I want Bridges to have my child

[Skirt Boy]

Enough with the anti-bridges crap. Time to balance it all out. The guys a legend, full of class and carries himself.

Should be captain/coach IMO

[lquiquer]

The guys a legend


Where?

[Smeezyy]

Also he was captain time and scored a top goal.

[la bazzle]

Great thread, lets discuss his goal this season and all his awesome assists

[Smeezyy]

Great thread, lets discuss his goal this season and all his awesome assists

Yeah and let's talk about all that play time he's had too...wait hang on, we don't want this to turn into a fair and reasonable discussion do we?

[la bazzle]

True, lets just discuss all his other goodness. All hail! I'd much rather Bridgey AKA "the game changer" coming off the bench then some young player with a future, he just changes the game so much and creates so many opportunities. Dead set I'm getting a semi thinking about his contributions. Bridges 4 LyFe

[MFKS]

True, lets just discuss all his other goodness. All hail! I'd much rather Bridgey AKA "the game changer" coming off the bench then some young player with a future, he just changes the game so much and creates so many opportunities. Dead set I'm getting a semi thinking about his contributions. Bridges 4 LyFe

Bloke has as much talent as Gallaway and is of as much use to us as Gallaway.

[Pico]

Great thread, lets discuss his goal this season and all his awesome assists

why limit it to just this season let look at his entire illustrious jets career, banging in this goals and not to mention all those creative assists he's been laying on a platter regularly.

he's played 61 games for Newcastle with 33 starts for a total of approx 2900 minutes of game time for 11 goals.
his first season 2009 he scored 6 goals in 17 games all starts, since then 5 goals in the 4 seasons since, for a tidy 1.25 goals a SEASON.
of the games he's played for us we have won 18 games from 61.
since bridges signed with us in 2009 we have only won one derby he has played in it was his third game with us in 2009.
bridges has only scored once in a derby in his nearly 5 seasons with Newcastle.

what's even more telling is when you start looking at other strikers who have played a similar amount of games for the club.
68 games for 31 goal's
4 derby wins
5 derby goals
I know which player I'd rather have at the club.

[q-money]

the games just didn't lend to him taking over

[Thomas477]

Great thread, lets discuss his goal this season and all his awesome assists

How about Goodwin's season? Or Virgilli's? Or Brown's?

Bridges isn't crappier than any other player we have.

Bridges > Brown.

[Pico]

Good to see we have such high standards here in Newcastle, you don't have to be good or even better then youth league graduates filling squad spots to demand more game time here.

Re-sign the bloke for 5 years.

[leftrightout]

of the games he's played for us we have won 18 games from 61.

Im not a Bridges fan, but surely that stat is pretty close to the same with bridges not playing, since he has been at the club?
Jeterpool?

[pv4]

As a genuine question - can anyone who actually subscribes to this thread give us a list of the on-field positives you see Bridges adding to the team? And if possible, use examples from 2 seasons ago, last season & this season?

[joel31]

As a genuine question - can anyone who actually subscribes to this thread give us a list of the on-field positives you see Bridges adding to the team? And if possible, use examples from 2 seasons ago, last season & this season?
Experience
I struggle to think of much else

[Jetmaster]

Tread warily....he won't be our next coach....he'll be our next CEO.

[la bazzle]

Lol I love how bridges fans argument is "yeah but others are shitter". Atleast brown has room for improvement, I mean for Griffs sake the bloke improved a bit in one week

[pv4]

Tread warily....he won't be our next coach....he'll be our next CEO.

Let's hope he's able to retain players better than he does possession

[Skirt Boy]

Lol I love how bridges fans argument is "yeah but others are shitter". Atleast brown has room for improvement, I mean for Griffs sake the bloke improved a bit in one week

I don't care about young players getting a go. That's what youth/acadamies and closed door friendlies are for.

I want our best on the park. Yeah sure give a young promising player 10-15 minutes here or there. But to start them week in week out like has been the case under that muppet GVE yeah **** that.

Taggart scored a hatrick. What's he done since? **** all. What did he do before that? **** all really.

Browns a joke

Hoole? Promising player. Done alright last week and was used like a young kid should be used.

[Pico]

Im not a Bridges fan, but surely that stat is pretty close to the same with bridges not playing, since he has been at the club?
Jeterpool?


Interesting I had a quick look, and these are only rough figures as I would need to add in the extra games from finals games & pre-season as the bridges figures take in all matches he has played in where as the following is only based off the regular season matches for the seasons preceding bridges arrival it does not include the games he did not take part in after his 2009 arrival.

Prior to bridges arrival we had played 84 regular season matches (as i said excludes the finals and pre season cup matches) for 30 victories, with a win to games ratio of 35.7%

Since bridges signed he's played 61 games and of those games he's played in we have won 18 for a win ratio of 29.5%.

So since his arrival our win ratio has receded by approx. 6.2%.

It should be noted that the 35.7% takes into account the wooden spoon season where con sold our championship team, prior to that season it was sitting at 63 games 26 wins for a win ratio of 41.3%.

[parksey]

bridges does seem like a top bloke, though. loves newy.

that's got to count for something.

[plague]

There's no stat for gumption, nous or cunning.

Just sayin'

[selassie]

I don't care about young players getting a go. That's what youth/acadamies and closed door friendlies are for.

I want our best on the park. Yeah sure give a young promising player 10-15 minutes here or there. But to start them week in week out like has been the case under that muppet GVE yeah **** that.

Taggart scored a hatrick. What's he done since? **** all. What did he do before that? **** all really.

Browns a joke

Hoole? Promising player. Done alright last week and was used like a young kid should be used.

I don't care about old players getting a go. That's what charity matches and closed door friendlies are for.

I want our best on the park. Yeah sure give a old famous player 10-15 minutes here or there. But to start them week in week out like has been the case under every muppet yeah **** that.

Bridges did not score a hatrick. What's he done since? **** all. What did he do before that? **** all really. Unlike Taggart who is our top scorer.

Brown was a promising player

Hoole? Starting player. Done alright last week and was used like a returning starter should be used.


bridges does seem like a top bloke, though. loves newy.

that's got to count for something.

proof?

[russjaybee]

Personally I don't understand the vitriol for Bridges.

It should be the coaching staff and management that you're raging at, they pick the squad. It should be their head on the line if you're not happy with the players being picked.

This hatred of our own players is ****ing disgusting in my opinion and this forum is rife with it.

The circle jerking that goes on here making it fashionable to hang shit on players in our own squad and praise others that have really not done anything is shit house. I'm all for fun and games but it can get very, very tiring.

[northern_swan]

Personally I don't understand the vitriol for Bridges.

It should be the coaching staff and management that you're raging at, they pick the squad. It should be their head on the line if you're not happy with the players being picked.

This hatred of our own players is ****ing disgusting in my opinion and this forum is rife with it.

The circle jerking that goes on here making it fashionable to hang shit on players in our own squad and praise others that have really not done anything is shit house. I'm all for fun and games but it can get very, very tiring.

This.

[Blackmac79]

I hate all the players.

They train 2 hours a day. 4 days a week. Spend the rest of the time buming around and then can't perform for 2 hours on the ****ing weekend.

**** them. Lazy kvnts need to learn to work.

[russjaybee]

The pain of seeing players not put in and looking like they don't care is horrible, and yeah it's easy to be pissed off at them for it.

But this still has to come back to the coaching staff as well.

Also, to say that Bridges doesn't work or care about winning / the club when he comes on is bs. You can see he is trying to make things happen when he comes on (most of the time he's trying to do too much imo).

I actually don't believe he should be starting or even in the squad, but I don't hold it against him.

[la bazzle]

I don't care about young players getting a go. That's what youth/acadamies and closed door friendlies are for.

I want our best on the park. Yeah sure give a young promising player 10-15 minutes here or there. But to start them week in week out like has been the case under that muppet GVE yeah **** that.

Taggart scored a hatrick. What's he done since? **** all. What did he do before that? **** all really.

Browns a joke

Hoole? Promising player. Done alright last week and was used like a young kid should be used.


I agree completely best 11 should be on the park. Bridges isnt one of them. Here you are complaining about Taggart however brief atleast he has contributed something and has the potential to do so again. Bridges has contributed zero and looks to continue that trend, or due to his age get, if possible, worse and contribute less hen zero.... Maybe score an og or something would do it.

The problem is instead of, as you say, giving a young bloke 10-15 minutes we are giving this old bloke who contributes nothing a run. Surely by your own logic this is stupid?


Does seem like a good bloke but.

[q-money]

is this the only footy forum you blokes have ever read btw?

i'm sure there's many more brain meltdowns and much more mindless vitriol on an indian manchester united forum right now, just sayin

[Thomas477]

I don't care about young players getting a go. That's what youth/acadamies and closed door friendlies are for.

I want our best on the park. Yeah sure give a young promising player 10-15 minutes here or there. But to start them week in week out like has been the case under that muppet GVE yeah **** that.

Taggart scored a hatrick. What's he done since? **** all. What did he do before that? **** all really.

Browns a joke

Hoole? Promising player. Done alright last week and was used like a young kid should be used.

This.

And on Taggart, he seems to be suffering from Brockie Syndrome - goes good for a few weeks, get an improved contract then do sfa.

[MFKS]

I actually don't believe he should be starting or even in the squad, but I don't hold it against him.

When GVE was in charge I held it against GVE for him being in the squad. Now that he is no longer with us I am holding it against our Assistant Coach. InZane is in a shit of a position having an Assistant who is a player in the squad. Anytime Bridges comes on he has to contribute or the knives are out.

It is absolutely ridiculous the blatant conflict of interest Bridges has in any form of squad selection whilst he is still a playing member of the squad. Considering his talents aren't worthy enough of being a MUST PICK as far as I am concerned any criticism for his performance is more than valid.

After all he took on the role. So he must deal with it.

I am highly concerned that team selections/ substitutions are compromised by the assistant manager looking after what is best for the assistant managers playing career not necessarily the clubs best interests

[la bazzle]

This.

And on Taggart, he seems to be suffering from Brockie Syndrome - goes good for a few weeks, get an improved contract then do sfa.

Atleast he's not suffering from Bridges syndrome. Being our leading goal scorer and having influenced games to earn us the only points we have is terrible. Taggart out

[Sam]

Yay!! Good to see theres a positive Bridgy thread! :) I get judged alot for loving Micky, but hs such a gorgeous person, hes so passionate about his team and his fans, amd absolutely loves Newcastle! The young kids on the field could learn alot from him!

[Grimario]

I wouldn't trust bridges with my child. I think pv4 can give us the stats but he'd lose the kid 70% of the time.

[Pico]

Yay!! Good to see theres a positive Bridgy thread! :) I get judged alot for loving Micky, but hs such a gorgeous person, hes so passionate about his team and his fans, amd absolutely loves Newcastle! The young kids on the field could learn alot from him!

that's all well and good but if I want to build an extension to my house I don't go and get someone who loves the suburb I live in or likes all my neighbours, I go and find a builder with a solid track record in getting the job done. enough of employing nice blokes and more hiring footballers.

[Blackmac79]

I wouldn't trust bridges with my child. I think pv4 can give us the stats but he'd lose the kid 70% of the time.

:lulz:

[Jeterpool]

I wouldn't trust bridges with my child. I think pv4 can give us the stats but he'd lose the kid 70% of the time.

Geez Grim it'd be lost for 4-6 weeks and then you'd find it held up in the corner.

[Sam]

So can all the Bridgy haters go back to ur Bridgy hating thread? Kthanksbai

[hawk]

no mention of the great accent.

[Sam]

no mention of the great accent.

Hahaha you cant understand a word he says half the time!! I do like that when he forgets my name, it's "luv" :)

[plague]

I wouldn't trust bridges with my child. I think pv4 can give us the stats but he'd lose the kid 70% of the time.

5 star post sir.
Brilliant.

[joel31]

So can all the Bridgy haters go back to ur Bridgy hating thread? Kthanksbai
This thread should not have existed in the first place as the debate should have occurred in the other thread

[militiamon]

I wouldn't trust bridges with my child. I think pv4 can give us the stats but he'd lose the kid 70% of the time.

Hahaha, post of the week

[MFKS]

Hahaha, post of the week

Nah Yours with the Kale Fapfest Meter reaching Crotch Levels for mine

[militiamon]

Oh Member :wub:

We're gonna do this mate, what's the bet that Kale will make his debut within a few weeks?

[seldom]

Use of the word "Vitriol"...havent used this since my days in the lab...well in!

[russjaybee]

When GVE was in charge I held it against GVE for him being in the squad. Now that he is no longer with us I am holding it against our Assistant Coach. InZane is in a shit of a position having an Assistant who is a player in the squad. Anytime Bridges comes on he has to contribute or the knives are out.

It is absolutely ridiculous the blatant conflict of interest Bridges has in any form of squad selection whilst he is still a playing member of the squad. Considering his talents aren't worthy enough of being a MUST PICK as far as I am concerned any criticism for his performance is more than valid.

After all he took on the role. So he must deal with it.

I am highly concerned that team selections/ substitutions are compromised by the assistant manager looking after what is best for the assistant managers playing career not necessarily the clubs best interests

Now this I do understand, his appointment as Assistant is a massive conflict of interest, especially considering his already divided selection as a player.

[hausmann]

I hate all the players.

They train 2 hours a day. 4 days a week. Spend the rest of the time buming around and then can't perform for 2 hours on the ****ing weekend.

**** them. Lazy kvnts need to learn to work.

This.

Probably not the correct thread for this rant, but anyway. You know what I hate. I hate when you hear a quote from one of these 2 hour a day players who say "Del Piero is such a professional, he's the last player to leave training everyday and is still practicing his free kicks long after everyone else has left". They've all probably gone to their favourite café.

That quote came to my mind when I saw Bridges, Caravella and a couple of other players engaged in leisurely conversation in a Beaumont St Café at lunchtime the week before the derby.

The survival of the A-League is dependent on Foxtel money more than anything. Foxtel is bankrolling these guys salaries and while viewing numbers and crowd levels are okay, it may not always be this way. They have been given a platform from which to take the game forward and it seems to me that they aren't doing enough to take advantage of the "full time professional" status they have been given. How the hell did Viduka develop the sublime skills he had at a semi-professional Melbourne Croatia? Craig Johnston was an average youth player who painted a goal in the carpark of his club and practiced constantly till he could consistently score goals.

Just shits me, all this interplay build up which then results in a poorly directed, weak and insipid strike on goal. What are these guys doing with the time they have been gifted as a professional football player?

[pv4]

I'm with you hauss & Blackmac.

I get the chance to watch the team train at uni every now and then. The only player I've ever seen hang back after everyone is Craig Goodwin - usually to practice freekicks for an hour or two. Which Deans & GVE were not happy about at the time.

The problem is the game is so dictated by sports science nowadays, so while the Craig Johnston's etc of this time want to continue being on the park having a kick, you've got some uni graduate telling them to get in the shade and hydrate for 3 hours.

[Jeterpool]

I get the chance to watch the team train at uni every now and then. The only player I've ever seen hang back after everyone is Craig Goodwin - usually to practice freekicks for an hour or two. Which Deans & GVE were not happy about at the time.


Are you serious?! Far out!! That's ridiculous.

Clearly not a subscriber to the theories in Bounce!

[MFKS]

One of the main reasons our players struggle when they leave Australia at present for overseas moves.

First issue is they can't cope with the increased training. Players are quick to moan about the extra training they do in Europe

Seriously I find it a joke these blokes ain't in first thing in the morning for 2 hour session then they go off and do some club promotion for a couple of hours and then have another 2 hour session in the arvo at the minimum

How the **** are they really gonna improve as a country in football when professional level training is 2 hours 4 times a week??

FFS that is nearly the same as NBN Level clubs

[Jetmaster]

It is meant to be a simple game - they are doing this to cricket now too.

Craig Johnston did once say that the great Liverpool squad trained 5 days a week - morning was 90 mins of drills (shooting, set pieces etc) and after lunch they played 2 hours of five a side, that was all. The conditioning was done in the preseason.

They were European Champions.

[pv4]

TBF I'm pretty certain the Jerks go to the gym for an hour or two in the morning & then train with balls around lunch-to-arvo time each day. I don't think it's a straight up 2 hours each day and that's it.

[lquiquer]

How the **** are they really gonna improve as a country in football when professional level training is 2 hours 4 times a week??


Really MFKS, is that all they train? 8 hours per week + one game!!!.... what about gym / fitness?

[hausmann]

It is meant to be a simple game - they are doing this to cricket now too.

Craig Johnston did once say that the great Liverpool squad trained 5 days a week - morning was 90 mins of drills (shooting, set pieces etc) and after lunch they played 2 hours of five a side, that was all. The conditioning was done in the preseason.

They were European Champions.

I'm okay with that if you've "made it". If you have all the skills and you are performing on the park, then there is probably no need to go beyond that. But what if you can't even shoot straight?

[northern_swan]

Nice ball in for the equaliser tonite ....

:sup:

[joel31]

Nice ball in for the equaliser tonite ....

:sup:
He also stuffed up a pass to Goodwin to ruin a counter

[la bazzle]

This.

And on Taggart, he seems to be suffering from Brockie Syndrome - goes good for a few weeks, get an improved contract then do sfa.

We should have dropped him. Tagz out

[Jeterpool]

He also stuffed up a pass to Goodwin to ruin a counter

How could he have? Goodwin was on the bench when Bridge came on.

[joel31]

How could he have? Goodwin was on the bench when Bridge came on.
Must've been someone else

[Thomas477]

We should have dropped him. Tagz out

Will cop that.

[namwob99]

Nice ball in for the equaliser tonite ....

:sup:
Should immediately be given a new multi-year deal on the back of that ball alone!!

[My2BobsWorth]

Must've been someone else

Do you know how stupid you sound, but nothing new

[MFKS]

Nice ball in for the equaliser tonite ....

:sup:

Yep and don't discount the 4 other players who touched it (including deflections) before Taggz smashed it home whilst you reconsider how good of a ball it was.

FFS It was deflected coz he couldn't beat the first man.

Covic touched it then Hoole blasted back in deflecting it off Ono before finding Taggz

[Buddha]

So after this weekend's win im surprised there hasnt been any ****ing thing from the bridges jerk offs somehow relating the win to his presence on the bench as assistant labelling it as a "coaching masterstroke"

I eagerly await

[Jetmaster]

So after this weekend's win im surprised there hasnt been any ****ing thing from the bridges jerk offs somehow relating the win to his presence on the bench as assistant labelling it as a "coaching masterstroke"

I eagerly await

Only the manic anti Bridges crowd give a toss.

:trolls:

[Jeterpool]

So after this weekend's win im surprised there hasnt been any ****ing thing from the bridges jerk offs somehow relating the win to his presence on the bench as assistant labelling it as a "coaching masterstroke"

I eagerly await

I spoke of Bridges in a post earlier today. Refer to matchday thread

[hawk]

So after this weekend's win im surprised there hasnt been any ****ing thing from the bridges jerk offs somehow relating the win to his presence on the bench as assistant labelling it as a "coaching masterstroke"

I eagerly await

he could beat 7 then score but chooses not to