Photos (Top to Bottom): Craig Minty, the New Town Eagles keeper, has joined Zebras; Akuel Guot, noted Hobart United scorer; Sam McIntyre training with Zebras; Adam McIntyre in Clarence colours; Seth Otte has joined Zebras from South Hobart [PlessPix]
Tilford Zebras have formally announced eight new signings on the eve of the Summer Cup competition.
The club have signed three players from Clarence United - Sam McIntyre, Adam McIntyre and Luke Cripps.
Former South Hobart players Liam Scott and Seth Otte have also been signed.
Brett Andrews has joined the Zebras from Kingborough Lions United, while Craig Minty, the New Town Eagles keeper, has also been signed.
To complete the summer signings, Zebras have acquired striker Akuel Guot from First Division outfit Hobart United.
All eight players are expected to be available for selection for Saturday’s opening round of the Summer Cup.
Tilford Zebras begin their Summer Cup campaign on Saturday at Olinda Grove No. 1 ground at noon when they take on Taroona.
Interesting to see Zebras signing so many reserve players what is happeneing to the great young boys they had coming through have they left ?? or are they no longer in the mix, or has a swap been done with clarence???
ReplyDelete. Guys we should be strengthening the premier league Not the reserve league . Maybe last years players will have to move on to fit you all in.
ReplyDeleteZebras production line of quality youth was once the envy of the league .
Seth would be a senior player at 6 other clubs
Anon 12:21am
ReplyDelete"Interesting to see Zebras signing so many reserve players."
Well you can't really judge what squad they will predominately play in can you?
"what is happeneing to the great young boys they had coming through have they left ?? or are they no longer in the mix."
Where in the article did Walter elude to 'great young boys' leaving to prompt you to ask this question?
some very good positional signings!
ReplyDeleteWho do people think has the best team on paper now?
Zebras or south???????????????
Zebras will have great depth this year and there will be a huge gap between 2nd & 3rd.
ReplyDeleteSouth will be too strong though and will be champions once again.
Zebras should demolish a weak Taroona side who lost to clarnce 7-0. Tipping double figures
Congrates to zebras! Some good signings.
ReplyDeleteGuot will be useful as he is lightning quick, I cant see many games for seth unfortunatly,Unless he pushes out both engels boys.
Brett always a rock in the middle if they can keep him on the park.
Has anyone moved to knights apart from dawes? I cant see them and Carence at this stage even beating sides like Bachside and kingborough. Still undecided about newtown they need a new fitness coach. Olympic to grind out results finish 4th.
hmmm 1 maybe 2 senior players in that lot.
ReplyDeleteShould have good depth though
Apologies i forgot to add Cripps into that frey. Interesting to see how his body goes thought, unfit and ageing.
ReplyDeleteAll this talk of South & Zebras.
ReplyDeleteBig movers this year will be Eagles and Kingborough.
Borough could well challenge for the title or atleast top 2.
Some are great signings, some arent. Sam Mc in particular is obviously the best, brett andrews provides depth as does otte. The rest are reserves players. Zebras and South have both picked up, it leaves the question has our other big club, Knights, picked up? They want to hope so with the depth Zebras have
ReplyDeleteWhy are people (Metro supporters)writing off Taroona?
ReplyDeleteThey have only lost a few players from last year and have gained a couple from Clarence also.
May have a poor summer cup due to being underdone but come season proper it will be season 09 all over again for Metro
Who have Taroona got from Clarence ? Is there anyone left on the eastern shore ?
ReplyDeleteI don't know where you get ur info from, but as a club we find that taroona will be the team to beat as they are fit and move the ball well. Metro has change there ways in the way we go about our football and we only take it game by game. It's a long season and any team can win it, but I hope we do.
ReplyDeleteJaydan
i dont anyone is writting of taroona let only metro people as far as metro are concern you are favor to win the league and the yard stick so i think you have your facts very wrong
ReplyDeleteTaroona ,nelson, hobart united and uni will all be hard to beat so even thought taroona are hot favourites there plenty of other in the mixes should make for a good season .
S McIntyre and Liam Scott are the only automatic selections for Zebras starting 11 - Cripps, Otte and Andrews may be on the bench and the rest reserves-bound.
ReplyDeleteOverall I'd say a slight improvement over last year's list for Zebras (Crosswell big loss). South on the other hand are still quality but definitely diminished from last year. The key for Sth this season will be Kanakaris, Brennan and Lo maintaining a decent conversion rate.
Then the rest of the pack including Kingborough who will improve but wont be challenging for the title IMHO.
Kingborough could push for second but will definitely be top four.
ReplyDeleteSo Liam Scott playing reserves according to you lot??????????HHMMM
ReplyDeleteThink not.
My understanding is that Taroona have signed Hoppy and Darbs,
ReplyDeleteMaybe more.... a loss for Clarence because they are two of the best blokes at the club.
Hope u left on good terms, all the best guys
Well said! Would have had them at the Knights we knew they were looking for a move
ReplyDeletecan anyone explain what has actually caused the sudden exit of so many players from clarence?
ReplyDeleteZebras best team on paper?
ReplyDeleteBubbles
Fagg Smith/Telega/ Scott
Self Ladic/Andrews Sam mac
Walsh/Cripps?
Bench
Guot
Cairns
Engals
Hall
Otte
"can anyone explain what has actually caused the sudden exit of so many players from clarence?"
ReplyDeleteI 2nd this
"can anyone explain what has actually caused the sudden exit of so many players from clarence?"
ReplyDeleteThe reasons are many but the main one is the arrogant leadership at the club. i.e. my way or the highway.
It looks like the highway for the smart ones
The part I can't understand is why Franco stays there. If he wants to develop quality youth then there are plenty of clubs to choose from and if he wants to coach seniors then likewise there are other clubs that would love to have him.
I think its quite obvious, players are leaving Clarence because they just don't like the colours of the strip.
ReplyDeletezebras best on paper? More like paper zebras!
ReplyDeleteGoing on last week's Steve Hudson cup game, South Hob's list has an eye to the future:
ReplyDeleteSammy K
pennicott/brown/ludford/feral
difalco/huigy/roach/hickey
caires/kanakaris/lo
brennan inj
bladel
cuthbertson
williams
If you want to know why people left Clarence why dont you ask them yourself?? And please dont kid yourself that any of the anonymous "ex clarence players" actually are actually ex clarence players. I just cant wait to see your faces at games this year when the hugely depleted Clarence clean you blokes up and finish top four.
ReplyDeletei will swim to the finals in your tears
boo hoo hoo.
Anon 4:07 , I have asked a couple and they all answered pretty much the same . I think enough has been said on here to indicate the reasons .Anon 3:27 is spot on the money. As for finishing top four, try bottom two .
ReplyDeleteYour team has struggled with quality players to finish fourth , now they are gone you don't stand a chance .
Did I mention arrogant Clarence people in my previous post.
ReplyDeleteYour club will weaken by the day as long as people like you remain.
I'm not with Olympia or Nelson, but If I was on the Eastern Shore they would be the only two clubs I would consider being associated with.
anon 4.07pm your reaction is childish to a serious question. cash is not always the answer these days, ill think you will find it hard to find a player these days that gets anymore than rego paid and possibly a pair of boots. it seems that a number of key players have constantly left at a steady flow since 5-6 years ago and now a mass exodus there is obviously a big issue there.
ReplyDeleteIm tipping big party at Warrior park when Clarence get relegated in 2011. Most likely funded by the Warrior President!
ReplyDeleteI don't think that party would have to be funded by anyone, plenty of people would pay to be at that party
ReplyDeletegee walter and i couldnt get my comment on the blog on sunday re clarence you could re post it .cheers mmm ggg
ReplyDeleteNo club should have to face relegation in Tassie, it is simply too small. Junior players would stay at their club and so the building begins. Yes they will have bad times but the development continues and the club is not punished for building a side. Heres an idea grow the league, good teams will always play well,lesser teams will improve.There are more positives than negatives...
ReplyDelete"zebras best on paper? More like paper zebras!"
ReplyDeleteJust awful.
Anyone noticed how South Hobart play their three Summer Cup matches at South Hobart and KGV - whilst everyone else plays at North Chigwell and Olinda Grove?
ReplyDeleteKnights got kicked off there home ground for South Hobart. What a joke
ReplyDeleteNorth chigwell is in great shape with the grass cut now I would rate it as top 3 in south
ReplyDeleteDisgraceful FFT, not suprising either.
ReplyDelete"Knights got kicked off there home ground for South Hobart. What a joke"
ReplyDelete....or maybe Knights got kicked off their ground for Clarence? FFT obviously havent applied the 'home team concept' to their Summer Cup draw since some teams (e.g. Sth Hob, Zebras)have been named first in all their fixtures.
Can anyone clarfy why?
February 8, 2011 4:04 PM
ReplyDeleteperhaps Sth ought to keep an eye on how many players it has in its starting line up. No wonder they won 4-0 ;0)
Last time I heard KGV is in GLENORCHY. Well done FFT.
ReplyDeletewould have to agree re relegation. Ltn Utd would have been relegated twice but they are building the club and will be a competitive team in a few years lead by their impressive young captain. Would oplayers like this stay if the club were relegated? Maybe Dean May could help them with some coaching?
ReplyDeleteanon 2:12 you've got to be joking about the launy utd captain. he needs a clip up the ears mate. fair chance he'll get it this year to with an attitude like his
ReplyDeleteWhy are there no games on KGV in rd 2 of summer cup?
ReplyDeleteAnon 4:04 PM
ReplyDeleteSouth Hobart 12 man team....interesting concept
Does anyone know who the clarence signings are . There's meant to be some big ones soon. Clarence won't get relegated don't be silly. There reserves have players to step up. There is alot to be said for the my way or the highway rule. Players did choose the highway but might just get replaced with better players.
ReplyDeleteI think true to the no relegation concept. launnie united are proof it is beneficial, even though the club is down in slumps (result wise) they are rebuilding, and there are no players from last year who have left the club to play for anyone else! in a state like tasmania, having a larger amount of teams in the premier league could only be beneficial, ie - players standards
ReplyDeleteYEH KEN MAY LOAN BROWNY SOME OF HIS SURPLUS PLAYERS .CLARENCE HAVE NOTHING DONT BE FOOLED
ReplyDeleteAnon 6:24pm , meant and might are no substitute for are and will . Clarence area huge chance to go down. Top 4 will be Kingborough , Zebras,South and Olympia in no particular order , bottom two to fight the drop , Clarence and Eagles.
ReplyDeleteSouth
ReplyDeleteZebra
Lions
Eagles
Knights
Clarence
Olympic
Beach
anon feb 10 9:33
ReplyDeletesurely you are an eagles supporter to put them 4th.
They are unfit and cant string 2 passes together.
long year for wassy when he comes back.
Hey Walter
ReplyDeleteHow about a club by club ins and out for 2011 season.
We will see when the season starts mate . Clarence have got 3 players to come in. It will be good to see how some teams handle them. There only weakness is at the back but they will have to get through the midfield first .
ReplyDeletePLEASE HAVE A LOOK AT CLARENCES WEBSITE AND READ BROWNYS PHILOSOPHY ON WHY PLAYERS LEAVE CLUBS IT WILL MAKE SOME SENSE .NOT
ReplyDeleteI'm not actually an Eagles fan, just that I've seen Beach, they were terrible, Olypia not much better. I can't see Clarence or Knights doing much. So its not that i think eagles are good just the rest look very ordinary.
ReplyDelete" The club is bigger than the individual " .Try putting it into practise then . That's one of the big reason players are leaving Clarence , the individual feels he's bigger than the club .
ReplyDelete"Clarence United - the Eastern Shore’s only community based Premier League football club"
ReplyDeleteIs that meant to be provocative? Olympia in 2011 is open to anyone and is attracting not bleeding players.
knights will be rubbish this season, lost two of there better players and havent picked up anyone as dawes is out for the year aparently
ReplyDeletebeach will prove that you need a new set of eyes by season's end.
ReplyDeleteLove how so many people are already calling teams good, bad or shite .. not until the home and away season will we see who has what ... in after the first week, 3 x games we will see the depth of the squads as well
ReplyDeletea couple of major issues "AB" misses in his very enlightening comments on the Clarence website is that
ReplyDeletea) Torres didn't leave solely because of Kenny Dalglish.
b) Clarence seem to have lost a lot more than one player.
so really there is no comparison at all between Liverpool and Clarence. One team is about the club and one is about the coach. you choose...
interesting...
Anon 6:18, spot on... Huge differences.
ReplyDeletePpl are calling the shots very quickly here. Knights garbage? They did lose two good players yes, but who knows who they have signed or not? Jumping to conclusions very quickly.
Word is that the Knights have a Frenchman, who's apparently very good. Also heard he is living with Corey.
ReplyDeleteI think Nick Harrison is a nice fellow and i think that saying Knights is shite is a bit unfair on him
Anon 6:18 herein lies the problem...he thinks he is coaching Liverpool
ReplyDeleteAre Liverpool getting relegated as well????
ReplyDeleteknights have a gun frenchman but are waiting on international clearance
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