Mary Earps

Macseasider

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Now on the BBC this morning carrying out damage control and saying she was bullied as a child after throwing Hannah Hampson under the bus in her book.
 
Didn’t Sarina Wiegman and the rest of the squad have a big issue with Hannah Hampson’s behaviour and it’s impact on the group before her recall?
Not trying to defend Mary Earps as I don’t know much about what went on just asking if she might have had a point?
 
Saw her interviewed promoting her book a couple of days ago.
Usually 2 sides to most stories, so I may give it a read before I try to decide who is the villain.
Even then it’s still only one full side of the story, and few situations are ever black and white.
 
glasshalffull said:
Didn’t Sarina Wiegman and the rest of the squad have a big issue with Hannah Hampson’s behaviour and it’s impact on the group before her recall?
Not trying to defend Mary Earps as I don’t know much about what went on just asking if she might have had a point?
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They did have a big issue with Hannah Hampson. But Sarina explained to the squad that everyone deserves forgiveness and a second chance (something along those lines). Seems like Earps didn't agree with that and decided to make her feelings very public which would have remained a private matter within probably every other professional sports team. Looks worse as clearly it meant Earps would lose the No1 spot to Hampson in goal and reason for her sudden international retirement. Then throw the current No1 under the bus in a book as being trouble.
 
Macseasider said:
They did have a big issue with Hannah Hampson. But Sarina explained to the squad that everyone deserves forgiveness and a second chance (something along those lines). Seems like Earps didn't agree with that and decided to make her feelings very public which would have remained a private matter within probably every other professional sports team. Looks worse as clearly it meant Earps would lose the No1 spot in to Hampson in goal and reason for her sudden international retirement. Then throw the current No1 under the bus in a book as being trouble.
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OK
 
It’s hard to write something like that without coming across as vindictive. It should have remained private and personally I can’t see anything to be gained by Earps. She might make some money from the book but could lose out in other ways.
 
traffordtang said:
It’s hard to write something like that without coming across as vindictive. It should have remained private and personally I can’t see anything to be gained by Earps. She might make some money from the book but could lose out in other ways.
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I agree. Especially the fact that Hampson is still playing and the England No1. It throws shade on all of that squad for no reason other than profiteering.
 
straightatthewall said:
She needs to make as much as she can, while she's able to make it. This sort of thing as content in the book and as part of the PR to promote the book are part and parcel.
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Why was she doing a grovelling interview on the BBC yesterday then claiming it's all out of context then? She should stand by her words and get stuck in for maximum publicity?
 
She does/did seem full of herself, calling herself “heroic” for her penalty save in the WCF
Badly misjudged the reaction that would follow her revelations about Hampton.
Should keep out of the glare for a while and concentrate on her career at PSG
 
I watched the interview on the Beeb the other day. She said Serena had said after all we have been through together we are family and that she was disappointed.
Earps said she hopes she still feels she is part of the family.
Clearly not being received as favourably as she anticipated.
Not helping her cause Emgland retaining the trophy, same as Millie Bright - "mentally not ready for the tournament" . I interpret that as standing by her mate and now retiring from international football.
I remember reading once how she was looking forward to hopefully reaching a century of caps. Finishing on 88.
 
She does come across as bitter in the extracts, she's chosen targets who are massively popular (might have been better received if England hadn't won with a starring role for Hampson) and she was dropped because of increasing mistakes and a better keeper.
 
bfcpete said:
What did she say about Hannah Hampson?
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Key Points of Earps' Comments
  • "Unjust" Decision: Earps stated in her book, All In, that when Hampton was given the starting spot for England, "This felt unjust... It was a choice that went against my core values".
  • "Bad Behaviour": Earps claimed that Hampton had previously been dropped from the England squad after the Euro 2022 tournament due to "behaviour behind the scenes... that had frequently risked derailing training sessions and team resources". Earps felt that recalling Hampton and making her the first-choice keeper was rewarding this behavior.
  • Strained Relationship: Earps described her professional dynamic with Hampton as "difficult" but acknowledged that Hampton is a "very talented goalkeeper".
  • "No Bad Blood": Earps mentioned that she privately messaged Hampton to say there was "no bad blood" between them and presented Hampton with the Yachine Trophy (world's best goalkeeper award) at the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony.
  • Criticism of Wiegman: Earps also criticized England manager Sarina Wiegman's handling of the situation, describing it as "bull----" and feeling that Wiegman should have been more "direct and honest" with her about the decision.
The comments have led to significant discussion in the football world, with Hampton's club manager, Sonia Bompastor, criticising Earps for a lack of respect towards her teammates and manager. Earps, who announced her retirement from international football following the decision to drop her, later released a statement saying her words were being misrepresented and she didn't intend to "intentionally hurt" anyone
 
I’d like to think this furore blows over soon, and as Hampton was given a second chance because ‘everyone deserves one’ I hope Earps is afforded the same in terms of how she is currently being judged.
She’s put a lot of herself out there, probably been badly advised, and is now a little exposed and vulnerable to what is coming across as hate.
She’s one woman who may have made an error of judgement with the timing of her book, but she’s not Jack the Ripper, and she’s certainly not the first sportsperson to release a tell all autobiog.
 
Lala said:
I’d like to think this furore blows over soon, and as Hampton was given a second chance because ‘everyone deserves one’ I hope Earps is afforded the same in terms of how she is currently being judged.
She’s put a lot of herself out there, probably been badly advised, and is now a little exposed and vulnerable to what is coming across as hate.
She’s one woman who may have made an error of judgement with the timing of her book, but she’s not Jack the Ripper, and she’s certainly not the first sportsperson to release a tell all autobiog.
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It's a storm in a tea cup. When you boil it down, it's basically one footballer saying they disagreed with the coaches final decision about who plays and why. I'd be amazed, and actually disappointed, if Ravs hasn't (and isn't) made his feelings clear to Bruce and now Evo on why he should be out keeper and not BPF. The only difference is that it's never likely to be put into a book.
 
straightatthewall said:
It's a storm in a tea cup. When you boil it down, it's basically one footballer saying they disagreed with the coaches final decision about who plays and why. I'd be amazed, and actually disappointed, if Ravs hasn't (and isn't) made his feelings clear to Bruce and now Evo on why he should be out keeper and not BPF. The only difference is that it's never likely to be put into a book.
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Agree, I guess I just don’t like the thought of her getting publicly ravaged over a book. She was fabulous as a Lioness and she’s only human. We all f*ck up, and nobody has to read the book if they don’t want to.
 
Lala said:
Agree, I guess I just don’t like the thought of her getting publicly ravaged over a book. She was fabulous as a Lioness and she’s only human. We all f*ck up, and nobody has to read the book if they don’t want to.
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It's today's fish and chip wrappings. But there is a lesson there for everyone to be careful how or what you say about others publicly.
 
Lala said:
Agree, I guess I just don’t like the thought of her getting publicly ravaged over a book. She was fabulous as a Lioness and she’s only human. We all f*ck up, and nobody has to read the book if they don’t want to.
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The reality is, this is what happens when you have a big profile. It's up to her and her manager to own it and push through it. Dare I say it, but if this was someone in the mens game, nobody would bat an eyelid. It comes as part of the territory when you and your sports profile goes up a few notches.You can't have one without the other.
 
straightatthewall said:
The reality is, this is what happens when you have a big profile. It's up to her and her manager to own it and push through it. Dare I say it, but if this was someone in the mens game, nobody would bat an eyelid. It comes as part of the territory when you and your sports profile goes up a few notches.You can't have one without the other.
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I think if they were both retired or not England stars it wouldn't have been talked about. I think it's the fact it was the most high profile female English player taking aim at the current England No1 that's it's been used to fill up column inches.
 
straightatthewall said:
The reality is, this is what happens when you have a big profile. It's up to her and her manager to own it and push through it. Dare I say it, but if this was someone in the mens game, nobody would bat an eyelid. It comes as part of the territory when you and your sports profile goes up a few notches.You can't have one without the other.
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I thought exactly the same about if it were someone in the mens game, but didn’t go down that road because I am female and I’d have bill40 on my back ( sorry bill 😌).
Some men in the sport have behaved appallingly over the years and are rarely not forgiven, as you say this is barely a story in comparison.
If I were her I’d switch all my socials off, stay away from the media for a few weeks and plan on how to spend the profits.
 
Maybe Earps and Bright thought that England would struggle without them, turns out they didn't and won the competition.
There endeth the story.
 
I think we've seen the most interesting parts of the book so no need to buy it now.

It will be half price in The Works next week.
 
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straightatthewall said:
Dare I say it, but if this was someone in the mens game, nobody would bat an eyelid. It comes as part of the territory when you and your sports profile goes up a few notches.You can't have one without the other.
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Lala said:
That’s the irony, had it been a male player no-one probably would give a ****.
Maybe women aren’t expected to be as bold, and Earps has certainly been bold.
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You couldn't be both more wrong . If this was a story in the men's game with similar high profile players it would be wall to wall coverage in the media. Hours devoted to it on talksport and all over the papers. Days of it.
Millie Bright is the other example. The media have hardly scratched the surface with her. Equivalent male player and it would draw a lot more attention.
 
PNENIL said:
You couldn't be both more wrong . If this was a story in the men's game with similar high profile players it would be wall to wall coverage in the media. Hours devoted to it on talksport and all over the papers. Days of it.
Millie Bright is the other example. The media have hardly scratched the surface with her. Equivalent male player and it would draw a lot more attention.
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The difference I was referring to is the 'emotional' response to these comments and apparent indications around 'what will this do for team spirit?' etc. In the mens game, this sort of stuff is a given frankly.
 
ElBurroSinNombre said:
It's not a patch on what Craig Bellemy said about Charlie Adam in his book;

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848044537295310958
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Neither player was high profile enough for it to garner attention. Can you imagine if it was e.g. Ronaldo about Rooney. TBF Bellamy doesn’t come across as the brightest spark on the planet in that piece and notice how he chooses not to name the high profile player. It has Gerrard written all over it who I think has a grudge against anything Blackpool related. I wonder if that’s why he poached Critchley.
 
traffordtang said:
Neither player was high profile enough for it to garner attention. Can you imagine if it was e.g. Ronaldo about Rooney. TBF Bellamy doesn’t come across as the brightest spark on the planet in that piece and notice how he chooses not to name the high profile player. It has Gerrard written all over it who I think has a grudge against anything Blackpool related. I wonder if that’s why he poached Critchley.
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If Gerrard gave even a gnats dangle of care to us, I'd eat my own head.
 
traffordtang said:
Neither player was high profile enough for it to garner attention. Can you imagine if it was e.g. Ronaldo about Rooney. TBF Bellamy doesn’t come across as the brightest spark on the planet in that piece and notice how he chooses not to name the high profile player. It has Gerrard written all over it who I think has a grudge against anything Blackpool related. I wonder if that’s why he poached Critchley.
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Apparently that excerpt was a spoof and wasn’t in Bellamy’s book at all.
 
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