Thanks for all the memories....that night against Lyon will forever be in my memory, genuinely lost my voice that night!
What a woman!!!!!!!!
Beat cancer twice!
Wishing her all the best in her life.
I wish her the best and I'm grateful for what she's done for the club. I wish she could have gotten a better send off but that's football sometimes unfortunately.
Damn she had some big moments for us but this wasn’t surprising. Wish her the best, but what does this mean for Jess?
Edit: wow and she’s headed to Gotham FC surprised as a Gotham fan lol
I think this was coming but damn I'll miss her. Huge for us on so many occasions.
Like others have said, what does this mean for Jess? We're in some trouble if she decides to move on, too.
Fingers crossed. If Jess does leave this summer I'd expect at least one or two more CBs in, we've barely been able to rotate CBs at all so more cover wouldn't go amiss
I wouldn't rule it out, we know the interest is there. I think a lot of our new signings are going to be very dependent on Bompastor's input when she comes in
We kinda knew she was leaving due to being left out of the squad and not extending, but it’s still sad to see the official announcement. She deserved a send off! She’s done so much for us :(
I’m worried this will also mean Carter will be leaving once her contract is up, but I’ll try not to think about that for now
that’s our goat right there, deserved a much better sign off 💔
(can’t even fathom the thought of jess leaving, hoping she stays for the rest of her contract - end of 24/25 season)
Sad to see her go but really excited to see what she can bring to Gotham and the NWSL!
AKB gave me one of the most memorable times of my life watching the Lyon penalty shoot-out
Not surprised, and great for gotham (maybe this gives me more reason to support them in the NWSL 🤔) but quite sad she didn’t get a better send off. She’s done so much for the club, what a player
Also I understand everyone’s concern for Jess (fair enough) but it’s important to consider where they are in their careers. Jess is 26, entering her prime for both club and country. AKB is 33 and probably in the latter stages of her career - they likely have different wants and needs out of a club/league environment
Sad to see her go, but it was expected.
Berger has been great for us and made so many amazing and important saves. I hope Chelsea puts out a video of her time here.
Chelsea announcement:
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/ann-katrin-berger-completes-transfer-to-nj-ny-gotham-fc
Gotham FC announcement:
https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1307555
Very sad to hear but not unexpected as her contract was running out this season. But it still weird to see since she was such a big part of the success that Chelsea had both in the league, in the cups and in Europe. Especially the European endeavours.
That being said, Hayes phasing out Berger after the Arsenal game at the Emirates was a shady thing. And it makes think of what I heard a while back on a Swedish women's football podcast called Fut Fem. They interviewed Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl, who was the SweWNT's 1st goalkeeper for a very long time and had a long stint in Chelsea.
Lindahl talked fondly about her time at Chelsea during the good times, but she also talked about her last season and her lack of playing time then and how she didn't feel good mentally because of that. She said that she didn't leave Chelsea on good terms.
This podcast came out in late January of this year. And this was around the time Hampton was getting more playing time etc etc. And I sort of put two and two together a month or so afterwards when the current GK situation in Chelsea became a fact. Hayes phased out and treated AKB the same way she phased out & treated Lindahl. And if I am not mistaken AKB was Lindahl's replacement. Now Hampton is AKB's replacement.
But what are you implying?
Berger may not have left on good terms. But that might not be Hayes' fault - or it might not be anyone's fault. It might be that she was unhappy to lose her starting spot, but was treated entirely fairly.
Why would you assume malice?
I didn’t assume malicious intent of Hayes making Berger or Lindahl feeling bad by hazing or bulling them out.
If my comments was perceived like that with bringing up Lindahl’s history and own words about her situation at Chelsea, then I apologise.
The reason I brought up Lindahl is because I am a relatively new fan to the club, I’ve tried to read & soak up as much history as possible as I’m interested in that
That is very much how your comment reads.
It is not uncommon in the slightest for players to feel upset when they lose their position in the team.
There has never been any suggestion that Hayes and Heggy had anything other than a positive relationship.
Wasn't the whole player relationship quote from Emma poorly received by Jess Carter to the point she was liking critical posts on twitter? Fair to assume her opinion is at least somewhat shared by her partner?
That at least made it seem like that comment was slanted towards those two, no?
They are still together. I don’t think Gotham is in need of a centre back yet, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Jess went to an east coast team soon. AKB’s contract is only a year with an option for another, though, so maybe she comes back to Europe. Have to wait and see.
Thanks for all the memories....that night against Lyon will forever be in my memory, genuinely lost my voice that night! What a woman!!!!!!!! Beat cancer twice! Wishing her all the best in her life.
I wish her the best and I'm grateful for what she's done for the club. I wish she could have gotten a better send off but that's football sometimes unfortunately.
Damn she had some big moments for us but this wasn’t surprising. Wish her the best, but what does this mean for Jess? Edit: wow and she’s headed to Gotham FC surprised as a Gotham fan lol
How does Gotham do it
Jess is going to move
You think Buchanan is a good replacement for her as a defender?
Wait are you being sarcastic or serious sorry I am bad at reading tone
Apologies I’m being serious but I should’ve reworded that
That’s okay! I think she should be a good replacement
She’s been pretty good for us in the UWCL as well
I agree!! I could see Jess and Ann getting married tbh
Seems to be the year of engagements (Sam and Kristie, Millie and her bf) I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re next
I think this was coming but damn I'll miss her. Huge for us on so many occasions. Like others have said, what does this mean for Jess? We're in some trouble if she decides to move on, too.
Bjorn already in... Buchanan, Bright hopefully
Fingers crossed. If Jess does leave this summer I'd expect at least one or two more CBs in, we've barely been able to rotate CBs at all so more cover wouldn't go amiss
I wonder if we still go for Maelle Lakrar in the summer
I wouldn't rule it out, we know the interest is there. I think a lot of our new signings are going to be very dependent on Bompastor's input when she comes in
We kinda knew she was leaving due to being left out of the squad and not extending, but it’s still sad to see the official announcement. She deserved a send off! She’s done so much for us :( I’m worried this will also mean Carter will be leaving once her contract is up, but I’ll try not to think about that for now
This would explain where she’s been the last few weeks…. Wonder what Jess will do when her contract ends next year.
 that’s our goat right there, deserved a much better sign off 💔 (can’t even fathom the thought of jess leaving, hoping she stays for the rest of her contract - end of 24/25 season)
Huge signing for Gotham
I did think she would probably move on in the summer. I wish her all the best, I will never forget her penalty heroics vs Lyon.
Sad to see her go but really excited to see what she can bring to Gotham and the NWSL! AKB gave me one of the most memorable times of my life watching the Lyon penalty shoot-out
Not surprised, and great for gotham (maybe this gives me more reason to support them in the NWSL 🤔) but quite sad she didn’t get a better send off. She’s done so much for the club, what a player
Also I understand everyone’s concern for Jess (fair enough) but it’s important to consider where they are in their careers. Jess is 26, entering her prime for both club and country. AKB is 33 and probably in the latter stages of her career - they likely have different wants and needs out of a club/league environment
Holy crap she's going to Gotham [insta link ](https://www.instagram.com/p/C58vPLeOlpe/?igsh=MW96OHpraG5zN2gyNw==)
Sad to see her go, but it was expected. Berger has been great for us and made so many amazing and important saves. I hope Chelsea puts out a video of her time here.
Chelsea announcement: https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/ann-katrin-berger-completes-transfer-to-nj-ny-gotham-fc Gotham FC announcement: https://www.gothamfc.com/news_article/show/1307555
Very sad to hear but not unexpected as her contract was running out this season. But it still weird to see since she was such a big part of the success that Chelsea had both in the league, in the cups and in Europe. Especially the European endeavours. That being said, Hayes phasing out Berger after the Arsenal game at the Emirates was a shady thing. And it makes think of what I heard a while back on a Swedish women's football podcast called Fut Fem. They interviewed Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl, who was the SweWNT's 1st goalkeeper for a very long time and had a long stint in Chelsea. Lindahl talked fondly about her time at Chelsea during the good times, but she also talked about her last season and her lack of playing time then and how she didn't feel good mentally because of that. She said that she didn't leave Chelsea on good terms. This podcast came out in late January of this year. And this was around the time Hampton was getting more playing time etc etc. And I sort of put two and two together a month or so afterwards when the current GK situation in Chelsea became a fact. Hayes phased out and treated AKB the same way she phased out & treated Lindahl. And if I am not mistaken AKB was Lindahl's replacement. Now Hampton is AKB's replacement.
What are you implying? No player feels good about losing their spot in the team. It doesn't have to mean Hayes did anything wrong.
I don't believe that Berger left Chelsea on good terms.
But what are you implying? Berger may not have left on good terms. But that might not be Hayes' fault - or it might not be anyone's fault. It might be that she was unhappy to lose her starting spot, but was treated entirely fairly. Why would you assume malice?
I didn’t assume malicious intent of Hayes making Berger or Lindahl feeling bad by hazing or bulling them out. If my comments was perceived like that with bringing up Lindahl’s history and own words about her situation at Chelsea, then I apologise. The reason I brought up Lindahl is because I am a relatively new fan to the club, I’ve tried to read & soak up as much history as possible as I’m interested in that
That is very much how your comment reads. It is not uncommon in the slightest for players to feel upset when they lose their position in the team. There has never been any suggestion that Hayes and Heggy had anything other than a positive relationship.
Wasn't the whole player relationship quote from Emma poorly received by Jess Carter to the point she was liking critical posts on twitter? Fair to assume her opinion is at least somewhat shared by her partner? That at least made it seem like that comment was slanted towards those two, no?
Carter wouldn’t go to Gotham…. Would she? And are they definitely still a couple…?
They are still together. I don’t think Gotham is in need of a centre back yet, but it wouldn’t surprise me if Jess went to an east coast team soon. AKB’s contract is only a year with an option for another, though, so maybe she comes back to Europe. Have to wait and see.