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2010–11 Newcastle Jets FC season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Newcastle United Jets FC |
| season | 2010–11 |
| manager | Branko Culina |
| (A-League) | |
| mgrtitle | Manager |
| chairman | Ken Edwards |
| chrtitle | Chairman |
| league | A-League |
| league result | 7th |
| cup1 | Final |
| cup1 result | DNQ |
| prevseason | 2009–10 |
| nextseason | 2011–12 |
(A-League)
The Newcastle Jets 2010–11 season was the Newcastle Jets' sixth season since the inception of the Australian A-League and the tenth since the club's founding, in 2000.
It was announced on 22 July 2010 that Michael Bridges would be the Newcastle Jets senior team captain, With Ljubo Miličević to be his deputy.
Prior to Newcastle's round 4 games against Brisbane Roar, it was revealed that the club was under significant financial stress. This meant that the club was unable to pay staff and player wages on time. This resulted in the club seeking either a loan or an advance on their quarterly share of the television deal. It was announced by the club and the Football Federation Australia that the governing body would give a short term assistance package, making sure the club made it through their next few games and back into financial viability.
After giving Con Constantine every chance to show that he was able to prove financial viability, it was determined by the FFA that the best course of action would be to sell the club to mining magnate and horse owner Nathan Tinkler. In the first few weeks under his ownership Tinkler stated that he wished to give the club back to the community, and he made several key changes to the way the club was run. These changes included appointing an executive chairman in Ken Edwards to run the club while a board of directors and football advisory board were put in place. Tinkler also extended his ownership of the Jets to last until at least 2020. This enabled the club to move forward with a new direction which included resigning manager Branko Culina on a four-year contract, and doubling the footballing departments budget from $1.1million to around $2.5million, creating 8 new full-time positions at the club and 15 jobs in total.
As part of a new initiative called "Be a part of it", the Jets will host a community day, where 10,000 fans will be admitted free for the game against Melbourne Heart on 31 October 2010. A new price structure for tickets includes a free season pass for children younger than 15, a family pass for 11 home games with reserved grandstand for $100 and general admission for $10. The club has a new sponsor with Hunter Medical Research Institute. The Jets will have the institute's logo on the front of their jersey and will donate $5000 for every goal they score at home and $2500 for an away goal. The changes continued when the club set up a new administration office, extended the contract of coach Branko Culina until March 2015 and unveiled a $2.5 million blueprint for the football department.
The Newcastle Jets announced with the FFA and the State Government, that they would host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Energy Australia Stadium on 27 November. The match, an almost certain sellout, will play host to big-name players; David Beckham, and Landon Donovan.
2010–11 season squads
Senior squad
Beginning of season transfers
In:
- Australia Kasey Wehrman – Fredrikstad FK
- Australia Ruben Zadkovich – Derby County
- New Zealand Jeremy Brockie – North Queensland Fury FC
- AUS Taylor Regan – Youth League
- Italy Marcello Fiorentini – A.C. Palazzolo 1913
- China Zhang Shuo – Persik Kediri
- Australia Paul Henderson – Sydney Olympic
Out:
- Australia Matt Thompson – Melbourne Heart FC
- Australia Jason Naidovski – Contract Expired
- Australia Shaun Ontong – Contract Expired
- Australia Angelo Costanzo – Retired
- Australia Jason Hoffman – Melbourne Heart FC
- South Korea Song Jin-Hyung – Tours FC
- Italy Fabio Vignaroli – Released Due To Injury
- Netherlands Donny de Groot – Go Ahead Eagles Re-signed:
- Australia Ljubo Miličević – 1 Year
- Australia Ben Kennedy – 2 Years
- England Michael Bridges – 2 Years
- Australia Marko Jesic – 1 Year
- Australia Neil Young – 1 Year
- Australia Labinot Haliti – 2 Years
- Australia Tarek Elrich – 2 Years
- Australia Adam D'Apuzzo – 1 Year
- Iraq Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi – 1 Year
Unsuccessful trialists:
- South Africa Sibusiso Zuma
- Panama Chaimir Toloy
- Australia Griffin McMaster
- Australia Chris Price
- Australia David D'Apuzzo
- New Zealand Aaron Clapham
Youth squad
Women's squad
Pre-season fixtures
19:30 UTC+10 Abbas
16:00 UTC+10 Brockie
14:00 UTC+10
20:00 UTC+10
Rooney
Topor-Stanley
Jesic
The Newcastle Jets will play two trial games for players currently playing in the NBN State Football League. These games will give players from the Under-20, and First Grade teams from within the competition to have the opportunity to earn an A-league contract, and give the Newcastle Jets the chance to observe the best of the local youth talent.
18:00 UTC+10
20:00 UTC+10
Brockie
Jesic
Mid-season fixtures
After the ownership change, the new structure wanted to show an exhibition match. After a few days of hard work and collaboration between the Newcastle Jets, the FFA and the New South Wales Government, it was announced at a press conference at Newcastle University that the Newcastle Jets would host David Beckham's LA Galaxy.
19:30 UTC+10 Labinot Haliti
2010–11 Hyundai A-League fixtures
Summary Flores
Summary Haliti
Summary Sibon
Summary Jesic
Summary Petrovski
Summary Jeffers Jesic
Summary
Miličević
Petrovski
Summary
Rojas
Greenacre
Macallister
Summary Ricardinho
Summary Cazarine
Summary
Haliti
Ryan Griffiths
Summary Hutchinson
Summary Djite Smeltz
Summary Kruse
Summary
Brockie
Petrovski
Season statistics
Goal scorers
Last updated 18 August 2010
| Name | Pre-Season | A-League | Finals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Sasho Petrovski | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| AUS Marko Jesic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| AUS Labinot Haliti | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| NZ Jeremy Brockie | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Iraq Ali Abbas Al-Hilfi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| ENG Ruben Zadkovich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG Michael Bridges | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| AUS Sean Rooney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AUS Ryan Griffiths | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Discipline
| Name | Cautions | 2nd Caution – Send-Off | Send-Offs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Ruben Zadkovich | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| AUS Kasey Wehrman | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iraq Ali Abbas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ENG Michael Bridges | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUS Ben Kantarovski | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUS Tarek Elrich | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUS Taylor Regan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| China Zhang Shuo | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Home attendance
| Round | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Melbourne Heart | 8735 |
| Round 4 | Brisbane Roar | 7066 |
| Round 6 | Perth Glory | 6977 |
| Round 8 | Melbourne Victory | 8652 |
| Round 10 | North Queensland Fury | |
| Round 11 | Melbourne Heart | 3114 |
| Round 13 | Adelaide United | 8278 |
| Round 14 | Brisbane Roar | 7829 |
| Round 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 12147 |
| Total Attendance | 50651 | |
| Average Attendance | 7850 |
References
References
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- Gardiner, James. (1 September 2010). "Jets woes put game in doubt – Local News – News – General – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- (6 September 2010). "FFA Ride to the Jets Rescue – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – The Ultimate Football Website". Au.fourfourtwo.com.
- Dillon, Robert. (23 September 2010). "Tinkler rescues Jets as FFA ejects Con – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- (23 September 2010). "Coal magnate throws in fuel to get team firing again". Sydney Morning Herald.
- Dillon, Robert. (2 October 2010). "Tinkler's 20–20 vision for Jets – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- Gardiner, James. (8 October 2010). "Branko to coach Jets until 2015 – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- (12 October 2010). "Jets unveil $2.5million blueprint for future – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- Gardiner, James. (16 October 2010). "Jets make pitch to region: Budget ticket plan aims to bring families aboard – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- James Gardiner. (15 October 2010). "Jets throw open gates for match against Melbourne – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- Keeble, Brett. (13 October 2010). "Jets change course in hunt for success – Local News – Sport – Football – Soccer – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
- "A-League Football Club". Newcastle Jets.
- "A-League Football Club". Newcastle Jets.
- James Gardiner. (20 October 2010). "It's official: Beckham's coming to Newcastle – Local News – News – General – Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au.
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