Jets Cult Hero XI

OK, with no A-League football to talk about, I'm bored. An article from the Jets about the greatest Visa player's, and the lack of Corbo and Masi on that list, got me thinking about "who would be in our Cult Hero XI".

Keen to see who most would put in their Newcastle United Cult Hero XI. Here's mine (subject to change as I think about it some more)

GK - Bob Catlin
RB - Steve Eagleton
CB - Tiago Calvano
CB - Ljubo Milicevic
LB - Mateo Corbo
LW - Patricio Rodriguez
CM - Fabio Vignaroli
CM - Kasey Wehrman
RW - Enver Alivodic
ST - Franco Parisi
ST - Milton Rodriguez

controversial - no griff.

GK - Neil Young
RB - Steve Eagleton
CB - Tiago Calvano
CB - Ljubo Milicevic
LB - Mateo Corbo
LW - Patricio Rodriguez
CM - Fabio Vignaroli
CM - Kasey Wehrman
RW - Labinot Haliti
ST - Griff
ST - Milton Rodriguez

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Originally Posted by belchardo

controversial - no griff.

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Griff is a legend and in a league of his own in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by belchardo

GK - Neil Young
RB - Steve Eagleton
CB - Tiago Calvano
CB - Ljubo Milicevic
LB - Mateo Corbo
LW - Patricio Rodriguez
CM - Fabio Vignaroli
CM - Kasey Wehrman
RW - Labinot Haliti
ST - Griff
ST - Milton Rodriguez

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Neil Young is a really good shout and beats Bobby for me.

If you don’t have Song in your team then why bother 🤦

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Originally Posted by ForeverRed

If you don’t have Song in your team then why bother ��

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That's actually a really good shout. I missed his name while scrolling through the list. I'd put him over Alivodic

There's a couple of players I wanted to add but couldn't fit them in.

Lee Ki-Je, Byun Sung Hwan, Stuart Musialik, Morten Nordstrand, Sean Rooney.

Yep, good comment about song. Hard to fit them all in.was

Apart from just putting in Griff 11 times I'd say Nicky Carle, Neil Young, and Songy would be who I'd add into that first list. Could also throw in Bobby Burns despite the short amount of time he was with us, or Ante Covic for an alternate GK suggestion. Also can't forget the Fridge himself Stephen Laybutt.

Other notable mentions:

- Sasho
- Dura
- Reegs
- Zadkovich
- Fiorentini
- Heskey

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Originally Posted by evolution

Apart from just putting in Griff 11 times I'd say Nicky Carle, Neil Young, and Songy would be who I'd add into that first list. Could also throw in Bobby Burns despite the short amount of time he was with us, or Ante Covic for an alternate GK suggestion. Also can't forget the Fridge himself Stephen Laybutt.

Other notable mentions:

- Sasho
- Dura
- Reegs
- Zadkovich
- Fiorentini
- Heskey

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Id have Carle as a club legend not a cult hero

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Originally Posted by evolution

Apart from just putting in Griff 11 times I'd say Nicky Carle, Neil Young, and Songy would be who I'd add into that first list. Could also throw in Bobby Burns despite the short amount of time he was with us, or Ante Covic for an alternate GK suggestion. Also can't forget the Fridge himself Stephen Laybutt.

Other notable mentions:

- Sasho
- Dura
- Reegs
- Zadkovich
- Fiorentini
- Heskey

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heskey is an interesting one. Was he that well received? Club legend needs to do something like this...

https://serve.newsnow.io/silverstone...2208aa1183.jpg

how could we all forget this?

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Originally Posted by evolution

Apart from just putting in Griff 11 times I'd say Nicky Carle, Neil Young, and Songy would be who I'd add into that first list. Could also throw in Bobby Burns despite the short amount of time he was with us, or Ante Covic for an alternate GK suggestion. Also can't forget the Fridge himself Stephen Laybutt.

Other notable mentions:

- Sasho
- Dura
- Reegs
- Zadkovich
- Fiorentini
- Heskey

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also, Durante, very good call. Ruthlessly hacked by Mrdja in the first trial match and came back, Joe Marsten medal winner, great guy. Also probably the only jets player that has ever been shot.

Does Andy Roberts qualify.

Tarek in his prime...BK....Jobe....Wayne Brown, Caramello, Ange C, Johnny Buonovoglia, Jason Bennett


Also Paul Kohler....because of his missus.

Noel Spencer.
Lives in Sydney.
Tells Gypos he's signing with Sydney FC because of the commute.
Leaves Sydney before the season even starts to sign with the Jets.

Jade North would be one of the first players I picked to wear a Jets shirt,
How good was it when he headbutted Mark Rudan.

Ryan Kitto. 37 second TKO of Mariners Keeper Paul Izzo , plus 3 assists in a 4-2 win that gave the Gypos their first ever spoon.
We should have a statue of the bloke outside the ground.

Joel Griffiths. He's the man. Nobody ever connected with the fans the way this bloke did.
From scoring goals to doing free scrotal exams for linesman - he's done it all.

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Originally Posted by sapdad

Does Andy Roberts qualify.

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Absolutely

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Originally Posted by belchardo

how could we all forget this?

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I certainly haven't!

Roy Drinkwater

James [Hand of Griff] Holland. For his GF heroics.

No Stephen Laybutt and Alan Welsh no dice, Gotta have the two worst CBs weve ever had

No room for Tarek ?

I'm feeling like we need to pick two squads...

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Originally Posted by belchardo

I'm feeling like we need to pick two squads...

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agree

the 24 Feb 2008 squad v the other cult heros

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Originally Posted by boz-monaut

agree

the 24 Feb 2008 squad v the other cult heros

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You really going to include Mark Bridge?

a good poin, but Bridge was there to see Griff get the winner in the Grand Final

Defenders - Roberts, Ljubo, Reegz, Eagleton
Midfielders - Song, Rodriguez, Jobe
Strikers - Griff, Bounavoglia (sp?), Taggart

I can’t decide between Hoff, Zad or Elrich as my keeper cause fmd we have had some pretty indifferent keepers.

Troy Hearfield. Simply because every team needs a player in their squad the fans can put shit on.

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Troy Hearfield. Simply because every team needs a player in their squad the fans can put shit on.

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We are forgetting Kaz Patafta

The old Song of Dutchy don’t like you Kaz Patafta was always a laugh

Forgetting Andrew Nabbout

That guy was very popular when he was here

Oh captain, my captain.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/image/53...x2-940x627.jpg

Bridgeys the man, most popular player ever, not with the nerds of course

O'Donovan in his first couple seasons definitely has to be a contender (especially the hatty against the SCCuM). And I wish we'd seen more of Hoolahan, we seem to have a hoodoo for skilful players like him suffering serious injuries thus robbing us of seeing them really take flight and own the league, even at near 40 that guy is still showing his class
https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/ca...oolahan-246091

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Originally Posted by turbojetfireV8

we seem to have a hoodoo for skilful players like him suffering serious injuries thus robbing us of seeing them really take flight and own the league,

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You're not wrong!

Thinking of Vignaroli's ACL, Vargas (obviously), Wes as you mentioned...

how come no one has mentioned our best player from 7 or so years ago?

the puddle

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Originally Posted by boz-monaut

how come no one has mentioned our best player from 7 or so years ago?

the puddle

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Legendary status for me - well above Cult Hero

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Originally Posted by boz-monaut

how come no one has mentioned our best player from 7 or so years ago?

the puddle

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17 November 2013. Just over 8 years ago now and we still don't have a statue of The Puddle. :mad:

Poor Hyphen. He's not the man he used to be.