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-Hello and welcome to Hacio. | 0:00:15 | 0:00:17 | |
-Tonight, we look at -the Wales women's football team. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:22 | |
-Are they far behind the men? | 0:00:22 | 0:00:24 | |
-We just have to perform -on the pitch... | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
-..and then hope that the FAW -goes to the drawing board... | 0:00:29 | 0:00:33 | |
-..and invests in us. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:35 | |
-Sion talks to Ian Gwyn Hughes, -the FAW head of public affairs. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:41 | |
-It'll be a while -before the women's game... | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
-..is close to competing -with the men's, if it ever does. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:49 | |
-And how much of a problem is it -to find a taxi home in Cardiff? | 0:00:49 | 0:00:54 | |
-He said, "I'm not taking you -on that short a journey. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-"I don't make any money out of it." | 0:00:59 | 0:01:01 | |
-But we start -with the junior doctors' strike. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
-The row over junior doctors' -contracts in England continues. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
-Last week, they went on strike -for the third time. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
-Guto met one junior doctor who works -over the border in Shrewsbury. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:19 | |
-PROTESTERS CHANT | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
-Since the start of the year, -junior doctors in England... | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
-..have been protesting -against new work contracts. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
-Save our NHS! Save our NHS! | 0:01:34 | 0:01:37 | |
-They're unhappy -with the conditions offered... | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
-..and can't agree with -Westminster's Health Minister... | 0:01:41 | 0:01:45 | |
-..about working hours and pay. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
-But in February, Jeremy Hunt -imposed the new contract on them. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:54 | |
-Any government must do what is right -for both patients and doctors. | 0:01:54 | 0:02:00 | |
-We are taking -a decisive step forward... | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
-..to help deliver -our manifesto commitment. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:06 | |
-I commend this statement -to the house. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:08 | |
-Last week, they went on strike -for the third time this year... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:18 | |
-..this time -for a period of 48 hours. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
-Over 5,000 operations and -appointments had to be postponed. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
-On the second day of the strike... | 0:02:27 | 0:02:30 | |
-..I met Celyn Kenny, -a junior doctor in Shrewsbury. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-The patients are the reason -we're striking. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
-Not because of the money, -not because of the long hours. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:41 | |
-We're used to working -long hours already. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-It's because we are worried -about the safety of our patients. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
-According to Celyn, -most hospital patients... | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
-..are seen by junior doctors, -thus making the term misleading. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
-Her main concern -is the dangers involved... | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
-..in extending working hours without -a sufficient break between shifts. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:07 | |
-In any job, -working long hours leads to errors. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-Even when you aren't working, -you make errors when you're tired... | 0:03:11 | 0:03:16 | |
-..because you can't concentrate. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
-It's just so dangerous, -because it's people's lives. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
-There was a BBC programme... | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-..Junior Doctors: -Your Life In Their Hands. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
-Tired junior doctors -will make mistakes. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:31 | |
-Jeremy Hunt says -that the changes are necessary... | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
-..to create a seven-day NHS. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:39 | |
-To achieve this, he wants Saturdays -to be normal working days, pay-wise. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:44 | |
-If it was about the money, -I would have left for Australia... | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
-..where junior doctors -are treated so much better. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:52 | |
-With more respect than here. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
-Yes, as junior doctors, -we are comfortably off... | 0:03:54 | 0:03:59 | |
-..when we get our first salary. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
-But we get the same as teachers -when they start working. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:06 | |
-The difference is, we've had to wait -five years for that first cheque. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:12 | |
-The new conditions -don't affect doctors in Wales. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
-The Welsh government has agreed -not to change conditions. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
-They hope it'll help to attract -doctors here from England. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
-According to Celyn, -many are threatening to move... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
-..to work at Welsh hospitals in -order to escape Hunt's conditions. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
-We have no choice but to strike... | 0:04:33 | 0:04:35 | |
-..because of what he's doing. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
-This is meant to be a democracy, -but he's imposing conditions on us. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:42 | |
-We feel that our voice -isn't getting a fair hearing. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
-A recent opinion poll shows -that 65% back the junior doctors. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:52 | |
-Celyn is about -to leave the row behind. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-She'll start a new job -in Merthyr Tydfil this summer. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
-Jeremy Hunt has no idea -what a junior doctor's job entails. | 0:05:01 | 0:05:05 | |
-He hasn't been in a hospital -to see what we do from day to day. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:09 | |
-He hasn't listened to us. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:10 | |
-Now, he thinks that he can make -a big change that will save the NHS. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
-For months, Cardiff hackney cabs -have drawn complaints... | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
-..that drivers won't accept -short-distance fares. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
-Three weeks ago, Cardiff Council... | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
-..suspended the licences -of five drivers for doing so. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-But how much of a problem is it? | 0:05:31 | 0:05:32 | |
-Hacio investigated -during a busy Six Nations weekend. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-The night of Wales v Scotland -and the capital is packed. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
-Supporters have come -from all over Wales for the rugby. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-But some fear that fans -may have trouble getting home... | 0:05:49 | 0:05:53 | |
-..in the wake of complaints -against the city's hackney cabs. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
-I met Bethan Thomas-Rowlands, -who's a student in the city. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:02 | |
-She's had many bad experiences -with taxis. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
-My boyfriend shares with seven boys. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
-I was with them -at the Glam nightclub. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
-It was about 4.00am when we left. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
-The taxi driver said, -"No, I'm not taking you." | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
-"I'm not taking you -on that short a journey. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
-"I don't make any money out of it." | 0:06:24 | 0:06:26 | |
-His job is to take people home -and we are his customers. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-Why won't he take us? | 0:06:30 | 0:06:31 | |
-But that's not the only problem -Bethan has experienced. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
-Following a spate of alleged sex -attacks in Cardiff in September... | 0:06:36 | 0:06:40 | |
-..Bethan was afraid -to walk home alone. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
-She felt that drivers took advantage -by charging higher fares than usual. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:48 | |
-It made me feel forced to walk home. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-For a student, -15 is a lot of money. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
-It puts you in a situation -where you don't feel safe. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
-I didn't want to walk the streets -of Cardiff by myself... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:04 | |
-..in the early hours. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:06 | |
-Another girl -who has had problems with a taxi... | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
-..after a night out in Cardiff -is Emma Jenkins, Miss Wales 2015. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:15 | |
-I've never had -what I'd call a great experience. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
-I was out with a friend -a couple of weeks ago. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
-We stopped and asked the first taxi -to take us to Churchill Way. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
-"No, no, next taxi." | 0:07:26 | 0:07:27 | |
-Theresa, my friend, just walked on. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:30 | |
-Obviously, I hadn't clicked -that it was too close for them. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:35 | |
-I followed her to the next taxi -and it wouldn't take us either. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
-By then, I was getting angry. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:41 | |
-Emma started taking photos -after six taxis refused to take her. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-She says that some drivers -used threatening behaviour... | 0:07:47 | 0:07:51 | |
-..and scared her and her friend. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
-When you do get into a taxi -after a night out... | 0:07:54 | 0:07:58 | |
-..you do feel a kind of relief. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
-You trust them... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:02 | |
-..to keep you safe -and take you home. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
-Emma had also heard about -the alleged attacks in the city. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:11 | |
-She didn't want -to walk home alone either. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
-It's frightening. -Why don't they care? | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
-Why don't they worry -about these girls? | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-They know what can happen -and what has happened. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
-Not just women, men too. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
-It isn't safe to walk home alone -in Cardiff when it's late. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
-On the night -of the Wales-Scotland match... | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
-..we followed Emma and her friend -as they put drivers to the test. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
-This time, there were people -policing the ranks. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-Over two hours, they asked 17 taxis -to take them on a short journey. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-None refused. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
-We were unaware that Cardiff Council -had undertaken a similar exercise... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:51 | |
-..which saw five drivers suspended. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:54 | |
-I met Steve Bumford -from Cardiff Council. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
-They license over 900 hackney cabs -in the city... | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
-..and have had several complaints. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-From time to time, -we go out without warning. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
-Mystery shopping, if you like. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:11 | |
-We go to a taxi... | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-..and ask them to take us somewhere. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:19 | |
-If they don't do things right, -we have evidence as well. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:24 | |
-Hackney cab drivers can't refuse -a fare because a trip is too short. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:30 | |
-But some drivers complain that -this makes life difficult for them. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:35 | |
-I've had fares of 3, 4, 5, -to the station, generally, they are. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:51 | |
-Or not very far at all, but you're -obliged to take them anyway. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
-People say bad things -about taxi drivers. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
-We do good things as well. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
-More than the bad. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:04 | |
-Because we carry customers. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-We care about customers, -we take them home. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
-One driver told us that he had -started to film his own evidence... | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
-..because customers -were filming him... | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
-..and threatening to turn the -evidence over to the Council. | 0:10:17 | 0:10:21 | |
-He recorded... | 0:10:21 | 0:10:22 | |
-He took a picture of my badge... | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
-..and said, "I will record you -because you are refusing a fare." | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
-I was recording everything. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:31 | |
-I said, "I'm not refusing the fare, -I'm asking for money in advance." | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-Some drivers told us -that they sometimes refuse fares... | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
-..if they are drunk or misbehaving. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
-They feel that they -can be blamed unfairly. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
-We have to accept -the evidence we've been given. | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-The driver has a right... | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
-..to give his or her side -of what has happened. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
-It's then up to the committee -to weigh up the evidence. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
-Is it unfair that it's -one person's word against another's? | 0:11:06 | 0:11:10 | |
-Maybe, but the evidence matters. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:14 | |
-That of the customer -and that of the driver. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
-Back on the streets of Cardiff... | 0:11:17 | 0:11:19 | |
-..Bethan feels let down -by her experiences. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-I do feel that they take advantage -of young people, like students... | 0:11:23 | 0:11:28 | |
-..especially young girls. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-They know they want to go home, -and taxis are the only way. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
-After the break, we look at the -state of women's football in Wales. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:42 | |
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-Welcome back. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:51 | |
-Things are looking up at last -for Welsh football... | 0:11:52 | 0:11:55 | |
-..after the men's team -reached the Euro 2016 finals. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
-But what about the women? | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
-I went to Liverpool... | 0:12:01 | 0:12:02 | |
-..to meet a Welshwoman -who plays professionally there. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
-Natasha Harding. The vice-captain -of the Wales women's football team. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:14 | |
-Last month, she signed a two-year -contract with Liverpool Ladies. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:18 | |
-She started her career -with Cardiff City Ladies' academy. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:22 | |
-I was 16 years old. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
-I was taking part -in my first training session. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
-The coach liked what she saw... | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
-..and she asked me -to start for Cardiff. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:35 | |
-After five years at Cardiff... | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
-..she signed her first professional -contract with Bristol Ladies. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:45 | |
-I didn't earn much money but -I was training five days a week. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:53 | |
-Bristol had an incredible team. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
-We finished second in the table -in the English league. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-We played in the Champions League. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
-It was an incredible year -for me and the team. | 0:13:04 | 0:13:07 | |
-After two years in Bristol... | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-..she signed for -Manchester City Women last March. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:17 | |
-Then, two months ago, -she joined Liverpool Ladies. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:26 | |
-It's a fairly new team. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:31 | |
-We all want to play -fast, attacking football. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:35 | |
-Nice football. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:38 | |
-At Liverpool, the women and men -usually train apart. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
-The women don't play -on the pitch at Anfield. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
-There's quite a difference -between the two genders in the game. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
-The men can earn a women's -annual wage in less than a week. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
-You can't compare women's football -with the men's game. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
-The men will always be -at a higher level than the women. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:06 | |
-In recent years, the men's teams... | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
-..have put a bit more money -into the women's teams... | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
-..and given us other opportunities -so we can train full time. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
-If Liverpool hadn't put a lot -of money into the women's team... | 0:14:17 | 0:14:22 | |
-..I probably wouldn't be here -as a professional. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-The English FA offers central -contracts to some of their players. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:31 | |
-This means that women -can earn up to 26,000 a year... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:34 | |
-..on top of their regular wage. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:37 | |
-But, nothing like this -is offered in Wales. | 0:14:37 | 0:14:40 | |
-Some think this is hard for squad -members who work nine to five... | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
-..and who have to take leave to be -able to train and play for the team. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:49 | |
-I'm fortunate to play professionally -and to have a good salary. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:54 | |
-I don't have to take holidays -off work. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-However, most of the squad -has to do that. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:02 | |
-That's the reality and the situation -for the women's team at the moment. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:08 | |
-The Wales women -train at The Vale Resort... | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
-..using the same facilities -as the men's team. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
-Many of them have full-time jobs -outside football... | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
-..such as teaching or admin work. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-Tash knows it's tough for them. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:23 | |
-It would help them a little more -when taking holidays off work. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:30 | |
-If they had central contracts... | 0:15:30 | 0:15:33 | |
-..or earned a bit more money -for the games or at the camps... | 0:15:33 | 0:15:38 | |
-..that would help them -not to lose money. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:44 | |
-As it's hard to get -everyone together due to work... | 0:15:44 | 0:15:48 | |
-..it's sometimes impossible -to prepare as they'd wish. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:51 | |
-This presents another challenge -to the coach, Jayne Ludlow. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:55 | |
-It's hard because Jayne -can't have everyone at the camps. | 0:15:55 | 0:16:00 | |
-If we want to build as a team, -on our performances... | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-..and reach the top... | 0:16:03 | 0:16:05 | |
-..we have to have everyone at -the same level always working hard. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:09 | |
-Tash -doesn't think central contracts... | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
-..will be introduced in Wales -during her playing career. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-She admits it's hard -to see other teams have them. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
-It's tough... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
-..that other teams -have central contracts. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:26 | |
-It's only recently -that the men's team has done well. | 0:16:26 | 0:16:30 | |
-If the men's team -continues to do well... | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
-..I hope Wales can put a bit -more money into the women's team. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:39 | |
-We just have to perform on the pitch -and then hope that the FAW... | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-..goes to the drawing board -and invests in us. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:49 | |
-What about the future for Tash? | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
-There's more money -in the women's game in America. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:56 | |
-The Welshwoman admits that -she's tempted to go across the pond. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:01 | |
-I always say -I don't want to write off America. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:07 | |
-I'm here now for two years. | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-I'd be 28 -when I finish with Liverpool... | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
-..unless I sign a new contract. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
-I always say that America -could be an option. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-There's been some talk -about me going over there. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
-Watch this space, I guess! | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
-But what about you? Would you pay -to watch women playing football? | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
-That's the question of the week. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:35 | |
-Would you pay -to watch women's football? | 0:17:36 | 0:17:41 | |
-Women's football can be just as good -as men's football. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
-So I don't see why not. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:46 | |
-I'm not really a football fan. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
-I don't think -I'd pay to watch men play football. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
-I like rugby -so I'd be more likely... | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
-..to pay to watch women play rugby -than football. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:57 | |
-It depends on the standard. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:00 | |
-If the standard's pretty good, -maybe I would pay. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:05 | |
-Whether I'd pay 20-30 for a ticket -I'm not sure. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
-But I'd go and watch the men play -before the women. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
-I'm not a football fan... | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
-..but if I watched the men, -I'd watch the women too. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
-Would you pay? | 0:18:19 | 0:18:20 | |
-Would you pay? - -Yes. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:21 | |
-I don't think so. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:23 | |
-I wouldn't pay to watch men play, -never mind women. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:28 | |
-Personally, no, -I don't think I would. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:32 | |
-I really like -playing and watching football. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:36 | |
-I watch a lot of football. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:38 | |
-There's such a big gap in standard -between men and women at present... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:44 | |
-..so, no, I couldn't justify paying -to watch women play, unfortunately. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
-Next week, the men's team start -their preparations for the Euros... | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
-..with a friendly -against Northern Ireland. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
-But in the middle of all the hype... | 0:18:59 | 0:19:01 | |
-..does the football association -give women a fair chance? | 0:19:01 | 0:19:04 | |
-Sion went to the FAW's headquarters -to talk to Ian Gwyn Hughes. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:09 | |
-Hello, Ian. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:12 | |
-A former commentator -on Match of the Day... | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-..Ian Gwyn Hughes is now the -Football Association of Wales'... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
-..Head of Public Affairs. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:20 | |
-Ian Gwyn Hughes, thank you for -agreeing to talk to us on Hacio. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:25 | |
-The vast majority of women -who play football for Wales... | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
-..play for English clubs. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
-Is it true therefore that they have -to cross the bridge... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
-..to play good, competitive football -and to develop? | 0:19:35 | 0:19:39 | |
-That's true for the men too. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
-Yes, it's the truth. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
-The English Premier League -is way ahead of the Welsh league... | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
-..in terms of history and tradition. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:50 | |
-It's way ahead -in terms of investment. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
-It's way ahead -in terms of the money available. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
-On the other hand, playing -at a higher standard in England... | 0:19:56 | 0:20:00 | |
-..is beneficial -to the national team. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:03 | |
-They consistently compete -at a higher level. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
-There's been a women's -Premier League in Wales since 2009. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:11 | |
-Since then, -five teams have left the league. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
-Is that a sign that the league -is failing to an extent? | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
-I don't think -it's a sign that it's failing. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-It's a sign -that it's still early days. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
-It started in 2009, -so you're talking seven years. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
-Seven years is a decent -length of time for this league. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-When do you think -the league will be in full swing? | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
-It's hard. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:39 | |
-I know that seven years sounds -like a long time but it isn't... | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
-..if you look at how long it took -to put a strategy in place. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:48 | |
-We're also competing with one -of the biggest football countries... | 0:20:48 | 0:20:52 | |
-..in the world on our doorstep. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
-There are 23 players -in the Wales women's squad. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:58 | |
-Of those, only two -are fully professional. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
-Will central contracts be introduced -in Wales as in England? | 0:21:01 | 0:21:05 | |
-Most of the women -who play for Wales have to work... | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
-..while also playing -for their country. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-How do you expect them to compete -against the other teams... | 0:21:12 | 0:21:16 | |
-..if they don't have -central contracts? | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-Central contracts -are being discussed. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
-It's hard for the FAW -to give central contracts... | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
-..to women who play for Wales -but then play in England. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
-The ideal situation -would be central contracts... | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
-..and that they play in Wales. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
-Unfortunately, we don't have -a professional structure in Wales. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:44 | |
-The truth is maybe the money -isn't there for that at this time. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:51 | |
-But your annual turnover... | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
-..has increased by 50% -over the last four years. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:59 | |
-Where is that money going? | 0:21:59 | 0:22:00 | |
-Where is that money going? - -If you put money into contracts... | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
-..then you're not investing -in the grassroots. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
-Our priority as an association is -to develop the game of football... | 0:22:07 | 0:22:12 | |
-..and to look after the interests -of football in Wales. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:16 | |
-There's a gap between men and women. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:19 | |
-How will you reduce that gap? | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
-The first thing to do -is to have more girls playing. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:27 | |
-It's a long-term project. | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
-It'll be a while -before the women's game... | 0:22:30 | 0:22:33 | |
-..is close to competing -with the men's, if it ever does. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
-Ian Gwyn Hughes, thank you. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:38 | |
-Ian Gwyn Hughes, thank you. - -Thank you. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:39 | |
-That's all for this evening. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
-Next week, I step into the world -of young drivers... | 0:22:44 | 0:22:47 | |
-..and learn about some people's -obsession with car cruises. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:51 | |
-I meet the family -of an 18-year-old man... | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
-..who was killed in a road accident. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
-A special programme on driving, -next week at ten o'clock. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:59 | |
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