I just ran Adam Johnson through Wikipedia & I hope it’s a different Adam Johnson than the one that came up.
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I just ran Adam Johnson through Wikipedia & I hope it’s a different Adam Johnson than the one that came up.
I'm sorry but Lambton like all NPL clubs just burn any local players, have no interest in development, hence why the massive local crowds flock to the games, hence zero local support, they should be called franchise clubs, call them blah blah, but don't link them to a suburb, the suburb clubs are mythQuote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
surely notQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
Here we go again
The bloke did play for England this decade won the EPL and an FA Cup Final and made 200 to 300 appearances in the EPL and played with Kompany Tevez Ballotelli David Silva Patrick Viera and Yaya ToureQuote:
Originally Posted by dan
Why wouldn't he be welcome in this comp??
Are you serious 🤦🏼*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I'd be very surprised if he passed Australia's VISA laws.
Would you want this guy anywhere near your children???????Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
no way he would pass a WWCC, which has nothing to do with football, but more to do with the sort of character we allow into this country.........and irregardless of his football career, the country is 1000x better without his presence.
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are you serious asking that question about the Member?Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
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Newcastle all stars playing in the indigenous football tournament in Nowra, interesting mark bridge and jade north strapping the boots on as well
If it's the one everyone else is claiming, he was released on parole, wonder how he will be able to meet the parole conditions that the UK put on him from Australia. i.e. most likely bsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ruud Van Nistelrooys Chin
Heard from a good source that Crowley is off to Maitland.
Was on Herald website this morning so it’s trueQuote:
Originally Posted by magician
Pascoe doesnt seem too concerned. He's not going as well is he?Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnno
Just a brave front i think Jim, any coach who lost a player of Crowley's ability would be very concernedQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim
And they keep saying young guys like Tom Duggan will get a crack, good luck!Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
Why won’t he? They have lost read, Clarke and Thompson.
Read and Thompson mostly bench players and not front third players in any case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blueboy
Hadn’t heard Clarke leaving and that surprises me if true.
Comerford back apparently so in front third they have Wood, James Thompson, Crowley, comerford, Pratt even if Clarke leaves.
Heard it all before with Duggan they string him along and only use him when absolutely necessary. And every year they keep him hanging talking him up in local press, yet nothing changes!
If that’s the case why does he stay? Sounds like you know nothingQuote:
Originally Posted by hamburgler
Says he who knows everything!Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
Players stay for a variety of reasons, did I say I know why?
He is one of only a couple from their premiership winning 20s team last year to stay next year.
Maybe he giving them one last chance but over a dozen of his team mates now gone!
And where have they gone? 2nd division or 20s at other NPL teams. Good try thoQuote:
Originally Posted by hamburgler
Once again you miss the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
Nowhere did I say he should or shouldn’t be there, nor any others.
My point was the crap you read in local press from the club year after year about the next group coming through yet it never happens!
But I’m sure you will twist my comments around again!
I would love to see you name a dozen of his team mates who have left. Thompson was their #10, so surely that's a front third player.Quote:
Originally Posted by hamburgler
Possibly Duggan needs to do more to crack into first grade, how many goals did he score this year.
Anyone complaining about the club signing Braedyn Crowley must have rocks in their head
I’d like to see those articles. Please shareQuote:
Originally Posted by hamburgler
Wasn’t there some sort of rumours that Matt Thompson and Ryan Clarke we’re heading to azzuri with Rhys Thompson etc?
:banghead::banghead:Quote:
Originally Posted by magician
coxborough, sign on fee,rent arrangments and @1500 per game, obviously EQUATES to no more golden boot at jaffas
possible cock fight in the making though, with coxborough and dick hartley there at jaffaland
great news for Maitland though
Is this a rumor? Or is it true?Quote:
Originally Posted by W8 WATCHER
Because it is an outrageous package if it is true.
I have heard that is the package Oxborrow is on. Good dollars if you can get itQuote:
Originally Posted by immersion
The way he played last season every time I watched Magic he was well off the pace for this level
That money seems excessive
Well off the pace and still manages to be player of the year?Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
to be fair the Member has awarded that prize to Kale for the past 32 years so Oxborrow never stood a chance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
Yeah my thoughts exactly. Either MFKS only saw one or two games and OX was poor in those games or MFKS is a poor judge. Or I suppose every coach in the league in the league is a poor judhe of player?Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
must say i saw a few of his games this year, and the only knock i had was that he at times just looked plain disinterested, especially when his coach was singling him out.Quote:
Originally Posted by immersion
skill wise, thought he was as good as anyone i saw all year.
agree with this. Ox probably best gifted player, but didnt look like he wanted to be there most of the time. coaches probably voting on name. happens all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
The old chain reaction. Crowley to Maitland, Bradbury from Magic to Jaffas as Crowley's replacement
TBF, with Magic’s attacking stock, someone had to move on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
I would have thought it would have been Brymora though as he was the most underperforming of the lot.
Money talks, apparently Jaffas offer was double his contract al Magic. I suppose Jaffas would have had some spare cash after losing CrowleyQuote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
The money in the league is way over the top. But if they didn’t pay these blokes would they just go to Sydney, Melbourne or elsewhere? I’ve got no idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
I don’t see why we can’t restructure our national game to have promotion relegation top to bottom?
Screw all the criteria nonsense.
Set it up similar to the conference leagues in the UK. Fully regionalised at lower levels. However at a certain level you play a bit further afield. Then you move into a national second division by a playoff system and the second division would then have promotion relegation with the A league?
It’s a simple enough concept that for some reason no one wants to
Implement.
If this was the case the money being thrown around would make sense as there is an aspiration to move on to bigger and better things.
/end rant
Some of the better players do go to Melbourne and Sydney and they get paid a lot more than here in Newcastle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aegon
Does anyone know of a start date for Npl next year or when a draw is released.
I have heard of quite a few changes for next season, with the semi final series changing back to a top 5 format, plus i have also heard that the 18's and reserve comps will be allowed to make 5 substitutions instead of the usual 3. Thoughts on this everyone