There?s always issues when most of the squad and the coach are managed by the same company
There?s always issues when most of the squad and the coach are managed by the same company
With the rumoured player unrest and Rob's very odd post match press conference I'm predicting some of the squad will throw in the towel on match day and we might get a few big losses.
That will give the owners no other option than to part ways with Rob. Seems like he has lost his way as head coach.
ATO want to liquidate Perth glory
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...11aac7ca2b1776
ATO bringing in the liquidators is not a good sign.
Generally for a business, they would fire the non important staff, sell whatever assets they can and finish their current commitments before calling it a day.
With the unrest at the Mariners, apparent lack of certainty in the next expansion team. Players in the league itself dissatisfied with the people running the show.
What is next!
The group who own Perth were looking at us at one stage. We perhaps dodged a bullet
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chroniclesOriginally Posted by Grimario
Meanwhile, I’ve just seen NRL have purchased some hotels as a means to help generate income and act as assets to secure their financial future. Now apparently worth $110M. Goal is to have $300M in investments/assets owned by the NRL.
I think there could be some real benefit if clubs diversified their income/net worth with property and investments. Easier said than done, I know. We’ve tried the sugar daddy approach - eventually they run out of money. Maybe we try something different.
So I did a bit of a look back at A-League men coaches records across the start to seasons. I'll break down as Win-Draw-Loss
Stanton's record this year is 3 points from 6 matches. 1-0-5. Last year he had 5 points from the same number of matches. Papas had the same in 2021/22 with a 1-2-3
Craig Deans in his full season had a 1-1-4 record to start the season 2020/21.
Mark Jones had a 1-2-3 start, but his record after 10 matches would end up 2-3-5.
Phil Stabbins has the worst record. He had a 0-2-4 record and would take 11 matches to win his first.
IN his last season, Branko had a 0-3-3 record....same as Nick Theo for his short spell.
Certainly Stanton's start has been among the worst we've had to a season.
The Championship Chronicles - The Jetstream's review of the 2007/08 season. www.newcastlefootball.net/chronicles
I'm not particularly invested in Stanton either way.
I do think a statement from the club making official their roadmap and plans would go a long way to helping set expectations.
I can't remember if it was official communication or just someone on here's thoughts, but isn't the idea that this year is sort of a write-off on-field, looking at development and setting foundations, while the club administration focus on improving the club off-field?
I hope I'm not being too naive in buying that the club may be looking at longer term ambitions than trying to win this season by splashing out.
I think we have the youngest squad in the league, minimal top-tier A-league players if any.
I'm not saying anyone should be happy with the way the season is going, but it does get tiresome seeing everyone calling for everyone to be sacked or sold, ownership group out, club folded etc.
Some sort of statement on official direction would hopefully help people come to grips with seeing this year as a stepping stone year.
Maybe they could have told the members that before taking their hard earned coin
You still need someone in charge who can actually coach and develop these young players so we can improve and sell them on for a profit
I know our new owners and Shane were keen to stress the clubs model was to emulate what Adelaide and the Scum do however those two clubs have managed to put around those prospects handy experienced players. The Jets have a few prospects that are surrounded by Sunday League wood ducks who wouldn't even be in the first 17 at any other club.
Ive said before not much point trying to sell young talent if there efforts are being lost amongst a bunch of training cones and a coach who looks like he has lost it.
That's exactly my point.
He can complain about the quality of the players all he wants but every time Archie Goodwin runs out with that red shirt on its an indictment on the whole club and sadly one that's been shown time and time again.
There is more Newcastle talent elsewhere than in the Newcastle squad itself.
Im probably wrong and happy to stand corrected but hadn't Archie already reached an in principle agreement with Adelaide before Mav was officially our new overlords.
Alot of the Goodwin stuff stems from the treatment from Papas pretty sure
It doesn't matter who the owners were, or are. Our club just keeps doing the same dumb shit no matter who is in charge yet they all seem to think they know how to fix it.
GVE, Stanton or Papas blaming the kids, then watching them excel elsewhere should be thrown back in their face at every opportunity.
Goodwin, Brillante, Thurgate, Mauragis etc should all have been here until they were good enough to move to the next level, not the next a-league club.
We should be able to spot them, treat them right, improve them and keep them healthy.
Until we start even trying to get one or two of those steps right we are going nowhere.
The other thing they get nowhere near enough stick about is that while they are all having a sook about the terrible youth programs, have you seen the players THEY picked instead? A lot of stinkers there over the years.
Brillante went overseas from us, so probably need to take him off the list Plague.
Tonight's performance will go a very long way to telling us the relationship between Stanton and his players. If they come out and put in a solid shift last weeks comments from Stanton will be in the past, If they come out and look like they couldn't give a shit and don't want to be there then its fair to say Stanton and his players are at odds and keeping Stanton is no longer an option.
We have to be the club everyone wants to play for, and no one wants to play in facebook brown, simple
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