The Newcastle Jets can confirm Arthur Papas has resigned as Head Coach. We thank Arthur for his time at the Jets and wish him well in the future.#BondedByGold
— NEWCASTLE JETS FC ✈️ (@NewcastleJetsFC) June 19, 2023
Understand current A-League assistants Mark Milligan (Adelaide United) and Robbie Stanton (Sydney FC) are part of the shortlist for the Newcastle Jets head coach role. Alen Stajčić is another option on the shortlist.
This was the response when I asked APL CEO Danny Townsend about the discrepancy between a lot of movement on new owners for Perth Glory and seemingly not much for the Newcastle Jets. https://t.co/943qDhN6GMpic.twitter.com/WlwSMJn2G8
No mention of the Phoenix still forking out for their existence? Either we've stopped supplementing their finances, or it's just poor reporting.
Either way, the interesting thing out of that - $10 million for the licence. Bill Foley may be intrigued at such a figure given he paid over double for that to set up this Auckland mob.
$10m buys you a used, secondhand one, $20m+ buys a new one?
You'd think they'd be roughly the same across the board.
Mind you, we don't know how run in to the ground their finances are, so maybe this Italian fella has come in with an 'It's better than nothing' sorta deal?
$10m buys you a used, secondhand one, $20m+ buys a new one?
Could also be taking on some of the debts?
I do not have any facts on hand, but would be extremely surprised if Jets licence came debt free. Who would be taking care of these if not a new owner? That is how you get a bargain. I would not be surprised if Foley did not look at the option of buying an existing club, checked the small print and said "nah, I am not fixing that hole in the ground".
Auckland is a far bigger city than Newcastle. If I wanted, and had the money, to start an A-League side, I'd be happy to pay more for the chance to set up one in Auckland rather than Newcastle.
But you'd hope that those helping to run the Jets, including the Nix owners, will be compensated for what they've done as part of this deal
Edit: The 2021 Australian Census recorded the Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465.
Auckland has an urban population of about 1,478,800 (June 2023).
Auckland is a far bigger city than Newcastle. If I wanted, and had the money, to start an A-League side, I'd be happy to pay more for the chance to set up one in Auckland rather than Newcastle.
But you'd hope that those helping to run the Jets, including the Nix owners, will be compensated for what they've done as part of this deal
Edit: The 2021 Australian Census recorded the Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465.
Auckland has an urban population of about 1,478,800 (June 2023).
Jets also have the Mariners 1 hour down the road. So a very close competitor for fans, sponsors etc. Auckland is going to drag in football fans and maybe some commercial dollars from Northland, Waikato & the BOP.
The Newcastle Jets can confirm that Liberty A-League Head Coach Gary van Egmond has departed the club effective immediately to take up a role with the Chinese Football Association.https://t.co/iqrGzZQu0o
Recently-formed 'FC32' football group are deep in negotiations to acquire the Newcastle Jets. Aussie duo Christie Jenkins and Paul Francis are front and centre of the bid, which is not yet over the line, but could be announced before March ends. [ftbl]https://t.co/x7N6cgNbXK
The sale of the Newcastle Jets is being held up by the failure of the APL to provide key information to the prospective buyers. Consortium 'FC32' agreed on a sale price and have plans for the club but are frustrated by the APL's lack of clarity. [Herald]https://t.co/SchYXLLrhM
APL chairman Stephen Conroy says Canberra United and Newcastle’s futures need to be sorted within the next month to allow the league to plan for the 2024-25 season - and wouldn't rule out the possibility of either club folding if that didn't happen. [aap]https://t.co/PzqP5xdq9L
Stephen Conroy said it would be a "terrible tragedy" if the Newcastle Jets were to fold, but admitted that the APL no longer has the financial capacity to prop up ownerless clubs. Conroy insisted the Canberra licence bid was "well, well advanced". [aap]https://t.co/PzqP5xdq9L
FC32 have resumed talks to take ownership of the Newcastle Jets, with senior executives from the group set to fly into Australia next week to "close the deal". Two other consortiums — from Melbourne and Sydney — are also waiting in the wings. [Herald]https://t.co/GAvZ4CvvWo
Great chat in here with @JamesGardiner42 from the Newcastle Herald about the current Jets ownership situation. Also plenty of general #Aleague and WA football chat!
🚨 US-based consortium FC32 have withdrawn from negotiations to assume ownership of the Newcastle Jets after the group's latest bid was rejected by the current owners - the chairman of rival clubs who have been bankrolling the Jets. [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/nE5yRyrT6Y
Shane Mattiske says there are still four parties in talks to buy the Jets, with two formal offers under review. One has previously been involved with an A-League club in Melbourne, while another overseas group has expressed interest. [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/qHfQ7wjGI2
Shane Mattiske says there are still four parties in talks to buy the Jets, with two formal offers under review. One has previously been involved with an A-League club in Melbourne, while another overseas group has expressed interest. [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/qHfQ7wjGI2
Was there a 'cutoff' for when this needed to be sorted by? I recall something being mentioned, but maybe that was in relation to the supposed Canberra bid that was 'happening'. 🤔
Conroy indicated Newcastle and Canberra's futures needed to be sorted within the next month to allow the league to plan for the 2024-25 season - and wouldn't rule out the possibility of either club folding if that didn't happen.
A British consortium, which has a stake in a Championship club in England, has entered the frame to assume ownership of the Newcastle Jets, setting up the possibility of a sister-club arrangement. [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/9gNQSIguZg
FC32 principal Paul Francis said "We put forward the best bid we could. We increased it but it was not competitive with the other bids. We have to move on” — which suggests there are rivals in the mix with even deeper pockets than FC32. [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/FU4V0OyOtR
One new consortium interested in buying the Newcastle Jets were understood to be deep in talks with APL officials this week. The word out of Jets HQ is that a positive outcome is "very close.” [@newcastleherald]https://t.co/bleRQcIpw4
