I'm with you, I didnt realize he'd be 35 by the time the next season starts.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve136
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I'm with you, I didnt realize he'd be 35 by the time the next season starts.Quote:
Originally Posted by steve136
Don't see your point cause FBK is past it, we have two visa spots and we shouldn't waste one on himQuote:
Originally Posted by borat
It's true.... and what a squad he will have to work withQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Nathan Burns, Mark Milligan, Alan Baro, Mitch Nichols and Marcelo Carrusca. Going to be the Jets Invincibles. Golden years are almost upon us.
I must admit though, with Butters brush with the law we may actually be able to snare him as our marquee #10.
If only all the other players could be caught in their own coke scandals we would be in the box seat
My point is, Lawrie is either incapable of signing players or talks up our chances of signing players to avoid scrutiny of his jobQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/45...ing-for-keeps/
It's a pretty good tactic for Lawrie, avoid the hard questions like "why you employed the previous basket case of a manager" to then conduct a worldwide search and come up with Ernie Merrick.Quote:
McKinna said talks were continuing with former Socceroo Michael Thwaite, who has been without a club since released by Chinese Super League outfit Liaoning Whowin in February.
“He is definitely of interest,” McKinna said.
“He is experienced, can play as a holding midfielder or centreback and is a good character.”
Apart from Thwaite the Jets have tabled an offer with Roy O’Donovan and spoken to Fahid Ben Khalfallah.
“It shows the the calibre of player we are trying to bring to the club,” McKinna said.
It's just squad managementQuote:
Originally Posted by halo se7en
Broich was on 500k and took a designated player position whilst FBK on 250-300K in the cap.
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Jets CEO said Rooneys impending move away from Manchester United created 'an opportunity' for a club like us to bolster our front third"
Well then
That bloke would fit in right in with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
****ing over rated hack
Sign him up Ernie
His cousin Sean is better. Hates gypos
Achieve? meaning attain something good at 8th? :rof::rof: funny cause its trueQuote:
Originally Posted by Frodo
nothing tells me that we are serious in achieving anything next season yet. lots of hollow talk:blah:
:lulzturtle:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
What's happening at the Herald? It's been two weeks since Bob Dillon, Jim Gardener or any of the others have filed a football story. I'm distressed by this.
Because of Fairfax cuts last year Jimmy has to report on NRL, and we know how much the Dill luvs his league. That said expect a pro Arsenal rant from him later this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous
Also - there ain't much happening, so they rely on their little "shock jock", Michael Parris to drop little bombs like Lee losing millions.
But Pariss is odds on to turn on the club one day
His son using the EJ and he probably won't make it further
Be interesting what happens if he been writing pro Jets stories and then has a gripe with people at the club
The real impact of the cuts to Fairfax Reporting in Newcastle is lack of objectivity imo.
Gardiner and co don't have time to be chasing scoops and rely on the tips and leaks from the Jets and Knights. Gardiner can't afford to be getting Lawrie offside so the use each other. Blurs the lines between reporting and marketing material from the club.
For example, I never saw one story that questioned Lawrie's decision to appoint Jones. Whichever way you want to look at it it was a disastrous decision so where was the scrutiny.
Excellent summation. Interesting points raised. Much journalismQuote:
Originally Posted by borat
Ok what do People know about Kosta Petratos and Mario Shabow. Are they a chance of being good signings??
Generally speaking what journo goes on and questions the appointment of a manager??Quote:
Originally Posted by borat
They tend to give the new man a bit of lee way straight away
The other thing here is that JG and RD aren't exactly the greatest thinkers on the game
That where good football journalism comes when the reporter can actually write an article on their opinion
Problem is in Australia they few and far between
I be backing no on bothQuote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
They are not getting runs at their current clubs
What makes you think they be world beaters coming here??
You have to ask why their current managers let them go??
They young they ain't playing
So why we sign them for??
Least with Our Caravan Georgevski etc we signing blokes who can play at other clubs bar ours
These two are failure until they prove otherwise
We already have enough failures in Clut Jackson Nabbout etc
Blokes who done **** all elsewhere trying to hold onto a professional playing career and we one of the only dumb enough clubs on the planet to pay them
There is no unbiased journalism.
This hot take was brought to you by whoever paid me enough to parrot it.
Nah I meant how did Lawrie escape scrutiny once Jones was sacked. Whether the appointment was right or wrong, clearly the owner disagreed. But Lawrie just skates on by. Way too chummy with JG and RD imoQuote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I don't really think it's been a problem for the sports section, or for the Herald overall really. They continue to produce some top class journalism.Quote:
Originally Posted by borat
For sport, and football in particular, they have at least three journos to cover one club during the A-League season. They definitely still have time to chase scoops. It's not as if they're not fairly neutral at times either, it's not their job to lay the boot in to a person, performance etc. unless it's a column.
I do think there needs to be more analysis and opinion pieces. Lowey seems like a good bloke but doesn't really offer anything insightful. Dillon probably doesn't do it enough in his column either - not sure why.
Ask yourself this, when was the last time you read a critical article. Then remember we finished stone motherless last season. Yet no questions asked.Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
End of the Tinkler era was the last time the Herald wrote anything but puff pieces
Yeah sorry I added a bit more to my post.Quote:
Originally Posted by borat
I agree there needs to be more analysis and criticism where warranted. I do wonder sometimes if that boycott during Tinkler's era has made them wary of biting the hand that feeds.
TBH i am not really being critical of the journos but Fairfax. It's a sign of the times were they would rather just produce quick content over actual investigative journalism.Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
These 2 have all the hallmarks of the next players released mid season. Petratos was very poor at Perth. Shabow is a very talented junior but could well be the next Kaz PataftaQuote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Georgievski article: http://www.theherald.com.au/story/46...igning/?cs=306
and on NBN: http://video.nbnnews.com.au/georgievskijets300517.mp4
Come on Merrick.
Time is ticking we need announcements of new high quality signings!
Aren't the 2 Scots going to China first to discuss the budget with Mr Lee ? (Plague read it somewhere)Quote:
Originally Posted by white city
Who actually signed them ? Was it Miller, Jones, or someone else ?Quote:
Originally Posted by borat
Petratos was announced January 2017:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/arti...n15607pubzuyjo
Shabow was announced April 2017:
http://www.newcastlejets.com.au/arti...b1arns81wehwff
I think it is fair to call both of them Jones signings.
Lowey's articles were a struggle to get thru this year. In his live q&a blog things on the herald site he showed snippets of his former good self but filtered himself way too much, again. Best eg I have of this is when asked about Lawrie's comment about "Jones' job has never once been under the microscope" Lowey said there wasn't a chance that he would have worded it that way if he was Lawrie. But rather than stick the boot in he just kind of let it be, which I don't believe former Lowey (ie before he got hired by the club.. and before he had his mates club indented there) would have done.Quote:
Originally Posted by parksey
And where was the journos absolutely lampooning the "just another game" comment from Jones?
People can blame "keyboard warriors" for a lot of things but at least there is SOME criticism, sometimes warranted, coming at the club.
I think whomever said it was right - the herald guys are scared of the tinkler backlash thing to happen. They seemingly prefer to toe the line and stay within the inner sanctum.
Cardboard cutouts everywhere, man. Big Brother is watching, innit.
Yall should listen to the Jerkstream - rarely anything positive gets said about the club :rof:
That also being said WLG Lowey and Jones go way back and have known and played with and against one another for many yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
I think your really in delusion if you think he going to write anything that might cause friction between them
Remember Lowey isn't exactly a hard hitting journo and gets a few bucks writing something each week
I don't understand why people think those in the system or on the periphery of it are happy to shake the shit out of it by stepping on someone's toes
Bert mentioned it here as well I think:Quote:
Originally Posted by lquiquer
https://audioboom.com/posts/5958232-...ay-26-may-2017
I have seen some talk we have enquired about nebojsa marinkovic.
Watch this space
Decent player. great at set pieces, Could be a good signingQuote:
Originally Posted by white city
don't think Marinkovic is the Castro type player we were hoping for though, he would be a 'second choice'...
i think if we are to spend above cap it will be on a so called 'Chinese Marquee'
Marinkovic is definitely better than what we currently have, so these are the signings we have to be making
I saw the talk too.Quote:
Originally Posted by white city
If it was NFL and we could bring him on for set pieces and take him off again then GREAT! Otherwise, I'm not a fan.
how long has he been in the country. I thought he'd be close to 5 years residency?
2014. He has a few visa years left still.Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo