North Qld under the radar?
The players they have picked up for their 2009/10 squad are
Justin Pasfield (GK) from Newcastle Jets.
Paul Kohler (DF) from New Castle Jets
Robbie Middlebly (DF) from Sydney F.C
Jacob Timpano (DF) from Sydney F.C
Beau Busch (DF) from Sydney F.C
Chris Tadrosse(DF) from CCM
Fred Agius (M) from Adelaide City
Chris Grossman(M) from Queensland Roar
Jason Spagnuolo(M) from Adelaide United
Ufuk Talay(M) from Avispa Fukuoka
Martin Vaas(M) from ????sydney?
Darko Tasevski (M) from PFC Levski Sofia
Brendon Santalab (F) from Sydney F.C
Jeremy Brockie (F) from Team Wellington?
James Robinson (F) from Perth.
North Queensland are also reportedly in talks with Socceroo player, Scott Chipperfield,Leicester City goalkepper Paul Henderson and Sydney FC goalkeeper Clint Bolton.
I don't know what you think, but they seem to be a putting together a rather tidy side, they should be very competitive.
and Gold Coast most hated?
North Queensland have called a press conference for 11am AEST "regarding Robbie Fowler''. And Fury boss Don Matheson sounded quietly confident on Tuesday night that they would get their man.
"If we weren't confident we were a good show we wouldn't have started the talks in the first place and wasted everyone's time,'' he said. "We always had confidence in our process.''
Don't think he'll perform. They've got him for the Liverpool-fan attraction only.yomcat2009-02-04 14:32:10
Well with already having Central Coast, and Gold Coast...another Coast is getting a bit much
Why can't they just be called Wollongong?
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Man o man,I thought this deal was going to fall through, hopefully he isnt a flop like who ate all the pies El**ch.
Well with already having Central Coast, and Gold Coast...another Coast is getting a bit much
Why can't they just be called Wollongong?
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Man o man,I thought this deal was going to fall through, hopefully he isnt a flop like who ate all the pies El**ch.
The reason is marketing - trying to appeal to a larger fanbase:
Wollongong - 280K
Illawarra - 409K
South Coast - 500K
IMHO, Wollongong is a terrible idea for a name as it only covers a small area. It's fine for the Hawks, Wolves and Eagles, who draw small crowds - but not for top-level, large-capacity sports like footy and league.
Illawarra can be gotten away with, but I do see the appeal in the broader South Coast name (mostly personal bias tbh - I'm from just outside the Illawarra). Personally I like "South Coast-Illawarra FC", but that might be a bit too long...
I do get your point though, and it has been brought up on the SCFC forums
Soooooo long since I've sung that to HAL's coke loving import.
Can't wait
Just please call it illawara, its a place not a area. ta lol
I cant wait to see North Qld play to see if they are the real deal, or a bunch of muppets
Gotta the Robbie signing.
My 2nd favourite A-League team now.
they should sign bosnich.
bosnich and fowler= north cokelandnkcroatia_nz2009-02-04 21:30:25nah, not just because of fowler. I'm a Man U fan and still consider him to be amazing Brockie, Spagnuolo, and Santalab are all underrated youngsters who I like and will enjoy seeing them get the break they need. Also, any fierce rival of the Roar is a friend of mine.
Great name.
wouldnt be suprised if they in/pushing for the play offs first season
Fury have recently been promoted from Australia's W-League to the A-League.
The Fury doing bit of 'team bonding' before the season starts
Ryan's Rovers2009-04-05 22:49:44
You'd need a pretty sh*t radar for that to go 'under' it. Hope the pitch still has the structural integrity it had when Jardel and El**ch were playing.