Ï Êüóìïò ÔELECHOICE PREMIER LEAGUE NSW TUESDAY 30 JUNE 2009 11 Gary, PEPSI áðü ôçí ÊïñÝá äåí áíÝöåñå áðïëý- óå ëÜèïò Üíèñùðï êáé ôþñá ç ïìÜäá áðü ôçí Áõóôñáëßá. Ï ÌÜéê Ôæüïõíò, êáé ðïäüóöáéñï… ôùò ôßðïôå ãéá ôçí åðéêåßìåíç ðáñáß- êáëåßôáé íá ðëçñþóåé ôï ôßìçìá. ¸íá âïçèüò ôïõ ÃêÜñé, åßíáé óå äéáêïðÝò ôçóÞ ôïõ ïýôå óå ìÝíá áëëÜ ïýôå óôïí ôßìçìá ðïõ ïöåßëåôáé áðïêëåéóôéêÜ êáé áð´ üôé ãíùñßæù êáé ï ÌðñÜíêï «Äõóôõ÷þò ï ðñþçí ðñïðïíçôÞò Ôæïí (ÃéÜííçò Ôóáôóßìáò) üðùò üöåé- óôçí äéêÞ ìïõ åìðéóôïóýíç ó’ áõôüí Ôóïõëßíá öåýãåé ãéá äéáêïðÝò áõôÝò ìáò Ý÷åé îå÷Üóåé ôçí âïÞèåéá ðïõ ôïõ ëå, áëëÜ ìüëéò ôï ìåóçìÝñé ôçò Êõñéá- êáé óôçí äéêÞ ôïõ á÷áñéóôßá óå ìÝíá ôéò çìÝñåò. Óïõ åßðá âñéóêüìáóôå óå ðñïóÝöåñá. ¸÷åé îå÷Üóåé üôé ôïí Ý- êÞò. Áíôéåðáããåëìáôéìüò êáé á÷áñé- êáé ôïí óýëëïãï ðïõ ôïí Ýöôéáîå ðñï- ìåãÜëï ðñüâëçìá. Ïé ðïäïóöáéñéóôÝò âãáëá áðü ôá áæÞôçôá äßíïíôÜò ôïõ óôßá óå üëï ôï ìåãáëåßï ôïõ. Êáé êáëÜ ðïíçôÞ êáé ðñùôáèëçôÞ ìÜëéóôá ….» ìáò åßíáé áíáóôáôùìÝíïé êáé üëåò ïé ôçí åõêáéñßá íá óôáäéïäñïìÞóåé å- ôï ðñþôï (êáêüò åðáããåëìáôßáò) ðåò ìåôåããñáöéêÝò ìáò êéíÞóåéò èá ðñÝ- ðáããåëìáôéêÜ óôïí ðïäïóöáéñéêü ÷þ- üôé ôï îåðåñíÜìå ôçí á÷áñéóôßá üìùò Äåí åß÷å ôï ìõáëü ôïõ ðåé ðÜëé íá åðáíáåîåôáóôïýí. ¼ìùò ñï. Åóý Ãéþñãï ãíùñßæåéò êáëÜ ôçí é- ðþò íá ôçí îåðåñÜóåéò; Ôé ôï ÷åéñüôå- óôïí áãþíá Ãéþñãç, äåí ìáò öïâßæåé ôßðïôå. ¢ëëù- óôïñßá. ÈõìÜóáé ôïí ÃêÜñé üôáí áêü- ñï áðü ôçí á÷áñéóôßá ó’ áõôüí ôïí êü- óôå ï êáëüò óôñáôéþôçò óôïí ðüëåìï ìç Þôáí ðëáóéÝ ôçò PEPSI êáé ìå ðá- óìï;..» «Ç á÷áñáêôÞñéóôç åíÝñãåéá ôïõ äåß÷íåé ôçí áîßá ôïõ. Êáé ôþñá Ý÷ïõìå ñáêáëïýóå íá ôïõ äþóù ìéá åõêáéñßá. ÃêÜñé ðïõ Ý÷åé îáöíéÜóåé ôïõò ðÜ- ðüëåìï» Ôïí ðñïóÝëáâá óôïõò ‘Ôæåôò’ üôáí êá- ÁíåðçñÝáóôïò óôï Ýñãï ôïõ íôåò, ìïõ äßíåé ôï äéêáßùìá íá êïéôÜ- íÝíáò ðïäïóöáéñéêüò óýëëïãïò äåí êáé ìüíïò õðåýèõíïò… îù ðßóù óôï ðñüóöáôï ðáé÷íßäé ìáò ÊÜðùò Ýôóé Þ ãéá íá áêñéâïëïãïýìå åíäéáöåñüôáí êáé ãéá ôÝóóåñá ÷ñüíéá ôçí ðåñáóìÝíç ÔåôÜñôç ãéá ôï ÔóÜ- áêñéâþò Ýôóé Ýêëåéóå ç óõæÞôçóç ìå ôïí åß÷á âïçèü óôïõò ôüôå ðñïðïíçôÝò «¼ëá èá ôá ðïýìå Ãéþñãç, ü- ìðéïíò Ëéãê Áóßáò êüíôñá óôïõò Ðü- ôïí Êþóôá ÊùíóôáíôÜéí éäéïêôÞôç êáé ìáò ãéá íá ìÜèåé ôçí äïõëåéÜ. Áõôü ëá…Áõôü ðïõ èÝëù íá óçìåéþóù êáé ÷áíãê Óôßëåñò óôçí ÊïñÝá üðïõ çôôç- ðñüåäñï ôùí Íéïýêáóôë Ôæåôò, «êá- ðïõ Ýêáíå óå ìÝíá êáé ôïí óýëëïãï áí èá ðñÝðåé íá ëçöèåß õðüøéí åßíáé üôé èÞêáìå ìå óêïñ ñåêüñ 6-0. Óôï ðáé- ðåôÜíéï» üðùò ï ßäéïò ÷áñáêôçñßæåé äåí åßíáé á÷áñéóôßá ôüôå ôé åßíáé; ôçí ÷ñïíéÜ ðïõ êåñäßóáìå ôïí ôßôëï ÷íßäé áõôü ðéóôåýù üôé ï ðñþçí ðñï- ôïí åáõôü ôïõ. ¸íáò «êáðåôÜíéïò» Ìðïñïýóå íá ìå åß÷å åíçìåñþóåé ãéá ôïõ ðñùôáèëçôÞ Áõóôñáëßáò ï ÃêÜñé ðïíçôÞò ìáò äåí åß÷å ôïí íïõ ôïõ óôïí ðïõ óôï êáñÜâé ôùí “Ôæåôò” åßíáé ìü- ôá ðñïâëÞìáôá êáé ôá ó÷ÝäéÜ ôïõ, ü- åß÷å áíáëÜâåé ôçí ôå÷íéêÞ êáèïäÞãç- áãþíá. ¹ôáí óßãïõñá áëëïý. Ïé ðï- íï áõôüò êáé êáíÝíáò Üëëïò, äåí äé- ôáí ôïõ Ýäùóá áêüìç ôÝóóåñá ÷ñüíéá óç ôùí ‘Ôæåôò’ áðü ôïí Íßêï Èåïäù- äïóöáéñéóôÝò ìï÷èïýóáí óôïí áãùíé- óôÜæåé üìùò íá «õðïâéâáóôåß» üôáí óõìâüëáéï óõíåñãáóßáò ìåôÜ ôï ôÝëïò ñáêüðïõëï. ¼ëïé ïé ðïäïóöáéñéóôÝò óôéêü ÷þñï êé áõôüò Þôáí…èåáôÞò ÷ù- áõôü êñßíåôáé áíáãêáßï óå óôñáôéþ- ôçò ðåñáóìÝíçò óåæüí. Äåí ôï Ýêáíå ôçò ïìÜäáò Þôáí åðéëïãÝò ôïõ Íéê. ñßò íá ôïõò ðñïóöÝñåé ôçí áíÜëïãç ôç... åí êáéñþ ðïëÝìïõ, ãéá «ôá éåñÜ üìùò. ÁðëÜ äÝ÷ôçêå ìå áíáêïýöéóç Ôçí åðüìåíç ÷ñïíéÜ ôïí Üöçóá íá êÜ- âïÞèåéá, áöÞíïíôÜò ôïõò áâïÞèçôïõò êáé ôá üóéá» ôùí “Ôæåôò”. ¸íáò ðüëå- ìåôÜ áðü ìéá áðüëõôá áðïôõ÷çìÝíç íåé ìüíïò ôïõ ôçí åðéëïãÞ êáé êáíÝíáò óôéò ïñÝîåéò ôùí áíôéðÜëùí ôïõò…» ìïò ðïõ üðùò üëïé ãíùñßæïõìå, Ý÷åé óåæüí ôá åðß ðëÝïí ôÝóóåñá ÷ñüíéá äåí åðåíÝâç óôï Ýñãï ôïõ êáé êáôáëÞ- êçñõ÷èåß åäþ êáé áñêåôÜ ÷ñüíéá. Ï óõìâïëáßïõ. ÅðéóôñÝöïíôáò ôçí ðå- îáìå íá ìáò áðïíåìçèåß ç îýëéíç «Ï êáëüò óôñáôéþôçò óôñáôéþôçò Êþóôáò ÊùóôáíôÜéí êá- ñáóìÝíç åâäïìÜäá ìå ôçí áðïóôïëÞ êïõôÜëá. Êé üìùò åãþ ôïõ ðñüôåéíá å- óôïí ðüëåìï öáßíåôáé» ëåßôå íá ðïëåìÞóåé ôçí FFA êáé üëïõò ðÝêôáóç ôïõ óõìâïëáßïõ ôïõ ãéá ôÝó- üóïõò ðïëéïñêïýí ôçí ïìÜäá ôïõ, èÝ- óåñá áêüìç ÷ñüíéá. ÈÝëù ïé ðñïðï- «Áðü ôçí ðñþôç óôéãìÞ ðïõ Ýãéíå ëïíôáò íá «åéóâÜëëïõí» óôá åóùôåñé- íçôÝò ôçò ïìÜäáò óå âÜèïò ÷ñüíïõ íá ãíùóôÞ ç ðáñáßôçóç ôïõ ÃêÜñé Âáí êÜ ôïõ Íéïýêáóôë, ðáñáìåñßæïíôáò äåß÷íïõí ôç äïõëåéÜ ôïõò. Ãíùñßæù üôé ¸ãêìïíô åóôÜëçóáí äåêÜäåò âéïãñá- ôïí Åëëçíïêýðñéï åðé÷åéñçìáôßá ðïõ óå äýï ôñßá ÷ñüíéá äåí ìðïñåßò íá ÷ôß- öéêÜ õðïøçößùí ðñïðïíçôþí óôï ç- åîáêïëïõèåß íá áíôéóôÝêåôáé óôéò ï- óåéò óùóôÜ ìéá ïìÜäá ãé’ áõôü ìåôÜ ëåêôñïíéêü ìáò ôá÷õäñïìåßï, åíþ ôï ñÝîåéò ÁÕÔÙÍ ðïõ èÝëïõí íá éóïðå- ôçí ðåñóéíÞ ìáò áðïôõ÷ßá óôï ðñùôÜ- ôçëÝöùíü ìïõ êáé ôïõ ÃéÜííç Ôóáôóß- äþóïõí ôá ðÜíôá. ÁÕÔÙÍ ðïõ ïé åðé- èëçìá, ôïõ áíáíÝùóá ãéá áêüìç ôÝó- ìá äåí Ýðáøå íá ÷ôõðÜ. Åßíáé äýóêï- ôõ÷ßåò ôïõ ÊùíóôáíôÜéí åßíáé «öñáã- óåñá ÷ñüíéá ôï óõìâüëáéü ôïõ ðéóôåý- ëç ç åðéëïãÞ ôïõ áíôéêáôáóôÜôç ôïõ ìüò» óôá ýðïõëá ó÷ÝäéÜ ôïõò… Ãéá ïíôáò üôé Ý÷åé ìÜèåé áðü ôá ëÜèç ôïõ, Âáí ¸êìïíô ãéáôß ìáò ðéÝæåé ï ÷ñü- ìéá áêüìç öïñÜ ðéóôåýïõìå üôé ï êá- Ý÷åé áðïêôÞóåé ðåñéóóüôåñç ðåßñá íïò. ÐñÝðåé íá êÜíïõìå ãñÞãïñá áë- ëüò óôñáôéþôçò Êþóôáò èá äåßîåé ôçí êáé áðïöåýãïíôáò ôá ëÜèç ôïõ ðáñåë- ëÜ ðáñÜëëçëá íá êÜíïõìå üôé èá åß- áîßá ôïõ êáé ðÜëé áíôéìÝôùðïò ìå ôéò... èüíôïò ìå óùóôÝò åðéëïãÝò ðïäïóöáé- íáé êáëýôåñï ãéá ôçí ïìÜäá ìáò. Ôá ÄõíÜìåéò ôïõ Êáêïý, FFA êáé Üëëùí ñéóôþí èá ðñï÷ùñïýóáìå èåôéêÜ. Äõ- ïíüìáôá ðïõ Ý÷ïõí äçëþóåé åíäéáöÝ- óõíáöþí âÜñâáñùí óöåôåñéóôþí ôçò óôõ÷þò üìùò õðïëüãéóá, âáóßóôçêá ñïí åßíáé áñêåôÜ ãíùóôÜ êáé ü÷é ìüíï åîïõóßáò… CON CONSTANTINE: “I don’t care who it is Gary, the FFA, whoever” NEWCASTLE Jets owner Con Constantine will Constantine said contracts worked two ways and Mark Jones, and technical director Branko Culina. seek compensation after Gary van Egmond re- pointed out that when he sacked former coach Jean Jets skipper Matt Thompson said players would signed as head coach yesterday to accept a presti- Paul de Marigny he lost a legal battle and had to be disappointed about van Egmond’s departure but gious position with the Australian Institute of S- pay more than $165,000 in compensation, plus understood that he had an opportunity to advance port. court costs. his career. Van Egmond will be announced this week as Jan “If I sacked Gary, I would have to pay out four “He’s got to look after himself and I wished him Versleijen’s assistant coach at the AIS and with the years of his contract,” Constantine said. “You re- all the best,” Thompson said. “He didn’t really go Australian under-17 team. He is also expected to member when I got rid of JP [de Marigny], I had to into details, he just said he felt it was the right time help the Dutchman prepare the Young Socceroos pay the balance of his contract. Well, what’s the d- and it sounds like a great opportunity for him, so for the under-20 World Cup in Egypt in September ifference?” He said he would consider his legal op- I’m sure everyone will understand that.” and October. tions over the next few days. Thompson said van Egmond “hasn’t done much Van Egmond confirmed that he had contacted Constantine said FFA officials should have paid wrong” since assuming the reins from the sacked Jets officials yesterday morning to inform them he Newcastle “the courtesy of the day” by requesting Nick Theodorakopoulos in October, 2006. would be walking away from a four-season deal es- permission to interview van Egmond. “They keep At the time, the Jets were winless and bottom of timated to be worth $200,000 per annum. telling us that we should be more professional but is the A-League ladder. Van Egmond inspired a turn- Other than that, the man who steered Newcastle this professional, what they’ve done?” he said. around that helped Newcastle into the play-offs and to their 2007-08 grand final triumph, winning the Despite Constantine’s comments, it was unclear within a penalty shoot-out of the grand final. A-League coach-of-the-year award in the process, last night whether FFA or the AIS would be van The following season, his team earned a place in said he was unable to comment. But Constantine Egmond’s employer. Novocastrian folklore by beating Central Coast expressed his disappointment with both van An FFA spokeswoman declined to respond last Mariners 1-0 in the grand final to claim the city’s Egmond and in particular Football Federation night to Constantine’s comments. first national soccer title. Australia, which he alleged had induced the coach Constantine felt van Egmond should have broken Within 12 months, however, Newcastle had to break a four-year contract. the news face to face rather than over the phone to plunged from champions to wooden spooners and “I’m very, very disappointed with Gary for doing chief executive John Tsatsimas and via Constan- only a handful of players remained from their title what he did, because Newcastle gave him the op- tine’s voicemail. squad. Just when fans were querying whether van portunity of a lifetime,” Constantine said. “But the The Jets now have six weeks to find a new coach Egmond had lost his Midas touch, he steered a people that I’m really disappointed with are the before their A-League season-opener against new-look outfit into the final 16 of the lucrative FFA. They’re supposed to be the police officers of Wellington on August 9.