THE ARSENAL

Exciting new show with Wrighty and Steph Houghton. They talk about Viv at about 18 minutes, I get the impression that Arsenal felt that Viv was in a bit of a limbo even before her injury and wasn't performing as well as she should have and that both needed a change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OcfC8iicCI&list=LL&index=1&t=1122s

I don’t want to be harsh cos I know she’s had an acl injury and some players aren’t the same after that but was carpenter good before that injury? Because in the games I’ve watched, including Lyon, she’s been a bit……meh. Like what’s the feeling in Australia, is she highly rated or do people feel she’s overhyped?

The fact that Trashlyn couldn't keep it in her pants while Ali's dad was literally dying in hospice (and tbh the fact that Soph W Bush couldn't say "hey your wife's dad is dying let's maybe not do this right now") makes her the lowest pos.

viv got number 6 so she and beth are 69 ;)

Right, so Viv is supposed to disrupt her whole life and move abroad to make Arsenal fans feel better after she wasn't wanted by the club.

It’s so disappointing that this is apparently how they treat a club legend. You can grow your game, sell out the Emirates, but this is what the diehard women’s fans will remember. How they pushed out one of, if not the best, player the club has ever had. It leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.

I have a dark theory about that. After deciding that they wanted to get rid of Viv they started doing anything to feed into the narrative that she was washed in hopes of fans not being outraged (failed for the most part) and in hopes of no too team wanting her (well see about that)