On Saturday, a women’s team wore the FC Groningen shirt for the first time at a home match. The youth team, girls under 16, must form the basis for a future premier league team. But won’t that take too long?
No, according to 59 percent of the participants. “You first have to have the right people and then quietly prepare the girls for the Premier League. You should not buy players at the moment to play in the Premier League as quickly as possible, something like this must be achieved with policy and sometimes you need more time for that,” writes an opponent.
“Why so fast?” asks another. “The FC chooses the right path of gradualism. And football players from our own region: an example for the men’s department.”
Opponents are in the minority with 41 percent. “It can actually be beneficial for the development of young talents to have a mix of purchased good or experienced players,” says one proponent.
,,Why not? We have to keep up with the times and it is only normal that in 2023 we will also have an FC Groningen women’s team in the Premier League,” said a participant who voted in favor of the statement.