If it is actually nathan burns, I'd be pretty happy. Not expecting much tho, it'll be some random foreign player with an impressive youtube video and after a solid pre-season he'll end up benched for the whole year like the majority of our visa players -.- I'd like to hope for more, but I'm just sick of seeing the club, which has the resources to sign quality players, get second rate visa signings.

Yeah not holding my breath on burns. IMO they'll go a cheap foreigner for the wing spot and spend a bit more on the crucial cb spot

We should have so much coin leftover though. We never ended up using the wages we set aside for the Australian Marquee, and according to HSG themselves Ryan Griffiths was on basically-marquee-wages, so even after introducing Caravella (and then releasing Tiago, Bernardo, Ritter & Jesic - and Jesic was on an obscene amount) we should have a really decent amount of coin to play with.

Exactly! We should easily have enough to bring in an experienced, high quality central defender, as well as an attacking midfielder and a consistent goal scorer. Aussie marquee can take up one of those, leaving us two players to sign with the room under the cap left by Ryu Griff, Ritter, Jesic (who was on a crapload), Tigao and Bernardo. Shouldn't be that fucking hard, who the hell is our scout? Surely we could find players to fill those positions given how much we've got still under the cap.

The had David Lowe as a scout for a while, but now the scouting is done entirely by Middleby & GvE

Your missing the one crucial piece in the puzzle, the club don't intend on spending the full salary cap, most likely they'll be aiming to spend the salary floor, which I think is $2.1m. That's why every piece of media release and every interview Middleby rattles on with the usual, we have a salary cap, we have a football budget to work too etc. The sheer fact that we could have 3 of our senior squad on fulltime min wage deals out side the cap and/or use the marquee youth wages to keep the likes of Chapman, Brillante, Oxborrow & Hoole's wages outside the cap freeing another $150k says it all about the club.

Nathan Burns, what have you done for me lately?

Not the kind of signing you can complain about if true, but the young attacking players already at the club - the Taggart, Virgili, Gibbs, Bradbury, maybe even Brown might not be too pleased. As had been said, the need is probably CB.

I'm pretty confident it was Chapman, Oxborrow & Duncan who were on those internship deals this season. Maybe Mitch Cooper was on one instead of Duncan, idk. Ben Kanta is our youth marquee.

So we already do use those deals afaik

Is there some pot of cash that Tinks has forgotten about whilst scrambling around keeping all his creditors at bay ?

The guy still has a net worth of a couple hundred million...it's hardly like he went broke. The dude just went from being a billionaire to having a couple hundred million.

Is anyone heading to Macquarie Field tonight for the trial game vs Lake Macquarie?

What did all you guys think of Bernardo Ribeiro? I remember watching one match and he looked quite good. Don't think I ever saw him again. :?

Deserved more game time I reckon, showed he had some talent. Feel bad for how he was treated by GvE at newy.

I thought he was a good player. I saw the trial match against WSW last season and thought he was one of the best on the field. Unfortunately GVE didn't see it in him and he was stuck in NYL every week

Yeah ribiero had the talent and good vision just didn't have the engines that van egmond wanted apparently. Just another import who van egmond bought with little idea of how he was gonna use him

Jets trialling James keatings, former Celtic youth attacker

This, he may not have had the 'engine' GVE wanted but he could have come on many times to influence a game that desperately needed someone like him.

Jets won 3-0 against Lake Macquarie. Goals were scored by Gallaway and Kantarovski in the 2nd period, and Bobby Russell in the 3rd period.

Guys, worthy bump for this thread I think. Just watched the latest Four Corners ep on the ABC, the chilling/horrifying investigation into Herbicides in Australia, especially in regards to dioxin levels/use of. Anyway, at the end, Kerry O'Brien said:



Thought that may be of interest to Jets fans and Newcastle locals. Not that you hadn't heard news/tidbits about Tinkler and his fortune or what not, past year or so, but the award winning Four Corners team may delve further in unravelling his story.

Edited by GloryPerth: 24/7/2013 02:56:01 AM

GvE is an idiot if he wants to waste a squad spot on Alex Smith

In Search of Nathan Tinkler preview:

[youtube]Ao77oCF7tiM&hd=1[/youtube]




This is TONIGHT, 8:30pm, Four Corners on ABC1!

Edited by GloryPerth: 29/7/2013 11:21:34 AM

Jets hit the course for Golf Day

Saturday, 27 July 2013 10:18 AM


The Hunter Ports Newcastle Jets held their annual Corporate Golf Day at Newcastle Golf Club on Friday.

The event saw members of the Jets’ A-League playing squad and coaching staff team up with the Club’s sponsors in a 4BBB Ambrose competition.

Jets defender Scott Neville was amongst those players who took part in the day

“It was a fun day out on the course and it’s good for us as players to get to know the sponsors because they’re big supporters of the Club,” Neville said.

“Newcastle Golf Club put on a great day for us and I’m sure everyone has really enjoyed it.”

The LJ Hooker Homes team featuring Young Socceroo Connor Chapman won the nett competition with a score of 53.00 nett.

The nib Health Funds team featuring Jets winger James Virgili won the scratch competition with a score of 65.00.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Jets-hit-the-course-for-Golf-Day/71608?

GVE is on Soccer Stoppage Time tonight, and apparently there's breaking news on tonight's show. Chances that one of the Jets players are leaving?

It better be us signing a centre back ffs. Or gve resigning because he's going to be given the sack anyway

Anything decent from gve last night on the show

I think he said something about the new defender being European or something

Edited by StreetzFC: 30/7/2013 01:01:53 PM

:rof: because he loved his last Euro defender so much

Note: I did love Ritter. Would have been great if left at left back, rather than putting him out of position at centre back in a shambolic defensive line.

Newy Herald today said Craig Goodwin's manager hasn't heard legit deetz about the Blackburn deal, so doesn't see it happening at this stage.

Emerging Jets faring well in inaugural season

Friday, 2 August 2013 2:49 PM

With the penultimate round of the Northern NSW State League competitions taking place this weekend, newcastlejets.com.au examines how the Club’s Emerging Jets teams are faring during their inaugural season in the competition.

U18 Emerging Jets Boys (2nd)
Playing in the NBN State League U23s, the U18 Emerging Jets Boys currently sit in second spot on the ladder, just one point behind competition leaders Edgeworth Eagles.

They have nine wins, five draws and only two losses this season, giving them a goal difference of +18.

After playing out a 1-1 draw with Edgeworth last weekend, the Jets take on Broadmeadow Magic at Wanderers Oval on Saturday afternoon.

U16 Emerging Jets Boys (5th)
Playing in the NBN State League U19s competition, the U16 Emerging Jets Boys sit in fifth place, with a two point buffer back to sixth-placed South Cardiff FC.

They boast a record of nine wins and six losses, with a goal difference of +16.

The Jets have a chance to leapfrog Broadmeadow Magic into fourth place when the two sides meet tomorrow afternoon.

U15 Emerging Jets Boys (6th)
Playing in the NBN State League U17s competition, the U15 Emerging Jets Boys sit in sixth place, six points behind the fifth-placed Broadmeadow Magic, but with a game in hand.

Their record consists of five wins, three draw and seven losses, with a goal difference of -3.

The Jets can close the gap between themselves and Broadmeadow by collecting three points on Saturday.

U18 Emerging Jets Girls (3rd)
Playing in the Women’s Premier League, the U18 Emerging Jets are guaranteed to finish the regular season in third position.

They have notched nine wins, four draws and four losses so far this season, with a goal difference of +13.

The Jets face Lake Macquarie City FC at Macquarie Field on Saturday afternoon.

U15 Emerging Jets Girls (1st)
Playing in the Women’s Premier League U18s competition, the U15 Emerging Jets Girls currently sit in first place, just one point ahead of second-placed Merewether United FC.

They boast a record of 11 wins, three draws and three losses with a goal difference of +19.

The face Lake Macquarie City FC in a crucial match at Macquarie Field on Saturday.

U13 Emerging Jets Girls (8th)
Playing in the U12s Metropolitan State Youth League, the U13 Emerging Jets Girls currently sit in eighth place.

Their next match is against Hunter Valley Football Maroon at Wallarah Oval on Saturday.

U12 Emerging Jets Boys (2nd)
Playing in the U13s Metropolitan State Youth League, the U12 Emerging Jets Boys currently sit in second place on the competition ladder.

They have nine wins, four draws and four losses with a goal difference of +23.

The Jets play third-placed Macquarie Football White on Sunday and can secure second place on the table with a win.

U11 Emerging Jets Boys (1st)
Playing in the U12s Metropolitan State Youth League, the U11 Emerging Jets Boys are guaranteed to finish top of the table at the end of the regular season.

They have secured 11 wins and two draws while suffering only two defeats throughout the season, with a goal difference of +23.

They play Hunter Valley Football Sky at Wallarah Oval on Saturday.

All fixtures, results and ladder for the Northern NSW State Leagues can be found HERE.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/newcastlejets/news-display/Emerging-Jets-faring-well-in-inaugural-season/71926?

Can't listen, would appreciate if someone can post the info they divulge on the show after it happens