EQUALITY ROOKS FC: MEN=WOMEN; A CAN OF WORMS

Good old Lewes FC. I wrote about the Rooks recently and today the news hit national headlines that the club is going to pay its men and women equal wages, flagging up a massive gender equality statement with the "banner" Equality FC. Sounds like a genuinely sensible idea.
Here is a link to show you what that means:
http://equalityfc.com/

Lewes 1st team Men play in the Isthmian Division One South and the Women play in the FA Women's Premier League South Division. They play against teams such as Huddersfield Town Ladies.

Lewes Director Jacquie Agnew has brought about a "level playing field" at the Dripping Pan, so the club provides equal resources for coaching, conditioning, equipment, facilities, investment for both teams. They are raising awareness so others might follow suit.

Darren Freeman, the Men's manager, says that they use the same pitch, balls and so they should be treated equally.

CURIOUSLY the Women's team manager JOHN DONOGHUE is delighted of course but......he's a man.

Here are the Lady Rooks playing Town!

Considered sponsorship and money raising by Lewes FC has enabled the club to do this although money cpming into the club for both teams is very different; the men get a gate average of  about 500 watching them in a standard league match and the women might raise 100 at best.

What about clubs like Manchester City? Should they pay equal wages to their two gender teams when there is such a massive difference between the two in terms of "value"?
Gate receipts. sponsorship, TV rites, shop sales etc etc.
Do cricket players get equal pay? Tennis? Open that can.....

HAVE THE ROOKS OPENED A CAN OF WORMS?