2021 Pre-Season Thread

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Transfer Window
wrote on 19-Jan-21 10:08

Good time to kick off the 2021 sh*t talking for the season ahead. How are teams shaping up for the year ahead? Doesn't look like too many teams have advertised for trials so we could be looking at similar squads to last year?

Would be good to get some trial match dates/results flowing in here to get an idea of how teams are faring. The GHFA cup is also due to kick off in a couple weeks.

Heslop
wrote on 19-Jan-21 11:02

Transfer Window Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good time to kick off the 2021 sh*t talking for > the season ahead. How are teams shaping up for the > year ahead? Doesn't look like too many teams have > advertised for trials so we could be looking at > similar squads to last year? > > Would be good to get some trial match > dates/results flowing in here to get an idea of > how teams are faring. The GHFA cup is also due to > kick off in a couple weeks. Putney will look vastly different from last season

Ted
wrote on 19-Jan-21 15:06

The whole comp will look different this season. No Dragons, 2x Epping, new North Ryde, new Roselea

Sneaky
wrote on 19-Jan-21 17:01

With Dragons gone, expect there will be very little shit talk on the SL chat

Yep
wrote on 20-Jan-21 11:03

Agreed. Dragons were really the clowns of the forum for the last couple of years. The PL Forum will be absolutely loaded with comments (already is kicking on with the EPL discussion and the Epping relegation debacle) I'm 70% certain that North Ryde will bomb out before the season starts. The chat will be absolutely quiet this year. Theres one or two Putney, Thornleigh, Ravens, Pats and Redbacks guys that talk, the Colonel talking absolute garbage as he always does. Both EPP teams won't be chatting much at all. The PL boys not once spoke until the debacle happened at the latter end of the season. So unless the refs start to come on here and stir something, expect this to be a quiet season for this forum. In terms of on the pitch quality, this all-in-all could be one of the worst SL seasons of all time. North Ryde, Roselea, U-17 EPP side, Northern HFC, Thornleigh are absolutely garbage. They are a stain on the league. If St Pat play like they did in the second half of the season, they should be promoted easily. Redbacks choking at the end of the season last year was embarrassing. Who knows how Ravens and Putney will go. Prediction table: 1. St Pats 2. Redbacks 3. Epping 4. Ravens 5. Putney 6. Thornleigh 7. Northern HFC 8. Roselea 9. U-17 Epping 10. North Ryde (if they can make a squad)

Transfer Window
wrote on 20-Jan-21 13:02

A 10 team comp with a proper finals series would make things very interesting I think. Any teams play any trial matches yet or are most clubs just hanging out for the GHFA Cup? I expect the regulars to be at the top of the table: Redbacks, St Pats, Ravens and Putney. Would also be good to see KFC keep more consistency with results, they did pull off some decent results toward the back end of last year.

Santa Claus
wrote on 20-Jan-21 15:01

Yep Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Agreed. Dragons were really the clowns of the > forum for the last couple of years. The PL Forum > will be absolutely loaded with comments (already > is kicking on with the EPL discussion and the > Epping relegation debacle) > > I'm 70% certain that North Ryde will bomb out > before the season starts. > > The chat will be absolutely quiet this year. > Theres one or two Putney, Thornleigh, Ravens, Pats > and Redbacks guys that talk, the Colonel talking > absolute garbage as he always does. Both EPP teams > won't be chatting much at all. The PL boys not > once spoke until the debacle happened at the > latter end of the season. So unless the refs start > to come on here and stir something, expect this to > be a quiet season for this forum. > > In terms of on the pitch quality, this all-in-all > could be one of the worst SL seasons of all time. > North Ryde, Roselea, U-17 EPP side, Northern HFC, > Thornleigh are absolutely garbage. They are a > stain on the league. If St Pat play like they did > in the second half of the season, they should be > promoted easily. Redbacks choking at the end of > the season last year was embarrassing. Who knows > how Ravens and Putney will go. > > Prediction table: > > 1. St Pats > 2. Redbacks > 3. Epping > 4. Ravens > 5. Putney > 6. Thornleigh > 7. Northern HFC > 8. Roselea > 9. U-17 Epping > 10. North Ryde (if they can make a squad) You really think its the people at dragons who were posting all that stuff? Just like Saints United the season before? Gullible!

Rumour mill
wrote on 21-Jan-21 22:09

Word is a lot of exits at thornleigh

Around the grounds
wrote on 22-Jan-21 09:01

I know a couple of people from various clubs and ive heard this: Ravens will be a similar squad Redbacks will be some changes but not too many to the playing group Putney lost pretty much all their better players St. Pats will be almost the same as 2020 Thornleigh I don’t know anybody so I don’t know what’s happening HFC I don’t know anybody so I don’t know Epping obviously have about 4000 players but who knows how strong Roselea I don’t know anybody North ryde are confident but i have been told they will be in for a shock

Transfer Window
wrote on 22-Jan-21 13:05

From what I've heard, all the better SL players have picked up PL gigs. GHFA should just do a combined competition of 14 or so teams and have probably the best top division in the state for an association. HFC haven't changed their recruitment strategy for the last few years, I don't see them doing anything different this season.

Who
wrote on 22-Jan-21 14:08

Transfer Window Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From what I've heard, all the better SL players > have picked up PL gigs. > > GHFA should just do a combined competition of 14 > or so teams and have probably the best top > division in the state for an association. > > HFC haven't changed their recruitment strategy for > the last few years, I don't see them doing > anything different this season. Really? Such as who?

Pres
wrote on 22-Jan-21 16:05

Poachers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Candy to Dragons for starters He won’t leave Putney his mum is President isn’t she?

Poachers
wrote on 22-Jan-21 16:07

Candy to Dragons for starters

WhatsApp
wrote on 22-Jan-21 19:07

Pres Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Poachers Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Candy to Dragons for starters > > > He won’t leave Putney his mum is President > isn’t she? He's confirmed. He's already joined the WhatsApp chat already according to some reliable sources.

Tom.
wrote on 24-Jan-21 10:04

What I heard is that the thornleigh 1st grade are going to normo to play ressies under Doc.

The Northern KFC Colonel
wrote on 24-Jan-21 22:01

Happy New Year you overgrown baboons. Colonel ready to tear it up again in 2021 both on the forum and on the pitch. We've training non-stop since the end of last season doing sprints up mona vale beach (bar those few weeks they locked the beaches down) every weekend. St Pats the most plastic club in nwsfa send them to the granville comp

The Southern Subway Sandwich
wrote on 27-Jan-21 12:00

In all seriousness, is HFC going to look at recruiting players this season or is the same squad going around again this year?

Interested fan
wrote on 03-Feb-21 18:08

Tom. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What I heard is that the thornleigh 1st grade are > going to normo to play ressies under Doc. Can’t blame anyone wanting to leave that mess of a club.

Intrigued fan
wrote on 15-Feb-21 18:05

I wouldn’t write off Roselea, heard they have recruited well from several premier league teams. Won their opening two trials too! First grade with a convincing 7-0 win.

442
wrote on 17-Feb-21 13:05

Yes we know roselea has picked up alot of the YMCA rejects.

Your point?
wrote on 18-Feb-21 14:00

Intrigued fan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wouldn’t write off Roselea, heard they have > recruited well from several premier league teams. > Won their opening two trials too! First grade with > a convincing 7-0 win. 7-0 against who? Scoreline doesn't mean much without factoring in the quality of the opposition.

The Northern KFC Colonel
wrote on 21-Feb-21 18:00

We are going to Premier League. The Colonel has spoken #bowtothecolonel

Bort
wrote on 23-Feb-21 23:00

442 Ymca rejects? Ha! The entire club is made of rejects. They were relegated from both, premier league and super league comps. They are all rejects. And the “rejects” that went across to Roselea did not play for the ymca last season. 442, the winning formula

Correct
wrote on 24-Feb-21 16:06

Bort Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 442 > > Ymca rejects? Ha! > The entire club is made of rejects. They were > relegated from both, premier league and super > league comps. They are all rejects. And the > “rejects” that went across to Roselea did not > play for the ymca last season. > > 442, the winning formula Correct. Half of the YMCA team have formed into an AA/1 North Epping Rangers team and the other half are taking the year off.

Stimples
wrote on 24-Feb-21 17:04

Correct Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bort Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > 442 > > > > Ymca rejects? Ha! > > The entire club is made of rejects. They were > > relegated from both, premier league and super > > league comps. They are all rejects. And the > > “rejects” that went across to Roselea did > not > > play for the ymca last season. > > > > 442, the winning formula > > Correct. Half of the YMCA team have formed into an > AA/1 North Epping Rangers team and the other half > are taking the year off. I would confidently say they took last year off as well...

dave
wrote on 03-Mar-21 03:04

redbacks transference everyone to uts

Ferntree
wrote on 03-Mar-21 13:00

Georgie Boy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Have Redbacks had a mass exodus in the off-season? > > > Still running trials in mid March! A lesson to all clubs to look after your teams/players or they might just all leave...

Georgie Boy
wrote on 03-Mar-21 13:03

Have Redbacks had a mass exodus in the off-season? Still running trials in mid March!

X O DUS
wrote on 04-Mar-21 15:05

rumours have it. The president and some committee member tried to throw their weight around. Players and coach revolted. What a loss to the comp.

shimi
wrote on 11-Mar-21 14:08

Oh gosh, are Ravens going to be as trash as they were before? Who is even coaching the club? The club needs a shake up, they were such a competitive club before with a good coach, now just a bunch of 'friends' playing together Might as well move to AA

The Northern KFC Colonel
wrote on 13-Mar-21 08:01

why did it have to be redbacks? why couldn't it have been st pats they belong in the granville comp along with their shirts that are 4sizes too small. I'm going to miss playing at view street one of the great grounds in nwsf second only to fortress santa rosa. #bowtothecolonel

Shock
wrote on 08-Apr-21 10:08

shimi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh gosh, are Ravens going to be as trash as they > were before? > Who is even coaching the club? The club needs a > shake up, they were such a competitive club before > with a good coach, now just a bunch of 'friends' > playing together > Might as well move to AA Shock: 'friends' playing football together! .... sounds like written by a bitter ex-Raven who was dropped because they couldn't just, well, 'fit in'. Or maybe they are playing for some other reason. Might as well move to NPL... Oh sorry, can't.

Astra
wrote on 09-Apr-21 00:04

If Pats don’t get promotion this year they should look at moving to another association.

THE ROCK
wrote on 09-Apr-21 13:00

Getting promoted to PL is a very hard task, even harder in a 9 team comp. It comes down to the draw and how they are all placed with injuries suspensions etc.

The Northern KFC Colonel
wrote on 10-Apr-21 11:00

pats should move to a different association anyway - send them out to griffith. rubbish club #bowtothecolonel

Patty
wrote on 11-Apr-21 11:00

Astra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If Pats don’t get promotion this year they > should look at moving to another association. Not to sound cocky, but the comp is basically a shoot out for who comes 2nd.

Righto
wrote on 14-Apr-21 11:07

Patty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Astra Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > If Pats don’t get promotion this year they > > should look at moving to another association. > > Not to sound cocky, but the comp is basically a > shoot out for who comes 2nd. Nah you guys have never been cocky... Im interested to see if you will make Ressies GF again and go for 4 chokes in a row

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