SkoPurp Soccer Episode 29: Stays or Goes – A Look at the Pride Roster

The off-season is officially underway for the Orlando Pride. The 2023 season was a surprisingly positive one for a team that we frankly didn’t expect that much out of before the NWSL kicked off in the spring. The fact that Seb Hines got this team to Decision Day in contention for a playoff spot and the Pride finished tied for fifth is a huge step in the right direction.

But now that 2023 is over, what happens next?

Orlando will be looking to upgrade the team’s roster for the 2024 season and we’ll know soon(ish) which out-of-contract players will be brought back.

As we do every year, we dedicated a show (this one, in fact) to dissecting the team’s roster as it stood at the end of the season. We discuss the contract status of each player and try to predict which ones will be back with the Pride in 2024 and which ones the club will allow to explore their options elsewhere.

In addition to trying to figure out which players will be back, we also look ahead to the NWSL Expansion Draft to try to forecast who might be made available for selection by the league’s newest teams.

We did look in our mailbagbox (where you can ask us anything every week), but nothing was inside. That made Dave sad. Please don’t make Dave sad. Remember, you can ask us anything by hitting us up on Twitter at either @TheManeLand or @SkoPurpSoccer and using the hashtag #AskSkoPurp. Or you can visit our show page, scroll down, and fill out the handy form.

Here’s how Episode 29 went down:

0:15 – Player by player, we discuss the known contract status of each Pride player and try to predict if they’ll be kept, let go, or left unprotected for the NWSL Expansion Draft. (That’s it. That’s the whole show!)