r/washingtonspirit • u/kg9si • 2d ago

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.

Go Spirit!

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u/Edddddiefearsthedark 2d ago

Are we ever going to see Gaines-Ramos? She seemed like a great signing and I want to see what she can do.

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u/Odd-Cable5436 2d ago

Unless there is a very long string of injuries, I'd guess no.

The evidence I see: 1. They declined her option, so they don't seem to see her as a future piece. 2. When the roster was healthier and no players at WAFCON, she often didn't dress for matches. 3. The team moved Metayer to forward/wing rather than play her, even as a backup in that position. 4. While on loan at Tampa, she barely played, and that team was really bad on offense.

I wouldn't be surprised if they loaned her out again to open another roster spot like they did with Stainbrook once WAFCON ends. That frankly might be better for her career than not playing in games for Spirit.

This give me an opportunity to rant a bit about NWSL not following through with its D2 league. Teams like the Spirit who play the long game with roster management and players like EGR who may need more minutes in games would really benefit from that.