I'll take any NL1 team replacing an NPL underperformer anyday.Originally Posted by Undertaker
The more chaos the better.
{laughs at New Lambton again}
At least next year there will be no bitching about who invented the eagle.
I'll take any NL1 team replacing an NPL underperformer anyday.
The more chaos the better.
{laughs at New Lambton again}
At least next year there will be no bitching about who invented the eagle.
2 points from a 4th place finish
Crazy singleton 22 points 4th
Southy 20 points 8th
I was there to support the Southy players, it was a grand final for them, they had 3 different coaches during the season, they didn?t waver, they didn?t roll over, they didn?t walk, they deserved to be celebrated.
Southy were a basket case for much of the season but pulled it together when it counted. Couldve gone either way.
Southy also beat Thornton and drew so justice probably served.
Stags arent good enough to beat Valo in the playoffs for mine.
Last edited by Trigger; 10-08-2025 at 12:34 AM.
Out of all the possibilities, I doubt many thought Thornton would be the unlucky ones to go down going into the final day.
Cessnock were bottom and got some important wins against Thornton and Toronto,
Wallsend bottom and got some important wins against Thornton, Dudley and a draw against Westy
Southy bottom and got some important wins against Singleton, Toronto and a draw against Thornton.
Thornton unfortunate - but didn?t get any wins on the road home.
I feel bad for Thornton. Such a tight competition this year. No clear relegation-worthy team. Even Thornton were a (14-0) win away from playing finals.
Previous years somebody has finished dead last, well and truly off the pace and probably more deserving than the 2025 Thornton team. But that?s football. Think they will do okay in ZL1.
Perhaps a bit of a reality check for a few clubs this year.
Thought the game wasn?t too bad. Both teams defended well and seemed intent on not going behind. Fair enough. Southy keeper made an important stop. Singo should have scored there. Southy just struggled to transition to the final third. Thought their transitions between backs and midfield was pretty good. Just that final transition into final third attack was lacking, they didn?t look to cause many concerns of Singo until the last 10.
Thought 10 for Southy was great. Ran the midfield well. Made some important tackles. Distributed well.
Defence also did well - didn?t overcommit and managed to keep Singo?s skilful attack under control.
Looks like they channeled some Southy Spirit. Good to see lots of the youth getting there to support the seniors.
Kahibah in the early game had that game management ability of a NPL team. Happy to just control the ball. Able to fight the battle to win it back and then drop it back to the backs out of danger.
The current top teams in zone 1 would beat Thornton. Won?t be easy.
Sorry, I meant more that they should be able to recruit, maintain a reasonable squad.
Comparative to Southy, who I think may have struggled to keep a competitive squad unless they recruited from Cardiff, Warners bay etc.
Zone league 1 don’t have any teams up that way so may be an avenue for players from the area to play in that comp.
As it stands, I agree, I think they would be mid table.
So playoffs are in:
Valo v Singo - Valo should get the W here, I dont think Singo can put 90 minutes together. We'll see
Stags v Westy - Cant pick this one. Stags won both this year but westy have some form right now.
Westy are certainly the danger side in the playoffs, started to build confidence and could be hard to stop. Still think stags get the edge over them. Singo will be no easy beat for valentine.
Singo were really disappointing. No urgency, no desire. I really sleepy match. I would have thought Singo would have pushed hard to avoid meeting Valo, but they just didn't seem interested.
There is no doubt Southy have improved a lot since the change of coach. Still, they showed little urgency and were lucky to survive.
Credit to Wallsend for surviving. Let's hope they can take that and build something. Another poor season next year in both seniors and youth can't be acceptable. Hard work ahead.
Thornton should be a powerhouse club in that expanding area of the region. Sad that they haven't been able to harness it.
I thought the gunners controlled most of the match without threatening but they were patient and got their just rewards, you can?t going hard all game when it?s cut throat, urgency comes when you are behind on the scoreboard, they never were.
Your partisanship might be showing a bit there....I doubt few, except Southy supporters, would agree. However, enjoy the moment
I agree with Red. Southy played it perfect. If they had of gone out all guns blazing and Singo pinched an early it would have been worst possible thing. They were patient controlled the middle of the park and tried to pinch a set piece. Singo played into their hands cause they looked scared to concede so were very passive
Have to applaud nnswf this weekend having all first grade fixtures at speers point because of the weather. Had a good atmosphere around all games right next to each other with relegation battles. One of their best
That’s their job, do you clap and applaud the postman when he delivers your mail…..
Agree,
Ignoring the usual salty comments you have about South Cardiff, last year everyone was quick to judge that a trophy was awarded and celebrating with that. There was no trophy on Saturday, so you've missed the point completely.
Yes one more win over the year and Southy would be in the play-offs.
Very tight competitive competition, apart from 1st and 2nd only 6 points separated 3rd and 10th. Had a result or two for any of those 8 teams gone the other way we would've been talking about other teams being relegated.
Agree and about time.Its almost like promotion and relegation as a concept actually works ... shocked
Newcastle Football been stagnant for too long. Great drama at both ends of the table. Congratulations to Kahibah on promotion and those teams retaining their NL1 status. Great first season for Dudley also.
If you rest on your laurels now, live off past glories, then you'll get punished, and you just don't bounce back next season either.
Plenty of clubs are doing good things at lower levels and are ready to step up. Great to see.
I know its possible but how does Singleton beat Valentine?
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