‘Ave Some (More) Of That!

An interview with the midfielder as she begins a season at Charlton Athletic after five years at West Ham, taking the number 10 shirt and a share of the captaincy. Longhurst, one of only five players to appear in each of the WSL’s first 12 seasons, explains that she decided in March she wanted to keep playing but needed a fresh challenge close to home, and that Karen Hills made her feel wanted. She talks about being represented by Ray Winstone’s agency, about watching West Ham’s Europa Conference League final on her phone at a wedding in Cyprus, and about learning late in her career to back her ability rather than just outwork people.