Quote Originally Posted by Grimario View Post
We had a squad of players that were youth reps across the board. We gave young aussie kids a go and our coaching sucked.

Biraz
Neville - Chapman - (Jackson) - (PlusOne)
Kanta - Beard - (Cowburn)
Hoole - Taggart - Goodwin

In my mind, this is exactly the sort of squad we should be assembling on a regular basis. It's the only way to be financially viable outside of a capital city market - recruit youngsters, fill the gaps with quality imports, sell youngsters for profit. You'll get the occasional player that never amounts to more than an average to good HAL player (Kanta may be a good example of that) and they will be your long term club heroes you aim to keep forever.
Fantasy league football. Most of those names are gone and probably wont come back. Time to move on.

Isnt Kitto a younger player that was recruited? I guess he is not everyones cup of tea.

People must remember it is the Newcastle Jets and the squad should reflect that. The squad should contain at least a third of local products.