Women who holiday at Butlins during the World Cup are to be offered crash courses in how to gossip - about football.
The new female-only seminars are part of a bid by Butlins to tackle the problem of women feeling left out of the fun while the big games are on, because men exclude them from blokey soccer banter.
Women on breaks at the three Butlins Resorts during the tournament will be invited to attend pre-match FIFA lectures (Females Interested in Football Academy), where they’ll learn the essentials of football conversation.
Butlins will also issue ladies with a special ‘bluffers guide’ it has commissioned on the art of making manly chit-chat about footy in general, and the World Cup in particular.
Over 16,000 people are expected to enjoy a footy-packed short break at Butlins during England’s first match alone, with the majority of them expected to watch the big games on giant screens in sports bars or on TVs in their apartments.
Rebecca Caradine from Butlins said: “Football is supposed to be a game of two halves, but most men are notorious for totally blanking their other halves during their ‘beautiful game’.
“To be fair, women don’t help themselves with comments like ‘why doesn’t he just kick it?’ or ‘that man in the pretty yellow top has got great legs’’ at vital match moments.
“Many of our female guests don’t know a red card from a Redcoat. But after our crash-course, World Cup Widows will be reconciled with their partners with a new incisive football wit and recall of pertinent player-trivia. Butlins will be the first place in Britain where men and women can banter their way through the World Cup in perfect harmony.”
The World Cup Widows’ Dictionary, produced by Butlins, features everything women need to know to ‘fake’ a football conversation during the World Cup. ‘Chicks Tips’ from the booklet on what NOT to say if England gets knocked out include:
1. “They’d have won if Rooney had been playing.”
2. “Now England are out, it would be nice if Germany or Argentina win.”
3. “Don’t worry, they’ll win next year.”
4. “Why do they always lose on penalties?”
5. “You’re not crying, are you?”
To show their support of England’s lads, Butlins is giving away 100 free family holidays to anyone who shares a surname with an England goal scorer during the World Cup. Any Coles, Owens, Lampards or Crouches watch out, if your namesake scores, you can call Butlins on 0870 241 0870 – quote 350 and claim your †free family holiday which can be taken in September or October 2006.
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