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She feels the support offered by clubs to their women\u2019s teams can be superficial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cYou&#8217;ve got a lot of this sports-washing going on where there is a cosmetic veneer of being progressive and all about women. But actually fundamentally the way that the systems are organised, it&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of it came about because of football in the community. When those kinds of schemes were launched, it allowed premiership clubs and championship clubs to draw in funding through women&#8217;s football that they couldn&#8217;t have otherwise obtained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo it became this kind of revenue stream of its own, but it&#8217;s very much allied with corporate social responsibility, rather than about sporting performance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The structure of the relationship between women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams can sometimes be unclear, and often varies in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some, particularly in the WSL, are a fully fledged part of the organisation whose name they bear &#8211; for others this link is merely the right to use name and kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means they are solely reliant on their own fundraising to be able to play games and fulfil the role of a functioning football club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tensions can occur when the women\u2019s side is treated as low priority. There was controversy earlier this month for instance after Colney Heath Ladies FC had a game <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaseyStoney\/status\/1655287038919475200\">called off due to a bouncy castle<\/a> being booked by the club on the same pitch they were supposed to play on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/12\/a-guide-to-womens-football-clubs-in-south-yorkshire\/\">Barnsley Women&#8217;s Football Club<\/a> are an independent side who have no association with Barnsley FC mens, and currently play in the fourth tier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO Steve Maddock believes the lack of facilities for women\u2019s clubs have led to a reliance on men\u2019s clubs to be able to play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cWe wish all teams that are associated with men&#8217;s teams well, but for years women footballers have had to accept the crumbs that have been offered to them by men&#8217;s clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFacilities are scarce, predominantly due to women&#8217;s football being banned for 50 years prior to 1972. 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