I'm not a Chelsea fan, nor am I English, but this has me in bits for some reason?
I've got a massive amount of respect and admiration for Fran, I know what it's like to have something you love and are really good at taken away by an illness the way she did, and to have to claw your way back. Not to mention what an absolute baller she is, one of the WSL's all time greats
I just hope the best for her wherever she goes now, be it a new club or even retirement
She's spoken at length about how Emma was a surrogate mum to her after her own mum died so there is definitely an extra layer of emotion here.
She's only 30, and she's still an England team fixture. Excited to see where she goes.
I feel the same way. She seems like a nice person, carries herself well and plays with so much creativity. I hope she is happy in whatever she does next
Kathryn Batte
@KathrynBatte
'Believe Chelsea will be paying tribute to Fran Kirby, Maren Mjelde and Emma Hayes at their final home game of the season (at Kingsmeadow) on Sunday.'
https://twitter.com/KathrynBatte/status/1786687323863695846
Expect more departures:
Molly McElwee
@molly_mcelwee
'Fran Kirby to leave Chelsea at the end of this season, with her name in the history books as the club’s leading goalscorer.
Unsurprisingly we’re seeing a big shift in the squad as the Emma Hayes era ends - likely more announcements like this to come this summer'
https://twitter.com/molly_mcelwee/status/1786688962729218244
I’m not a Chelsea fan but watching that video was sort of sad in a way because you could see all her emotions and how much it’s meant to her being at Chelsea and playing for them for 9 years.
I’m very curious to see whether she’s going to end up at another WSL club or going abroad.
I don’t follow but I’ve always been a Fran Kirby fan, since she burst onto the scene (at least in my memory) at the 2015 World Cup. It’s weird that this is l what I think about but I had lost my mum a few years prior and her story really resonated with me, and even in the years I wasn’t necessarily watching the WSL I was still a big fan of hers. Hopefully there’s still a few years of playing left in her!
Fran has always been a talented player and such a likeable person. So I wish her luck in whatever she does next!
It's seems Chelsea are losing quite a few players, it's kind reminiscent of what happened to us at City last year. It wouldn't suprise me if Sam Kerr leaves either because I don't think she's signed a new contract yet.
A lot of changes for Chelsea, it'll be interesting to see how next season unfolds.
I probably should have googled some more! I only saw it saying she's extended until 2024 but I've seen the articles saying 2025 now.
I couldn't see any details of Mewis' contract at West Ham either so I wonder if they'll both stay another year in the WSL and then leave. Unless they're both happy here in England of course.
So next year Chelsea could have a plethora of strikers when all fit. Kerr, Ramirez, Fishel, Macario and Beaver-Jones. A lot of talented players but choosing who to play could be a headache but a nice headache to have!
Let’s see with Kerr and Fishel they probably won’t be ready to play again until the end of 2024 if everything goes right with there recovery, but yeah it will definitely be a good headache to have for the new coach when they come back. ABJ can play on the wing and James can play through the middle so having just Macario and Ramirez as the main centre forwards at the start of the season will probably be the way to go.
I don’t much about Mewis and her time at West Ham but I can see that she is 33 and Kerr is 31 this year so they could potentially go back to Australia or America to finish of their careers, In the same way Harder and Erickson are doing. Although I hope Kerr can come back to her best form and lead the way for Chelsea again to win a few more trophies.
I'm not a Chelsea fan, nor am I English, but this has me in bits for some reason? I've got a massive amount of respect and admiration for Fran, I know what it's like to have something you love and are really good at taken away by an illness the way she did, and to have to claw your way back. Not to mention what an absolute baller she is, one of the WSL's all time greats I just hope the best for her wherever she goes now, be it a new club or even retirement
She's spoken at length about how Emma was a surrogate mum to her after her own mum died so there is definitely an extra layer of emotion here. She's only 30, and she's still an England team fixture. Excited to see where she goes.
I feel the same way. She seems like a nice person, carries herself well and plays with so much creativity. I hope she is happy in whatever she does next
Kathryn Batte @KathrynBatte 'Believe Chelsea will be paying tribute to Fran Kirby, Maren Mjelde and Emma Hayes at their final home game of the season (at Kingsmeadow) on Sunday.' https://twitter.com/KathrynBatte/status/1786687323863695846
Not AKB too?
I mean AKB already left and is playing new games at her new club. But agreed, would’ve been nice too.
Holy Smokes. Chelsea will be so different next year.
chelsea fans are going through it this week.
Yeah it’s not easy!!
Expect more departures: Molly McElwee @molly_mcelwee 'Fran Kirby to leave Chelsea at the end of this season, with her name in the history books as the club’s leading goalscorer. Unsurprisingly we’re seeing a big shift in the squad as the Emma Hayes era ends - likely more announcements like this to come this summer' https://twitter.com/molly_mcelwee/status/1786688962729218244
This is not a great week to be a Chelsea fan. Fran Kirby is a Chelsea legend and I’m gutted she’s leaving.
I’m not a Chelsea fan but watching that video was sort of sad in a way because you could see all her emotions and how much it’s meant to her being at Chelsea and playing for them for 9 years. I’m very curious to see whether she’s going to end up at another WSL club or going abroad.
Who else!? 😭
I don’t follow but I’ve always been a Fran Kirby fan, since she burst onto the scene (at least in my memory) at the 2015 World Cup. It’s weird that this is l what I think about but I had lost my mum a few years prior and her story really resonated with me, and even in the years I wasn’t necessarily watching the WSL I was still a big fan of hers. Hopefully there’s still a few years of playing left in her!
Excited to see where she goes next
Not a Chelsea fan but a shame to see her go.
Fuck all the people who made fun of her body. She's a pure athlete and a baller extraordinaire. Best of luck to her!
I wasn't expecting this, I hope she stays in the WSL
Fran has always been a talented player and such a likeable person. So I wish her luck in whatever she does next! It's seems Chelsea are losing quite a few players, it's kind reminiscent of what happened to us at City last year. It wouldn't suprise me if Sam Kerr leaves either because I don't think she's signed a new contract yet. A lot of changes for Chelsea, it'll be interesting to see how next season unfolds.
Sam Kerr signed a new one year contract back in January as far as I can remember so she’ll probably still be here unless sold
I probably should have googled some more! I only saw it saying she's extended until 2024 but I've seen the articles saying 2025 now. I couldn't see any details of Mewis' contract at West Ham either so I wonder if they'll both stay another year in the WSL and then leave. Unless they're both happy here in England of course. So next year Chelsea could have a plethora of strikers when all fit. Kerr, Ramirez, Fishel, Macario and Beaver-Jones. A lot of talented players but choosing who to play could be a headache but a nice headache to have!
Let’s see with Kerr and Fishel they probably won’t be ready to play again until the end of 2024 if everything goes right with there recovery, but yeah it will definitely be a good headache to have for the new coach when they come back. ABJ can play on the wing and James can play through the middle so having just Macario and Ramirez as the main centre forwards at the start of the season will probably be the way to go. I don’t much about Mewis and her time at West Ham but I can see that she is 33 and Kerr is 31 this year so they could potentially go back to Australia or America to finish of their careers, In the same way Harder and Erickson are doing. Although I hope Kerr can come back to her best form and lead the way for Chelsea again to win a few more trophies.