I am aware there is serious resistance from the NNSW and NSW Feds to amalgamate. This reform though is coming from higher up and would people present a good opportunity to force change through.
This reform is about whats best for the game in the country. Not to preserve whats best in Northern New South Wales or the egos of the people in the 2 NSW feds
Originally Posted by Grimario
I dropped into watch training yday and saw NothinBloodyNew taking camera's over to film.The Newcastle Jets advise injured midfielder Ben Kantarovski has been fined and disciplined by the club following an incident last Saturday night.
Kantarovski has been undertaking intensive rehabilitation for more than 12 weeks on a serious knee injury suffered in Round 4.
He was expected back in several weeks but unfortunately an injury sustained during the incident means he will be out for the rest of the season.
CEO Robbie Middleby said while they are disappointed he ignored Club protocol while in rehab, no one is more upset or disappointed over this incident than Kantarovski himself.
"Ben is aware he has let down the club, his teammates and all our members, fans and corporate supporters in a critical part of the season," Middleby said.
The police were not called to the incident and Kantarovski has been dealt with by the Club’s internal disciplinary committee
Any dirt on what actually happened?
Twitter and the book of Face say Bridges, Taggart and Regan all starting this Friday!!!
Dare we dream of a Ribero cameo?
It probably won't happen though
Article is here: http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...an-squad/60741
According to the FFA (http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/...premierleagues)
This means that NNSW isn't in it to start off withThere will be 5 states participating in the National Premier Leagues in 2013 including Football New South Wales, Football Queensland, Football Federation Tasmania, Capital Football and Football Federation South Australia.
Further states are expected to join the newly re-branded competition once the outcomes of the National Competition Review are adopted.
Sure david eland said in an interview somewhere there was no way NNSW Fed would/could be ready this year/weren't gonna make the effort etc and would be falling in to line in 2014.
Believe it requires the NBN Clubs to change the age brackets of the teams and NNSW are keen on the 23's 19's 17's model they use where as the FFA are going more 21's 18's 16's or something like that which will see the 21-22-23 year olds shafted from the game with the intent to get the kids to first grade level at younger ages than present
Like I said early, this will stuff the local clubs and the game will go backwards in this area if these changes go ahead.
The other big issue is the FFA mandate that the participating clubs be geographically diverse. (Part of providing the pathway for youth, not just in the city centre)
So in QLD, they set up a new club to cover one of the areas they needed to satisfy this. I belive Kasey Werhman is involved.
So for us, Hamilton, Magic, Adamstown, Lambton would probably be an area where only 2 clubs could exist. Charelstown, Valentine and Cardiff would be reduced to 1 or 2, the rest of the clubs would have to come from other feeder areas. So maybe Maitland area 2 clubs (Weston+?), West of the Lake 2 clubs (Edgeworth/Lake Mac/Toronto), Port Stephens/Ramond Terrace one club - something like that.
No promotion/relegation - licencing instead.
David Eland said a bit about this at the coaching conference, general gist was they are trying to bend the FFA a bit to adjust the requirements to find a compromise - one that would be part way between what we have and what the FFA want.
The idea of trying to get younger players to a higher standard earlier is a good idea IMO. Yes that means many 21-23s would get the arse, but how many of them seriously would be challenging for a first team spot eventually anyway? No point carrying young players into their early 20s if they're never going to make first team. If they are good enough, the clubs will sign them to their senior teams. If they aren't, or aren't picked up by other clubs, tough luck. There's only so many spots available and the competition will drive the standard up.
Whereas if you go with what they are proposing, it opens up spots for u/16s and 15s to get into the system earlier, allowing them more (or equal) time during their developmental years at a higher level with their chosen senior club.
At the end of the day, the FFA trying to implement a nationwide standard was always going to step on toes, and unfortunately this is one of those cases.
And LTTG, geographic diversity for us would include teams in Port, Coffs, Dubbo, Tamworth etc, not just in the lower Hunter Valley.
Last edited by Thomas477; 13-02-2013 at 09:56 PM.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
sucks for goalkeepers.
Amigos Aarau
ccm will struggle with this whole locals thing. their area is so confined as is, plus all their young promising players they've been getting over the years are all from western sydney & that turf is claimed now.
OK
in that case im all for it
Neill to Heart and Hernandez to Phoenix. Surely this puts us behind in terms of the transfer market
What a slow has been and a fat has been.
Glad even GVE ain't dumb enough to sign us this level of shite
Neill will end up in Smurf blue. Read between the lines.
Don't care if he's slower, would still shit all over most of the defenders in our squad. Signing the national team captain would be a real boost for any team in this league. Of course, Gary's too busy assembling his horde of Gen Zs to think about bringing someone like that on board.
Marcelo Fiorentini talking on his fb about a possible return soon
Can.t see how, doess not fit GVE profile.... too old
For a bloke who was given limited opportunities i thought he went real well.
Can't recall the exact game now but one evening he busted his ass til he was absolutley legless and i thought he was best on ground.
Would love to see Fiorentini giving the aleague a real crack. Don't think he really ever got to show what he had.
Looks like jesic is trialling wid MLS club new england revolution. Tweet on twitter. Already there and was named in live game tweets
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