A very subjective look into AWFC

I have no reason to believe that Mary Earps isn’t coming to AWFC… and I also have no reason to believe she isn’t going to sign for any other team. This rumor actually makes sense to me though and I have a strong belief that we will sign her. Based on what? Based on VIBESSSSSS.

I had written a few weeks if not months ago about how I thought that Mary would want, and deserves Champions League football. Yes, I know we can’t offer that this season, but we’re more likely to qualify than Man Utd, and it’s basically because of her, ironically.

The only universe in which Man Utd beat us to an CL spot would be because of how Mary Earps plays, and the chances of us making the CL and even winning the WSL would grow exponentially if she were to join us. I have no doubt about it.

Manu is fantastic and I’m very appreciative of what she has done for our club. She has had incredible saves and I love how vocal and encouraging she is. This is why I think she should remain in the club and work with Mary as our #1’s a la Arteta. Which is absurd because I can’t stand what he is doing with Ramsdale and Raya, but we’re talking about Mary fucking Earps here, not an average keeper.

Whether you love her or not, Mary is a historic keeper. She just is. She will go down in history for her awards, both individual and collective and that’s a no brainer. Also, I know many people that know her and they all, without fail, say that she is just about the nicest human they have ever met.

I’d like to think that this goes for Manu, Sabrina and Naomi and I would never judge that or compare people just because one got an award and another didn’t. I just think that for AWFC to break the mold and reclaim the top club in the WSL, some ruthless decisions need to be made and that implies upgrades.

To Manu’s defense, amid lots of criticism, I think that a few of the goals scored against her have been of the unsavevable kind if that makes any sense. Her not diving vs Spurs is not something that bothers me one bit. I’ve played GK at an exponentially much lower level and I even I can tell you with some shots you know there’s not even a point on courtesy diving.

My assumption is that Mary would be open to competing against someone like Manu and I would bet my house that the last thing Earps thinks is that she’s gonna come into our club and just start because of who she is. I’m telling you now that you don’t get to that level by expecting anything except EARNING her spot.

I really don’t know what’s gonna happen with Naomi, Sabrina, Gio, Lina, Noelle and a few others, to be completely honest with you but I guess we’ll see when we see.

Not to toot my own horn but I knew about Declan Rice weeks before we announced him and I’m telling now that this is not the same and I know absolutely nothing about anything but, if it were up to me, I would sign her TODAY.

I would also sign Jill Roord, Alex Greenwood, Denise O’Sullivan and I’d bring back DVD, so take what it say however you choose.