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Raymond Terrace ZPL Pre season will commence on thursday 16th of January and will continue every tuesday and thursday.
Time: Arrive 6pm for a 6:15pm start
Location: King Park Raymond Terrace
Former players and new players welcome
For any further information contact
Head Coach Nima Nikfarjam 0449 195 053 or
3rd grade Coach Cal Black 0421 646 037
CARDIFF CITY FC ZPL are looking for trial games.
3 grades would be preferred, but is not essential.
Home ground issues for CCFC means we need to play away.
For any inquiries or further information contact
Andrew Janissen 0427 254 548
Ladder predictions? Curious to see how Merewether and Barnsley perform.
Kotara ZPL have an opening for a 1st Grade goalkeeper - any interested parties, please contact Head Coach Brad Gallard 0408431525. Cheers.
Who is going to take Raymond Terrace's ZPL spot when they drop due to not enough players.
We played in a comp that had a team only fill 2 grades in a 3 grade comp and it wasnÂ’t right. We are looking at making a final call tonight and if as looks to be the case we drop down it will be our intentions to drop to ZL2 and hopefully this gives the association enough time to make the calls they need to. Whether that be send a team up or have a buy in one of the comps I guess itÂ’s up to them.
The right call to make. Tough situation and feel a bit for Terrace after being so strong for a number of years. Hopefully it's just a bad year and you can bounce back. Solid youth program up there, so no doubt you'll have a bunch of teens coming through shortly. Im sure you guys will do well in ZL2 if you do drop.
Currently in a little bit of limbo with the junior and senior teams I think the eldest juniors we have are 16 ( not sure of the grade). But in saying that we have had 3 of our 14 year olds training with us all pre season and a 15 year old join our squad on a permanent basis. So It may take a year or two to get those teens coming through but we are definitely trying to close the gap there and filter them in when possible.
This is exactly why we have decided to make a call tonight. We have been in communication with those that matter and they keep telling us to hold out more players will come. Unfortunately the area we are in that’s not likely to happen. So we are trying to give as much notice so they can do something with time to spare instead of a couple of weeks out like they are suggesting to us.
New Lambton have to be the hot favourites this year! Merewether to be a surprise package and Barnsley to disappoint.
Burbs have made a few good changes and Westlakes will be old reliable. Hamilton, Maryland, Uni and Olympic to be the also ran clubs. Wallsend surely has to be paying $0.98 to get the wooden spoon. Only reason they didn’t get it last year was Wayne Edwards and he’s gone!
Ladder predictions below:
1. New Lambton
2. Garden Suburbs
3. Westlakes
4. Merewether Advance
5. Stockton
6. Maryland Fletcher
7. Newcastle Uni
8. Hamilton Olympic
9. Barnsley
10. Wallsend
I think use may have Olympic a little to far down the ladder.
They have recently played Raymond terrace which were in zl1 at the time they played them and not only beat them gave them a bit off a touch up in both grades.
They also beat cooks hill which are now in zpl in both grades.
Yes it is only pre season but a lot of people seem to use this as a guide as to how the team is going to go.
Very true Olympic did put a lot past Terrace and looked quality. Terrace then dropped out of ZPL down to ZL2 and beat New Lambton 1-0 last Thursday. Apparently first game New Lambton hasnÂ’t scored in. And Terrace beat cooks hill too. So I guess what IÂ’m saying whilst itÂ’s all we can go off itÂ’s bloody impossible to predict where anyone will end up.
But can say both teams have strong 1st and Res teams and should do very well.
Interesting Zone League meeting tonight..
Newy Football confirmed comp was down to 8 teams, and I have since heard another team wont be playing.
I wont name them as it may not be accurate.Its a tough call for a lot of clubs..
At what point does a comp become pointless? (considering there's no semi's, no promotion or relegation) and potentially down to 7 teams)
There is no scope for finals at all. The competition is scheduled for 14 weekends, so 18 games would be played over 14 weekends.
Apparently there is only 14 weekends available before cricket gets the fields, that's with cricket already getting pushed back 2 weeks.
The uncertainty makes the decision difficult for smaller clubs. Bigger clubs will survive if they sit out the season, for the smaller clubs they could possibly fold if they sit out the season. As they would loose players to rival clubs, A blanket decision would be helpful in this case. That's what has happened in rugby union.
A 3rd team officially out of ZL1 now.
So currently 7 team comp (6 team for 3rd grade).