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Are you trying to suggest that Croatia are paying players to be there and they are not just playing because they love the club?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haircut
Suns played Warners Bay in last seasons grand final as well so ZL1 is not quite as predictable as what you think.
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Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
Suggesting a few teams by the sounds of it
I mean you can get paid to play and still love a club, as many do. The two are not mutually exclusive. I also draw a line between paying for a players registrationQuote:
Originally Posted by Zonal Marking
and paying match fees to players so to speak. If you know for a fact that Croatia aren't paying players every week i will happily take your word for it.
I never understand these complaints about paying players, it happened at an NPL game I was at as well where the coach was complaining the other team pays too much. As a player I would love to turn up to my zone league game and see some twat on the opposition who has been playing NPL for years and is chasing some money.
I would also love for my club and other clubs to have the kind of money to be paying our full first grade team. If it takes Croatia or crabs or even Cardiff and their rumoured half price pizzas to get that happening across all divisions then so be it.
Yeah I don't really have a problem with players getting paid, it definitely raises the quality of the competition. But I often think that the money could be better spent elsewhere. There are some terrific clubs with great grounds and facilities at this level, there are also some clubs that are in dire need of some improved infrastructure. At the end of the day its the choice of the individual clubs, but ive sat in a lot of shitty changing rooms, broken showers and toilets, hot water not working, grounds that are in desperate need of new drainage or returfing or seating, and you find out that that club is choosing to pay a couple of blokes a couple of hundred each week for a 20 week season instead of maybe making the club as a whole a better place to play football. For clubs that have their stuff in order, and a lot of clubs in the Zone Leagues do, i say go right ahead and pay your players and take your club to the next level.
Mayfield v CHUFC catch ups (1st last night, Res and 3rd Tues night)
3rds 0-7
Res 0-8
1st 3-3
New Lambton v Crabs Catch Up last night
3rds 2-1 NL
Res 1-1
First Grade tonight
First Grade: 2-2Quote:
Originally Posted by Killa
Stockton v Croudace Bay got through 50 minutes of 3rds before it was called off. Croudace Bay up 2-1 when called off.
Same. Its a legal act within a competition. That maybe the standard for all ZL1 soon enough if not already.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheDJ
Mayfield 1-1 South Maitland
Hearing 3 reds and fight in the crowd
Was hardly any crowd there. Was a decent game for most parts. didnt see the end debacleQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Quality game tonight between Croatia and Crabs. Crabs are a thorn in Croatia?s side
Cooks Hill 8 - 0 South Maitland
Hard to replace Jake McGuiness for Croatia, guy is a machine. But well done to the Crabs, have shown they have the game to beat Croatia and on multiple occasions now.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Comp is a lot more even than ZL1Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Johnny Maj & Jamie Byrnes are more than handy replacements though. Bit of tension after the game tooQuote:
Originally Posted by anfield
Croatia don?t take losing well at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Killa
Yep all started by Crabs I?m told.Quote:
Originally Posted by Killa
I don?t know anyone who?s does! Not sure why you get movement in your pants over them for. Seems abit strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Hacker
Did they? Didn't look like it from my view in the cornerQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Always 3 sides to every story so who knows. Just was going off information from people thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Killa
Mustn?t be much you don?t know about Newy football mate. In most threads and at plenty of games at all levels lolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
No movement I said it was a quality game. Just feel anytime they get beat it?s not cause the other team were better but it?s the refs fault etc sometimes you just get beaten by a better team on the day and they have trouble accepting that.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
If your a neutral a Crabs v Croatia game is worth a look
Exactly right - well known and a big timer in Newy. Been around long time.Quote:
Originally Posted by prawnhead
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Originally Posted by The Hacker
Most times the team that wins is the better team on the day yeh lol
Correct as a neutral is a good game to watch which when I can I go have a sticky beak when they play.
Yep, can tell by your posts lolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
Much loved by allQuote:
Originally Posted by prawnhead
Have to be able to laugh at yourself yehQuote:
Originally Posted by prawnhead
💯 yes - and you?re full of laughs lolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
What happened at Bero?
I thought with Southern United being allowed entry to NF they couldn?t play mid week games at Forster ? Ridiculous some teams have to go there for mid week night games.
8pm kick off for ressies is rough.Quote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
i thought it was meant to be at a ground midway.Quote:
Originally Posted by namwob99
Who is meant to play them?
Rough is one word, embarrassing is another.Quote:
Originally Posted by namwob99
Highlights the need for another artificial complex in the region so southern united games go ahead each week to avoid this. It also highlights the lack of leadership in making such games go ahead.
Fatigue of players working a full day, then driving nearly 2 hours to play a full game then driving back close to midnight. If that's not a safety issue then I don't know what is. Obviously Newcastle Football don't care about player safety.
Newcastle Football is focused on "Zero tolerance towards match officials" 😜
Exactly rightQuote:
Originally Posted by riverboy
LolQuote:
Originally Posted by straightred88
We (Bolwarra) played up there last night and to say they've been a pain in the arse to deal with to get this game on would be being polite.
Made for a pretty long day starting work early, to knock off early, to drive the few hours up the coast, to get home at midnight.
They have you by the balls but as if you don't travel up there you have to forfeit.
South Maitland have to make the trip up there aswell. It's not enjoyable midweek.
Yep standard NF not following through with what clubs were told at the beginning of the year about mid week matches being played at Buladelah. What a joke!Quote:
Originally Posted by ranger