2016/17 Squad Thread

How long is Ivan out for???

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Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

May have something with having two Newcastle coaches in Jones and Zane and they know what the Locals expect of their teams

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lol, 7th and have a good go for pride then most are happy.

and lets not start that "at least we are better than 10th" mfks crap. top 4 or eat balls, hmmm yum cha

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Originally Posted by hawk

lol, 7th and have a good go for pride then most are happy.

and lets not start that "at least we are better than 10th" mfks crap. top 4 or eat balls, hmmm yum cha

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Well its been ages since we had a team that has a proper dig and doesnt give up so that makes me happy

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Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

How long is Ivan out for???

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Likely another three to four weeks

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Originally Posted by hawk

lol, 7th and have a good go for pride then most are happy.

and lets not start that "at least we are better than 10th" mfks crap. top 4 or eat balls, hmmm yum cha

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I'm pretty sure i've read somewhere on these forums about a guy who always says that if we aren't aiming for the top 4 then we should fold the club. I wonder if that person thinks that this squad and coach are top 4 quality yet?


But seriously. No one should be truly unhappy as we are improved from last year and sometimes play football that is exciting (not always enjoyable but exciting).
By the same token no one should be truly happy until we have achieved slightly more than 1 loss away from being outside the 6.

We still have many problems but Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was London, Paris, Wichita, Reykjavik, Pyongyang or basically any other city/town. That is a dumb saying.

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Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

How long is Ivan out for???

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6-8 weeks.

Serious Fernz wtf?

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Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET

Well its been ages since we had a team that has a proper dig and doesnt give up so that makes me happy

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tbh that should be our bare minimum expectations for paying money to go see them play. They're professional footballers getting paid a decent amount of coin - "trying" hard is the floor not the benchmark.

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Originally Posted by Frodo

I'm pretty sure i've read somewhere on these forums about a guy who always says that if we aren't aiming for the top 4 then we should fold the club. I wonder if that person thinks that this squad and coach are top 4 quality yet?


But seriously. No one should be truly unhappy as we are improved from last year and sometimes play football that is exciting (not always enjoyable but exciting).
By the same token no one should be truly happy until we have achieved slightly more than 1 loss away from being outside the 6.

We still have many problems but Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was London, Paris, Wichita, Reykjavik, Pyongyang or basically any other city/town. That is a dumb saying.

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I agree we should be top 4

I though not holding the current coach responsible for it.

He inherited this cluster**** of a side 3 weeks before the season and has had zero transfer input so far.

What he has done is shown that he can create something positive with the resources he has at his disposal.

I am interested in seeing how he goes when he has a full pre season and some signings of his choice to work with.

To expect the bloke to polish a steam pile of dog turd into a top 4 side is expecting miracles.


This isnt a top 4 side yet. But I aint seeing any reason why we cant become one next season

Hearing the Jets are signing a 28 year old Right Midfielder from Adelaide City, Joel Allwright. Has been on trial the past week, so he must have impressed.

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Originally Posted by plague

6-8 weeks.

Serious Fernz wtf?

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It was 6 weeks two weeks ago when he got injured
I'll leave you to do the math mate :wink:

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Originally Posted by The Postman

Hearing the Jets are signing a 28 year old Right Midfielder from Adelaide City, Joel Allwright. Has been on trial the past week, so he must have impressed.

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He went alright from what I've heard.


Think i stole that from this thread.

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Originally Posted by Grimario

He went alright from what I've heard.


Think i stole that from this thread.

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I'm assuming he'll replace Brennan as the mature age rookie, being plucked straight outta SA state league ranks and all (has he ever played above that level?), but at 28 he'd have to be a late bloomer to be anything more than a squaddie if not straight out youth league material, couldn't we have looked at the local league for that kinda squad filler?

Herald article on Nabbout in hunt for Tobin award:
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/44...#disqus_thread

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Originally Posted by MFKS

I agree we should be top 4

I though not holding the current coach responsible for it.

He inherited this cluster**** of a side 3 weeks before the season and has had zero transfer input so far.

What he has done is shown that he can create something positive with the resources he has at his disposal.

I am interested in seeing how he goes when he has a full pre season and some signings of his choice to work with.

To expect the bloke to polish a steam pile of dog turd into a top 4 side is expecting miracles.


This isnt a top 4 side yet. But I aint seeing any reason why we cant become one next season

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You've just described Miller's season to a tee, except the cluster**** he was following was ****ing worse than what 'poor Jones' has had to follow. Miller also had the FFA as owners, not a rich Chinese businessman. Miller's signings so far, especially Nabbout, which puzzled most of us at the time, have proven to be quite useful to Jones. I've said it before, I don't want him to fail so I can say I told you so, just stop pretending that he's worked miracles while simultaneously acting like Miller was Stubbins v2 when in reality they've both served up fairly identical results so far.

On another day, Perth would have killed us. Castro missed a sitter, and hit the bar two other times, Taggart should have scored if it wasn't for Duncan, and our penalty was a gift. I don't remember too many instance where we seriously threatened their goal.

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Originally Posted by halo se7en

You've just described Miller's season to a tee, except the cluster**** he was following was ****ing worse than what 'poor Jones' has had to follow. Miller also had the FFA as owners, not a rich Chinese businessman. Miller's signings so far, especially Nabbout, which puzzled most of us at the time, have proven to be quite useful to Jones. I've said it before, I don't want him to fail so I can say I told you so, just stop pretending that he's worked miracles while simultaneously acting like Miller was Stubbins v2 when in reality they've both served up fairly identical results so far.

On another day, Perth would have killed us. Castro missed a sitter, and hit the bar two other times, Taggart should have scored if it wasn't for Duncan, and our penalty was a gift. I don't remember too many instance where we seriously threatened their goal.

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I agree

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Originally Posted by halo se7en

You've just described Miller's season to a tee, except the cluster**** he was following was ****ing worse than what 'poor Jones' has had to follow. Miller also had the FFA as owners, not a rich Chinese businessman. Miller's signings so far, especially Nabbout, which puzzled most of us at the time, have proven to be quite useful to Jones. I've said it before, I don't want him to fail so I can say I told you so, just stop pretending that he's worked miracles while simultaneously acting like Miller was Stubbins v2 when in reality they've both served up fairly identical results so far.

On another day, Perth would have killed us. Castro missed a sitter, and hit the bar two other times, Taggart should have scored if it wasn't for Duncan, and our penalty was a gift. I don't remember too many instance where we seriously threatened their goal.

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damn straight

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Originally Posted by furns

It was 6 weeks two weeks ago when he got injured
I'll leave you to do the math mate :wink:

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Yep, so 6-8 weeks.


Cheers,
Micky B.

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Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8

I'm assuming he'll replace Brennan as the mature age rookie, being plucked straight outta SA state league ranks and all (has he ever played above that level?), but at 28 he'd have to be a late bloomer to be anything more than a squaddie if not straight out youth league material, couldn't we have looked at the local league for that kinda squad filler?

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He played at the 2005 U17 World cup in Peru, and was a NYL player for Adelaide United as well. He just never got a call up into the senior team. So it's not a case of being a late bloomer it's more a case of getting an opportunity.

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Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8

I'm assuming he'll replace Brennan as the mature age rookie, being plucked straight outta SA state league ranks and all (has he ever played above that level?), but at 28 he'd have to be a late bloomer to be anything more than a squaddie if not straight out youth league material, couldn't we have looked at the local league for that kinda squad filler?

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Do we get to use mature aged rookie outside cap to pay him, assuming Lee puts that up?

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Originally Posted by The Dunster

He played at the 2005 U17 World cup in Peru, and was a NYL player for Adelaide United as well. He just never got a call up into the senior team. So it's not a case of being a late bloomer it's more a case of getting an opportunity.

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A bloke I know who used to be involved with Adelaide City told me he was trialling last week and reckoned he was quite a handy player. He played for them in that NPL finals series against Sydney and seemed to have a pretty strong game. Will be interesting to see how he goes if he gets a chance. Where is he fitting in I wonder, a winger to sit on the bench to replace whichever of the starters (Hoole, Nabbout) is tiring the most? Nabbout in particular seems to fall off in effectiveness late in games so could be a good option.