2023 Newcastle Jets Australia Cup Campaign

[Jeterpool]

Jets and Victory will face off in the Australia Cup qualification match on Monday 17th July in Darwin.

Full list of the current status of our squad can be found here (https://www.newcastlefootball.net/forum/showthread.php?3297-2023-24-Newcastle-Jets-Men-s-Squad)

[Jeterpool]

Victory have lost Fernando Romero, Nani, Bruce Kamau, Matt Acton, Lleyton Brooks, Kike Lopez and Tomi Juric from the squad that finished last year.

[Couscous]

Victory are terrible. Unfortunately, we are flaccid, too.

[Jeterpool]

The draw happens tonight at 7pm.

[Jetmaster]

Please not first up at Scum Park so they can parade their GF cringe in front of us.

[Jeterpool]

Please not first up at Scum Park so they can parade their GF cringe in front of us.

We've got to get past Victory first! This is for the cup, not the league

[Jetmaster]

Bugger - my bad, my dementia is getting worse!

[Jeterpool]

Predictions for the line ups as we get closer?

I'm predicting at this stage, based off nothing but how we left the end of last season:

-------------Weier---------------

Aquilina--Cancar--Natta---Mauragis

------Grozos-----O'Neill---------

Taylor---Piscopo-----Ingham

---------Buhagiar----------

[Jeterpool]

Winner of the Jets and Victory have been drawn at home against Brisbane Roar.

Of interest, in the 12 matches we have played since 2014, we have been drawn against A-League opposition 10 times. To be fair, two of those are qualifiers so we had to face A-League opposition.

We've never played the Roar and in the Round of 32 (or later) we have lost to A-League opposition 7 from 8 matches.

Tough times.

[MFKS]

Winner of the Jets and Victory have been drawn at home against Brisbane Roar.

Of interest, in the 12 matches we have played since 2014, we have been drawn against A-League opposition 10 times. To be fair, two of those are qualifiers so we had to face A-League opposition.

We've never played the Roar and in the Round of 32 (or later) we have lost to A-League opposition 7 from 8 matches.

Tough times.

Yeah we do seem to get the toughest draw in the comp.

If we got a couple of NPL teams we probably would be able to get deep into the comp but we never get that fortune

[Jeterpool]

Yeah we do seem to get the toughest draw in the comp.

If we got a couple of NPL teams we probably would be able to get deep into the comp but we never get that fortune

The two years we did get a draw against a Member Federation club we got to the Round of 16 and Quarter Final (after defeating an A-League club in Rd of 32).

[Jetmaster]

Edgy v Western United
Magic v Sydney United

Interesting games there.

And Smurfs host Scum.

[My2BobsWorth]

https://www.newcastlejetsfc.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-announce-extension-with-port-of-newcastle

Surely this isn't the new strip, Mattiske said they would preview it in the cup :fright:

[belchardo]

That does seem pretty ugly.

[MFKS]

That does seem pretty ugly.

Ugly ???

It's ****ing hideous .

Thank **** we are only wearing it once

It's like all our different kits were in the washing machine and all got joined into one

[StannyCFCJET]

The "New Kit" is just last year's training/warm up kit. The don't even pretend they don't care anymore

[Jeterpool]

The "New Kit" is just last year's training/warm up kit. The don't even pretend they don't care anymore

This!

The design has just rotated a little, got a badge put on it and changed the sponsor

[380]

The "New Kit" is just last year's training/warm up kit. The don't even pretend they don't care anymore

Club is a circus. The other club owners could not give a rats ass clearly demonstrated by the quality of recruitment for this upcoming season. When you look at the quality and value of the departed players and those that have come in for them it is pretty obvious. Only last week talk of a proven forward n defender taking up remaining spots but by the end of the week just a defender.

If i was a betting man i would be putting my money on this scenario having been sorted behind the scenes.

Short of a miracle and no investment/owner is found for the Jets then it is curtains at seasons end for the Jets. Any new license sold to another region ie ACT, Wollongong Wolves etc and the club owners who have been propping us up will receive there out of pocket first and foremost from that new club license fee sale. This would explain the total lack of forthcoming dollars to assemble anything more than something resembling a " replacements " squad this season.

There could not be any other possible explanation given how this seasons squad is shaping up. I asked the question a couple of weeks ago about minimum salary cap spend, In no universe is this years squad valued at two thirds of last seasons. Quite possibly the min spend on a squad is having a blind eye turned just to see out this season.

[Jeterpool]

I think the contract expiries of the squad is a good indicator

[Jetmaster]

Just a shout out that the game tomorrow night is live on 10Play at 7.30pm.

[Bremsstrahlung]

Without this forum, I’d forget this team even exists sometimes.

[belchardo]

Without this forum, I’d forget this team even exists sometimes.

yep

[anfield]

Without this forum, I’d forget this team even exists sometimes.

I think everyone is waiting for a big signing, especially given there is the money left from having no Beka or Thurgate.

[Frodo]

I think everyone is waiting for a big signing, especially given there is the money left from having no Beka or Thurgate.

They probably already spent all that money just to convince these kids to come knowing there's a chance we don't even make round 1.

[Jetmaster]

1-0, Buhagiar with a "typical" Jets goal.

[380]

And the typical Buhagiar missed sitter

I love how every season for the last 5 they say the only thing missing from his game is finishing, Be saying it for the next 5 also.

[belchardo]

2m behind the ball not enough to call that onside?

[Hunter403]

bastards...how dare they give a glimmer of hope

[Mark325]

What an embarrassing team we all support

[Hunter403]

Normal service resumed. Conceding two goals after the 90 minute mark

[Mark325]

Crazy that no matter who the coach is, and no matter who the players are on the pitch, we still find ways to throw it away late. Kinda thing that needs to be studied, it’s borderline ingrained in our culture at this point

[mic22]

Normal service resumed. Conceding two goals after the 90 minute mark

It's actually getting better!
Normally it would be 1 goal only.

[Jeterpool]

God I've missed this feeling

[Jeterpool]

We didn't deserve that win...geez we did it the hard way.

Is Stanton still on probation? Asking for his own sake

[Mark325]

Depressing that we made such a meal of that cause it’ll overshadow that for the first 90 minutes we were a consistently better team and even had a clearly onside goal disallowed.

our backline looked solid, though I could go with a more experienced hand back there. Taylor, Piscopo and Archie all looked good, again with a more experienced goal scorer up top they could all work really well together.

Buhagair shouldn’t touch the pitch ever again though. That bloke needs to go.

[anfield]

Jets were extremely dominant first half, That needed to be reflected greater on the Scoreline. But that has been a huge problem for them during Papas time.

By not killing the game off early allowed the victory back into the game.

[The Postman]

Thinking Stynes will be at the low end of the pecking order after tonight.

[Frodo]

I reckon if this game was another week away and Victory managed to get even half their first team back in time to play we would have been in big trouble.

We looked like a dominant regular NPL side versus an A League club's youth side. And even then we couldn't handle the game once a couple of first team players made it onto the pitch in the second half.


Also, I know it's only early on but Stanton just did exactly what the players were taught under Pappas, absolutely no difference to how we played last year. If that's the case and we are going to play with a bunch of fringe players and youth, plus a rookie manager, we might be in for a very draining season as fans.

[380]

I reckon if this game was another week away and Victory managed to get even half their first team back in time to play we would have been in big trouble.

We looked like a dominant regular NPL side versus an A League club's youth side. And even then we couldn't handle the game once a couple of first team players made it onto the pitch in the second half.


Also, I know it's only early on but Stanton just did exactly what the players were taught under Pappas, absolutely no difference to how we played last year. If that's the case and we are going to play with a bunch of fringe players and youth, plus a rookie manager, we might be in for a very draining season as fans.

Good summary, when the real competition comes around we will be in strife

[Alton]

Surely Crowley is better than Buhagiar

[Mark325]

I reckon if this game was another week away and Victory managed to get even half their first team back in time to play we would have been in big trouble.

We looked like a dominant regular NPL side versus an A League club's youth side. And even then we couldn't handle the game once a couple of first team players made it onto the pitch in the second half.


Also, I know it's only early on but Stanton just did exactly what the players were taught under Pappas, absolutely no difference to how we played last year. If that's the case and we are going to play with a bunch of fringe players and youth, plus a rookie manager, we might be in for a very draining season as fans.

Yeah, that game against Brisbane is gonna be a large indicator of how we are gonna fair this season.

I am hoping that we are only playing this similar style until some of our players are fitter and we sign up some remaining players that fill in necessary gaps.

[Couscous]

Trent Buhagiar. Struggling to remember a Jets players I disliked this much.

[Jeterpool]

Brandon O'Neill update

https://twitter.com/JamesGardiner42/status/1681164326630227968?t=UDjq7BDk57KGzSXHvo06Wg&s=19

spent night in hospital on a drip. Fine today, flying home with team

[MFKS]

Crazy that no matter who the coach is, and no matter who the players are on the pitch, we still find ways to throw it away late. Kinda thing that needs to be studied, it?s borderline ingrained in our culture at this point

Our culture is drama and chaos and instability

Exactly why do we really expect anything else from these ****s ??

FFS our main off season thing of note is replacing our coach and giving Hoffman a contract extension

Let's be realistic we ain't even trying to be best st anything other than drama and disaster

Until we embrace stability and actually set standards then we deserve nothing

[evolution]

Game vs Brisbane being played at Maitland Sportsground - 14 August @ 7:30pm

[My2BobsWorth]

Interesting how people are saying we played like Papas, I don't think so

[My2BobsWorth]

I'm feeling slightly positive about this year, we could have won that game 6-0 with better refereeing and better finishing from Budgie

[ForeverRed]

So the Jets have wished Edgeworth ?All the best? on their Facebook page for their Australian Cup fixture against Western United yet Western United pay our wages, ironic .

[plague]

Well well well would you look at that.

First piece of business when Thurgate gets to Western United was to sort out that terrible hairline.

Shows the WU club and players as a whole care about the kid. Expect a huge season from him.

[Couscous]

Can someone post a photo of comely Thurgate, please.

[The Dunster]

https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/t_share/MTc1MDg1OTM3MTMzNDI5ODU1/the-addams-family-a-to-z.jpg

[Bremsstrahlung]

Well played.

[380]

https://images.saymedia-content.com/.image/t_share/MTc1MDg1OTM3MTMzNDI5ODU1/the-addams-family-a-to-z.jpg

Yeh yeh

[belchardo]

Is the game tonight on 10play?

[Jeterpool]

Yes

[StannyCFCJET]

No goodwin or piscopo ffs. Hopefully not injuries again

[plague]

Jesus Christ if you needed any further proof that this league just doesnt get it, and never will, please note Ross Aloisi is now a head coach.

Praise Griff for giving us these gifts to make your humble servant plague giggle.

Hail Griff.




GRIFF!!!!!

[Bremsstrahlung]

Mauragis will hopefully have a good year. Looking good so far.

[Jetmaster]

I have concerns about what a short arse our keeper is.

[belchardo]

I have concerns about what a short arse our keeper is.

Could work for us - might have angry small man syndrome and destroy a few attackers. Hopefully theirs rather than ours.

[mic22]

Jets conceding in injury time and in the final minutes came as a complete surprise to me.

[2285]

Is what it is … big picture! budget is where we are at.. support the best we can get… or we have nothing

[BP Super Dynamos]

I have concerns about our goalkeeper's ability to catch the ball

[ForeverRed]

Was there a competition I didn?t see where someone from the crowd got to play in goals

[Frodo]

Meh, another 120 mins in the legs and we looked a heap better with the ball at our feet than Roar did. We will probably be fighting to avoid a spoon again, but at least watching a team of kids working their butts off will be way more enjoyable than the usual pile of A League rejects.

Brisbane looked terrible tho, we carved them up for periods with 11 on the pitch and once they got the extra man they looked incredibly impotent. I had full faith that they wouldn't be able to score against us based on their ability to attack, but at the same time I had absolutely no faith we wouldn't gift them a goal at any point.

Plus, always fun to know we still cannot find a GK who doesn't have butter fingers after all these years. We must have kept the same person who signed BK and they just hide away in some basement waiting to be asked each off season which GK will create the most chaos next.

[Couscous]

I think it's time I went to Riyadh to sort out this club's future.

[Jetmaster]

Jamie Young leading Scott to Western United training last season....

https://www.myrockingkids.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/BIGMANMARIO.jpg?v=1618581826&width=990

[Alton]

Jamie Young leading Scott to Western United training last season....

https://www.myrockingkids.co.uk/cdn/shop/products/BIGMANMARIO.jpg?v=1618581826&width=990

Surely there is a keeper somewhere that can catch

[380]

Can somebody let Scott know the U/10's emerging Jets keeper wants his jersey back.