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Shouldn’t Jimmy be given a break? He’s called me a grub and a cancer because my son plays at a club he doesn’t like? He’s obviously got some kind of obsession with them. We all have our rivals but using the word cancer is a bit over the top in kids football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
Or they have people in the uni with the influence to change the rulesQuote:
Originally Posted by late_to_the_game
Here come all the Karen’s. Let’s whinge and complain because a club has found a ground to get kids JDL games played in the wet weather. How do you know rules have been changed? Maybe they just asked if it was available to hire so they could get the games played and uni said yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Goatscheese
I have an idea, let’s have a cry and a whinge to uni so that games can’t be played in future so both clubs that were meant to play suffer.
Obviously they took the right channels and got the fields so well done to them. Be happy games are being played and not whinge and carry on.
Really embarrassing the things that "grown men" will say online when hiding behind a screen. If you have kids, I truly hope you raise them to be different from you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim
Who says they are men 🤷*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
You are right. Jim could be a lady.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
We can’t say that now. Remember there is a 3rd box you can tick. Male, female or OtherQuote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Grow up, no one had a whinge.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doopche
Haha yes you did and by you deleting your comment so fast just proved it. You going to delete this one as well Karen? I mean 🐐 🧀Quote:
Originally Posted by Goatscheese
Gender slander. Youre a disgrace to your family and club. A grub from the usual club. Where the mods now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Remember Poachers are the best coaches. No credibility or respect there.
Incite then cry. Usual grubby actionQuote:
Originally Posted by Doopche
Maybe this kids thread should be shut down like the other kids thread was, 🤦
LOL, couldn't be further from the truth - both my kids ( at different clubs ) aren't in that zone so its nothing I'm concerned about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Take it easy
You don't have to be "from a low lying club" to want integrity and fairness in the competition. YOU obviously didn't read the message at all.
The jets aren't part of the competition here - they play in Sydney, and frankly the academy from what I know an have been told is not a priority for the club at any rate.
I seen the team of the week for the mariners like 2 weeks ago and half of the squad was Newcastle kids - I could recognise half a dozen names there, and many of last years squads are back here playing NPL.
So I still reiterate that the NPL in Newcastle is the highest level of football in this region and deserves to be recognised and looked after as such.
I hope not. They are just deleting posts now, So hopefully that gets it stopped quickly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
I’ve just removed a bunch of unnecessary posts..
Refer to the posting guidelines above.
Further rubbish will be dealt with in accordance with rule 1.
No amount of ground relocating will save this round I feel
I cant wait for the rumours of super soppers and helicopters being booked in order to get some U/13's games on this weekend.Quote:
Originally Posted by BS detecor
Full round wash out has potential to extend the season... if one game gets played all others will be 0-0Quote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
North Coast playing on synthetic each week means a game will always get on then.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Magician
Sorry but I dont quite understand your post.Are you saying that they might replay the whole round?I thought there was no chance of this happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Magician
Do they get the use of the synthetic for free every second weekend? Clubs are having to pay to put games on at Speers. But I'm sure in youth there's part of northerns fees goes into the fund to manage the synthetic facility......Quote:
Originally Posted by Reds Forever
I was of the understanding that it is North Coast Footballs home ground so all of their games get played there.It is an amazing facility and it looks no where near finished.There is a lot more land in the complex that could be used for more fields so who knows how much better it will get.Quote:
Originally Posted by KITZ
Amazing what a council with vision and a town not afraid of change can achieveQuote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
Sorry I should have been clearer, my bad. I meant when they play down here, because all the other clubs lose a home game when they play north coast as they always have to play at Speers, I was wondering who is absorbing that cost, since the rest of us has to pay to use the facility.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
This seems a non issue for mine. Northern want North Coast in the comp and I’m sure they pay the same Speers Point duty as all the other clubs. considering the travel they do to play games here it would be wrong to charge them more. They’ll also be paying for their own facility up north extra costs on top to play here would be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by KITZ
Seriously get a life.Quote:
Originally Posted by KITZ
That facility is a hub for all sports, so everyone benefits from a top notch complex. Codes agreeing to go in together for the benefit of all. Can’t see that happening in Newy.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
Seriously, get a life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Take it easy
Its become an issue now because they are the only team that are getting consistent game time, and everyone else has to pay to play there. If Northern was willing to ensure the integrity of the competition then they need to allow clubs to at least make up their games at the facility without charging a thousand dollars a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spell Check
Ive been told the biggest issue with public funding for more upgrades is the lack of cooperation between clubs and sports.Council certainly isnt blameless but Ive been told on good authority proposals have been put to clubs yet clubs have rejected them.For sure council isnt blameless so hopefully some more work can be done with all parties to make better solutions.Personally I have no idea why more area around the hockey centre/knights facility/impending trotting track demolition hasnt been earmarked for a Speers Point style facility.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spell Check
You would have to assume there is some sort of trade off for asking teams to travel 4 hours each way every 2nd week that they would be at least guaranteed a game.Having synthetic at both home and away legs is at least reassurance for the kids and parents that its worth the commitment.I agree it may one day decide a premiership or finals spot, but hopefully it spurs clubs and councils alike to get on with making sure all kids get their games in every week by improving facilities.Quote:
Originally Posted by KITZ
Im dying to know these anwsers as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
A number of venues have already been washed out across the Premier Competitions this weekend. These include:
NPL Boys NNSW Youth round 18
Macquarie Field – Lake Macquarie City v Maitland FC
Rockwell Automation Park – Weston Workers FC v Mid Coast FC
Cahill Oval* – Valentine FC v Cooks Hill United (pending pitch inspection)
Magic Park* – Broadmeadow Magic v Adamstown Rosebud (moved to Myer Park pending pitch inspection)
Darling Street Oval* – Newcastle Olympic v Charlestown Azzurri (Potential venue swap to Allen Davis Field being explored pending pitch inspections)
Get onto Newy Council website and look at their master plan for the area. The answers are there if not the timing. It is also somewhere here on the forum (Boz shared it, I think, some time ago). The plan has Edden and Blackley as artifical surfaces if I recall correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by sapdad
Link here: https://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/get...ic-Sports-Plan
Yep, you are correct Hunter – the Strategic Sports Plan recommended Edden and Blackley becoming a centre of excellence for football with synthetic pitch at Edden. But a strategic plan isn’t a development plan, so its pie in the sky until someone forces it to happen. Maybe it’s time for Newy clubs to band together and push this with their local councillors and MPs? We know things only move in this town if there is noise. Lets get noisy.
Interestingly the strategic plan says “The consultation process did not indicate a consensus view on the provision of synthetic surfaces. Synthetic playing surfaces are appropriate in areas where there are limited grass playing field opportunities, high use of existing facilities, and/ or an inability to adequately maintain grass fields to suitable standards. Where intensity of use exceeds the capacity of a playing field(s), alternative solutions should be explored before developing a synthetic surface(s) e.g. upgrading irrigation/ drainage, increasing maintenance, exploring the availability of other fields in the network.” I wonder how this consensus view has changed in the last two years?
That document is already completely irrelevant and obsolete. NCC have documents supporting the fact that a vast majority of the current fields in its care are under-utilised. There will be no development of football fields unless individual clubs push the barrow, chase the finances, and do the lobbying. All NCC will do is supply a "letter of Support", all funding must come from state or federal sources, then charge the club a DA fee to upgrade improve their own asset, then notify the club that works must be carried out by their "inducted" contractors, adding 40% to the project cost. Just ask Olympic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spell Check
Clubs have been promised facility upgrades since Noah's ark finally ran aground. I know of a community club that were finally "guaranteed" to have an extra 2 lights placed on an existing pole for the start of the 2022 season to expand their training area, previously budgeted and committed in 2019, 2020, and 2021 only to have correspondence 2 weeks before the due date of 2022 commencement asking to now pay for the 2 light fittings ($7000) and essentially council "will install". Using current advertised rates, those 2 lights would have added $1300 to their yearly fee bill.
Thought for the day... with our fields so wet during the year that council have not been able to mow, mark, put goals up etc... what have those council parks workers been doing all year?
what have those council parks workers been doing all year?[/QUOTE]
Go to the grounds in the morning and you'll find council work vehicles hidden out of view, hiding and the the guy's fast a sleeping in the cars. NCC are and always will be a JOKE.
NOFC have graciously move their game to Allen Davis :rof::rof::rof:
Now waiting for the other hungry 3 pointers to change theirs
Are you upset that they are trying to get the games played?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldy
does anyone have concerns about how this affects clubs in the youth space when pro/rel is introduced if rules like this continue to be thrown in just as they come up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oldy
I would have really hoped northern had taken the time during covid when we had 2 really disrupted seasons to do proper contingency planning…..
Of course no one knows WHEN it’s going to rain, flood, covid, be too hot, etc etc . But you know the 6 p’s of planning does help things a fair bit.