WSW 18/19 & 19/20 Club Thread

[Paul01]

10 minutes ago, marron said:

But if you want to tell people that so you can slap a smurf it's fine by us. 

Carney is a smurf no longer......

[luisenrique]

4 hours ago, MajorMelons said:

Good experience as an assistant and hates the Smurfs, welcome JP. 

This, perfect signing.

[Taurus]

JP is a Marconi lad & more importantly a winner. We need more of that mentality at our club

[Paul01]

Looks like we finally replace Milicic.

[david0312]

JP is a great signing. Will allow Markus to focus on tactics and transfers while JP ensures solid match preparation. Hopefully Crooky can work with JP in scouting local talent and bringing them through the academy.

[hawks2767]

Seems to be plenty of local talent, but we don't automatically get the best of the best which isn't ideal.

Mariners still hang around like a bad smell, even ESFC have their academy too close for our liking.

Then you have the state league clubs...

[david0312]

11 minutes ago, hawks2767 said:

Seems to be plenty of local talent, but we don't automatically get the best of the best which isn't ideal.

Mariners still hang around like a bad smell, even ESFC have their academy too close for our liking.

Then you have the state league clubs...

Well this year, none of those other clubs have a Head Coach like we do. I think Babbel will be a good draw card even though the youth aren't directly managed by him

Edited June 10, 2018 by david0312

[Paul01]

Well Hayden Foxe wont be back any time soon. Off to work with Popa.

[mack]

Will be nice to see Foxe get the Perth job when Popa leaves for a job in Latvia in a few months.

[Carns]

22 minutes ago, Paul01 said:

Well Hayden Foxe wont be back any time soon. Off to work with Popa.

I guess he's forgiven Popa for not taking him to Turkey (probably helps if you've been unemployed for a while).

[StringerBellend]

I hope this doesn’t mean Gombau ball

https://en.onefootball.com/markus-babbel-calls-for-huge-mentality-change-in-the-bundesliga/

[dcrow]

Marcus is back in Sydney, arrived on Monday

[Taurus]

1 hour ago, dcrow said:

Marcus is back in Sydney, arrived on Monday

Ok, we may see him at the NPL2 games on Sunday.

 

[wanderersfanatic]

22 hours ago, Taurus said:

Ok, we may see him at the NPL2 games on Sunday.

 

Taurus will eagerly be waiting for the inside scoop.. 

[Taurus]

Our new boss was at Edensor Park this arvo, wearing a Stone Island jacket whilst watching the NPL2 game. 

 

[Paul01]

6 minutes ago, Taurus said:

Our new boss was at Edensor Park this arvo, wearing a Stone Island jacket whilst watching the NPL2 game. 

 

No more coach sponsored by Joe Black.

[wswnick]

Babbel talking about 2 sessions a day. Have we always done that?

[mack]

 

23 minutes ago, wswnick said:

Babbel talking about 2 sessions a day. Have we always done that?

I don't believe so. I don't think Gombau did them at all because our team were too poor physically to start doing them when the season had already started (and some of our senior leadership started complaining about doing single sessions on particular days) so our team were restricted to a single session of ballwork/tactical stuff and then gym work. Don't believe Popovic used them either.

Marco Kurz has done double sessions with Adelaide, perhaps it's a German thing. It a "name is Mark" thing.

[wswnick]

Interesting. Hopefully it spells an end to our second half lapses.

[StringerBellend]

1 hour ago, mack said:

 

I don't believe so. I don't think Gombau did them at all because our team were too poor physically to start doing them when the season had already started (and some of our senior leadership started complaining about doing single sessions on particular days) so our team were restricted to a single session of ballwork/tactical stuff and then gym work. Don't believe Popovic used them either.

Marco Kurz has done double sessions with Adelaide, perhaps it's a German thing. It a "name is Mark" thing.

Sorry mate deleting it don’t want to argue

they are both gone it really isn’t relevant anymore 

Edited June 18, 2018 by StringerBellend

[GD07]

Has there been any word on his other backroom staff? JP as assistant but are the rest leftover from Gombau or a new group?

[Taurus]

GK & NYL coaches haven't changed, they were around he club when Popa was head coach. 

No word on whether Babbel will request / employ a 2nd asst coach as yet

[Paul01]

1 hour ago, Taurus said:

GK & NYL coaches haven't changed, they were around he club when Popa was head coach. 

No word on whether Babbel will request / employ a 2nd asst coach as yet

I hope that we upgrade our strength & conditioning guy. 

[luisenrique]

After seeing the difference a proper coach had made to the national team in such a short pace of time, I'm very confident about this new regime.

[Prydzopolis]

On 18/06/2018 at 3:53 PM, mack said:

because our team were too poor physically to start doing them when the season had already started

Has anyone considered that perhaps he was trying to get the players to peak a little later in the season. He wanted that elusive grand final, so perhaps another factor to consider.

Another factor to consider was that we played lots of matches preseason where players were only getting 45 minutes. In previous seasons, I don’t think we had as many weekly practice games.

Another factor to consider was that Carasco was having more & more impact on the team in terms of toning down Popas love for hardcore fitness especially without the ball? This caused lots of friction with our S+C coaches 

So many factors why the boys seemed so underdone, Popa leaving before week one means we will never know

[StringerBellend]

21 minutes ago, Prydzopolis said:

Has anyone considered that perhaps he was trying to get the players to peak a little later in the season. He wanted that elusive grand final, so perhaps another factor to consider.

Another factor to consider was that we played lots of matches preseason where players were only getting 45 minutes. In previous seasons, I don’t think we had as many weekly practice games.

Another factor to consider was that Carasco was having more & more impact on the team in terms of toning down Popas love for hardcore fitness especially without the ball? This caused lots of friction with our S+C coaches 

So many factors why the boys seemed so underdone, Popa leaving before week one means we will never know

Gombau was here since round 6 we got worse as the season went on. I can’t understand the devotion to him. 

To blame Popavic (Who for all his faults generally had us fit, organised  and disciplined) for a team that by the end of the season was a total shambles is bizarre 

Edited June 24, 2018 by StringerBellend

[Taurus]

On 18/06/2018 at 6:09 PM, GD07 said:

Has there been any word on his other backroom staff? JP as assistant but are the rest leftover from Gombau or a new group?

All out (other than GK coach) & all change. The Gombau express terminates here

[BoyFromTheWest]

21 minutes ago, Taurus said:

All out (other than GK coach) & all change. The Gombau express terminates here

'Gombau express'?  More like puffing billy with a slow chug and two engines pushing in opposite directions.

[StringerBellend]

58 minutes ago, BoyFromTheWest said:

'Gombau express'?  More like puffing billy with a slow chug and two engines pushing in opposite directions.

The gombau express, It’s not about getting to your destination it’s about the process

[sonar]

Popovic is gone...Gombau is gone.......both resigned to history.

Babbel is in charge of driving the WSW train with the new timetable to be implemented Oct 2018. Whatever form that takes is yet to be seen. Hopefully an express to the top and not all stops to misery. COYW !.