Kirsty Linnett, Becky Jane lampoon Liverpool over poor treatment
Liverpool Women players Kirsty Linnett and Becky Jane have taken a swipe at the club over what they dubbed poor treatment even as both players are set to exit the club.
Linnett confirmed her departure from Liverpool Women in a social media post, in which she claimed a contract offer previously sent to her agent had been retracted without her being informed.
The 27-year-old, who spent three seasons at Liverpool, said: “My time at Liverpool has come to an end… I have seen a lot of similar experiences to what I have experienced below in women’s football recently.
“Something needs to change, people need to be treated better, it’s not good enough.
“It would have been nice if someone from the club had the decency to tell me that they were retracting the contract offer they’d previously sent my agent.
“I felt that after three years the least I deserved was a face to face meeting the moment they knew they wanted to let me go.
“Instead of calling my agent, telling him and then asking him to decide whether to tell me or the club call me!
“It’s also sad that this situation was only brought to light after my agent had emailed the GM to further the negotiations.
“Football is football but where does this stop? I’ve no hard feeling with being let go, it’s part of the game.
“What upsets me is the club support campaigns for mental health yet treat their own players with such little regard and respect.
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“Let’s hope clubs can do better by their players during these difficult times and act with more care for the people involved as manners and morals cost nothing.”
Following Linnett’s post, her team-mate Jane also said her contract offer had been retracted by the club.
Unfortunately, similar to @kirsty_linnett the club have retracted my contract offer in a similar way. As female footballers with zero security as it is; the least we deserve is to be treated better and with respect. It takes nothing to be kind. Thank you to my teammates ❤️
The defender replied to Linnett’s tweet: “The club have retracted my contract offer in a similar way.
“As female footballers with zero security as it is; the least we deserve is to be treated better and with respect. It takes nothing to be kind.”
In response to the comments, a Liverpool spokesperson said: “Like all professional clubs, Liverpool Women are in the process of compiling their retained and released list for the forthcoming season.
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