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Maitland WPL U/13’s is chasing a goal keeper for the upcoming season. If anyone knows of someone who might be interested get them to contact me on 0421646037
Cheers Cal
Good to get out over the weekend to a few preseason games
Broadmeadow FC VS Football Mid North Coast
1st Magic Defeated FMNC 3-1
Res FMNC Defeated Magic 2-1
17s FMNC Defeated Magic 6-1
15s FMNC Defeated Magic 4-0
13s FMNC Drew Magic 2-2
New Lambton FC VS Adamstown
1st Adamstown Defeated NLFC 2-0
Res Adamstown Defeated NLFC 6-2
17s Adamstown Defeated NLFC 4-1
15s Adamstown Defeated NLFC 6-1
13s Adamstown Defeated NLFC 6-1
Charlestown take over Merewether as of next season. Wonder how long until Warner’s Bay are taken over. New Lambton will need to get their men’s team into the top grade soon to keep their program I’d say to keep in line with what is required to go to NPLW
Key personal are going over it and yes the only founder club left (We can't count Magic since they gave it up). But it isn't if the players like the facilities or not, Northern don't like them and wants to make it a WNPL and so they need to be playing at grounds that are NPL standard. It's the exact same reason why South Wallsend, Wallsend and Thornton have moved to NPL clubs.
Warners Bay will be next, and New Lambton are wanting to keep the teams which is why they are trying to make Arthur Edden or Sportsground number 2 the ground the WPL plays out of. Adamstown already playing out of Adamstown number 1 so are safe.
I thought Merewether had a big plan to do up their ground? Has something changed? Eibar is a town of 27,000 in Spain, they have a stadium of 8,000 and they play in LaLiga. Their stadium is dwarfed by all in LaLiga
Surely Merewether should be able to continue in NPLW if they wish to?
Over the next few years council, NNSW and the club could start improving facilities.
Yes Newcastle Council has a plan to upgrade the ground, don't believe the upgrades still met the facilities required (such as a media box, changerooms that can fit 30 people etc.). In fact IIRC Merewether had tried to lobby the council for more and were seeking public support.
While I may agree with you, NNSWF and FA don't see it that way, they have their own idea and that's what it is. NNSWF needs to ensure all their WPL teams reach the standard set by FA so that they can promote a WNPL in the federation and participate in the WNPL similar to how the NPL runs across all federations.Has something changed? Eibar is a town of 27,000 in Spain, they have a stadium of 8,000 and they play in LaLiga. Their stadium is dwarfed by all in LaLiga
Would appear not according to Northern. It's why New Lambton are trying to get on Sportsground #2 so they don't have to give up theirs and since Adamstown Juniors already play at an NPL ground they don't have to worry.Surely Merewether should be able to continue in NPLW if they wish to?
But the end result of not allowing clubs to try and develop the facilities is ultimately we end up with the NPL and WPL becoming one and the same and there won’t be a chance of promotion/relegation from the comp (men’s or women’s), which is ironic given the number of NPL teams that want access to the A-league.
I do see it as a kick in the guts to the clubs that worked their arses off to make the WPL, but northern will never get or understand that. The clubs benefiting now have not given a toss about women’s football until now when they see a dollar to be made.
And the big boys keep getting richer.
It's a disgraceful call, No Loyalty at all to Merewether. Why should the footballing public show any loyalty to these amateurs that are destroying our local game.
Oh I agree and we have clubs like New Lambton that have the funds and want to upgrade being stopped by Council.
And Northern isn't giving any leeway to other clubs to even been given promotion or relegation between NPL and NewFM because of this critieria bs whereby if a ground doesn't have a media box they don't get in.
Well indeed, Magic used to have a WPL side but they treated them poorly and got rid of them yet now they have one again.I do see it as a kick in the guts to the clubs that worked their arses off to make the WPL, but northern will never get or understand that. The clubs benefiting now have not given a toss about women’s football until now when they see a dollar to be made.
Azurri v Magic 1st grade 1-1 today.
Last weekend Merewether 3-0 over Adamstown.
Going to take me while to stop yelling Merewether/Llamas