Terrace on the southern hill with a pool, a bar with full strength taps and karaokeOriginally Posted by plague
Terrace on the southern hill with a pool, a bar with full strength taps and karaoke
Executive VP for Pool Advancement, SuperDylan1990 enthusiastically supports this initiative.This agreement had been central to Mr Shaw’s plan to encourage FFA to put some of the money gained from an eventual sale of the Jets licence to a pool to pay the club’s mainly Hunter creditors.
i assume that is the total coast of the collective season tickets/match day tickets of the foz members.
so how much do we get each?
I figured there's only 7 real people on here and the rest are multis so we should do ok.
The Foz supports the pool vision
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So who're the real ones and who're the multis?
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Back to the gold???
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/s...ing-golden-age
Ah, that's the million dollar question.
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Please continue.
Unsure about HaloSeven, he could be, or he could not...
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
1.MFKS is 2bobs, couscous, thomas477, stopper2, borat
2.Q-man is Furns, Superdylan, hamma, blackmac and probably Spencer Prior
3.LaBazzle is LaBazzle
4.Jeterpool is anyone thats nice on here
5.Captain Oblivious is Captain Obvious but doesn't know it.
6.pv4 is a gypo.
7.Plague is Parksey and ForeverRed
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You nearly nailed except for one thing.
You missed Slobs FFS
I've met Slobs so I know his real identity.
(Griff)
This is taking on a life of its own. Great to see.
Helps that it's the truth too.
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I like it but that means one of those muppets likes disc golf.
Last edited by Grimario; 29-05-2015 at 07:42 AM.
Makes some good points.SOMETHING needs to change in the way Newcastle professional sporting teams are run because the current model seems to lead one way: extinction.
KB United, Newcastle Falcons, Hunter Pirates, Newcastle Breakers, the Jets and very nearly the Knights, have all entered administration.
Simply put, the Hunter doesn’t have the corporate power that other clubs in national sporting competitions possess, which means it is simply not a fair fight.
Privatisation has been tried, with millionaires signing off on the cheques, but as has been shown time and time again, they can only throw so much cash down the well.
At the end of the day they are businessmen and will soon want to see a return, and if they don’t, cheques stop being signed.
Most matches, even with decent ticket sales, generally are break-even at best, often running at a loss, depending on the stadium deal. The main revenue streams these days come from sponsorship, membership and corporate sales.
These streams are crucial to the financial viability of a franchise, but often it’s administration staff who are the first out the door come a cash crisis.
If you strip resources away from these departments, you’ll always be chasing your tail because you won’t be adequately staffed to maximise these areas, which remain so important to generating revenue.
Revenue from TV deals and grants from governing bodies are used to cover player salaries and ensure each club can afford to spend the salary cap, but as we saw in the Jets experience, even that is not always guaranteed.
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Though the salary cap is designed to keep things fair on field, it simply isn’t a fair fight off field, and it isn’t just the Jets who are struggling.
Central Coast Mariners are battling financially, Adelaide United have been run by the FFA in the past, Brisbane Roar may be heading that way again soon and Perth Glory hasn’t exactly got its ship in order.
Meanwhile Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory fly high, strengthened by strong corporate support in Australia’s biggest cities.
Both generate strong membership numbers and gate receipts, on catchment size alone.
All have been privatised, but have a strong backbone of economic support, in the country’s strongest economic markets.
The Hunter’s experience shows such a model doesn’t work here. Privatisation has failed and we lack the corporate support.
It’s time the FFA came in and looked at methods of equalisation to assist clubs like the Jets financially off-field.
Equalisation isn’t uncommon in Australian sport and the AFL has used it for the betterment of their game. The Sydney Swans received significant amounts of financial support as the game grew in Sydney. The Swans struggled for many years and, before 1996, were less than competitive.
But the AFL knew the importance of a viable team in Sydney and today the results speak for themselves. Sydney have 40,000 members, have won multiple grand finals and finished second in the competition last year.
The Brisbane Lions, Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney Giants have all received similar support.
The NRL provides support for clubs, giving funds to St George Illawarra, the Wests Tigers, Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans, with the governing body effectively running the latter two.
Why can’t Football Federation Australia provide the same? They’ve come in now the Jets have entered administration, but why did it have to come to that?
The damage is done to the Jets brand and once again we’re rebuilding.
It’s not about giving the Jets an advantage on the field, but ensuring they can compete on the same economic level, having the same number of employees to generate revenue and having the resources A-League clubs require.
Northern NSW Football is a huge area and looms as a region of significant growth.
Both the Mariners and Jets are struggling.
Steps need to be made to ensure they can survive and prosper, for the betterment of the A-League and the game in Australia.
It is ridiculous the advantages bestowed on the Sydney and Melburn clubs based on their population sizes. None of them have to do much to be on the brink of success.
The lack of strength in Brisbane Adelaide Perth which are big enough cities says it all really.
Good goal Goodwin....... He'd better start Spanish lessons if he hasn't yet?
Dare to Zlatan
Originally Posted by Grimario
He won't make that mistake at Newcastle since our team is full of number 2's.
Just what we need.BOB Catlin was not given a ‘‘football’’ reason why he was replaced as goalkeeper coach when Phil Stubbins took the reins at the Newcastle Jets a year ago.
Now that Stubbins is gone, Catlin hopes to return to the club he did not want to leave.
‘‘I wasn’t terminated. My contract was up and wasn’t renewed,’’ Catlin said. ‘‘A new person came in and decided it was best to clear the decks.
‘‘In terms of my performance, there was no reason given.’’
Catlin spent three seasons at the Jets.
In that time Ben Kennedy and Mark Birighitti took out the club’s player of the year in consecutive seasons. Birighitti also made the Socceroos train-on squad for the World Cup.
Football Federation Australia, which took over the Jets a fortnight ago, is in the process of appointing a new coach.
Neil Young and then Jess Vanstrattan, who was also the back-up keeper, came into the role after Catlin.
The new head coach will choose his support staff.
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Mark Rudan is the front-runner but Tony Vidmar, Paul Okon and Damian Mori are understood to be in the mix.
‘‘I know all those guys quite well,’’ Catlin said.
‘‘There are no strangers to me in the Australian game.’’
Catlin has AFC level-two accreditation as a goalkeeping coach, the minimum requirement for the A-League. He is at Manly United, where he is assistant coach and works with all the club’s keepers.
‘‘There is nothing like being at the highest level,’’ Catlin said. ‘‘If you can’t play, the next best thing is being involved.
‘‘I’m still trying to improve myself as a coach, to learn new things, and am always open to new ideas. It is a highly specialised position.
‘‘You do require a good eye for it, both the technical and the tactical aspects of the position.’’
Before joining the Jets’ coaching staff, Catlin had three seasons in goal for Newcastle Breakers and Newcastle United in the old national league.
‘‘I have had affinity with Newcastle since playing there and enjoyed living in the city,’’ Catlin said.
He would also relish another opportunity to work with Kennedy, who is the only keeper on the club’s books.
Birighitti is a free agent and hopes to find a new club in Europe.
‘‘It would be good to reunite with BK,’’ Catlin said.
‘‘He has a good attitude and is good to work with.
‘‘He is now a mature keeper.
‘‘The next three, five years should be the prime of his career.’’
More blokes who achieved **** all here coming back
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/v...e-game-geelong
Basically the Victory want another home game, where they'd be the away team, to honour a contract they signed.Victory bid to re-locate rival club's home game to Geelong
Melbourne Victory is negotiating to move a rival club’s home match to Geelong as part of their three-year deal with the Victorian Government.
Victory committed to playing one match in Geelong for the next three seasons in June last year and had great success with 21,289 fans turning out for January’s A-League clash with Perth Glory despite stifling heat and ticketing issues.
However, the A-League’s annual fixture changeabout means Victory will host 13, not 14, home games in 2015-16, which are committed to Etihad Stadium and AAMI Park.
As a result, Victory are looking for a solution with CEO Ian Robson revealing they were in discussions with other clubs.
Robson didn’t identify which clubs were being talked to, but Brisbane Roar, Central Coast and Newcastle Jets appear most likely, with all three clubs having 14 home games scheduled for 2015-16 and in need of a financial boost.
“We need to agree terms with another club to move one of their home games down to Geelong, where we’d still be the nominal away team,†Robson told FourFourTwo.
“Those conversations are happening and we’re hoping we can secure an outcome for another A-League match down there.
“We are working with the FFA in the construct of the fixtures to endeavour to secure another game down there this coming season.â€
While A-League clubs have previously played regular season matches in regional areas, the concept of relocating ‘home’ matches inter-state is new, although Gold Coast United moved a game to Adelaide several years. The practice does occur more commonly in the AFL.
The Victorian Government allocated $50,000 to lure games to Geelong as part of the deal and rival clubs would need to be offered a financial incentive to agree to re-locate any home fixtures.
However, any clubs moving home matches inter-state would upset their membership bases, although there are a number of clubs who would welcome a one-off financial boost.
Victory are typically one of the bigger drawing ‘away’ sides for home attendances, meaning it will be a tough sell for clubs.
Traditional Victory rivals Sydney FC and Adelaide United are unlikely to move home matches against the champions and the Melbourne derby won’t be re-located to Geelong.
Of the remaining clubs, only Brisbane Roar, Central Coast and Newcastle Jets may have some flexibility to re-locate a fixture given they’re scheduled for 14 home games.
Central Coast faced a supporter backlash when it attempted to re-locate several home games to North Sydney Oval and Manly and may fear similar issues.
Robson added there was plenty of incentive for Victory to maintain a presence in the region.
“The A-League match against Perth was a quality event with a crowd that could’ve been bigger if the temperatures had been a little bit kinder,†Robson said.
“To get 22,000 in Geelong for an A-League game for points was an outstanding result.
“It gives us great heart and encouragement to want to continue to work with the city, the state government and work with the support of the FFA to grow our presence there.â€
The 2015-16 A-League fixtures are set to be announced publicly later this month.
Read more at http://www.fourfourtwo.com/au/news/v...pmLf3APm0Uq.99
It better not be us!
The Victory signed their contract and have put themselves in this predicament. I say tough shit.
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