to not put a foot wrong in 60’ of a Champions League final against ‘the best attack’ in football whilst nowhere near medically fit is unbelievable.
Selfishly I should be happy he rests up over the summer, but when it comes to World Cups I’d rather our players play & enjoy them.
Jurriën Timber misses the 2026 World Cup.
The 24-year-old defender has not recovered sufficiently from a groin injury to take part in the World Cup in a medically responsible manner. In consultation with the medical staff, it has therefore been decided that Timber will leave the national team’s pre-camp in New York after the game against Uzbekistan.
We’re with you, Jurriën. 🧡
I really do want to like watching him play football because he’s seems like such a good dude and the club are convinced on seeing him as a star.
Just wish every 2nd touch wasn’t a 50/50… and that’s when his first touch doesn’t go out for a throw.
@AlfieCrump8 totally agree, obviously sometimes there’s nothing that can be done if a player wants something different, but the club have to do everything they can to keep her beyond next season.
I need that extension so bad, man.
Until then imma worry that Ona is a short-term McCa*e upgrade, longer-term Fox replacement. Not forgetting that we have one of the brightest prospects in the position too.
Unless she wants a return to the US, I can’t be seeing Foxy elsewhere.
@Lanasivai yep, as long as Ona is the replacement then the club were in the right (the panic extension was definitely wrong tho), but if you offered any club the chance to sign one or the other, they’d all pick Ona.
don’t worry, we don’t need your empathy, we got the best two-footed fullback itw on her way to replace ya.
(WSL clips only just to show she was outperforming all fullbacks at just 23 y/o in this league.)
Franchise Player.
I never like being so over-dependent on 1 player, but sometimes they’re just too good not to be. Love that 2 of our major signings this summer are already so familiar with her game.
Will always be a team game, but it’s her team right now.
don’t know, and more importantly don’t care what papa mccabe wanted us to take from his interview that was so highly clamoured for, but all I’m reading is that if we only offered her a 1-year extension then that better be all Foord is getting too, even that is 12 months too long.
The announcement & video immediately burns her entire 10+years at our club to the ground, and that’s fair enough, she’d have had to realise that before it was all released.
Will finish by saying I’ve loved the vast majority of our fans’ reaction, and those uninvolved can just🤫.
people outside the club think we’re mad we’ve ‘lost’ McCabe 😂🤣 we’re only mad at the club for buckling and attempting a pity extension (but I expect nothing less from our higher-ups).
If news is to be believed then we’ve unequivocally upgraded, so I have no issue ‘losing’ her.
There has to be rivalry in sport, she’s joined the ONE club that automatically erases all legend-status. A major factor being that she has to lean into the villain gimmick to get that lot on her side as they’ve spent the last decade hating her more than any player in the sport.
@Eli97720Elisha Our academy also produces great talent that we could do a better job at highlighting. Doesn’t change that I’d like to see more diversity, that’ll always be the beauty of club football to me. It’s all hypothetical anyways, just personally think our British core is there right now.
need muwfc to lock-in and convince Toone to stay because I know full well Wheatley can’t keep her contracts away when there’s a Lioness on a free out there. I’ve hit my limit once Stanway is here, I’m not trying to watch my national team every week of the footballing calendar.
@Eli97720Elisha I’ve literally said it’s important to have a homegrown core. No one wanted the Russo signing more than me, I’ve only had positives to say about signing Stanway, Hinds was a great smart move. People with near 0 knowledge would’ve promoted Leah, I’ve been hugely impressed by Reid…
@Eli97720Elisha I reckon I am saying that in a way tbh. It’ll always be important to have a homegrown core but I love club football for the way it brings styles from all over the world together. I personally don’t think we’ve done a great job at highlighting the talent across the globe lately.
@Eli97720Elisha fairs, it’s still 4 of them in that time. And don’t get me wrong, I like all of them here, but already with Leah, Lotte add in that Beth was here forever. I do get it, it’s a big part of why our fanbase is what it is, but there’s gotta come a point. So much talent we just avoid.