Cheaper paint for Tifo?
Leonardo in his element.....
Dare to Zlatan
Originally Posted by Grimario
He won't make that mistake at Newcastle since our team is full of number 2's.
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I think you could be right, McBreen was helping Zane coach EJ's at Speers Point about a month ago.
Pfft. He was a newcastle united player before turning coastie.
And his old man played for KB.
Watching him train in Taree on the road trip he had captain written all over him, highly intense at training, always asking those around to give more, and knew how to get the younger lads to step up.
Unless you're talking about Hutcho bring announced as the new #9 and being given the armband.
Tounge was firmly in cheek, should have made that clearer lol
And that is literally the stuff of nightmares.
I do wonder how exactly we are getting this no9 though, if he is currently playing wouldn't that mean a transfer fee? Unless his current club is willing to let him walk. Or just another loan perhaps.
he's still a f*cking gypo, gary
until he scores a winner off a shin at bluetongue, fights hutcho or fly kicks kwasnik in the nuts he is the biggest gypo of them all, especially because he plays for us
de-gypo yourself and i'll be impressed, till then whatever m8
you sound like a gypo tbh talking about workrate and commitment
#jetfuelcantmeltsteelmemes
Prob ain't gonna get anyone wanting to own our sorry asses til at least the CBA is finalised.
So I take it if these 3 clowns are getting paid full time we can expect to see vast improvements in their performance??Chris Beath, Jarred Gillett and Ben Williams are Australia's first full time professional referees.
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The trio have signed contracts for the Hyundai A-League for the next two seasons.
Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop emphasised the historic significance of these appointments.
The A-League has taken a significant step forward with Football Federation Australia (FFA) announcing the appointment of three full-time professional referees from the start of the 2015-2016 season.
“Professionalism for club footballers arrived in Australian at the start of the A-League in 2005 and there’s been a long-held ambition to make referees full-time,” Gallop said.
“The reality is that limited resources for Australian football means we have not been able to take this initiative until season 11. We’ll start with a panel of three, instead of a full panel of seven which would be required to cover every A-League match.
“It’s a compromise, but it’s a move in the right direction.”
Establishing the three-member panel means FFA is investing a further $300,000 in the referee program across the A-League, W-League and National Youth League.
Last season, a total of $1.2million was spent on refereeing.
“Australian football now has a career pathway from the grassroots to the very top of the game,” said Gallop.
“This aligns with the Whole of Football Plan, which calls for a lift in the retention rate of grassroots referees from 64% to 90%.
“The project to have a full-time professional referees program is at least three years in the making. I commend Ben Wilson, our Director of Referees, who has worked hard on the implementation and I congratulate Chris, Jarred and Ben.”
Wilson said he proud to see the appointment of Australia’s first full-time professional referees.
“The breakthrough to professional referees means these match officials can prepare for their appointed matches, in a similar fashion to the players, without the added burden of juggling other work commitments,” Wilson said.
“Our long-term vision is to increase the number of full-time professional referees in the Hyundai A-League and eventually the Westfield W-League in due course.”
The three referees named today have accepted two-year contracts and in addition to professional refereeing, would participate in a referee well-being program which has been established to enhance the development and welfare of all Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League match officials.
The referees will train regularly at the Referee Headquarters at the FFA’s Centre of Excellence which is located at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
I wonder if they get special allowances for their guide dogs??
good move. and as they'll be training at the AIS, I will be able to go and give them my perspective on their performances on a regular basis.
I wonder how they will handle poor performance within the contract? do they get match bonuses on top of a base salary, or the same amount week in, week out?
but good work FFA.