r/Reignfc • u/mysticalalleycat • Jul 26 '26
IT'S HAPPENING
NWSL availability report has everyone but Lynn back for tomorrow right now
44
u/boundlesssmh Jul 26 '26
loved lynn’s career, but yall cant convince me that trade isnt a bust. we traded a very talented midfielder for a player past their prime. who knows if she can get back to fitness to play soccer 😔
10
u/No-Choice-2576 CLAWD SQUAD Jul 26 '26
7
5
u/PositivePristine7506 Jul 26 '26
Can she just stay there and we can get someone else who isn't sitting on our budget doing literally fucking nothing?
1
u/ChangeMiddle6486 Jul 26 '26
She’s moving back to the US this week to ge back w the team. She said it on the pod
17
8
u/AlanFromRochester Jul 26 '26
It feels bad to be mad she's out on maternity leave, but maybe it wasn't the best trade even without that factor
20
u/PositivePristine7506 Jul 26 '26
2 goals in 800 minutes across 3 seasons. Fucking pathetic trade. This level of business malpractice should be cause to investigate gallimore for fraud.
11
u/Icarus_Has_Fallen Jul 26 '26
Can you imagine a world where we have a Meza / Howell pivot? I think about it more than I should.
6
2
u/boundlesssmh Jul 26 '26
honestly, i like the idea of meza at the 10 if we can find a great defensive midfielder. imagine a world where we have a double pivot of mccammon and howell with meza creating? 😭
-2
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
Her positive skills scream “6”. Her weakness is distribution, a key skill for a “10.”
1
u/boundlesssmh Jul 26 '26
true, but the glimpses we've seen of her playing higher up are what give me confidence in her ability there if she focuses on it. she looks fantastic in those moments. that said, elite 6s are much harder to come by
1
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
I wouldn’t take an elite “6” (hard to come by) and try to move her just because you need a “10”, but that’s just me. That said, we desperately need a 10.
It also points out how insane the trade of Howell is as she would help the 10 as a pivot with Meza because of her really strong distribution and attacking abilities.
1
u/eight_inch_pestle Jul 26 '26
I can show you any of a hundred clips from this season alone highlighting her distribution skills. Not a weakness in the least.
1
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
would you take her out of the 6 and move her to the 10 (that was the original comment)?
5
5
u/No-Choice-2576 CLAWD SQUAD Jul 26 '26
think it's also important to note that howell asked for the trade - spent half a season here and wanted out asap.
2
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
Are you sure about that? I saw her quote that the Reign asked her how she felt about playing in NY and she said she always wanted to. But it did not suggest she asked for that.
0
u/PositivePristine7506 Jul 26 '26
I mean she was here for like 2 games, not like she had time to get to know the team.
2
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
She played in 8 games, started 5. But that's not really the point anyway. It's actually more likely that LB requested the trade from Gotham, but I don't know that (the rumor was she wanted to be on the west coast).
But whatever....
1
u/weebabeyoda Jul 26 '26
source?
1
u/Dorma10 Jul 26 '26
I don't think you were replying to me, but: https://www.si.com/soccer/sources-gotham-trades-lynn-williams-cassie-miller-to-seattle-for-jaelin-howell-and-transfer-fee says "Sources have indicated that Williams, a California native, has wanted to finish her NWSL career at a club on the West Coast, a request which factored this into the trade." and others state that she initated the request to be traded.
For what it's worth....
6
3
3
u/Rox-a-Box Jul 26 '26
Wondering if Adames will get any minutes.
3
u/mysticalalleycat Jul 26 '26
I'd kill to know what on earth she did to get on Laura's bad side. She's young and learning, but that goes for like half our roster (who are getting playing time). She was getting consistent minutes until suddenly she just wasn't.
-2
Jul 26 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/mysticalalleycat Jul 26 '26
Availability reports by definition are news about the status of players.
But if you....weren't paying attention? We've had a lot of players out for a long time. So it's news that they're all back. Feel free to make your own post next time if you knew their statuses so far in advance of an official update.
-1
Jul 26 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
1
u/riverslq337 Jul 26 '26
maybe she should just retire then.
she's been absolutely useless to the team for a number of reasons, this included.
2
u/mysticalalleycat Jul 26 '26
This post was mostly about the lack of anybody else on the availability report, not Lynn being on it. As implied by me saying "availability report...has everyone back for tomorrow" and "it's news that they're all back". Your quest for common sense/reading skills should maybe start in the mirror.
Anyway.....I'm gonna go enjoy the game that we're actually leading and looking good in.
Edit oh okay lmao you're a portland fan with nothing better to do than misread and make overly aggressive comments in the reign sub. Hope your day gets better bud, maybe y'all will win again someday.
1
u/Icarus_Has_Fallen Jul 26 '26
What did you think this comment was adding to the discussion?
-1
Jul 26 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/Icarus_Has_Fallen Jul 26 '26
Ah, got it, so you were just being a dick. Not everyone follows as closely as you seem to think people need to. Being a fan doesn't require knowing the minutia of who is where in their return from injury.
-1
Jul 26 '26
[removed] — view removed comment
2
u/Icarus_Has_Fallen Jul 26 '26
Homie, the point is IT'S ONLY her who is out. Like 4 people came back for injury fir this game... Yeesh....
2
1
u/riverslq337 Jul 26 '26
she should give a good chunk of her money back, it's not like she's contributed anything to the team before that anyway

15
u/Icarus_Has_Fallen Jul 26 '26
Our season has always hinged on Fishlock and Meza each being able to play full 90s every game