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It's true, but they also have 3 tiers of PYL with many many more teams than our comp 16 teams each, a full girls line up too, etc...so they also have a higher demand

Rather then looking at our...

I'm aware...huge numbers drop off, or decide just to play their local competition

So why are we bothering to go to this huge inconvenience (for them and us) to develop young footballers there,...

But I am in my local competition...as much as you don't like to acknowledge that 🤷

See, now we're moving away from that consensus we just had...that will never do

Pre requisite for inclusion in Newcastle's youth NPL, should be having a Snr team in the Newcastle's NPL...

Problem in your logic is that Newcastle's NPL competition is my local competition...nice try though

Especially true for Coffs Harbour...glad we came to a consensus :)

Coffs had players who represented Australia, and at Joey level too, and as young professional footballers, before Logan and before this change...so debatable what role being in the Newcastle comp...

Sydney's Youth NPL 1 has a team in Wollongong (1hr 18mins from central Sydney). Newcastle is 2hrs away from central Sydney...hardly comparable to the 8-10 hour round trip we're taking about for Coffs...

Travel cannot be made shorter, so therefore, they should have their own local competition 🤷

They produced quality players before being in the local NPL, they can still produce quality players not...

So is Tweed Heads, should they by in the Newcastle youth NPL 🤷 away day to Byron Bay.

There needs to be a reasonable expectation of proximity for participation (I don't believe an 8-10hour round...

Over coaching as in "joysticking", not letting them try things, to develop, yelling at kids to do "X", even when that thing "X" is clearly the wrong choice

As an after thought, added up the competing academies points

Syd - 21pts
WSyd - 21pts
(Newy promoted) Bulls - 18pts
Mariners - 12pts

2 rounds in

Current positions
13s - 10th (GD -5)
14s - 7th (GD +3)
15s - 14th (GD -3)
16s - 7th (GD +2)
18s - 5th (GD +6)

9 pts total out of a possible 30

Yes it does work both way...northern should relieve us all of it

At the end of the day, some kids we all find really talented will have their desire dry up...as I pointed to before, in the...

I will give an unpopular opinion, but, they shouldn't take your money, AND they shouldn't expect anyone to go travel 4 hours each way for a game...you, or those in Newcastle

Fatigue might one day...

Didn't they advertise recently that they were looking for commentators

There is a documentary on YouTube about the German development system, one interesting stat it showed was that of those who make it to the Bundesliga, very few received any specialist/academy...

I don't know how, or why they do it TBH
I don't even like going up there once a year!

Curious on this ref question, SAPDAD mentioned $50 (for the day I assume)...is that all they get?

If so,...

The season, or with cup games and organised trials...does FNSW have those same extras? Curious

While it's probably unwise in the grand scheme of things, do the clubs owe anything to the Jets?

It's an interesting result, given they will play a version of "National 2nd tier" later this year against those top clubs

Imagine the Sydney/Melbourne teams have been back at work for a bit longer...

As the TSP only played half a game each, shouldn't you show the 4 results?

Pushing them together just looks like padding

Should really be an invited TSP "select", Vs the Jets and have a proper...

No I didn't go. It was an earlier session and my son had his music lesson

(Usually we do that before heading to TSP...his not very good 😂)

I did have a parent call me after and say they played...

From what I understand, they already have to do so many points worth of engagements with northern to maintain their licence level

Agree with whoever said it shouldn't cost more than...

Gold status let's a club have 2 JDL teams doesn't it...compared to the other levels