Campbelltown & Camden To Team Up

[Dunger]

Spoiler, can you spoil my day and reveal anymore details?

There's 2 possibilities - UTS and Club Mac.

Given the strength of UTS in SFA, I doubt they'd care to make an arrangement with anyone which leaves the North Ryde Kookas.

[tara]

Could be Norths and Manly.

I dont see what UTS would have to gain with an allegience with the Kooka's given that they could have fielded 4 teams this year.

[The Spoiler]

Spoiler, can you spoil my day and reveal anymore details?

There's 2 possibilities - UTS and Club Mac.

Given the strength of UTS in SFA, I doubt they'd care to make an arrangement with anyone which leaves the North Ryde Kookas.

You have done very well. I think there is an Mc Opportunity for them to dock somewhere.That will SPOIL someone's day.

[Pekay]

Anyway,enough of that,i thought UTS and Balmain would be a logical step(they are together in Grade Cricket)as they use the same facilities etc, Mac Uni not that far away thought. Will Westbrook still be involved in their 3rds?? Wont be long before that merge/affiliation comes good,a footy nursery if ever there was. It wont be long before most Div1/Prems teams have dual lists, makes the transition easier, and from my clubs point of view, so for instance Jets and Eagles affiliated, it would be better to have both lists combined,as i'd prefer(and most coaches would)to know one of my players is going to a higher level, and perhaps we can get a player from Eagles ranks to cover. If there was no affiliation, how would you know if a player has gone til its too late??It opens the lines of communication between both parties.

[Pekay]

The sooner First Division can get back to ten clubs the better.

Hopefully South West can come back next year, and in my view, Sydney Uni and UNSW who both have two teams in Div 2 should also be fielding those sides in Div 1 instead. If Camden want to do something with Campbelltown, all the better.

As for Pekay, he's done a great job at the Jets to get them back to where they are now, certainly the Penrith boys appreciated the fact that he had the good grace to come over and address them after the game on Saturday, given the long season both clubs have had.

Says a lot about the quality of the bloke I would have thought.

On the Jets v Rams game, full credit to Lippa and the boys, they came out better prepared than us, much harder at the footy, and unfortunately we had no answers. It was a pleasure to address the Riff boys after the game, gone thru juniors with most of the boys, and at the end of the day, we're both working towards a common goal, giving our great game exposure in the hardest market there is. To the Penrith boys, good work and enjoy the off season. Well deserved.

[Norris Lurker]

My thoughts:

On Pekay/NorWest Jets - I've only seen Pekay play twice, the last 2 2nd Div grand finals. From my limited viewing of him in action he's not a bad fullback; but more importantly from the last few years on here we can see his passion for the game and his club. To have stuck by his club during its darkest hour and play a part in keeping the club alive is a great for football - and whatever un-named technical deficiencies The Gun can see in Pekay's coaching has to be seen in that context. Good luck Pekay and best wishes to NorWest Jets in 2008.

On club alliances - Potentially very beneficial to both clubs, especially if clubs are able to combine lists so players can go between divisions. If clubs from different divisions are able to work together to grow the game, that would be beneficial. But at the same time, the potential is there for the stronger club to effectively take over.
It would be sad if this led to lopsided mergers that caused some clubs to lose their identity. That's a risk with this - if, for example, Camden became known as Campbelltown's third grade; the risk is that they would eventually start wearing Campbelltown's jumpers and the Camden identity would be swallowed up.
But, as long as it works as a joint venture with both clubs maintaining their identities, it can only be a positive for both clubs.

[#31]

That is my point Gun Slinger, Penno won the flag and still advertised it. Surely (even though their coach knows about 6 opposition players in the comp) that (a premiership) should entitle him at least another year at the club.

not sure if that was an attack on the penno coach or not BS, lets hope not. they may have advertised as he may not have been wanting to coach on in 2007.
the fact that he coached them to a premiership in his first year of coaching with a young side, and now has got penno into a spot which gives them a good chance of back to back flags with a side that has an average age of 21 or so without buying any players just shows what a good coach he is and is more concerned with his own club and their development instead of worrying about what players he is up against.

[Bryan Strauchan]

No 31, he is a superstar coach. He fluked a flag in his first year, hardly lost any players in a competition that has dropped around 15%, they should be aiming to play finals. It's probably an advantage he doesn't even know the opposition captain, that way he spend more time deveolping those young players and will never have to buy a player like all those other terrible clubs. Kev Enyd is a 10 times better coach with a list which posseses not even a third of the talent Penno has.

[william wallace]

No 31, he is a superstar coach. He fluked a flag in his first year, hardly lost any players in a competition that has dropped around 15%, they should be aiming to play finals. It's probably an advantage he doesn't even know the opposition captain, that way he spend more time deveolping those young players and will never have to buy a player like all those other terrible clubs. Kev Enyd is a 10 times better coach with a list which posseses not even a third of the talent Penno has.

I think you will find that they lost a number of players from thier flag side. Nick Potter for one, and thier Captain of last year Michael Talbot, along with Shaun Jones, Alex Fraunfelter and Paul Folkard, all of whom would have been at the top end of the Penno talent pool.

Also 'fluke' is a very dissmissive way of describing a premiership. What is this based on?

[Bryan Strauchan]

If Paul Folkhard was at the top of the talent pool those at Penno didn't know because they dropped him for the grand final

[#31]

fluked a flag?

why do u believe they fluked a flag? this because u guys choked when the pressure was on?

good players r those that play well in finals and under pressure situations
apparently according to ur coach u guys were under no pressure last year, and that the wetter and heavier the track the better it would be, hate to see how much u would of lost by if it was dry

how much did u guys spend on a team that came second last year? and failed to make finals at all this year?

surely backin up the way penno has after a 'fluked' premiership with a younger and more inexperienced side proves that he is a good coach and gets the best out of all his players

[Norris Lurker]

If I recall correctly, I think Penno have advertised the job every year - I guess that's been their policy, and they stuck with it. If that's the case, Michael Cousens would have known the position would be advertised every season - although having taken them to a premiership, he'd have been extremely unlucky to have missed out this year.

[Bryan Strauchan]

I think that anyone that knows anything about football knows that if it was dry ece would have won quite easily regardless of the coaches thoughts. If their were any conditions that Penno required they were the conditions. At the end of the day Penno won and that is in the history books. I don't think you can even start to compare last years side with this years side. There are around ten players missing from the GF side this year. I know that you blokes love getting off on seeing ece lose so I think I am fighting a losing battle.

[tara]

I think that anyone that knows anything about football knows that if it was dry ece would have won quite easily regardless of the coaches thoughts. If their were any conditions that Penno required they were the conditions. At the end of the day Penno won and that is in the history books. I don't think you can even start to compare last years side with this years side. There are around ten players missing from the GF side this year. I know that you blokes love getting off on seeing ece lose so I think I am fighting a losing battle.

Bryan in theory what you say is probably spot on but anyone that knows anything about football also knows that Grand Finals arnt always won by the best side but the most desperate on the day.

[Pekay]

Yeah i got a bit carried away myself DLH,long day.I cant give you blokes enough credit for the wkend,that was a great game you boys played,and it was good to see some of the 18s-Nick,Cooke etc get plenty of the ball.Obviously i wldve loved for our boys to get up but am happy the 2s got a win for the season,so it was even at days end.Do we share the Pioneer Cup this year?