Don't know much is a very fitting nameOriginally Posted by Dontknowmuch
Don't know much is a very fitting name
Have heard Graham Law is coaching Cooks Hill 2017, any other early news?
Have heard from a club committee member that NPL licenses and structure will be announced on the 20th September.
Short lived celebrations for Wallsend......homeless, jets announce interest in The Gardens as a training facility and home base for Youth, WPL, trial and FFA cup games
Federal park ???
Can also confirm hearing the 20th September thrown out as the date. And yes, Law to Cooks Hill rumour is gaining some traction. Will wait and see. Great for them if true.
As for The Gardens, it'd be a crushing blow to Wallsend to lose that ground. Need to do some work at Federal Park to meet requirements. Can never be sure with the Jets but assuming new owner could afford to simply buy the complex if he really wanted and looking certain that greyhounds will be canned next July. Interesting to see what happens.
At the moment it's a really good greyhound track, not a very good venue to watch football at
Why would Wallsend go to Federal Park when their juniors play at Wallsend Park and Federal Park is already utilised by Fletcher FC and Church football?
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Agree. Not the best football ground but the facilities (grandstand, changerooms, canteen/bar are alright. Be a big drop from there to somewhere like Wallsend Oval. Would need to fork out some money to make it work.
Well worth it. That track is crap for football viewing. Would have been good to have both going at the same time though.
Congrats New Lambton on being acceped to this league. Also read on their FB page yesterday that Andrew Packer is the new head coach.
Lots of hard work ahead for the club, but with the size of our junior base, we are in good stead.
Do you know if there is approval for a seated stand at alder Pk yet?
Andrew Packer from southy.
Who is coaching Southy in 2017?
Wonder how much the quality will drop over the next 2 years as clubs put some focus on facilities?
Council are in favour of our master plan for Alder Park which includes covered seating.
We are currently looking at uncovered seating options for 2017 until funds are there to construct a full stand.
Congrats to New Lambton, i think it's great to see new blood being brought into these top competitions. If Wallsend, Cooks Hill & Kahibah are any indication then things are looking very exciting for next season.
Interested in your comment, why does size of junior base put you in good stead ??
I get promotion is good, will attract kids and help retain kids as they have a senior pathway
I get $$ from all those juniors will be good
But.... Now you will have to manage parents expectations of those juniors moving thru the development stages AND manage the expectations of were parents will expect those $$ to be spent, not many see any value in junior money supporting senior teams
Just interested in your thoughts
It will depend if they are seen to be spending the $$$ on player payments or are spending it on improving a facility that all the club will be able to utilise.
sorry to burst the bubble, but I just cant see how northern has allowed the Eagles into the comp, when you don't comply with most I would say of the conditions required.(grandstands, parking, sheds, field condition).
Having council in favour of a master plan is great, but councils can be at times very fickle, especially Newcastle, took them 9 years to vote on a rock.
Don't get wrong either I have a very healthy relationship with the Eagles and wish them well, I just don't get it.
Alder Park is in no way a 2nd division venue as it stands currently and yes I know you have plans to improve, if there not done within 3 years, what happens then, do they get dumped like Bero and Dudley did because they didn't comply?
Before you keyboard warriors take offence, Please note this is not an attack on the eagles, just the system.
cheers
Eagles have the worst facilities in zpl, let alone newfm.
Not a personal attack, just the fact.
Good on them for having a go and developing juniors,
Can't win a 1st grade comp playing with 12 year olds on a 'park' though
In regards to Alder Park I absolutely agree that both Jardelsimage and Trout have valid points. Alder Park isn't ready for Northern League 1 yet, but the reality is an application and plan was submitted to NNSWF and they obviously felt it was worth offering Eagles an opportunity. The criteria for Northern League 1 does offer the opportunity for clubs to improve facilities over the 3 year licence period (it's less strict than NPL), and that is the aim of the Eagles.
And yep, If at the end of that licence period the Eagles haven't done what is required by Northern we would expect they fully would give us the boot (as they have done to Dudley, Thornton, Bero, Wallsend) in the past.
In response to Why Blue and the junior discussion. I believe the point Howardyou desired to make was, as you say, that this promotion offers a pathway to senior football for the 1300 kids at New Lambton. Our reason for doing all of this was to allow the junior players a chance to play for New Lambton in a higher grade than ZPL as our best junior have been wandering off to neighbouring clubs for years in search of higher quality football. We want to offer that to them at our club. In terms of $$$ the club structure is such that the junior money stays within the junior element and seniors are required to make their own money to support the senior program. We understand the need to protect all parts of our club and feel we have a structure that allows us to do this.
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