I don't need Jesus, I have Griff.Originally Posted by ForeverRed
I don't need Jesus, I have Griff.
Maybe more sense for it to be. Bottom two NPL sides down. Premiers NL1 up and 2 v 5 and 3 v 4 NL1 and a ? playoff final ? ( EFL ) to see who else goes up. OR one up one down and a four team semi final series in NL1 ?? in saying that I was sort of okay with the concept.
So technically Buds won the NL1 title. What a farce.
NL1 should have a final series. Top 4. 1v4 2v3 1 game, then semi winners play GF. Takes 2 weeks,
Then have a 2nd last NPL v 2nd NL1 1off playoff game. We don't need to overcomplicate this anymore.
Buds should have played whoever came second, one off game, winner takes all, simple, third & fourth shouldn?t earn the right to promotion
Spot on Red
Given the size of the pool it should be one up one down
There's no technically about it, Belswans won the NL1 title.
Buds won the Promotion/Relegation Playoff which is what the trophy says.
Yeah I am sure 11th NPL will be happy waiting 3 weeks before they play againThen have a 2nd last NPL v 2nd NL1 1off playoff game. We don't need to overcomplicate this anymore.
In bigger news, how did Dino get mom over young greeny ? Please
Agreed. Green was best on by a long way
Agreed. It's hard to give NNSW credit sometimes but bringing in promotion/relegation and making it part of a Final series created a big buzz.
I thought it was good that NL1 first place went straight up, and that NPL 2nd last went into a finals series with NL1. It tests teams in a way that is different to the usual and I thought it was great. Buds only won 2 games all year before heading into these finals, and I'm sure a lot of good lessons were learned in this finals series which can only be a good thing for them and the comps in general.
Things I personally would want changed for next season are don't give the winner of the day medals, because earning/retaining NPL is a trophy enough itself.. and make the NL1 Reserve Grade finals format the same as First Grade - either 1v4, 2v3 two-legs.. or the old 1v2, 3v4, winner gets a rest etc - I don't hugely mind which one, but I didn't like having the two grades playing two different formats. It made no sense why First Grade was 2-legged but RG wasn't. These are only small changes, but credit where its due I think NNSW have nearly nailed it otherwise.
OK
Green was amazing but Pete Macpherson was on another planet. Both miles ahead of any Buds player.
OK
Things I personally would want changed for next season are don't give the winner of the day medals, because earning/retaining NPL is a trophy enough itself.[/QUOTE]
Agree, watching the presentaion, it just felt odd. I think even the players themselves felt a bit awkward, and the Tornoto boys where just left on the field to do nothing more than just watch.
I'll remember that when WBA run 3rd/4th or 5th
There?s 24 teams in that comp, think about it
What is going on at Thornton? Found a sponsor with deep pockets? As they are signing some players and a few quality ones at that -
Surely they aren?t paying a handful of reserve grade players from Azzurri much money. The team they came from finished 2nd last
Toronto Awaba
West Wallsend
Lake Macquarie
Dudley Azzuri
Kahibah
Cessnock
Singleton
South Cardiff
Thornton
Wallsend
Who?s Dudley Azzurri ?
Dudley ?.. hearing a few more Azzuri boys going to join for 2025
It seems they are the only club active in the signing department, why are others more proactive?
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