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Originally Posted by ForeverRed
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Millsy knows best he has him in AdelaideQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
your new name -FOREVER KARENQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
the biggest whinger in newcastle, every article, on every platform your name pops up, whining about everything.:banned2:
lets see what he is like.
newcastle has been the worst club in the last 5 years,
Del will be a massive improvement:popcorn:
Updated with new players recently signed. Also added an attempt at a squad depth chart for position they have primarily played for us or previous club. Doesn't account for versatility.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Also added in youth players who have represented club in the past but not on a scholarship.
We need a left and right back. Our two incumbents aren't exactly defensively aware.
Im gunna go so far as too say of all of Grozos's time at the Jets he played his best football for the club as a makeshift CB, Not in his usual midfield role.
Sorry for being honest, it?s a forum, you can turn off if you like, you won?t be missedQuote:
Originally Posted by W8 WATCHER
Keep ya silly bitchin for the local side of the fence, it's one big love in over here, where everyone agrees with everyone
Thanks Forever KarenQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
i will start turning off every social platform on the planet you like to whinge on, it may take me a while
I see Adelaide turned down a 2 Million dollar offer for Archie Goodwin. Not bad for a club that got him for free and put 1 years work in
We have a disputes and dissent section of the forum. You need to have this discussion over there
A poor loss to Brisbane yesterday, anyone see the game
Seems like we played a lot of the younger crop, so I’m not crazy concerned about the resultQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Also we signed Joel Bertolissio for a year, seems like a totally functional kinda player that can play centre back, right back and CDM and do them all to a passable degree.
I?d prefer a more exciting signing like an overseas player or an established A league player, are there any spots leftQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
Get Angus backQuote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Sign Balotelli!!! He could be our Usain Bolt, Oh yeah
He'd be the first since Ljubo to go into the squadron
Forgot to post the link, he looks good in red and blue too
https://aleagues.com.au/news/mario-b...international/
What squadron 🤷*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
Players deserve a home: Jets keeping watch as axe hovers over embattled club
James Gardiner
James Gardiner
Sports Writer. Published 03 September 2025, 06:00 pm
Former Jets midfielder Angus Thurgate will be among a host of players on the market if Western United lose an appeal against the decision to strip the club?s A-League licence. Picture Getty Images
JETS management is keeping a close eye on the situation at embattled A-League club Western United and hasn?t ruled out targeting players if the club falls over.
An appeal against a wind-up order of Western United by the Australian Tax Office over a $15 million debt will be ruled on by the Federal Court on Friday.
A separate appeal by Western United against Football Australia?s decision to strip the club of its A-League licence will be determined next Tuesday.
It seems, unless a white knight ? or several white knights ? emerge, the club will be axed from the A-League men?s and women?s competition.
Potentially 23 men?s players, headed by former Jets midfielder Angus Thurgate, and a similar number of women could enter the market.
?I?m feeling right now for Western United. It is an incredibly difficult position for them,? Jets CEO Tain Drinkwater said.
?They obviously have a strong playing roster. I will be guided by [Jets coach] Mark [Milligan]. If there are players he thinks we could accommodate in our roster. That is something the club and our ownership group would look at.?
The Newcastle Herald understands that the players? union has discussed with the Australian Professional League the possibility of increasing the $3 million salary cap and other concessions in the event Western United collapses.
Milligan, like Drinkwater, hopes Western United is not shut down.
?It is very disappointing if that is the final result. It very much looks that way at the moment,? he said.
?It?s not ideal for the players. I think it will be a discussion for a lot of clubs.
?At the end of the day, there are some very good players there. They are very good players who don?t deserve to be without a home.
?We will wait and see where that lands and what happens. I?m sure there will be discussion around that.?
As it stands, the Jets only have a couple of places available on the roster, which had been earmarked for young players.
Other clubs have up to six spots available.
The Jets lack depth at fullback and the base of midfield.
Uncertainty over Western United?s future has also delayed the release of the draws for the upcoming men?s and women?s A-League seasons.
The men?s competition starts on October 17. A draw featuring 13 teams, including Western, has been drawn up. The APL is also compiling a fixture list for 12 teams.
?I expect by the end of the week, we will have some clarity around the next steps and the timeline,? Drinkwater said. ?The APL has given us a commitment that they are working on it as a priority.
?Once a determination [on Western?s future] is made, they will quickly be in a position to inform the clubs.?
They have some good young players that would fit in with our new business plan
If we weren't flushed for CBs I'd get Dylan Leonard.
I'd love love Ibusuki. I think he'd do wonders in our system
Post 1 updated with Richard Nkomo Scholarship signature.
Scholarships for Nkomo and Bertoncello announced. Unsure if Nunes, Dobson and van Dorssen remain on scholarship
These quotes were taken from a Herald article about Bertoncello's signing, but written before Nkomo's Scholarship signingQuote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
'The 19-year-old is the latest academy product to earn a scholarship, joining Will Dobson, Alex Nunes, Ben van Dorssen and former Sydneysiders Oscar Fryer and Lucas Sciluna.'
'The Jets are expected to add at least one more homegrown youngster on a scholarship and bring in a new player.'
So, based on the Nkomo and Bertoncello signings, we have 7 scholarships. I do find it strange that the wording of that doesn't match Nkomo who isn't a local. It does say we can have 9 scholarships on wikipedia, so maybe we're still planning to add names like Bracco and Cooper to that list.
And the one new player will likely be someone from Western United. Of the players left who haven't been signed, Tate Russell as extra RB coverage would be totally fine, I'd prefer him to putting Bracco in as coverage when that's not his preferred position.
Thanks Mark. I will update as I missed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
Jets are expected to announce two more scholarships, likely Cooper and Bracco considering there game time during the cup.
Both signedQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
Also, Badolato has been nominated for the AFC men's Youth Player of the year. Not a bad gong. I think we might miss him in the Cup final
These are the Herald updates on everyone who wasn't in the squad for the cup final
'Eli Adams and Joe Shaughnessy, who both missed the Australia Cup decider due to injury, are now due back with the squad.
Max Cooper was sidelined late with illness at Lakeside Stadium while Alex Badolato will soon return from the Under-20 World Cup in Chile after the Young Socceroos failed to qualify for the round of 16 despite a 3-1 win against Cuba on Sunday (AEDT).
Clayton Taylor and Noah James continue recovering from off-season surgery.'
By first game of the season, assuming nothing changes, it feels likely we'll have Adams and Shaughnessy available on the bench, Cooper and Badolato returning to the main side, and Taylor and James still ETA with no word about their expected recovery time
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Originally Posted by Mark325
Cheers mate!
So looking at our squad currently, are there any opportunities for a cheeky punt on any players from Heidelberg or Avondale?
Fulton from Heidelberg looks a handy left sided player but we look to be pretty well covered there
Tevere from Avondale - right winger but similar story
Could see Max Bisetto getting a run :whistling:
I liked the look of Duraku, their RB, which we have no real coverage for atm