suppressing their testosterone to levels beneath not just men but cis women

On January 10 2022 03:33 plasmidghost wrote:
What the fuck is wrong with us today? No shots on target against Forest while fielding a strong team

On January 10 2022 04:46 Pandemona wrote:
Kidderminister Harriers a local club near me has been rewarded with a home tie vs West Ham! They play in tier 6 of professional football!

Toronto FC announced today that Italian international winger Lorenzo Insigne has signed a pre-contract to join the club on a four-year deal to begin on July 1, 2022. He will be added to the roster as a Designated Player pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

“This is a historic and exciting day for our club,” said Toronto FC President Bill Manning. “Lorenzo is a world class attacking player in the prime of his career. He was a European champion with Italy and has performed on the biggest stages during his club career with Napoli. Lorenzo has the talent to change games. He plays the game with joy and passion, and our fans and supporters are going to love watching him as a member of our team.”

[Endika Río] Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao): “For me, playing the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia doesn’t make sense. It’s a Spanish trophy that we play in a foreign country. Football changes and we no longer think about supporters. Now it is important to generate [money] and we forget the basics."