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Post by jollyroger on Jan 22, 2007 20:49:22 GMT 10
is there any cost associated with these sessions johnny?
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Post by jollyroger on Oct 10, 2006 20:21:24 GMT 10
I thought the games were on saturday. I went up to pluim but nobody as there. I couldnt make it up there on sunday. I am glad we performed well. Particularly your guys johnny.
I would think that dubbo would be the favourable draw from the teams that are left in the 13's division. Are you and your guys still training weekly johnny??
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Post by jollyroger on Sept 24, 2006 20:53:59 GMT 10
I assume that all the games for CCF v Blacktown were played at the same venue???.
How is the support? Are all teams from the central coast supporting each other even though they are from different clubs?
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Post by jollyroger on Sept 10, 2006 22:29:18 GMT 10
Excellent is probably a better description on reflection.
Alot of kids play in the under 13 division and to finish on top of the heap of the A division is a credit to you guys. I actually refereed you guys in a trail match at the start of the year at Umina High school (fairly sure it was u guys).
My son goes to school with some of your team.
Are you the coach Johnny??
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Post by jollyroger on Sept 10, 2006 22:17:55 GMT 10
I watched the under 13A's play after my sons game was cancelled on an ajoining field a little earlier in the day. I have seen the kincumber team play a couple of times this year and know them to be a very good side. (not that ourimbah isnt who impressed me as well).
I think the kincumber 13A's had one of those nightmare grand finals. I am sure they are far better than the 4-0 loss they copped on saturday.
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Post by jollyroger on Sept 18, 2006 20:59:35 GMT 10
How did your boys play Johnny? What was the standard like?
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Post by jollyroger on Sept 13, 2006 21:36:00 GMT 10
Good luck with your C of C under 13's game johnny. I hope you guys do well. I am sure you have thoroughly researched your little known opponent to ensure a successful outcome for the central coast and yourselves this weekend! C of C is like a box of chocolates. You never know what u might get.................. Out of interest, does anybody know a team from the coast who have given the comeptition a real nudge? ?
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Post by jollyroger on Jun 12, 2006 8:55:58 GMT 10
I think that looking after the grounds is the main underlying issue when it comes to wet whether. Most would agree that games could have been played, but all the grounds would end up like cow paddocks.
With the drought conditions, i would assume that it becomes harder for the grounds to recover from the damage done to them in the wet whether.
Thats my take on it!
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Post by jollyroger on Mar 15, 2006 21:10:20 GMT 10
I will look forward to reading all the post game comments at this site
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Post by jollyroger on Mar 12, 2006 19:53:05 GMT 10
Doe's anybody know if Central Coast are still entering a team In the Northern NSW state youth league? SoccerNSW said no way! Your right! Its a pity that someone from the CCF didnt make the enquires before they organised the trials, selected the NNSW teams and then sent the selected players crashing back to earth when they found out SoccerNSW knocked the idea on the head. It was rather pathetic in my opinion
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Post by jollyroger on Feb 13, 2006 20:14:51 GMT 10
Perhaps part of the answer for the limited number of grounds is changing the goal posts on existing league fields to those combination football/RL posts. Similar to what you see in many school grounds.
It would probably allow for greater usage of rl ovals for use in football while still catering for rugby league. I am sure the RL purists would be wrapped in this idea!! At the end of the day though, nobody can claim ownership of council grounds. They are there to satisfy the needs of the community. The community needs more grounds to play football on!
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Post by jollyroger on Feb 11, 2006 20:37:36 GMT 10
Grounds are certainly an issue. I saw a football registration projection for the central coast that showed figures in the order of 20 - 24k in the next 15 years ( or some extrordinary amount similar to this) I cannot remember where i read it.
I cannot see how we can cope with massive increases in numbers. There is barely enough fields now.
I know at umina, alot of junior teams play probably 60 - 70% of their games away from home because the club cannot schedule any more home games. There is only so many games you can play on a saturday and sunday at any given field.
These big numbers are good though.
Just out of interest, how do we know that the RL rego numbers down?
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Post by jollyroger on Feb 3, 2006 16:19:56 GMT 10
A letter i have recieved through CCF. Mariners fans may find the last paragraph interesting;
"Central Coast Football has launched their representative program called Central Coast Lightning. Central Coast Lightning has teams for both girls and boys from Under 11s through to Senior Mens and Senior Womens playing in both the NSW and Northern NSW Leagues.
CCL has appointed Andrew Ollier as the Senior Mens Head Coach with Darren Northam as the Assistant Coach. Andrew was previously with the Entrance Soccer Club where he coached the team to a clean sweep of winning the Association Cup, Minor Premiership, and Grand Final for the 2005 season. Prior to coaching The Entrance, Andrew coached for Central Coast United FC for 4 of the previous 5 seasons.
Darren joins CCL from CCUFC where he was part of the Senior Mens coaching team for the last 2 seasons. Darren brings a wealth of experience that he gained from his extensive past as a player for Australia, NSWIS, the NSL and the Central Coast.
Coaching the Womens team in the NSW Super League is Daniel Barrett, assisted by Daryl Darke. Last year Daniel was the Junior Development Officer and coached for CCUFC. Daniel was a coach for the NSL team Wollongong Wolves 2002-2004 and was previously a professional player in Europe.
Daryl Darke has been coaching the representative goalkeepers of the coast since 1992, including Coasties, Lakers, and CCUFC. He has had involvement with the NSW Sapphires as their trainer in 2000-01 and has 5 years as Soccer NSW Country and Metropolitan Development Camps coach.
Also joining the Lightning coaching staff are Mariners Wayne O’Sullivan and John Hutchinson as Head Coach and Assistant Coach, respectively, for Lightning’s Under 18 team." ENDS
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 12, 2006 19:39:40 GMT 10
Sorry i dont, i know many others though.
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 11, 2006 19:31:41 GMT 10
I have played for Umina my whole life. I played from under sixes to 18's. I dropped out for a few years and went back to play grade for several years. I never played 1sts but i made the bench for them once which is my only claim to being a apart of the main game.
Bearinator - The best goal i have scored was against gosford with a 22 yard thunderbolt at gavenlock oval. I am not sure if you were the guy between the sticks that day!
I am sure that no one in this forum can better my demise from the playing arena though.
In a trial match i ruptured a cruciate ligiment in my right knee - out for the season with a knee reconstruction.
Go back to play the year after, get through one trial game and in the second i ruptured a cruciate ligiment in my left knee. That's right, two knee reconstructions in three games - one on each leg. (The actual playing time was probably closer to two games!).
I am contemplating going back again this year to play over 35's. What do you guys think??
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 22, 2006 20:21:44 GMT 10
They are what main stay premier league one teams refer to as yo-yo's (at least thats what they are called at umina).
They are in prem 1 at the moment, but will be relegated this year or the next. It seems every year some team from prem 2 will recruit a team of players through a coaching appointment, get promoted, and after a year or two they crash back to prem 2 after the recuited players move on (generally because of a lack of loyalty to any particular club). This cycle has been going on as long as i can remember.
I hope toukley go well, however i will tell you this. Unless your grade teams consist of a majority of players that have come through the club, Your chances of avoiding the yo-yo syndrome arent very good.
Thats just my opinion.
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 23, 2006 21:30:07 GMT 10
i have offen read the NSW soccer website and attempted to understand how it is all structured. I really have no idea.
I know the NSW premier league was restructured and CC umited were booted out. I can only imagine it would be for financial reasons. I would imagine we would meet every other important criteria such as location, representation etc.
While restructuring is important, i think the bigger picture should have been considered as well.
By this i mean the relationships and progression paths from the state league to national league. At national level we have no reserve teams and no junior teams from which young players can be developed and passed through a system.
While i acknowledge alot of positive things are happening in football at the moment. I think develpment paths need to be established and clearly defined.
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Post by jollyroger on Apr 7, 2006 21:10:24 GMT 10
While i am sorry the entrance has lost so many players, i think its great that alot of local PL1 players have been recognised and given a go in the lighting squad. There is so many players in PL1 around the coast who could make the grade. The coaches of the lighting squads just need to go and seek them out.
Losing eight first grade players in one go is alot, and it will be difficult for gumps to make a go of it with so may players gone. I wish him well though. Personnally i think it is great that he is involved in the local game and i wish him all the best.
I watched Umina play on the weekend and they looked good against toukley. Toukleys keeper kept them to a reasonable score. I counted six one on one opportunitys that the toukley keeper stopped.
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 12, 2007 7:46:40 GMT 10
I was driving to the game telling my son that the crowd would probably be in the 5,500 to 6500 range. NZ on a thursday night is hardly a draw card. It was quite a surprise.
If our average is 9999, i reckon we will crack the 10,000 average next week.
On the subject of crowds, it seems not so long ago that we were discussing our base at 5500 people, i think it then crept up to about 6500. Where do u see it now?
I think our base is in the low to mid 8000 thousands. Bigger games will obviously have bigger crowds. I dont think i would be bold enough to says its 10,000, although this was the figure last night for a team that has the lowest draw card.
opinions??
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Post by jollyroger on Jan 12, 2007 7:30:23 GMT 10
I was driving home last night and thinking perhaps Zdrillic as well. He can certainly play, and i dont know that he is getting lots of game time in Sydney.
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