Jarryd Johnson - Magic
Tom Pullin (GK) - Hamilton
Jarryd Johnson - Magic
Tom Pullin (GK) - Hamilton
Think you mean Andrew Packer, Andrew Clark I believe is still working along side Graham Arnold at Sydney FCOriginally Posted by The Postman
Its a good point. Be good to see the NPL Youth expanded to include the relegated NPL clubs. Little point seeing a club have to set up the yoof teams and then have to disband cause the first grade side is pants.
End of day better comp at NPL youth level breeds better standards of players for NPL and New FM in the future.
Went and watched some New FM this year and the contrast between NPL and NewFM is way too big
Some kids 17/18/19 choose to play NewFM because they are playing " First Grade " or similar, and have a warped theory it is better for them then playing U19/22 at NPL level, i agree, the gap between NPL and Newfm is massive.
Why do you think the gap is so big?
Because nnsw stuffed it up with this U/22s. Should still be reserve grade in npl and newfm.
How do you formulate the gap as massive, what information is there to go off other than opinions and FFA cup games which are no real guide. I believe the top 4 or 5 sides would be a little behind NPL but definetley no massive gap. The main different between the 2 is depth. Valentine's best 11 this year would compete with bottom 4 of NPL the gap is not massive, the pay scale is though.
How are the FFA cup games not a guide?
Adamstown vs Valentine looked like a pretty big gap on the day....
Agreed GA. I personally know of 3 17yo's who have trialled the last 2 years at one or more NPL clubs and have not been selected for NPL. Yet all 3 have played 19s, 23s and one has made his first grade New FM debut this year off the bench.
To me that says there is a big gap between the two comps
That is a pretty small sample. Not doubting there is a gap though.
Didnt Adamstown beat Weston 6 nil in an FFA cup game.
FFA cup games are no guide, not all teams treat the games the same don't prepare as they would for a normal game and are generally at the start of the season.
Best X1 v Best X1 there is a gap but not massive.
My eyesight.
Next season go watch some NPL games and then go watch some New FM games.
What you see will indicate that there is a massive gap in standards.
Sure as shit some of the blokes playing NEW FM can make it at NPL level. But the general standard is well below what it should be.
Sure Valo and Lakes etc may make a fist of it against the bottom NPL teams but that is some of the time.
The rest of the time they are gonna be the weak patsies being led to the slaughter they were in recent times in the NBN and getting beaten by the rest of the comp
Obviously there's a gap. If every team was competitive and similar in skill we'd have a comp of 20 teams. There is separate divisions for a reason, and for the majority, the best players flock to the highest competition. It's just life. It also doesn't change the validity of the fun and entertainment for lower divisions. I don't really understand what everyone is making a fuss about here.
I agree theres is a gap and there always will be. But the gap even at youth level is getting smaller.
The strength of the top clubs in NewFM is increasing as we all hope I'm sure. With the game growing at such a massive rate and the empahasis on improving coaching at all levels, along with the fact that its almost becoming a 12 month sport there will be quality players in big numbers in the coming years that will make this gap even smaller, which will keep all current NPL clubs on their toes and give NNSW plenty of options to expand the top competition. I just hope it doesn't breed having to pay more for players and this simingly non existant points system kicks in so all clubs can survive in the top league.
Stop the presses..
Shock horror there is a gap in quality from 1st division to 2nd division, no one seen this coming as evidence points towards 1st division clubs having better players then 2nd division clubs.
This happens all around the world in football at all different levels.
Move on to the next controversy.
I'm not ready to move on yet, I'm still looking for the evidence that the gap is massive.
Or we do all agree it is not.
It's massive.... MFKS said so.
Its big
Going on the FFA Cup as that is pretty much the only cross competition games we have.
Magic who were arguably at pre season considered to be the best in NPL best Westy who were arguably the worst in NewFM by a dozen goals or so.
So yeah a fairly large gap
weren't westy on top of the ladder after first seven rounds? wouldntve been worst team in newfm at that time. i know thats how they ended but if we are saying magic were best in preseason we can't be calling westy the worst
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