There’s a point in the BBC interviews where Lotte Wubben-Moy says, very plainly, that Arsenal Women are going for the WSL league title this year, and the more I listened to everybody else around her, the more I thought this doesn’t sound like one player getting carried away in pre-season. It sounds like this Arsenal group knows exactly where it is now.
In this episode of Arsenal Women: Trailblazers, I’m looking at what Georgia Stanway, Ona Batlle, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Steph Catley and Renée Slegers have been saying about Arsenal, why elite players are choosing to come here, why others are choosing to stay, and what that tells us about the expectations for 2026/27.
Georgia talks about first-day nerves, coming in early to settle, why she trusted her gut on Arsenal and why what the club is building feels fresh and exciting. Ona talks about coming back to England at 27, feeling like she’s entering her prime and wanting to win every trophy. Steph explains why Arsenal now feels like home, while Lotte makes it very clear that the WSL is the priority.
And then Renée says it too.
Arsenal want to win the league.
I also talk about Daisy Goodhand’s excellent piece on Jenna Nighswonger and the idea that sometimes a very good player can join a very good club and it simply doesn’t work out. No villain required, no need to rewrite history, sometimes football is just more complicated than that.
There’s also a lovely update from Madison and her Leah Williamson shirt story, a message from new Trailblazers member Helen Pearson, and Aya explains how Ted Lasso, Leah Williamson and a welcoming Arsenal community helped bring her into football in the first place.
And yes, I may have promised to attempt the new Georgia Stanway chant.
That was probably a mistake - I'll let you and your ears judge for yourselves!
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, and find the accompanying articles at ArsenalWomenTrailblazers.com
Read Daisy Goodhand's article on her Substack at https://daisygoodhand.substack.com/p/the-wrong-fit