Weston have already called of the U/18's due to COVID restrictions. Don't they have U/16's they could promote?
Not a good look for the club as their 18's season is now effectively over with restrictions not expected to be lifted anytime soon.
Surely the 16's would have loved the opportunity to step up and play for the 18's and continue their development.
Shows what a joke football is in this region that the so called elite competition can be allowed by Northern, to degenerate to the point Weston is not prepared to allow young guys a chance by playing up.
To call off a game in 18s because a few players are unavailable in firsts is a complete disgrace, and should not be allowed, not at the so called elite level in our region.
You would love to be paying $1000+ only to have your games not played for fear of a loss!
Shameful
Last edited by hamburgler; 18-07-2021 at 11:33 AM.
Northern need to grow a spine and force clubs to play players up an age. All clubs have players from U/10’s up that they can now promote to the age above so there is no excuse.
Weston are kidding themselves and the lack of interest in the development of their youth players is criminal.
Charlestown 4 lakes 1
Maitland 3 valo 1
Last finals spot up for grabs. Charlestown play Olympic twice so if they win both I think they will sneak home
To all you clowns that constantly criticise the current NPL clubs, which club are you running? The demands on the volunteers running each club increases every year. The amount of people that are willing to help decreases (apart from people wanting to light a bbq). If you all think the clubs are so bad, why don’t you go and get involved in an NPL club? I can assure you it’s much more difficult than running a ZPL or all age team. If you are not willing to step up then put your guns away!! It takes much more than turning up and putting up the nets while your head coach finishes his durry and beer before your pub game!
My point is that you are all Eddie the Expert but you have never actually run a club. Once upon a time, the clubs consisted of 3 senior teams. Now you have U9s through to first grade and it’s a lot of work! So maybe the volunteers need a hand rather than your ignorant opinions!
1. How do you know I’ve never run a club
2. How do you known I don’t volunteer
3. I’m old enough to know clubs only had 3 teams at one time and now they run programs through to under 9s and some even have women’s programs, SO again I ask what’s your point.
Again this forum raises a lot of questions and points a lot of criticism about clubs decision making, why are clubs charging so much for rego, why does one club play when COVID affected when others don’t, how dumb was XYZ appointing ABC as a coach etc. etc.
I don’t believe too many people on this forum question or criticise the amount of work and time volunteers put in, including myself.
I know regos are so high because, clubs pay coaches, clubs pay coaching accreditation’s, clubs pay federation fees, clubs pay for TD,s, clubs pay council ground higher fees, clubs pay for equipment (not just balls bibs and cones, it’s now video and gps tracking devices) and some even pay first grade player bonuses. Now paying first grade players out of regos is not a criticism on the amount of hard work and volunteer time that goes into running a club but it is questioning a clubs decision making.
I attended the Adamstown Rosebud versing The Broadmeadow Magic game at the weekend . Well done to the young Rosebuds for hanging in to gain a point. Broadmeadow enjoyed the bulk of the game and missed many opportunities but the effort the Rosebuds put into the game was deserving reward for the point.
The other point to raise is the state of all the pitches currently . I have noticed this on pretty much all the grounds I have attended recently. Speaking with a senior coach of Broadmeadow at the weekend he simply put it down to massive upscale of traffic the grounds are now having to cope with. It certainly does affect the balance and quality of the football being played.
Not recently . I was to attend the game with Maitland Magpies versing Broadmeadow Magic some weeks ago but took ill preventing me from attending . Watching recent games on TV it would appear that pitch would be in better condition than the games I have attended recently .
From memory the Adamstown Rosebud pitch has always been one of the better locally hence my surprise at the condition of it at the weekend.
Who is everyone's top 5 predictions with 4 rounds to go.
1st Magic
2nd Jaffas
3rd Edgeworth
4th Maitland
5th Olympic