Newcastle United Jets is an Australian soccer club.
Although clubs with similar names have existed starting with Newcastle KB
United in 1978, the present club was founded in 2000 and played in the
National Soccer League until that league disbanded in 2004.
The club will resume play in the newly-formed A-League in 2005, under a new
name, Newcastle United Jets, referring to the fact that Newcastle is home to
a Air Force base.
Former England and Australia manager Terry Venables was to become the teams'
technical director, with former Marconi coach Jean-Paul de Marigny to coach
the side, and Garry Van Egmond to be his assistant. However, Venables's
agent has announced that he has not signed any deal to take up a job with
the club, and will not take up a job with the club, due to his many
committments in the UK. |
