In 2018, Manchester United announced they were finally forming a women's football team and everyone was delighted.
This seemed quite a peculiar thing to get excited about; why were we celebrating Manchester United waiting until 2018 to offer women the same opportunities as men?
Even my sixth form had cobbled together a women's football team in 2012, and, without any disrespect to our PE department, my Ipswich-based comprehensive school (rated 'good' by Ofsted) was not the footballing powerhouse that Manchester United are. No offence, Mrs Thompson, I know you tried your best.
What was ridiculous about Manchester United's stubbornness in refusing to have a women's team was that they actually had a successful girl's academy.