2014 Zone Premier League Thread
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2014 Zone Premier League Thread
Newcastle Uni FC
Pre season training will commence this week.
Newcastle Uni FC will be competing in numerous levels of competition again this year (Zone Premier League, Zone League 2 and All Ages).
New players are welcome!
When: Tuesday 7th January 2014 at 6pm sharp.
Where: Empire Park (Across from Bar Beach)
What to bring: Boots, joggers and a towel.
For further information contact Josh 0422284293 or email joshua.piotrowski@uon.edu.au
Zone Premier League side New Lambton Eagles will begin Pre Season training on the 28/1/14 from 6pm at Alder Park, New Lambton. All current and new players are welcome to join us for the 3 grades (First Grade, Reserve Grade and u/23's).
For further information please dont hesitate to contact our coaching staff:
Head Coach- Paul McGuiness- 0432611570
Assistant- Callum Manderson- 0419714181
any movements in this div
Newcastle Uni FC
Pre-Season change of venue
Newcastle Uni FC will be changing its pre-season/trials location to Adamstown Park (melville st side near the velodrome) starting today (14/01/14).
New players are welcome!
When: Tuesday/Thursday 6pm sharp
Where: Adamstown Park (melville st side near the velodrome)
What to bring: Boots and joggers.
For further information contact Josh 0422284293 or email joshua.piotrowski@uon.edu.au
www.newcastleunifc.com
Cooks Hill United FC invite any interested players for the 2014 Zone Premier League to trial for the upcoming season.
First training session to be held 6pm on Thursday, 23rd January at National Park Sportsground No.4 (Union St).
PM me for any additional information or contact the club Secretary at CHUFC.com/contact
ZL3 will also be commencing at the same time as ZPL
Predictions anyone?
Depends, are Plattys still in the comp? I heard they still didn't have a coach or playersQuote:
Originally Posted by Gary
Not sure united,I've heard they've been struggling a bit with numbers too. But it's early in pre-season,you're rarely going to get your whole squad to training this early in the year, I hope they get the numbers together & put forward a strong squad for 2014
I thought Plattsy's problem was a lack of volunteers?
No it's a lot deeper then that. The federation says they are fine. But from what I have been told and also heard. They are in big trouble. Would like someone from the club to tell me otherwiseQuote:
Originally Posted by Thomas477
From what I've heard wallsend will have another solid expect them to challenge in this division any one heard any news mayfield weather they kept same squad? Surely improve on last year
Barnsley Bulldogs training starts tomorrow night 6pm down at our home ground all new players welcome to come along and enjoy a great club looking to push higher up the table this year after retaining our squad from last year and adding a few quality players.
Just a reminder that the New Lambton Eagles begin Pre Season training tonight at 6pm at Alder Park.
Any teams interested in trial with the Newcastle Suns please private message me
We have recruited strongly for 2014 so games should be a good test for both sides
Only problem from our end is our ground is unavailable until end of cricket season
Cheers
ventured down and watched the tigers play valo 2hd, 1st game 0-0, regies valo 2-1 1st tigers 3-2.
tigers up 3-0 at one stage, not a bad match considering the conditions.
to early to comment how they will go as both had players missing
Thoughts and prediction for this years season??
I'm tipping only 4 teams to seriously compete, I would say Wallsend, Cooks Hill, New Lambton and Barnsley.
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Interesting... i agree that Wallsend, Cooks Hill and Barnsley will all be right up there and be very hard to beat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eleganceisirrelevant
Cookers are always one of the teams to beat, Wallsend obviously a lot has been said about them, i have heard alot good things coming out of barnsley but I dont know much about new lambton.
What makes you think only these 4? Especially when Uni were so strong last year, Cardiff are always there or thereabouts.
I heard rumours that uni had been promoted, if not they are more than a consideration.
Cardiff just not strong enough I think, were beaten by the teams I have mentioned and wallsend have strengthened dramatically and I have heard cooks hill have picked up a few.
From what I've heard mayfield may be also competitive added a few more quality players to there squad and different coaches
The best thing about this league is that every team will be aiming for top 4 as a minimum. It's such a competitive and quality league. As I said, I can also see cookers barnsley and wallsend being top 4, but I don't think they will walk it in.
Good to hear peoples opinions though and I hadn't heard that about uni. Good luck to then if they do go up, they had a really strong whole club last year and deserve success!
Also, if uni go up and Plattsy are no longer will it be an 8 team comp?
uni's team is year dependent . on who is at the uni at the time. so its a bit of a lucky dip.
They havent been moved up.
Noone's mentioned dudley who were quality in all 3 grades last season. Wallsend should jump up with the best of them. Cooks hill be strong as always. can't comment on anyone else
There is talk in the ZL1 thread that Plattsy have dropped out of ZPL. Can anyone from Plattsburg confirm this?
Its almost come a time when all Zone League Grades become 1st and Reserves and if teams can have 4 teams they can enter 2 teams. Obviously both teams cant be in the same grade
What do we think of this?Quote:
Originally Posted by leftrightout
That would be just too much common sense:deadhorse:, It is hard for ZL1 teams to field 3 sides and it reduces the quality of the games with guys backing up for 2 or sometimes 3 games, if a club is looking at promotion from ZL they now have the stepping stone to ZPL in preperation to NewFM to field 3 sidesQuote:
Originally Posted by Swanky
I highly doubt anyone will be going up to NewFM
not only that ^^ but they have to field a heap of age restricted sides even on the off chance they did let someone go to newfm . Look at zone premier league teams how many young kids do they have in them ? not many!
first grades full of ex nbn players that were in don't fit in the stupid age guidelines or just want to play for fun now and for the most part the rest of the league is filled with older blokes to.
apart from first grade nbn n newfm is for kids, What happened to ' if a kids good enough he'll take the old blokes spot anyway' Without giving the spots handed to em!
This may be the case for a majority but far from correct!!
I think in wallsends first grade squad there average age would be 23 with about 2-3 players older than that. At max 27!!!
There is a lot to do with junior development at clubs to progress up but there is no way you can say no one will be promoted!! There are some very very average football sides in new fm and there is no doubt that a few zone premier teams would more than compete
From what I am aware of from attending various meetings at both Zone NNSW level there is no promotion to New FM and above the only way up is through application only with certain criteria to be met such as facilities, funds, junior teams, stable committee and to a lesser extent results (based on NPL licence). Thornton & Singo are the only teams in the top 2 grades that don't have NPL licences so the only way I can see any Club going up from the Zone leagues to any of the top 2 grades (NEW FM & NBN) would be that they are approved for a NPL licence or they are closer to getting one then Thornton or Singo. Purely my opinion only based on what i have heard over the last 12 months or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eleganceisirrelevant
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Originally Posted by Eleganceisirrelevant
everybody knows that so many zpl teams would make a run at the newfm title. newfm is a joke .
some people dont realise that theres actually quality running around in zone leagues.
how can cooks hill be in the mix of zpl every year and never get a look in moving up grades when theres terrible teams in newfm?
watch how spread out newfm table will be and watch how close zpl will be this year. wasnt there 12-0 thumpings in newfm last year. bit of a joke!
newfm is normally spread out cause you have a couple of teams spending big trying to get into nbn and others with limited funds just getting by IMO
Agree that the NewFm is a very unbalanced comp and some pretty poor teams. I agree that a few ZPL clubs could potentially hold there ownQuote:
Originally Posted by fresh
But to say they would make a run for the comp ? would be interesting to know what makes you think this ? I take it ZPL will be stronger from all the fall down from state league and there new points rules
Pretty obvious why Cooks Hill never get a look in to go up. Their facilities are crap and always have been. When the away team has to change in a demountable shed.
As for promotion to newfm. I don't know why teams keep bothering to try and get up. The fees are a joke, the amount of youth teams is terrible and competition worse. Plus arent they restructuring the whole NNSW into that stupid elite comp? Where it will be 10 teams and rest back in Zone. So going up will mean in 1 to 2 years time coming back down.
Uni promoted to what? They don't have the junior teams to meet the criteria. Plus their ground is not fenced in so that goes against them
Plattsburg are officially out - email just received from Newcastle Football
Replaced by Kahibah
Just received this from the Zone boss man
Morning
So far the 2014 preseason has faced a “few speed bumps”, fixtures are still be finalised, be patient, divisions have been reorganised due to Clubs difficulty to participate in a particular division (criteria based); thanks to those clubs for the early update and all the best for the restructure within your club.
Now to the best kept secret in ZFL…….not.
First of all to the Committee at Plattsburg, appreciate the honesty of your decision and all the best for your particular restructure over the next few seasons.
Yes Plattsburg have now officially withdrawn from Premier Division and will be regarded to League Two.
On the subject of their replacement on behalf of the Joint Zone Panel I forward the following.
After due process and procedure to select another club to enter Premier League; contacting the top four clubs from 2013 League One season and offer them the opportunity, failing that there was an acceptance from that group we consider all other Clubs from the 2013 League One competition, irrespective of ladder position.
Congratulations to Kahibah FC for their selection into the 2014 Zone Football Premier League.
The fixtures for Premier and other Divisions affected by this move will be a focus to complete over the next few days, the adjustments will be distributed at the earliest. Adjustments to the other League lists will be forthcoming after further communications.
Newcastle Council have just put the upgrade of the Athletics field out to tender. Looks about $300k ish..... New canteen / Amenities and extended sheds to the rear of the grandstand. Just shame about the pitch now.Quote:
Originally Posted by United
Yes you can play on it when it rains, but i even hate playing on it in the dry. Not conducive to good football at all.
have another look at the pitch at the Athletics Field this season
if it wasn't ruined during early wet weather last season it would have looked a lot better last season as well
light years ahead of where it was before we started putting a bit of TLC into it (and water, lots of nasty chemicals and water)