Quote Originally Posted by Dontknowmuch View Post
I think your missing the point of why Newcastle Football have a NETT program. The SAP program is not be all and end all of football development, if you ask some its quite the opposite actually and no where near the same cost's.
From memory the whole NET v SAP issue was due to Newcastle Football wanting to push more kids through the program not just 2 teams per age group.

This led to NNSW allowing them to have 3 teams for a while but they wanted more.

Therefore they created NET to allow more teams and kids through the programs. Newcastle Football wanted more players as felt that only 2 teams per age group was not enough to fill NPL squads in u13.

I agree with this opinion. However with SAP now moving over to clubs this is increasing number of players through SAP and I am unsure why there is any need for NET.