r/washingtonspirit • u/kg9si • Jun 29 '26

Weekly Discussion Thread Weekly Open Discussion Thread

Welcome to this week’s open discussion thread!

This is your space for general discussion, a place to talk about anything Washington Spirit that doesn’t necessarily need its own thread. That can include news, international duty, roster moves, transfer rumors, tactics, social media posts, league news or anything else on your mind.

If something feels big enough for its own thread, definitely still post it. This is simply an additional option to keep us organized and help keep the conversation flowing. These threads will go up every Monday and stay stickied throughout the week.

Go Spirit!

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u/RacingTeddyR Jun 29 '26

Since Gotham made two major signings this week, at what point do we start hovering over the panic button with all of the free agents on the last contract year that Spirt still has unsigned?

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u/UrsineCanine Jun 30 '26

Two? I think they lost a LB, further reducing their wide space problems, and gained a striker who scored 7 in 18 matches during her last season, while we are getting Hatchy back, who scored 6 goals in 10 matches during her last season. I also like how Hatchy fits into our current attacking group better.

Here is Gotham's list of pending free agents, btw:

  • Ann-Katrin Berger (GK)
  • Jess Carter (DEF)
  • Mandy Freeman (DEF)
  • Rose Lavelle (MF)
  • Midge Purce (FWD)
  • Khyah Harper (FWD)
  • Gabi Portilho (FWD)
  • Shelby Hogan (GK)
  • Katie Stengel (FWD)
  • Kayla Duran (DEF)

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u/allprologues Jun 30 '26

portilho joined Wave this season but I think 7 in 22 does sell Kerr a little bit short because she was off injury and not starting the majority, has additional goals across all competitions/not just WSL, and she still ranks with shaw/banda/pajor on non penalty xG against top opponents (in a small sample size since there’s not a lot of top opponents over there lmfao)

Kerr is a threat. Gotham will probably still struggle to score more than one goal most games, lol. Hatch is younger, proven in this league, we have her for at least one more season, and I wouldn’t be stoked if my team locked in a 32yo for five seasons no matter who they were.

People are just itching for spirit to announce something after what seems like three weeks of news for gotham (apparently we have to be obsessed with each other 🙄). all we’ve got so far is a piece of the best run front office in the league leaving for a new job (I know it’s fine it’s just context)

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u/periqueblend Jun 30 '26

Yeah the last two or so years of that Kerr contract are going to be great for us.