Lynn Williams TRADED to Seattle | The Late Sub

[@EmDe69]

GREAT SENDOFF for one of the Greats from the NWSL and the Team. Appreciate the remembrance of Captain Sauerbrunn's Talent, Drive, Determination and Leadership Both ON and OFF the Pitch. THANKS for the Memories Reba! Kudos! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@flangeslammer]

Lynn Williams wanting to finish her playing career on the west coast doesn't mean anything deep about Gotham & roster construction. maybe coming on and finishing her season as a right back due to Juan Carlos Amoros being incompetent as a game manager during that washington match could have played into it as well but perhaps one person asking questions about why Crystal Dunn removed herself from being available for selection in September of 2024 - something we know as much about now as we did then which is to say nothing at all - would deserve more questions than talking about breaking up a super team when all thats happened is the Reign's midfield got even worse then it was and Gotham made a legendary player happy by sending her out west.

[@EmDe69]

All GOOD WISHES to Lynn Williams (& to Cassie Miller & Jaelin Howell) re their Trade.🌹🌹🌹 Hope the West Coast is Good to You Lynn. ALSO Hope the Trade is Good for the Seattle Reign.

[@wesleyholmes]

well.. being a big REIGN fan from Seattle, i welcome this surprising and great news!!!! After losing Lavelle & Sonnett to Gothem, and Huerta spending time with Lyon, we are in desperate need of some good news and new fire on the team

[@padee962]

So happy for Reeba .. on top. Her way. We will really miss her!!!

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello Claire. Interesting news. It seems Sam Mewis' pals are centre of attention.

[@dylanmaxey2531]

Salary caps is what I always wondered about in Gotham's acquisition of so many top tier players. How are they able to stay within the cap? What really is the cap and how is it figured or tweaked by clubs? Maybe they didn't get enough fans in the seats to cover expenses?

[@nrstanley01]

I’m not even sure why we are talking about this. Lynn requested a trade so she got one, end of story. Every team has a stack of talent on their teams. Singling Gotham out simply doesn’t make sense. They haven’t resigned some players and traded Lynn. All teams have to respect and work within the salary cap.

[@dylanmaxey2531]

@nrstanley01 Geez no shade meant, just even the sports folks at the time when all the acquisitions of many of the best players to the team vocalized about the salary caps. Let the players get as much as they can, esp Lynn. Just NWSL talks equity yet curious what standards are for teams.

[@TSL1251]

this definitely wasn't a part of it. Lynn signed an extension in 2023 so her salary has been locked in and planned for. Gotham is putting her first, as they have in the past for other players, and allowing her to play closer to home as she wraps up her career.

[@Whatever_Clever]

Saverbrunn Forever; ⚽️

[@EmDe69]

Saverbrunn Forever! LOL!😆🌹🌹🌹

[@kinetickatana]

I really hope she still has that jersey

[@Whatever_Clever]

@@kinetickatana I suggested that she sell a limited edition Reba Saverbrunn jersey to celebrate her retirement. Someone recommended adding a semicolon after Saverbrunn; as funny nod to the story she shared about her giving a presentation on the proper use of the semi-colon in her AM English class after a very drunken night after losing a big match.

[@EmDe69]

​@@Whatever_Clever I Salute You! All EXCELLENT ideas!

[@billleitzinger4371]

No comment about Narumi Miura signing with the Washington Spirit? I was interested in your take on this.

[@blnix8828]

I hate that Becky, Alex, Tobin, Christen, O'Hara will not get their farewell game w/ the USWNT

[@deliaguzman1138]

Same.

[@michaelsmith1382]

Thank you Claire.

[@samgunn12]

She’s a west coaster. Fresno. Also, she’s marrying her Aussie beau Marley this off season.

[@tedmanu]

It wasn't sustainable. Gotham is full of big time stars who need playing time and more money as well.

[@nrstanley01]

What’s not sustainable? Why are we talking about Gothams players. Every team has plenty of stars. Lynn requested a trade to be closer to home, how did we get to Gothams depth? Mind you we needed all those players especially with the extra tournament they played. Gotham like everyone else has to work within a salary cap.

[@nrstanley01]

Why is the Lynn Williams trade as she requested brought Gotham’s sustainability into question? They have to stay within the same salary cap as everyone else.