History for coochiee

Fenix

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/wellington-phoenix-captain-annalie-longo-blindsided-by-chloe-knotts-shock-departure/SXLBDVME2RDERACEEFQBHX3HUU/

Interview with Longo below. Worth noting she's also on the payroll of NZF (Development Officer??), which I'm sure is worked around her player commitments at the Nix. So maybe not the same financial pressures as others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qPQgVJL9A

Wellington Phoenix captain Annalie Longo had little idea her fellow midfielder Chloe Knott was struggling at the club.

The Football Fern was blindsided by her former teammate’s announcement last week, saying she didn’t see it coming and that there was “absolutely not” a cultural problem at the club.

“We didn’t have any discussions ... It was a bit of a shock the letter that got put out by Chloe – it’s never nice to read those things on social media,” Longo said.

Longo says she didn’t see Knott’s bombshell coming, despite the 27-year-old raising issues with her mentor months earlier.

“We had conversations in pre-season, that I thought we managed to iron out. To me, I thought we were connected and gelled,” Longo said.

However disappointed, the skipper is also taking one positive from her former teammate’s decision, saying Knott had started an important conversation.

“The one thing I will say about [Knott’s] comment is we will always fight for more.”

Female players in the competition are deemed semi-pro where clubs’ salary caps are roughly $600,000, where the men’s is $2.6 million.

“I appreciate what Chloe’s done and coming out and being brave and fighting for more,” Longo said.

“That’s what we want, we’re pushing the APL, we’re pushing for longer contracts and all those things, and I think that’s a positive for women’s football.”

Despite feeling the opposite to Knott about the on goings at the club, Longo confirmed they will address it.