Predictions:
West Lakes vs New Lambton - WL 2-0
Azzurri vs Cooks Hill - Azzurri 3-0
Uni vs Jesmond - Uni 3-2
Wallsend vs Stockton - 1-1
Suburbs vs Maryland - Suburbs 4-2
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Predictions:
West Lakes vs New Lambton - WL 2-0
Azzurri vs Cooks Hill - Azzurri 3-0
Uni vs Jesmond - Uni 3-2
Wallsend vs Stockton - 1-1
Suburbs vs Maryland - Suburbs 4-2
3rds
Westlakes V New Lambton - WL 4-1
Azzuri V CHUFC - Azzuri 2-1
Uni V Jesmond - Uni 8-2
Wallsend v Stockton - Wallsend 3-1
Suburbs v Maryland - Suburbs 5-0
#Make3rdsGreatAgain
Azzurri vs. Cooks Hill
1st Grade - Azzurri 2 vs Cooks Hill 0
Reserves - Azzurri 1 vs Cooks Hill 0
Thirds - Azzurri 2 vs Cooks Hill 0
We were lucky to not concede in the first half in 1st Grade, Cookers applied a bucket load of pressure to no avail and were sliced open on the counter twice.
Unfortunate for them they finished game with 9 men (1 red, 1 injured and all subs made). They are still a red hot team for my liking and if it clicks, will put many teams to the sword.
Sincerest thanks for moving game to Fearnley Dawes as Smith Park still looks like Aleppo.
Garden Suburb v Maryland Fletcher
First
1-1
Reserves
6-2
Thirds
4-0
Azzuri off to a flyer, as predicted. Who can beat them? Maryland have surprised many with their solid start. Westlakes aren’t living up to expectations... Many teams bunched on 4 points, this competition is so unpredictable, I look forward to seeing this weekend pan out.
It should be noted that this is only in First Grade. Last and second last in the other two grades must be disappointing for the club. Third Grade have a -17 GD after only 3 rounds. Not even Westlakes' infamously shite Third Grade side of 2018 had as bad a GD as Maryland do after three rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Did I just hear correctly on ABC radio that Azzuri have pissed of FFA? (Only caught back end of interview so apologies if wrong) but apparently an official has tweeted something inappropriate after acknowledging a policy. Seems Azzuri playing with duct tape of logo from now on. David Eiling is it (northern). Again, if I heard incorrect just put it to bed.
Eland lying through his teeth on ABC Radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
No worries. Always 2 sides to a story. Sorry for any unwarranted attention.
No dramas mate. Absolutely agree there are two sides, just a shame a lot of the info he gave on the radio was incorrect.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charman
Our 3rd grade of 2018 was not infamously shite. They may have been lacklustre in front of goals, defensively inadequate and infamously shite but they were NOT porn stars!Quote:
Originally Posted by the_butcher
#Make3rdsGreatAgain
Dont cry hard yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by TXK
The first bloke was lying. Azzurri were big noting how they didnt care about the rule and showed pics of their other affiliations.
Two clubs broke the rules before they changed.
Now is it a massive issue? Not really. The initial rules helped curb the ethinic violent rivalry occurring in the "old days". It is also divisive way to run football clubs.
I think the original heritage of any club should be allowed to be shown but why would you want to play for your local club that doesnt represent you?
Mate I'm not going to go into the whole NCIP thing here, its not the right thread for it and its been done to death tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by traffic light
If you were lucky enough to have seen the correspondence that I have seen on the matter, you'd know that Eland was withholding/manipulating information on both platforms (abc and Herald) to suit his cause. Yes, I know and completely understand he would always do that to protect his interests, but doesn't change the fact that he is misrepresenting whats going on, hence my "lying through his teeth comment".
I'm not going to delve any further into the matter here, as it has been non-stop the last 5 days.
Dumbest comment of 2019. Why would anybody want to play for Hamilton Olympic or Broadmeadow Magic with that logic?Quote:
Originally Posted by traffic light
I’m proud to play for a club with a proud migrant history of which the club was formed given my mother was also a migrant
Well there are 40-50 blokes who want to play for Azzurri now. And a stack of women, men and kids whom want to play for the Junior Club. And a whole bunch of people in the area that want to play for Broadmeadow Magic, Newcastle Suns, Hunter Simba, Hamilton Olympic, and a lot of other clubs that don't comply with the NCIP. It doesn't matter why they would want to play for them or not, and if you don't want to play for them then don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by traffic light
I once chose to not play for Jesmond because I couldn't stand the thought of playing at Jesmond Park every second week. It didn't feel inclusive to me to play football. I don't blame Jesmond for that, I was just happy to find an alternative that suited me. I wouldn't want to play for Warners Bay because I don't think their kit colours do my skin tone justice. I don't feel that club offers what I need. But that's my choice, and I happily choose where to play elsewhere. If an ethnic club displaying its colours and heritage truly does drive some people away, the only thing it is doing is hurting themselves and not the people. The club can change their ways if they want, but they have no reason to because quite obviously people of all walks of life want to play for them. Not every single club will be chosen by every single player ever, it is a free world and people can choose to like or dislike any club for whatever reason. If a club realises enough people are saying no to them for a particular reason, it's up to that club to decide whether they change or not.
:rof: :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by Incognito mosquito
Apologies :rof: Backed you boys to go from last to first this year, don't let me down!
Under what part of the NCIP are Magic, Suns, Olympic not adhering too? (I didn't mention Simba because I honestly do NOT know their emblem or anything about them) I'm very intrigued to see your answer on the matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
Magic & Suns both with the sun from the Macedonian Flag in their logo and Suns named, well, Suns. Magic even had the Newcastle Macedonia Soccer Club sponsor on their jersey at one stage didn't they, if they don't still? Olympic with the Greek Olympics logo and Greek warrior on logo. Simba is a Swahili word, which the NCIP states clubs must only use English words in their logos and emblems.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlatScreen
I personally encourage these clubs to have these references, but apparently to some people it is not inclusive.
I'm pretty sure these are unchanged logos and jerseys since the new rules came in 2014. Magic were forced to change their old logo to new one which was approved and there's no law as to who can sponsor you as far as I'm aware. If Newcastle Macedonia Sports Club sponsors magic then it's fine. Same would go if the Croatia Wickham Sports club was a jersey sponsor for someone or Arrivederci restaurant, etc. If the Azzuri jersey/logo was like they are wanting before 2014 then they wouldn't have an issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
My opinion is that the laws are a bit of a joke and are being looked at. I think the point is that Azzuri know the rules are in place, yet are going against it knowing full well that it's not allowed.
I'm of Italian background, so I'd love the flag on their jersey, but rules are rules.
Let me put this simply:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
NCIP says clubs with flags on jersey pre 2014 are allowed but any club after 2014 aren't permitted to put a flag on their jersey
Anti-discrimination Act says "I don't care about what the NCIP says, that's discrimination". The anti-discrimination act obviously trumps NCIP.
This is one of the reasons why CCB and Australian Association of Football Clubs (AAFC) have moved towards taking this to the human rights commission and the supreme court (and still might) and why the FFA abolished the policy (or so we thought).
CCB or Highfields Azzurri or whatever you want to call it literally had a sponsor called AZZURRI denied for their jersey.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Whether the ethnic links were there before or after 2014 surely doesn't make it any less or more inclusive, which is the entire basis behind this ridiculous policy.
The crux of it is that we’ve been wearing the shirts for 18 months, been posted millions of times on social media, even worn at NNSWF several times with officials present and there have been no dramas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
A twitter comment was made, not even addressing NNSWF, just a comment between two friends regarding the abolished/soon to be abolished? NCIP (nobody seems to be giving clear answers on that and FFA and NNSWF seem to have their wires crossed on the matter) and Eland’s gestapo that obviously have nothing better to do than scroll social media conversations, decide to get involved. Not like there could be bigger issues facing an organisation with over 60,000 registered members.
Would be a disgrace if any individual sanctions were handed down by Northern, because I seem to remember a few members of an NPL 1st Grade that is a bit of a “favourite sun” (deliberate) of NNSWF, verbally assaulting Eland in the flesh to the point of having to be restrained and escorted out of the GF venue a few years back, completely escaping punishment.
Yeah I think its rubbish and none of it surprises me at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by TXK
Would be a joke if any individual sanctions were handed down. I think in reference to your other point here is that this incident was taken to a tribunal held by NNSW and with facts of actual events that occurred on that day there were some sanctions deservedly handed down and others justifiably were not. I'm not sure if you refer to a club or an individual as the favourite 'sun' but feel you may be well off the mark either way. A lot seem to have different views when you look into other peoples backyards.Quote:
Originally Posted by TXK
Hopefully you guys can move on from this debacle soon and not have anymore attention drawn towards your club than you have in the past and now.
Neither have the Macedonian Flag. Olympic used the Olympic rings, once again not a flag, the Helmet obviously neither. Simba is from the lion King(j/k).Quote:
Originally Posted by pv4
My point is, none of those clubs have used a flag and none (besides simba at best) have ethnic words in it.
As for apparent sponsorship deals with names, there is a prerequisite for it to stand(has to be trading with gst registration or some crap, The exact details are unkown to me).
Where does the fault lie? Ignorance to the rules? (FYI my belief is it should be abolished in full!!!)
Agree mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
No apologies required and we appreciate your support and bold prediction. 3rds is proving to be a very even Comp with some of the results so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by the_butcher
#Make3rdsGreatAgain
This whole Azzurri/NCIP saga reminds of a time I seen a certain person out on Beaumont street running his mouth off to another person. That certain person who was ruining his mouth off was promptly dealt with by the other person he was trash talking. The certain person who ran his mouth off then cried foul and played the victim after he was promptly dealt with by the other person. It was funny as it was clear that the certain person was the instigator in the whole incident.
The funny thing about that certain person is that they are also embrolled in this whole Azzurri/NCIP saga.
This would be much easier to follow if you used names. It’s too late to try work that all out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Premy
Enough with the NCIP saga.
Everyone’s predictions for this coming footballing weekend?
Stockton V Uni- StocktonQuote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Jesmond V Westlakes- Westlakes
Wallsend V Cooks Hill- Draw
Fletcher V Hamilton- Hamilton
ThirdsQuote:
Originally Posted by Kicktheball
Stockton v Uni - Uni 2-1
Jesmond v Westlakes - WL 2-0
New Lambton v Suburbs - Draw 1-1
Wallsend v Cooks hill - Wallsend 3-1
Fletcher v Azzurri - Azzurri 7-1
TXK v NCIP - NFI
#Make3rdsGreatAgain
Stockton
Westlakes
Suburbs
Cookers
Azzuri
Stockton V Uni- Draw 1-1
Jesmond V Westlakes- westlake 4-0
New Lambton v Suburbs - burbs 3-0
Wallsend V Cooks Hill- Wallsend 2-1
Fletcher V Hamilton- draw 1-1
Edit: forgot one
:rof: agree, it had the potential to be a really good story, too :rof:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lofty
Stockton V Uni STOCKTON
Jesmond V Westlakes- WESTLAKES
New Lambton V Suburbs - SUBURBS
Wallsend V Cooks Hill- COOKERS
Fletcher V Hamilton- FLETCHER
Thirds for my boy the mozzie
Stockton v Uni - UNI
Jesmond v Westlakes - WESTLAKES
New Lambton v Suburbs - SUBURBS (comfortably)
Wallsend v Cooks hill - WALLSEND
Fletcher v Azzurri - AZZURRI
Much appreciated Mr butcher. Good predictions too. Good luck to allQuote:
Originally Posted by the_butcher
Stockton v Uni - sharks
Jesmond v Westlakes - westlakes
New Lambton v Suburbs - lambton (comfortably)
Wallsend v Cooks hill - Cookers
Fletcher v Azzurri - italy
Maryland vs. Azzurri
1sts: 1 - 3
Res: 0 - 2
Thirds: 0 - 7
NCIP vs TXK: ME
Never in doubt.Quote:
Originally Posted by TXK
Most important question of year from New Lambton FC for the Azzurri boys:
Do you guys have a liquor licence, or do we bring our own beers on Saturday?