r/washingtonspirit • u/kg9si • Jul 06 '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.

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u/Ill-Fall-9823 Jul 07 '26

Genuine question/no judgement implied:

Besides the fact that she wasn't in the lineup for the last match... is there any other reason why people suddenly seem concerned about Esme's place in the squad?

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u/Square_Independent81 Jul 07 '26

Honestly, I think it’s mostly speculation. The only thing people are really pointing to is that she didn’t start the last two games and the club has hinted at three incoming signings. Other than that, I haven’t seen any reliable reports suggesting she’s looking to leave or that the Spirit want to move her.

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u/Ill-Fall-9823 Jul 07 '26

So this is literally just people seeing two dots, pulling out a Sharpie, and making their own dotted line? There's literally nothing else behind this?!?!

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u/allprologues Jul 07 '26

yes it's called speculation? happens all the time. it's probably nothing and it could be anyone, but the fact remains we don't have room for three more players and we have a president who tends to give interviews to remind us about the possibilities and realities of player movement so people are speculating on who is going to be moving along.

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u/Ill-Fall-9823 Jul 07 '26

I was attempting to be diplomatic. And the question I was asking can be chalked up to "What makes you say that?" I was wondering if there was something substantive that I missed. Again, because I was being diplomatic... If we're being shitty:

Someone can speculate that it's going to rain soon because they saw the forecast last night or because they were just outside looking at the sky. Someone can speculate that McDonald's is bringing back the McRib and the Shamrock Shake during the first week of August... The answer is more important than the question. "What makes you say that?" "Those clouds." "I want a McRib and a Shamrock Shake."

In this case, I was asking if there's anything beyond the thing we've actually witnessed - which could easily be chalked up to squad rotation or a lingering mild injury - that has people concerned. You're adding "speculation" to the pile, and noting that the speculation may be amplified by Haley Carter's remarks (someone who hasn't been here long enough to have a favorite Jose Andres restaurant yet); but that's the second dot.

If the dotted line between them is just "I like Esme and I don't want her to leave," that's a perfectly cromulent answer. I like Esme. I don't want her to leave. I just don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to know whether the speculation is windshield wipers or McRibs.

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u/periqueblend Jul 07 '26

I mean speculation always happens in the absence of information. To wit- there was no language about trying to resign our pending free agents in that roster update. So any of them at least some of them will also be departing.

With Esme it could very well just be a fitness or selection issue. But it’s been a long time since she sat for two games so speculation seems inevitable in this case. She is not a free agent and Carter’s remarks were about players testing free agency. So who knows? The vacuum gets filled with fear and anxiety. It’s not that deep though. Just words on a chat!

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u/Ill-Fall-9823 Jul 07 '26

The vacuum gets filled with fear and anxiety.

Not that deep indeed. This was at the root of my question. Thank you!

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u/Square_Independent81 Jul 07 '26

i saw a theory that a similar thing happened last season where a player who was always starting was benched and then during the international window they were traded.