It wasn’t all that long ago that the Newcastle Jets were on the precipice of collapse. And while this, admittedly, hardly makes them unique when it comes to A-League clubs, there did exist a decided air of foreboding as the Jets were kept alive by the benevolence of rival clubs amid an increasingly drawn-out search for new owners. The concerns became rather morbid when Australian Professional Leagues chair, Stephen Conroy, declared that the league could not “prop up” the ailing entity.
So, as you might expect, with the Jets’ men just days away from potentially securing a first premiership in the club’s history, the second trophy of what could become a historic treble, the Hunter is a much happier place these days.
