wow, quite the statement.
I imagine she enjoyed her time playing for Auckland United and has probably been offered a job as a full time psychiatrist which will earn the real big bucks. Probably worth focusing on that for now and perhaps looking to go pro again in 2 years closer to the next world cup.
I imagine she enjoyed her time playing for Auckland United and has probably been offered a job as a full time psychiatrist which will earn the real big bucks. Probably worth focusing on that for now and perhaps looking to go pro again in 2 years closer to the next world cup.
Just wondering if there has culture shift under Temple with a stronger emphasis on winning, more open critcism of poor performance etc etc. Also wonder if the 4 North Americans who lets be honest are different to us culturally, have bought in a more competitive, hating to lose, win at all costs attitude. If so yeah some players from the first two years could struggle with that. Start to resent those loud visa player voices at training. But really we are all just guessing.
However if you start finding a job you loved a lot less fun, you are being paid peanuts, and you have a much higher paying alternative gig in the offering - well most of us would consider leaving. With it's very limited TV rights and sponsorship income (I remember in the first Nix ALW season Domey was basically pleading for a principal sponsor), the ALW will always be a development type league, even more so than the ALM. Doesn't seem in NZ anyway sadly, that the success of the WWC has brought foward any new big name sponsors for the Nix women.
So if at 27, no European or US clubs are looking at you, I guess you have to seriously weigh it all up. Especially as you see your same age group friends starting to earn some good coin.