I thought I read he ws beginning to make a comeback but unfortunately not
I thought I read he ws beginning to make a comeback but unfortunately not
What shit news. Has hit me so hard
OK
That seriously sucks. Sad, sad news.
Bit of overall Jets club news, Coach, heskey & possible transfers, still no real detail though.
Arnold top target on Newcastle Jets radar
19 April 2014-SBS: Greg Prichard
Graham Arnold is favourite for the Newcastle Jets coaching job while Emile Heskey's status as the club's international marquee is almost certainly over.
The Jets would also look to keep interim coach Clayton Zane at the club, if he is overlooked for the position on a full-time basis.
This is all occuring with question marks over whether Nathan Tinkler, with his well-documented business issues, will continue as the owner of the Jets long-term.
At this stage there have been no concerns regarding cash flow. The World Game has spoken to several Jets players in recent weeks who all said they have continued to be paid on time.
TWG recently sought to put questions to Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop regarding the future of the Jets, including: Have you asked for assurances regarding continued backing of the club by the Hunter Sports Group? What do you make of a recent newspaper report that Tinkler is trying to sell the club, possibly in Asia? And would the FFA step in to financially ensure the future of the Jets if its current ownership fell over without any new owners being in place?
FFA replied with a statement from an unnamed spokesperson, which read: "It’s business as usual for the Newcastle Jets as a member club of the Hyundai A-League. Like all clubs, there’s regular contact with FFA on a range of matters that affect the day-to-day running of a football club.
"FFA is satisfied that the Jets management are well advanced with planning for the off-season activities and Season 10 in 2014/15."
Newcastle had already interviewed three outside candidates for the coaching job before Arnold became available after his recent split with J-League club Vegalta Sendai.
Jets management itself made contact with Arnold and has scheduled further discussions with. An overnight report that Arnold had rejected strong interest from Perth Glory only makes Newcastle seem a more likely vehicle for the one-time Socceroos boss.
Although tt remains to be seen whether Sydney FC makes another play for Arnold, with Frank Farina no certainty to be in charge at the Sky Blues next season.
Zane, who replaced Gary van Egmond mid-season and narrowly missed taking the club to the A-League finals series, has a history of coaching at the Jets going back to the club's youth league and W-League teams.
TWG understands that while Zane remains an option for the coaching job next year, the priority aim of the Jets is to install a more experienced coach who would also be prepared to mentor the highly-regarded former Socceroos striker for a possible future move to the top job.
Newcastle is currently conducting its end-of-season review and Zane would obviously have input into that.
The club is keen to appoint a coach as soon as is practically possible because of decisions that need to be made regarding player retention and recruitment. The new coach's input would be regarded as critical to those decisions.
The Jets have 17 players signed for next season, which means the club has room for up to another six.
Outstanding young striker Adam Taggart, who finished the season clearly on top of the competition goal-scoring list with 16, has been linked with a move overseas.
Taggart is contracted to the Jets next season, but TWG has been told the club would not attempt to stand in the way of a young player keen to try his luck on a foreign stage.
The versatile Josh Brillante and goalkeeper Mark Birighitti are also understood to be possibilities for overseas moves.
The most likely relationship between Heskey and the Jets in the future would involve the former England international striker filling an ambassadorial role on behalf of the club, although a short stint as a guest player is apparently a possibility as well.
Heskey is 36 and has had an injury-interrupted second season with the Jets. However, he finished the season strongly, working well in combinations with Taggart and Joel Griffiths.
Heskey is extremely well-liked and respected within the club because of the support and encouragement he has given other players and the positive image he presents on behalf of the club to existing and potential sponsors.
But he is on a marquee salary and the club has several other important decisions to make with the money available to spend.
TWG has been told Heskey understands the situation. Whether he plays for another club in some other part of the world remains to be seen, but the Jets are keen to have him remain associated with the club beyond his playing days there.
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/...tle-Jets-radar
Originally Posted by Grimario
Correct me if I'm wrong, but as it stands, Bridges and Deans both hold the title of "Assistant coach", and surely Zane would want to at least be made an assistant if he were to be demoted.
If a new coach is brought in, then at least one of Deans, Bridges, or Zane needs to be sacked, probably more. That's not even taking into account the fact that a new coach might want his own assistant.
Correct although deans can probably be demoted to women's coach if not sacked
My bet at this stage is bridges assistant and youth team coach, zane first assistant to Arnold. If so we may well have not so up and down season next
Surely one will be bumped off to NYL next season, other two will help with first team duties.
Preferably Bridges to NYL, if he is serious about coaching, he needs to actually do it and not just hang around someone else doing it for a few years.
Alternatively, DEANS OUT.
Perhaps bridges or deans will be shifted over to the emerging jets, bridges makes more sense, can start small with the emerging jets, all the while he can easily fit in his media work and getting his coaching certification so he can then step up to the NYL.
I still think Arnold will go to sydney though.
What about Pascoe's current role as youth team coach? Is that just temporary or what? Seems like he always pops up in our youth set up, but he's been around in his latest stint for at least a 4 or 5 months now (again, correct me if I'm wrong).
In any case, the whole coaching structure has been a mess for years now. If I were I certain CEO I would be sorting this out right now...
But that's not the CEO's role though at the Jets. The CEO is there to play football manager all day and let HSG run the club.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
If that's all it takes... where can I submit a job application?
I could be wrong but I was under the impression that pascoe was only a part time assistant youth coach with the jets and that with his role at hunter sports high he didn't want the full time gig, blokes just been left holding the reins with the constant disruption's with the youth league coach chopping and changing every year.
http://m.footballaustralia.com.au/ne...n-Zane/89049/5
Cheers Pico.
I wonder who the full-time youth coach was then? The Member should be able to confirm this, but Pascoe was definitely acting youth coach for a good number of the NYL fixtures this season.
Middleby out.
Wasn't it inZane?
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Yes it was Zane.
Zane was the coach until GVE got arsed and Zane got the top job.
The club under the reigns of Middleby appointed Deans to the job.
For some reason Deans was always on the bench at HAL games when it coincided with Yoof games so wasn't doing it on those days.
Deans was also nowhere to be seen when the HAL commitments weren't happening and it was left to Pascoe to hold the reigns.
Needless to say who was the dumb **** who appointed Deans to the role and never made him do it
AFTER four points from its last 18 available in the A-League, Newcastle Jets has agreed with Gary Van Egmond to a 'mutual termination' of his contract, in a move aimed at ending the club's mid-season slump and reigniting their A-League playoff hopes.
After a 'mutual termination' Former Socceroo striker Clayton Zane will be handed the job in a caretaker capacity for the rest of the season.
Zane is the current Jets youth grade coach.
Craig Deans will remain as an assistant coach while also taking on the role of National Youth League coach for the remainder of the season.
"After not qualifying for the A-League Finals Series for the last three years, this is a vitally important season for the Club and both parties, the Club and Gary agree team requires a new voice and direction to take us forward," Jets CEO Robbie Middleby said in a statement on Monday.
"Gary has made a significant and lasting contribution to the Jets, winning a Championship in his first term as manager and now, helping to put together a squad of some of the best emerging talent in Australia."
It's understood a meeting planned to discuss the coaching job did not go ahead but a source close to the Jets camp confirmed Van Egmond will be replaced immediately.
It's a massive show of faith in Zane, who just two seasons ago was in charge of the Jets women's team in the W-League before taking on the club's youth team role for the first time last season.
Prior to that, he did some junior coaching in England at Queens Park Rangers after ending a playing career that saw him capped 14 times for Australia.
"In Clayton, we have an ex-Socceroo who has played at a high level in Europe and is a talented young coach," Middleby said.
"Our youth team is currently enjoying its best season to date in the NYL, sitting in second in the competition.
"We have confidence that Clayton will bring a new perspective to take the team forward this year and battle for Finals qualification."
It's understood Jets management will take their time to find a full-time coaching replacement for next season.
Speculation about Van Egmond's future has been rife for months but it's understood Jets officials had planned on waiting until the end of season when his current contract expires before replacing him.
But the team's poor recent form forced a re-think with the team's insipid 3-1 loss to A-League cellar-dwellers Melbourne Heart on Friday night seen as the final straw.
It was the Heart's first A-League win in 20 games but it was the lack of desire shown by the Jets players after they had led 1-0 rather than the result itself that has seen club officials react.
It's understood Van Egmond is "off" with a number of players and sources within the club claim it's his lack of man-management skills rather than his tactical coaching nous that has led to his sacking.
While they remain in the play-offs mix, the Jets have been on the slide for several weeks, winning just one of their past six games and they have only one competition point to show from their past four encounters.
Van Egmond's departure ends his second stint as Jets coach.
His career highlight came at the end of the 2007-2008 season when he led the Jets to an A-League grandfinal win over Central Coast.
But major success has eluded him ever since.
After quitting the club in 2009 to take up a coaching appointment at the Australian Institute of Sport, he returned just prior to the start of the 2011-12 season after the Jets sacked then coach Branko Cullina.
But the club has not figured in the play-offs since.
Remarkably given today's announcement, Van Egmond may not be lost to the club altogether.
He is considered a front-runner to head the club's Emerging Jets junior program in the vacant technical director's role if he wants the job.
MFKS has nailed it.
But fear not Member, this was all Palmer's evil doing.
I'm sure he forced Middleby into simultaneously appointing Deans as Youth and Assistant coach.
Palmer must have also fixed it so that Deans never actually attended any NYL games in his role as coach.
Praise Middleby!
You need to stop picking on him. It's not constructive.
Firstly the 60 odd pages of the GVE out thread proved to be constructive eventually before the bullet was fired
Seriously would love to know why you have changed your tune on Middleby seeing as you were the president of the Middleby out movement until you abdicated the throne.
Please PM me with your reasons and I will not divulge them
Your backflip on this has me intrigued as to why
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