Apparently Zura put a good word in for us with Hannah. Also, he doesn't speak a lick of Ingles.
Apparently Zura put a good word in for us with Hannah. Also, he doesn't speak a lick of Ingles.
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
cogerme dÃ*asOriginally Posted by Grimario
Bloke looks pretty shell shocked.
Hopefully the team make him feel welcome and he starts banging in goals for us.
Last edited by The Dunster; 18-08-2014 at 08:27 PM.
Montano, is that you?
Just found out he is playing with Gallaway.
Well we know Gallaway has been jetlag for few years ..Just found out he is playing with Gallaway.
I'd like to see the club try a front three of Griff & Edson with J-dog in behind whilst in Thiensville. I've just got a bad feeling with Baressi already gone for the season and our other AM coming back from a recent knee injury combined with our less than spectacular injury record, I'd like a plan B.Meet the newest member of Jets Edson Montano
By JAMES GARDINER
Aug. 18, 2014, 10:45 p.m
MARCOS Flores acted as a translator for Edson Montano on Monday. On Tuesday the Argentinian plans to cook a barbecue for the Jets’ new Ecuadorian striker.
It has only been two days but the South Americans have already formed a bond.
Wait until they get on the pitch together.
‘‘I’m really excited to have a player like him here, someone with his power,’’ said Flores, who christened the new arrival Edson ‘‘The Tank’’ Montano on Twitter.
Montano touched down in Newcastle on Sunday and trained for the first time yesterday.
Battling the effects of jet lag, he ran a few laps and did a series of passing drills. Routine stuff.
There was no sign of the lethal right peg that produced a stunning goal from 30metres that is top of the list when you type his name into YouTube.
That, Jets fans hope, is to come.
The powerfully built attacker, who has four international caps, adds to a strikeforce headed by Argentinian Jeronimo Neumann and Joel Griffiths.
The first goal for Montano is to adjust his body clock and work on his fitness.
Speaking through Flores, the 23-year-old said he was excited to be in Australia and was looking forward to working with his new teammates.
‘‘I have come from the other side of the world but I will be ready soon,’’ he said.
‘‘I can feel a really good energy and see it is a happy group.
‘‘They worked hard and everyone was giving their best. It is exciting.’’
Montano, who is on loan from Ecuadorian Serie-A club Barcelona, agreed to terms with the Jets in late June and spent seven frustrating weeks waiting for his visa to be issued.
‘‘I have tried to keep my fitness up,’’ Montano said.
‘‘The season in Ecuador was over. I had already signed the contract and the papers and was waiting to come.’’
Montano is the second Ecuadorian to be signed by the Jets following Edmundo Zura in 2008-09.
Also a striker, Zura struggled being away from his young family and was released after nine games – and no goals – to return home.
Montano, who was a teammate of Zura at El Nacional early in his career, admitted he didn’t know a lot about the A-League but was aware that Emile Heskey had spent the past two season in Newcastle.
‘‘I have read some things and checked out some of the players from past years,’’ he said.
‘‘Growing up I looked up to Heskey. It’s exciting to be at his club.
‘‘The Ecuador league is really tough. I was playing for one of the best teams [Barcelona] and expect to adapt quickly to the A-League.’’
Jets assistant coach Clayton Zane said Montano had a point of difference from the other forwards in the squad.
‘‘Things are starting to take shape,’’ Zane said.
‘‘We have spent a lot of time looking into what type of players we need in the front third.
‘‘To have him on board is great and starts to put a bit of pressure on other players who are trying to fill those front two positions.
‘‘He is different from Joel Griffiths and Jeronimo who are probably more explosive.
‘‘He can play with his back to goal a little bit better than the other two. I think from an aerial point of view ... he has a balance of all the attributes we are looking for to compliment the other two.’’
The Jets travel to Townsville on Friday for a nine-day tournament featuring Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC and former A-League club North Queensland Fury.
‘‘It is a team-building exercise as well as focusing on the football content,’’ he said.
‘‘Having the two other Spanish speaking players in the team should help him settle quicker.’’
Meanwhile, Anthony Ingram has replaced Rob Dingle as the Jets physiotherapist.
Dingle resigned last month. Ingram previously worked with the Jets, Newcastle Knights and Hunter Pirates.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/24...-video/?cs=306
He wouldn't be the only import to think that.
Slow news day.
http://www.sportal.com.au/football/n...y18h9tb5fb1g6y
There could be a new type of white line fever in the Hyundai A-League this season with vanishing spray set to be used in the competition for the first time.
The spray, which was used at the FIFA World Cup earlier this year, is a way for referees to ensure defenders stay the required distance away from a free-kick.
The white foam then disappears after around a minute.
Some of Europe's biggest leagues are already using it, with the vanishing spray making its debut in the English Premier League over the weekend.
It's believed Football Federation Australia are waiting for the shipment of spray cans to arrive before announcing it will be used for next season.
The cans are provided by an Argentine company which is FIFA's official supplier of the product.
Down to Woolies and get a box or two of that until the other stuff arrives
Will probably kill the grass at hunter stadium.
Save the Groundsman doing it
Good to see Nev's back to full training with 2 months still to go of pre-season.Jets fullback Scott Neville ready to return after knee surgery
By JAMES GARDINER
Aug. 19, 2014, 10:30 p.m
‘‘There is eight weeks to go.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/24...urgery/?cs=306
Last edited by Pico; 20-08-2014 at 11:57 AM. Reason: By Popular Demand
Yeah that is awesome news. Hopefully he can find that form again, he was massive for us last time around.
WE DON'T DO WALKING AWAY !
I think you guys should stop posting full Herald articles in here. Post an excerpt, and give the paper some click love.
I refuse to give The Herald any form of love after that whole saga where they had a vendetta against the club & Tinkler, and even fabricated that AIS story to get us in hot water. I'm not sure I ever saw them issue an apology to how they treated the club and everyone in it.
OK
Is that you JG? Or are you RD?
+1
You always trust the club first?
Lulz.
I steadfastly refuse to read the Herald any more.
That black ink on your fingers just stains everything.
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