Who said the mediocrity hasn't continued from previous years? I didnt. Just stated that it is another year....of the same. Fun times brother.....but as plague said it really is a laugh
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Who said the mediocrity hasn't continued from previous years? I didnt. Just stated that it is another year....of the same. Fun times brother.....but as plague said it really is a laugh
But why exactly are you not even expecting it??Quote:
Originally Posted by sorefootballer
A season of success for us is a 1 in 10 year proposition
We got another 8 to go
I don't think there is any doubt Ernie is cutting a frustrated figure with the clubs ownership. At the time of him accepting the job here i don't think he would have even remotely thought the budget goalposts would move on him like they have from his first season to now having to do things on the cheap and not even replace long term injured players.
Ok I get that we are cutting back on things and can't have the cream we had when we had Vargas etcQuote:
Originally Posted by 380
But we still got to spend 90% of 3.2 million which is 2.88 million
We also ain't spending up on 23 players but on the basic 20 plus 3 scholarship for kids which we are mandated to do
Now I understand Dimi going to be on a good wicket
But exactly what the **** are we paying the other guys needs to be seriously looked at
You can't tell me we are not overpaying a pile if them if we splitting 2.88 million minus Dimis wage on 19 players ???
Then you throw in the quality of recruiting that we have seen and questions have to be asked of Bert regardless of whatever budget constraints we are under
Somewhere we have ****ed up our Salary Cap structure if the best we can to do recruitment wise is sign blokes like Fitzuseless Gypo Fullback who can't tackle and Ridenton
Where the **** has the money gone??
Not sure Vargas was "cream", but anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
When you think Sydney can fit Ninkovic, Barba, Brattan, Lefondre, Grant, Baumjohann etc under the same cap (take away a marquee), you're right, questions should be asked to the recruiting team at the jets.
Our only good signing was Millar - hey might not be the best defender but he's our best attacking player atm... from RB!
Vargas would be our highest ever paid player outside of Heskey I would safely guess, and you would argue with the FFA chipping in for Heskey that our club itself parted with the most cash for one player we ever had for Vargas. He was our first true marquee player in a long time and can't be considered anything other than cream.Quote:
Originally Posted by mic22
No doubt other clubs fit some great players into their caps but they are utilising add-ons like both marquee spots, all of their scholarship spots, pushing the boundaries of home-grown allowances, visa loyalty discounts (Ninkovic a well documented case of this), etc. Baumjohann would be cheaper than his current form demands too, he was basically rejected from WSW.
The simple fact is there are so many loopholes and creative freedom with our current salary cap system that the big clubs willing to spend money can do so very easily and put together way better squads on paper than others.
Also don't discount the fact how much easier it is for Sydney and Melbourne clubs to attract players over other cities, particularly the regional clubs, we have to spend more money and work harder to entice players to us.
Ernie has said a few times this week that our side against Glory was too young and inexperienced. The average age of our starting lineup was 26 years old. Is it fair to say that is too young?
Ernie uses excuses now and againQuote:
Originally Posted by pv4
I think you raise some excellent points. I agree there is no way this squad is worth 90% of the cap unless Dimi and Arroyo both have there wages as part of the cap to meet that min requirement squad spend . The only possible way we could be hitting 90% and either Dimi and Arroyo's wages are outside the cap is if we have a few blokes in the current squad who have been here a few years and there contracts have been quite heavily back ended.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
I watched one of the NBN reports with our Gypo CEO and toward the end of the interview he was really starting to lose it i thought. Started waffling about him hearing reports how some club supporters were wrongly inclined to think the club was still paying Joey, I immediately thought to myself i can't recall ( happy to be corrected ) anywhere on here or the people i chat to sitting around me at the games even suggest we were still paying Joey. What i have heard is many people ask why the funds set aside for Joey were not used to find replacement players for the long term injured when it was confirmed Joey will not be returning this season.
Sometimes the messaging from the Gypo CEO and Bert can be quite different.
As for JowicQuote:
Originally Posted by 380
If the Gypo is so worried about rumours spreading then maybe he should look at his role in organising Jowics departure
The bloke had a contract with the Jets
He wanted to go do something else
Instead of holding Jowic to his contract or leveraging him significantly for a release deal heavily in the Jets favour he come up with some ****ed up convoluted deal where the bloke is apparently training on a daily basis able to come back at the drop of a hat if it falls over for him
That is his doing and has nothing to do with the fans. He is trying to sell us some BS that it was a win for the Jets by signing him to an extended deal. All I see is that we have let one of our brightest talents go for the season. Fair enough if he went overseas to another club for better football but Music FMD
I would offer we missed Jowic a hell of a lit last season and his extended absence was a big reason why we didn't make the 6. When he returned at the back end of the season We started to find some form but too late
The Gypo CEO and Bert are then whinging that blokes who are free agents take 2 to 3 months to get fit and up to speed so we aint bring in players mid season yet he trying to BS the fans that Jowic is not partaking in gangsta life over there and is living like a monk primed for action amonst all that booze drugs bitches etc
Also let me just point out this
We brought Fitzuseless in as Jowic replacement and we are playing Fitzuseless or Hoffman in the role Jowic would have in our side
That be like dropping Steve Smith from the Boxing Day Test and putting Shaun Marsh in his place
For mine, right now it's pretty much impossible to win the A League if your player budget is within the salary cap. It's simple and proven by Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory's recent success.
Clubs like the Jets and the Mariner's will struggle more season's then not unless they spend on a marquee or do some very good recruiting. A couple of seasons ago they hit the jackpot with Nabbout , O'Donavan, Vargas and McGree. But this year they have took a big punt on Fitzgerald to have a bumper season given his previous bumper season.
Miller has been solid, I assumed they originally got him to play right wing. Disappointed he has been stuck at right back.
I'm disappointed they didn't bring someone in, A player from the NPL would have been worth a crack. He couldn't have done as bad as what has been served up at times. After all Miller and Sheppard were playing NPL on 2 years ago.
Deep down I reckon Merrick is crappy that he can't get a marquee in, I reckon he knows he can't win the competition as well without one.
Meant to say Fitzgerald's previous modest seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
God you have no idea just how close to you come to being flamed on that one LOL. Even using modest to describe his form at his past 24 clubs in the HAL is a overstatement. Bloke must have though he won Lotto when a club was stupid enough to offer him up a 2 yr deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
Haha, I didn't want to be too harsh. I'm hoping the Fitz comes good. A 2 year contract is ridiculous for a player that couldn't get a run with the wanderers last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by 380
His biggest problem is that we need goals. His A League record is poor, 13 goals in 167 games. 14 assist's again is too small.
The Jets have probably signed him on maybe 100-110? a year and hoping they could unlock his goalscoring issues.
The key to the city is not big enough to unlock that size issue.
You want $400k a year performance from a 100k a year player - it's not going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
He doesn't have any goalscoring issues - he's a regular A-League standard player - he's not Castro, Dimi, Ikonomidis... and so on.
Dimi isn't a goal scorer eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Dimi has a strike rate twice as good as Ninkovic does for Sydney FC.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Are you going to say you wouldn't want Ninkovic because he can't score goals ?
Ninkovic is miles ahead of Dimi, Show me Dimi's goal stats besides the 17/18 seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
He's not Stanny. You just don't rate anyone that wears a Jets shirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Dimi is the most underrated player in the A-League. Blokes a legend and all you lot do is trash him.
Ninkovic wouldn't last 5mins surrounded by the players Dimi has to prop up every week.
He ain't no Castro and co for sure, Nobody for a fleeting moment suggests he is. If he is regular A League standard then we have a serious problem with the standard of our national competition.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
I can tell you there isn't many players on $400k or more in the league. Adam Taggart certainly wasn't on $400k when he scored all those goals for the Jets in what seams a lifetime ago. He would have been lucky to get $100k.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
I would say Fitzgerald is a regular A League standard player for teams 7-11, if you want to play finals then he isn't a starter. Not sure how you can suggest he doesn't have goalscoring issues. 13 goals in 167 games for an attacker, that a goal in nearly every 13 games. Going on that rate he will only score 2 maybe 3 for the year. I'm still struggling to see how he doesn't have any goalscoring issues??? If he had been scoring heaps of goals then he wouldn't be at his 5th A League club.
At the end of the day Fitzgerald appears to be a good guy, he probably is in his prime age as a footballer. I want to see the guy play well and score heaps of goals, He is a clever player who is missing a few goals to his name, bit of luck and confidence then he could come good.
Taggart hadn't established his value when we'd signed him due to a lack of game time. By the time he did we were never going to get him again for $100k a season - hence why Fulham signed him to a contract.Quote:
Originally Posted by anfield
Fitzgerald is all we can afford at this stage. Either accept it or throw your own money into the team.
I do rate Dimi but not as a goal scorerQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Just announced he has parted ways.
Who's Next?
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Odds on for the gypo CEO to be coach on Friday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
OK, good thing or bad thing?
Ernie getting out with some dignity?
Martin making some more effort?
Exhaustive process for coastie overlord to appoint himself is my bet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Well, Clayton Zane can... oh, shit...
Id like the appointment of Lawrie just to see the mushroom cloud expanding over Kotara South once the statement goes out :whistling:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/01/0...ernie-merrick/
Quote:
W-League coach Craig Deans and current assistant Qiang Li will serve as interim coaches
Deans has been given the gig. Must be due to the women performing so well.
Would be interested to know who made the call. Did Ernie say enough or did ledman find some cash to pay him out.
Anyone have any idea for good replacements? Some dude called John Jutchinson just got sacked as assistant at Western United, could be worth a look in :brrr:
Ernie had to go and his stubborn ways and idiotic tactical desicions left us no choice
If you weren't one of us, that would be a great troll.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark325
PS: Typo fixed.
Save the speculation for the New Coach thread please
i think you pose a great question,I posted a fortnight ago for all of Ernie's questionable decisions going right back to the first 8 weeks of last season at nos stage would he have even envisaged having such a lean budget to work to.Quote:
Originally Posted by westjet
I would say he was told he was struggling after last nights efforts and at that point he would have blown up deluxe citing Martin Lee's lack of funding. Me thinks a bit of both would have resulted in this outcome.
News is reporting that Ernie got the hook as Ernie said he did not choose to leave when they talked to him after the news broke.
Failed to motivate; failed to instil discipline. Had to go. Thanks for 2017-18, Ernie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couscous