Would be sad if such an historical women's club would fold. Maybe some of the old-timers from this thread still remember how beloved Bunnies were by ancient member Girafferunfast/Moukoko.
I am probably being too pessimistic. They may just drop down to Nadeshiko League 2 and be fine. But it has been pretty disorganised this season, which worries me. I just feel sorry for the players, because they are trying, but it has got to be quite demoralising.
I think the problems started at Bunnys at the end of 2022. Several of the players left for Orca and Sato Ami quit the team. Kawasaki Saya went there from Iga for 1 year, 2023, then left too, for Harima. Then last summer they had their crowdfunding thing. It seems there was a special ticket that fans could purchase. A lot of the fans never received the tickets, Kotomi Nitta was helping get this sorted out early this season. She also mentioned preseason that they had to take some team photos using last years strip as they didn't have the new one in time. I wonder if someone (management) maybe keeps putting their hand in the pot, dipping into the funds? I also hope they don't drop out but think they really need a year in division 2 to regroup. For todays game. If I wasn't an Iga fan, Shizuoka would possibly be my team and as much as I like to see them do well, todays score wasn't something I wanted to see. Also I agree with you Bunnys defence was terrible, sympathy for both their keepers. I recall in 2022 Bunnys losing at home to Cerezo 0-10 but that seemed more of a fluke after in the return fixture Bunnys took the win and 3 points.
Hello again I have been happily using the FIFA+ website to watch the matches of Young Nadeshiko in the U20 WWC. So far it has been a delight, I'm pleased and grateful to say.
the ref gives me vibes of one who dont like to run too much European teams really seem to struggle at this altitude...
Another fantastic save by El Sherif, Manaka high-fiving her with respect, but she finally had to let one through - Hijikata's header makes it 1:0. Young Nadeshiko offensive creativeness is impressive, need to improve finishing.
U20 WWC H.T....Austria 0-1 Japan More goals to come? (Unlike our last game how refreshing to watch a team that have come to play and not just kick our players up in the air at every opportunity)
I do not think you are being too pessimistic. They will probably cease to exist before next season. The news coming out of the club off the field, is quite shocking. The owners seem quite corrupt. I will post a few Twitter threads about them later.
BREAKING NEWS!!! Austrian women U20 national team got hijikated during U20 Women's World Cup in Colombia!