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You don’t ask for consent of large groups of people to film them in public/take photos etc. just individuals. Like at least try to be smart if you’re gonna pull that shit 🙄 it’s made being a tc fan insanely not fun, stressful, and shitty feeling on socials because you have to police what you repost/share/comment on even if it seems reasonably appropriate or within fandom behaviors. If this were say Kerr and Mewis no one would bat an eye. If this were a singer and an actor, no one would care. But two well known footballers in a relationship who are hugging/talking post game- scandalous!

But soccer doesn’t work like that and I want ACFC to be successful obviously but it’s not going to come right out of the gate. There is nothing wrong with signing players whose potential has not been reached yet. Signing stars like Alexia and Jenni would be cool. Bunny Shaw. Loads of names we can float in here but they did not get to where they are because fans turned up their noses at a club signing them, you know?

Sorry that ask just felt so unnecessary and like I want people to understand why that hesitation with supporting the club has grown, especially in circles where they want to “grow the game” because a team of national players from around the globe is not growth. It’s maintaining the elite groups of woso. Show up for players who may not be your first pick. They’re part of the club. You don’t have to love them! But respect is due.

Do you lot really think A RAPE VICTIM would support someone accused of rape if there was enough evidence to prosecute? As someone who’s still to this day 13 years later living with the nightmares of being raped again I would NEVER support a person if they had committed rape. You all like to pull up the fact I choose to support ronaldo on this blog. Firstly the DA has said no evidence even though she went and had a rape kit done the next morning. Secondly the UK works closely with America so if he was still wanted in relation to it he wouldn’t have been allowed here.

Do you lot really think A RAPE VICTIM would support someone accused of rape if there was enough evidence to prosecute? As someone who’s still to this day 13 years later living with the nightmares of being raped again I would NEVER support a person if they had committed rape. You all like to pull up the fact I choose to support ronaldo on this blog. Firstly the DA has said no evidence even though she went and had a rape kit done the next morning. Secondly the UK works closely with America so if he was still wanted in relation to it he wouldn’t have been allowed here.

The young players should have been more present a while back imo, some effective players were left behind or not played at all,yes COVID and all screw the rhythm and momentum from the World Cup, but I think MR CP AM TH Broon (KO not much imo) still bring a lot to the team both inside and outside the pitch.

At the end of it these are 6 players over 30 (I think), that’s not a lot, it happens that almost all of them are forwards, but I liked the last game where veterans and young players were Mixed together in the field.

Probably in the next cycle of tournament the young players will slowly take charge, but to completely remove the veterans doesn’t seems a great move to me, it needs to happen gradually, for sure after the next World Cup we will see most of the veterans retire and it’s just 2 years, ppl need to chill, I just think Vlatko should have a camp for younger players to see who could be a good fit for the team.

Pinoe brings a lot to the team especially mentally, she’s calm collected and knows how to handle pressure, she knows the game in and out, no young players is like her atm, and to remove her from the team, I think will be a mistake.

She’s also very open on understanding what’s wrong with the team (fun and joy) and doesn’t take or say shit.

All the veterans have something still valuable for the team, I have some preference of players sure both young and older but it’s not up to me, I love this team and it happens that they don’t win all the time, it’s normal, also the world is catching up, a lot of talent out there, so I think blaming the veterans for every single thing that goes wrong is unfair, Vlatko made some bad decision sure but I still believe in him!

Anyway have a great day!

I find the polarity of the opinions in my asks right now as kind of interesting. I kind of agree here - our problems aren’t all age related and having older players moving forward can be an asset if you look at it like that. Historically, vets have taught younger players the ropes of playing at their level with consistency and longevity.

i also wish people would be more specific about how they expect younger players to “challenge the older players.” i think people have this idea that all of the vets that are on the team now were stars immediately. not really. tobin was called up very young and she wasn’t terrible but her performances weren’t earth shatteringly good. people have also been saying that good performances against lower ranked teams aren’t enough, but that’s literally how most of the veterans on the team now got their start. 

crystal dunn was left off the roster in 2015 for several aging players who were essentially controlling the roster not jill. andi left at home for allie long. rosters are also political so acting like young players would just take those spots if they were good enough is delusional. 

i hate narratives that blame the parents. with nassar i saw it and it disgusted me. there’s so much to show that many parents were not only reassured that things were find but gaslighted and silenced over his abuse. i think it’s gross to go for the parents so quickly and so intensely in these situations. but her parents do give me pause. i cannot imagine that a 13 yo (i believe that’s how young she was when this started) was adamant about actively pursuing corporate sponsorships and a legal case like the one they ended up embarking on.

a sports illustrated article reported that they also home schooled her so she could train 8 hours a day. maybe they were exaggerating for the article. i hope so. in some sports cultures (ice skating comes to mind) it’s normal for kids to be home schooled because of the way training schedules work. (although the amount we’re forcing them to train should also be questioned). but i can’t think of a single footballer that has spoken about training that much when they were little. fucking professional players (men and women) don’t train that much. the quotes in the article are also worrying.