WallisFrizz Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Is this connected to the trip to Chelsea where she was banned from attending and turned up anyway? Were we trying to stop her being tapped up or was that just a completely different issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villaajax Posted June 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2023 1 hour ago, useless said: Another example of us taking the girls' academy seriously and thinking of different aspects, which might also help towards us attracting new recruits. I'm really pleased to see this and other measrures Villa as a whole are taking on mental health. AVWFC have, in a way, helped me. I'm going a little off topic here but for years now I've just lived with a kind of bearable misery, I know and accept that life for me is never going to be happy and fulfilling, of course there are great moments here and there but the other 99% of the time is just passing the time. In the past 6 months I've had something that gave me hope and it got crushed, which has plunged me right back down and now I need to work back up to that bearable level. But it was in January that I thought to myself, "I've seen Netherlands men and women's teams play, I've seen Ajax men and women's teams play but I've only seen Villa men's team play... maybe I'll go to a game to give me some distraction" so I had a choice, go to see the game against Arsenal in the Conti Cup, or Fylde in the FA cup. I decided to go to the Arsenal game as I live about the same distance from Meadow Park as I do the Bescott Stadium. I completely underestimated how cold it would be standing outside on a January evening and dressed fairly light. By half time I was so cold I was seriously considering going home, I was stiffening up everywhere but I decided to stay. We lost 3-0 but we played alright. Thankfully I thawed out during the drive home and when I got home I realised that for the past 5 hours of driving and watching the match, I had enjoyed the drive and enjoyed the match. 5 hours of not thinking how miserable my life feels but instead thinking of how great a player Kenza Dali is. So I decided to go again. This time an unlucky draw with Brighton at home, but it gave me the same kind of feeling, but also with the thought "I was to see a win!" so I went to the next game, which was away to Brighton and we won 6-2 with Nobbs scoring our goal of the season. Since January, I've been to 9 games and I looked forward to each one of them, not just as a chance to see Villa but also as a mental health break, a few precious hours every week or so when my mind could take a break from my life. Sitting in the front row at the Bescott on a damp winter day, smelling that pitch, bringing back the feelings of when I'd actually go out and play football and enjoy life. Watching a team of players who are probably only earning about as much as a regular person working a regular job and thinking, they're in this for the football. It really draws you in. In a way, I feel like when I'm giving Villa my support, they are giving me theirs. Maybe it all sounds a little pretentious but that's what following AVWFC means for me. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skarroki Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Be a shame to lose Hampton as she seemed to have a good relationship with the male teams goalkeeping department, which is something I was hoping we would continue to strengthen. I'm sure it's not all down to her though. She seems a good character so ideally she'll decide to stay but if not I hope she goes to Chelsea and start games instead of disappearing. I'd also be disappointed if she goes for the money. There's little money in the game anyway so I hope we're not losing our good players after a good season to the teams above us to sit on their bench. I guess it's similar in the men's game but it's rubbish the idea they'll get more to be a bench player for teams 1st to 4th than if they're a key player for a team in 5th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 She's already turned down a new contract with us, so unless she has a change of mind she will be leaving, no idea if it's anything to do with money, might just be that she wants a change of scenery as although resolved now, seemingly had a few issues last season, I think for first team players we probably offer competitive salaries, that's how we're able to sign some the players we have done in recent windows, I wouldn't expect the likes of Dali and Daly to leave for example, and have now come around to thinking we might have a chance of signing Hanson as well which won't be cheap, and will add others too, looks like we're going to lose Hampton but overall we should have a stronger playing squad next season. In women's football clubs losing their best players is normal, not just teams like us, but the teams above us as well, Chelsea, Man Utd, and Arsnenal have already lost a few this summer, but I'm sure like us with Hampton they will replace them with other good players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Guardian women's football writer saying we've had new keeper replacement lined up for months,presumably rules out Janina Leitzig as I don't think Man Utd and Leicester would be trying to sign her if she had already agreed to sign for us. I guess we will announce whoever it is after Hampton's contract expires. Carla Ward did say we have a few deals already agreed, and a few more that just need pushing over the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 1 hour ago, useless said: Guardian women's football writer saying we've had new keeper replacement lined up for months,presumably rules out Janina Leitzig as I don't think Man Utd and Leicester would be trying to sign her if she had already agreed to sign for us. I guess we will announce whoever it is after Hampton's contract expires. Carla Ward did say we have a few deals already agreed, and a few more that just need pushing over the line. hopefully patten and hanson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 At least we can announce Hampton replacement now if we want. We're not the only ones losing one of our best players, Man Utd losing Russo to Arsenal, Chelsea have lost a couple to Bayern Munich, I think it's just the way it is in women's game, players move around much more freely, even the best ones at the better clubs, just have to make sure to replace them with players just as good or better. Of the out of contract players just Lehmann and Meaghan Sargeant's futures to be announced now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I managed to get three signatures on a shirt in the few games I went to this season. Rabjohn, Hampton and Pacheco. Can we please chain Pacheco down?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 4 hours ago, villaajax said: I managed to get three signatures on a shirt in the few games I went to this season. Rabjohn, Hampton and Pacheco. Can we please chain Pacheco down?! Calm down son! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Farlz Posted June 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2023 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Twente conceded a grand total of 6 goals in 20 games last season (and somehow still didn't win the league, despite also scoring 81 goals in those 20 games). Dominant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Impressive that she has six years first team experience already and still only 23. Played 12 times in the Champions League over the last three seasons as well. Seems to have excellent pedigree but with the potential to grow. Looks a really good solid signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Love how the Womens team do their transfers. One day our up and coming keeper leaves . The next day we sign someone who seems equally good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Her first trainer at FC Twente, Tommy Stroot, called her a “pure natural talent”. After the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 championship, various foreign clubs were interested in Van Domselaar, but she decided to stay with FC Twente for the 2022/23 season. At the end of 2022, she was the only Eredivisie player included in The Guardian's annual list of the 100 best female football players in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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turvontour Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, wishywashy said: Twente conceded a grand total of 6 goals in 20 games last season (and somehow still didn't win the league, despite also scoring 81 goals in those 20 games). Dominant. *Twente conceded a grand total of 6 goals in Twente games. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, turvontour said: *Twente conceded a grand total of 6 goals in Twente games. Actually groaned Edited June 16, 2023 by wishywashy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 This is a statement signing if you ask me. I know Netherlands didn't have a great Euro 2022 but I think van Domeslaar was our stand out player. Hampton is a brilliant goalkeeper and I wasn't sure how we'd replace her. This is how! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villanbee Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 This is a fantastic signing. Unless we hear differently, we shouldn't just assume that Hannah decided she was going to leave so we had to look for a replacement. What I wonder is whether this signing was the catalyst for Hannah deciding to move on or whether Hannah decided to move on and that prompted this signing? Sitting on our bench would be no good for Hannah and her England prospects. It's been stated elsewhere that should she sign for Chelsea as expected, it's likely she'll be loaned out. Carla seemed very excited in a recent interview about incoming signings. I have a suspicion that this isn't going to be the only one! What a great time to support this wonderful club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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