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Post by tenacres on Nov 30, 2017 8:41:14 GMT
www.suttonunited.net/ladies-day-2nd-december/Saturday 2nd December, when we entertain Eastleigh in the Vanarama National League, will see the U’s hold another Ladies’ Day, which will include FREE admission to the Eastleigh game for all female spectators.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2017 9:01:33 GMT
Bonkers
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Post by willk on Nov 30, 2017 10:37:29 GMT
How utterly ridiculous. Whens the ginger day? glasses wearing day? hearing aid day? ethnic minority day? broken leg day? went to spain last year day?
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Post by taylov on Nov 30, 2017 11:26:07 GMT
According to the Citizens Advice website this is illegal sex discrimination - "if a club offers free entrance only to women". Only a private members' club is allowed to discriminate against women or men in this way. Examples of a private members' club include working men’s clubs, golf clubs, bowling clubs, and gentlemen’s clubs. I don't think that SUFC meets that exemption from the law.
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Post by hantslondoner on Nov 30, 2017 11:36:00 GMT
It's been said for a long time that women as a consumer group attend less football then 'expected'. Sutton are making an attempt to attract this 'missing' group. Happens in a lot of places. Eastleigh offer 2-3 free games per season to attract more spectators. That annoys some season ticket holders, who don't get a lot of sympathy on here. Some clubs offer cheap entrance to PL season-ticket holders. That one annoys the hell out of me, for example. Nothing I can do about it, though. If you don't like it then go up there on Saturday dressed as a woman. I'd like to see them try and make you prove that you're not one. Although didn't Stevenage make female Grimsby fans show them their bras to prove they were what they were? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/21/grimsby-town-fans-show-bras-to-stevenage-stewardsWonder how many actual 'ladies' Sutton will attract, though? ;-) |
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Post by nobadspitfire on Nov 30, 2017 11:39:47 GMT
Clubs have tried it before, but in this day & age some will construe it as reverse sexism. Not that I'm bothered personally. Isn't it ageist to charge less for old gits & youngsters?
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Post by hantslondoner on Nov 30, 2017 11:42:35 GMT
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Post by bomber on Nov 30, 2017 11:49:09 GMT
I absolutely hate football at times. Who wants to be surrounded by a herd of clueless shrieking birds flapping their bingo wings about just because it's a free day out? |
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Post by hantslondoner on Nov 30, 2017 11:58:22 GMT
I absolutely hate football at times. Who wants to be surrounded by a herd of clueless shrieking birds flapping their bingo wings about just because it's a free day out? On the pitch, or off it? :-) |
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Post by westendspitfire on Nov 30, 2017 13:04:45 GMT
Thought the same about Armed Forces Day a couple of weeks ago, how daft, just because you do a job you get well paid for and choose to do, get supplied a fancy uniform (free of charge) are allowed to drive around in things like tanks, fighter jets, helicopters, big ships etc etc, you then get free stuff as well including entry to The Silverlake, the world has gone mad!
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Post by durkiboy on Nov 30, 2017 13:06:55 GMT
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Post by steve on Nov 30, 2017 14:30:51 GMT
zzz
No different to letting kids in for free or any other incentive to boost crowds/gain interest elsewhere.
Fair play to Sutton, I'm more concerned watching us potentially get a hammering.
Let's hope the team have been training at Fleming Park this week on the 4G surface otherwise we all know the excuse RH will use if we have a bad result.
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Post by bomber on Nov 30, 2017 14:51:52 GMT
zzz No different to letting kids in for free or any other incentive to boost crowds/gain interest elsewhere. Yes it is. |
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Post by bomber on Nov 30, 2017 15:00:18 GMT
It's a breach of the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975. From the Equality and Human Rights Commission:
Service providers are not allowed to discriminate unlawfully when providing goods or services to people. Discrimination when providing services means:
- refusing to provide a service
- providing a lower standard of service
- offering a service on different terms than you would to other people.
If an organisation provides a service to consumers, it also needs to avoid discrimination in how it provides that service. This includes discrimination on the grounds of:
- disability
- gender
- race
- religion or belief
- sexual orientation
This applies to all organisations that provide goods, facilities or services to the public, whether paid for or free, and no matter how large or small they are.
For example, a nightclub runs ladies’ nights where women receive free drinks, two-for-one offers or free admission. This is sex discrimination.
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Post by hantslondoner on Nov 30, 2017 15:17:52 GMT
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