Rebecca hires Zelda because Zelda helps Richmond challenge a contract squeeze that Rebecca and Higgins cannot safely ignore. When Derrick, the agent representing Dani Rojas and Roy Kent, invokes an unnamed offer and demands better terms, Zelda turns the vague threat into something the club can test.
The solution is theatrical, fast and ethically messy, which makes it pure Zelda. She helps stage a deceptive phone conversation that pressures Derrick and exposes how much of his leverage depends on Richmond accepting his story without scrutiny. Rebecca rewards the result by naming Zelda Special Adviser.
- Release date: September 16, 2026
- Episode: Season 4, Episode 7
- Title: “Yes & Baby”
- Genre: Sports comedy
- Streaming on: Apple TV
Derrick creates a problem Rebecca cannot dismiss
Derrick claims Dani may have another destination and suggests Richmond must reconsider the terms surrounding both Dani and Roy. Even if Rebecca suspects a negotiating trick, losing a beloved player or destabilizing a coach would damage the club. She needs information before she can call the bluff.
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Zelda understands that the unnamed offer is the weak point. Her improvised plan gives Rebecca and Higgins a way to push back without immediately conceding money or control. The sequence works as comedy, but it also proves that Zelda can identify leverage faster than Richmond’s conventional executives. She is useful precisely because she is willing to create uncertainty on the other side of the negotiation.
Special Adviser gives Zelda access, not trust
Rebecca’s decision is practical rather than sentimental. Zelda has just produced a useful result at a moment of pressure, and an adviser role lets Rebecca bring that disruptive intelligence inside the club. It does not mean Rebecca suddenly understands Zelda’s motives or methods.
That uncertainty is the risk. Zelda solves the immediate agent problem by using performance and manipulation. Those skills may help against an opponent, but they could become dangerous if she applies them to Rebecca, Keeley or the women’s team. Richmond has gained a weapon without a clear instruction manual.
The hire changes Rebecca’s leadership test
Rebecca has spent the season trying to fund and protect a women’s side while managing relationships built around the men’s team. Hiring Zelda shows she is willing to try an unconventional answer, but it also puts another strong personality between ownership, football and publicity.
The appointment makes sense because Zelda delivered when Richmond needed her. Whether it remains a good decision depends on what she wants from the access Rebecca has granted. Rebecca must now set clear professional boundaries around a role created in the excitement of one successful intervention, especially when player contracts and club finances are involved. Was hiring Zelda inspired or reckless? Share your verdict in the comments today.
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