Not sure this is a fair comparison really. Jane Ross left City at the end of her contract and went to west ham. Given that's a clear step down I imagine it's quite likely City didn't do much to keep her. Would be a bit unfair to label her a traitor if United have offered her the opportunity to be part of something further down the line. Don't forget the average salary in the WSL is £27k. That's below the average UK salary. Given their careers are over by the time they hit mid 30s I think it's a bit harsh to expect too much loyalty on those kind of wages. In their situation they absolutely have to follow the money. It's not really the same as a male footballer on £200k a week leaving for a rival club for a bit of extra money. Long term financial security has to be at the forefront for the women given the money they earn.
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Not sure this is a fair comparison really. Jane Ross left City at the end of her contract and went to west ham. Given that's a clear step down I imagine it's quite likely City didn't do much to keep her. Would be a bit unfair to label her a traitor if United have offered her the opportunity to be part of something further down the line. Don't forget the average salary in the WSL is £27k. That's below the average UK salary. Given their careers are over by the time they hit mid 30s I think it's a bit harsh to expect too much loyalty on those kind of wages. In their situation they absolutely have to follow the money. It's not really the same as a male footballer on £200k a week leaving for a rival club for a bit of extra money. Long term financial security has to be at the forefront for the women given the money they earn.
Greenwood's interesting but unspectacular. She's a good left back but I don't think she's discernibly better than Stokes. Better at defending, a little worse at attacking. She's a strong personality and at the very worst she'll be great for depth so I'm happy with it.
nmc
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Good point and many of the WSL contracts are just for one season... so no expectation of loyalty on either side.
Our summer signings have been immense, I’d expect to see a serious challenge in all competitions with this potential line up:
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Bronze——Houghton—-Bonner—-Greenwood
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——————Mewis——————-Lavelle—————-
Kelly————————White————————Hemp
Not even mentioning the likes of Stanway, Scott, Weir, Stokes, and others who are also great players and will have a major role to play. I’m expecting this squad to deliver big things.
——————————-Roebuck——————————
Bronze——Houghton—-Bonner—-Greenwood
———————————Walsh———————————
——————Mewis——————-Lavelle—————-
Kelly————————White————————Hemp
Not even mentioning the likes of Stanway, Scott, Weir, Stokes, and others who are also great players and will have a major role to play. I’m expecting this squad to deliver big things.
Bigga
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Firstly, Who or what is GD?
Secondly, the ladies have played Cushing's football for years and it'll take a little time to trust Taylor's football. He's only been in a few month and a lot of that has been in a pandemic.
I will say, already, there's less side-to-side football, which is always a plus, and White is, seemingly, a false nine at the top of the midfield, which already widens the options for her to slot in a pass to an overlap or for her to shoot.
These are positives, so I'm really not sure what you're watching.
Not sure what is worse tbh, you clicking on Taylors bio and noticing the mistake or the mistake itself :p
GX Blue
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Think it’s on City+ but not 100% but it’s definitely on the FA website.
Not on BBC or BT.
Starr Gate Blue
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The City game is live on the FA Player at 2pm. I think every WSL game is shown on that site.
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