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Saw Kahibah kicking around with Wallsend the other day. Those Gateshead grounds are looking decent from a distance.
Still rough, like all new grounds. Give it a few seasonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Eastwest
I heard wallsend won 3 1Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastwest
I hope there is no problem brewing at Azzurri, Herald story says struggling with women?s program
Hopefully a certain sponsor hasn?t been involved more the he should have
Wallsend also beat Cooks Hill I hearQuote:
Originally Posted by Hurricane
Certain sponsor (not the real estate agent...but surely he is gone too) is gone, so has all the money, so the girls have walked.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Remember we play sport for the love of it. Whether theres money or not. Men hadnt received much money here until the last 20 years. The first 100 yrs they just played for peanuts.Quote:
Originally Posted by northern_swan
If you can get a dollar then by all means take it. If not, just play.
When other clubs are offering a lot more they go, even if there is now 4 players for their position and they will probably not get many 1st grade starts in that teamQuote:
Originally Posted by Addios
What does it say about the state of our NPL youth pathways when clubs demand high registration fees from families, promote the value of C‑Licensed coaching, and promise genuine development opportunities, only to turn around and import players straight into first grade?
Parents invest significant time, trust, and money believing their children are being developed for senior football, yet the pathway is repeatedly bypassed. It raises serious questions about transparency, long‑term planning, and the purpose of youth programs across the league.
It?s disappointing to see clubs proudly announce imported signings while overlooking the very players they?ve asked families to support and develop. Until there is genuine commitment to youth progression, perhaps parents should reconsider the value of the fees they?re being asked to pay to funds these signings.
One of the reasons the fees are so high is to pay for these imports.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCancer
Which club/s are you talking aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by TheCancer
At no point is there a guarantee that rego fees will result in a 1st grade player that a club wants. They will play 1sts at some level.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCancer
Theres no guarantee that a coach with a C or B license is any good. All coaches can spout skills and tactics, only some can get the players to enact those instructions. Even less coaches can get kids going. Ive seen many coaches strutting around who think theyre top notch but they and their sycofant mates are deluded.
Just play & enjoy it & if you find a coach that is good for you or your child, stick with them regardless of club strength.
I mean....my brother.
If you or your kid believed for one second that the pathway was direct then youve been misinformed.
If your kid is good enough for first grade, he'll play 1st grade, it might not just be in the shirt colour you would prefer.
Also, everyone knows who the cockhead coaches are. Do yourself and everyone else a favour and stop playing for them.
As soon as the jig is up and clubs realise no one wants to play for these fools, thats the end of them.
Nothing worse that kids going through hell and putting up with that bullshit just so they get a chance at a trophy.
Your kids destiny is in his own hands and no one elses.
Last season I watched an u14 pyl game, before hand I spoke to one of the coaches through a mutual friend, he was telling me his game formation and the process, my head was spinning, I honestly had no idea what he was talking about, them poor kids eyes would have been spinning in their heads the poor buggers, the result showed he had no right to be anywhere near developing kids, I did some research and found out he had a C licence but had never kicked a ball in anger, my question, what was his passport to get into such a position ?.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Id say he was just available every tuesday and thursday afrernoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
I actually defend northern a bit but the way they let clubs take over JDL all those years ago has created this.
Have you not heard of Talent Scouts??? I?ve read some rubbish on here & rarely post but this tosser is next level.
Do we want a good quality League? Do we want our best young players to develop while playing with quality players both in games & at training? Do we want football to thrive in this area?
I could go on and ask many more questions but I feel that your short sightedness & nepotism regarding your child wouldn?t allow you to see reason.
They?re all to blame. Every club. If they aren?t bringing the kids up the way they?re meant to be developing them and selling that to the parents, then why are parents paying the over‑inflated fees? It?s a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
I’m being serious here, my comments aren’t about my own kid, they’re about the kids coming through. My kid is in the senior system but it's all the players with potential that are suffering for an opportunity, but when clubs keep bringing in players from overseas or from Sydney/Melbourne, it takes away opportunities for all our local players to thrive. We all complain about the Jets not using local kids, and now our NPL teams are starting to do the same thing. It’s embarrassing. Any club doing this should be ashamed of themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I love how people read my comment and immediately assume I’m talking about my own child. Hahaha. My comment must be unusual on here by the sounds of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zico
If you’re referring to what I said about overseas players, I can assure you it has nothing to do with my son, he’s doing perfectly fine in the senior system and he knows he needs to wait for his turn. I just think differently, and I can assure you my so‑called short‑sightedness and ‘nepotism’ are perfectly fine. Not sure about you, though.
Coaches are employed to coach and develop players from bottom to top, that’s their job, isn’t it.
I just feel sorry for all the kids who do have potential but won’t get a chance because their spots are taken by visa players or out‑of‑region players. And just because a kid didn’t play at the Jets or Mariners doesn’t mean he isn’t good enough, sometimes the parents simply couldn’t afford it, this is the thinking our head coaches need to move away from as well. I could go on and on as well.
I?ve seen many a kid return from jets into senior system in npl and they are no better or worse then the kid who has only played npl. Many know that the jets system is broken especially in the older groups 18s and 20s, many of the good kids preferred to play npl and knocked back offers from the jets due to the travel, cost etc and to be honest better development playing against men in npl not boys in jets system.
Looking at the current Jets men?s squad and the number of players in it who came through the Jets 18s & 20s makes your comment look a little bit sillyQuote:
Originally Posted by Knowsnuthin
My exact thoughts.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
3 or 4 out of hundreds? And only just recently. The "academy" is a joke and our youth have been treated like **** for years. Goodwin was a lucky one and as usual other clubs saw his value. Young McSeveny just had 11 years with our "best"coaches (lol) and finally made it to Weston. Our 1st grade is decent grade level. Im expecting more.Quote:
Originally Posted by ForeverRed
Academy players should be looking O/S for football or at minimun Aleague.
Granted a few recent boys are doing great but you are talking a handful from hundreds and hundreds over recent years who have gone thru the system. I also feel that the A league is at such a low level financially that they are now forced to select some youth purely based on costs. This is not to takeaway from some of the excellent youth kids now in the A league but let?s be real about the level that A league really is compared to other leagues throughout the world.
So if your kid made the senior system doesnt that mean the system is working?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCancer
Again, when the system becomes flooded with visa players and talent brought in from Sydney and Melbourne, local players inevitably miss out. At some point, parents need to start asking the hard questions. If clubs can?t generate sustainable funding through sponsorship, then they need to stop paying overs for players.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
It?ll take a club to go under before they all finally work out it isn?t sustainable
Even back in SAP days you had dads who just went and got a C licence to coachQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
The new match day roster rules will go a long way ti correcting this. Only 2 visa players allowed, 3 players must've played for at least 3 years for the club between 15 and 23, 3 players must be under 23, a further 2 must be under 20 and goalkeepers must be AustralianQuote:
Originally Posted by TheCancer