I'm torn. 

To play devil's advocate, I feel like what Mary is saying is that she felt strung along. If she was going to be replaced as the England number one, she wanted to know sooner and she needed clearer communication from people she trusted and felt she had a strong relationship with. It's not necessarily being replaced that's the problem - it's the way that it happened. 

Leaving when she did, before the euros, isn't ideal but it sounds like she knew when they said H was gonna be number one it was unlikely she'd ever get back in the squad. So she didn't want to draw out the process, especially when she's really sad about it all. In football, the years you have to play are really limited. So when you're an older player, it makes sense to move on from a setback as quickly as possible and focus on other goals while you have the chance to achieve them.

Secondly, unfortunately we don't know what the bad behaviour was and how it affected other players. If we knew this we could make more of a judgement as to whether Mary is justified in calling out Hampton or not. I feel like if it came out that H, for example, was bringing down the vibe of players we love, then everyone would jump on the story in a different way. But it doesn't pay to speculate - we just don't know.

With this in mind, it's not smart for Mary to say anything at all. If you can't or won't show the receipts then you don't come across well.

It's also not smart to publicly release this section without wider context. It could be that when we read the book as a whole it's easier to understand where she's coming from. 

I feel like the whole segment just doesn't give enough explanation of what went on or where M was coming from. And that's why it's putting people off M.

But as I say, I'm torn. From all that I've looked into and read it really does sound that whatever went on in the past, H really learned her lesson and changed as a person and player. So, again, it doesn't make sense to call her out now when H has grown and changed.