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Barnsley Bulldogs pre season will start on tuesday 29th jan at 6pm at our home ground, any new players are more then welcome to come along and have a run. Were looking to be very competitive again this year, building on back to back promotions and looking to be up there again. We have a new coaching staff and are very keen to get this season off to a good start.
who's coachin out there Bdog ?
Head coach this year Sam Griffin, only a young coach but very much suited to the club we are building! With or average age of our squad being around 24, we have a good foundation to become very strong over the next few years. And the coaches for the other grades/assistants are not finalised yet so can't announce anything there, but I do know we have had a bit of interest in them so will be sorted in the very near future.Quote:
Originally Posted by seldom
Are very excited to see how we go in this grade this year! Just want it to start already
How are the other teams looking from last year, have heard rumours of a few teams picking a number of strong signings, any predictions yet
Sounds like you know some, care to share?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldogs 1962
Well I stress they are all rumours, but as stated brfore mayfield have signed majority of jaffas 23's from last year, plattsy have made a few signings to strengthen there squad and Dudley have signed a good bunch of players from azzuri (also told these were 1st graders). We ourselves have added a few new players to the squad but are very happy with the team we have built over the last two years, with 1st's losing only 2 game and res losing only 4, in the past two seasonsQuote:
Originally Posted by oneeye
Judging by the responses I have had their must be a wealth of GK talent in Newcastle, but if anyone (NEW FM or ZPL) needs one PM me.
Wandered out and watched mayfield v suburbs today, game was pretty scrappy, definitely looked like the first run of the season for both teams with suburbs taking the spoils 1-0 through a pen after mayfield missed one early on.
Aren't Mayfield full of ex Jaffas 23's?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldogs 1962
Interesting result regardless of being first run of the year or not!
I thought that was the case myself, but if the boys who played in this game are the ones who did that for the jaffas u23 last year then the newfm U23 comp need to take a hard look at itself! They were beaten by a suburbs team who didn't play there best but still were good for the winQuote:
Originally Posted by leftrightout
pretty sure the quality overall of the new fm U23's and U19's is in general quite poor to be honest. no offence intended, but there are some boys playing in those comps that just should not be, but are due to lack of numbers and competition at different clubsQuote:
Originally Posted by Bulldogs 1962
Did they look like a young team? I suppose newfm 23s isn't the strongest and alot of people under estimate the level of ZPL. (I know suburbs are in ZL1 but from what I saw last year were way ahead of the pack with Barnsley and suns... Probably ZPL quality)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldogs 1962
They werent full of young guys but there a few, i was still expecting a bit better showing from a team that is rumoured to be strong this year. and i totally agree with suburbs being a very strong zl1 team, but they were no way at there best and still were pretty confortable
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Originally Posted by Bulldogs 1962
Two points:Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolate soldier
1. Anyone that knows football or has played the game knows that pre-season friendly matches is about fitness , shape and promoting new players , new structure etc ..............Results are not important at all and any decent coach will tell you that
2. Like any league the ZPL will always have players that would be a great addition to leagues above them and some people play at the ZPL level purely due to work or family commitments or unable to commit to training but to say that the overall standard of the under 23s and 19s of Newfm is poor is laughable and clearly taken from having no knowledge of that league. Jaffas 23s in particular were outstanding last year and would have wiped the floor with all ZPL first grade teams as would lilely have Maitlands 23s and Adamstowns 23s.
i said the overall standard in case u didnt read that partQuote:
Originally Posted by Keep the long balls short
i reckon you would find a few ZPL teams that would not agree with your comment about wiping the floor with them, but hey, after all this is only opinions...
have read this 4 or 5 times and still makes me giggle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keep the long balls short
I love how all these blokes are rating the quality of the leagues based on 1 pre-season game.
lol, carry on you donuts.
And here I was thinking you were just kicking back doing the old " :popcorn: " like I have been, Slobsy.. Finally bitten ay? hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by slobsy
haha, i'm all out of popcorn, tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Bon
I know you did buddy and I was not having a go at your post , just adding to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolate soldier
As I said, I aint slagging the ZPL (far from it infact). There are players in that league that could play NBN never mind Newfm but for reasons of other commitments they dont.