Permanent training base on wish list of new Jets coach
The 32-year-old Englishman was unveiled as Ryan Campbell's replacement on Tuesday and has already held discussions with off-contract captain Cassidy Davis about the facility issues faced by the women's team last season.
Hoyle is based in New Zealand and will move his young family to Newcastle in September, but is keen to get to work reviewing Newcastle's 2024-25 season with a focus on the Jets' roster as well as trying to find a solution to their training venue woes.
A longer A-League competition in recent years, although welcome, has meant the Jets moving out of their No.2 Sportsground training base before the season's completion to make way for rugby union.
They were also unable to move in on time last season due to issues with the playing surface.
Both prompted scrambling searches for last-minute training venues. That included a week of 6am training at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility because no other timeslots were available and using a junior community club's soccer field.
"I've had a conversation with Cass already," Hoyle told the Newcastle Herald.
"In terms of developing players, I want to leave players better than I found them, and I want to improve myself, but I think organisationally, you've got to leave a place better than you found it as well.
"So these are key things that we will look to fix. I understand that you have to be adaptable in your coaching journey, but there's nothing wrong with trying to hold the club accountable and trying to push for the best that you can get for your players.
"At the end of the day, the better the players feel, the better they're looked after, the better the performances.
"So, things like that will be key things that we speak about, and they have already been talked about in terms of, 'Can we get a permanent home', and that adds straight away to the performance that we can put on the pitch."
Davis is one of 16 players off contract but the home-grown Jets captain, who is closing in on 200 A-League appearances, is expected to be re-signed for a 13th season.
Contracted for another year are Matildas centre-back Natasha Prior, Jets player of the year Sophie Hoban, attacker India Breier, defenders Josie Wilson and Claudia Cicco plus home-grown midfielders Emma Dundas and Libby Copus-Brown.
"I want to do a lot more work on watching the games from last season, with the tactical footage and getting a good understanding of what we have and what we want to take forward," Hoyle said.
"I'll try to do a lot of work from New Zealand, in getting to know the players, connecting to the staff that remains and seeing what we need to do and fill some spaces as well, then hit the ground running in September."
The Jets finished second-last on the competition standings, and just four points off the bottom of the table, a season after breaking a six-year finals drought.
They lacked a prolific goalscorer and leaked a league-high 53 goals.
"I think people like Cass are invaluable," Hoyle said.
"There's not many stories where a player has been at a club for 10 years and really understands the place, was brought up in the place.
"Obviously, I understand the Jets want to have local talent and local players in there. It's then mixing that with some experience, a couple of good foreign spots if I can make that happen, and then some other good, young Australian talent and maybe a couple of older players who are Australian and are leaders. That's what I'm looking at.
"But, in terms of what positions they are and how that will work, that will be a jigsaw when I learn from the Jets who's got another year left on their deal, what positions do we have available, what don't we have available, and I'm working through all of that information with them now to find out where we sit."
Originally from Barnsley in England, Hoyle has played in leagues around the world and coached at various levels for over a decade.
He coached Eastern Suburbs to grand final glory in New Zealand Women's National League in 2022 and is assistant coach of the under-17 women's national team.
Hoyle, a defender with experience playing up front, is currently playing for New Zealand National League club Napier City, where he is also an assistant coach, but will hang up the boots to take on a two-year commitment with the Jets.
Newcastle is somewhat familiar already.
"My partner Jill [O'Meagher] is actually born in Newcastle," Hoyle said.
"Her mum and dad moved to New Zealand when she was two years old but most of her family still live in Newcastle. She holidays there a lot. I've been quite a few times on holiday, so I know the place.
"I'm from in between Barnsley and Sheffield, which is a huge mining town, a huge steel city, so I feel like it's kind of where I was brought up but it's on the beach, which makes it 10 times better.
"But I think I understand what the people want to see from a work ethic side and from a cultural side of their team."
Hoyle and O'Meagher have a three-year-old son George and are expecting a second child in November.
Finding a permanent training base for the Newcastle Jets' A-League Women's side will be a priority for newly appointed coach Stephen Hoyle.
The 32-year-old Englishman was unveiled as Ryan Campbell's replacement on Tuesday and has already held discussions with off-contract captain Cassidy Davis about the facility issues faced by the women's team last season.
Hoyle is based in New Zealand and will move his young family to Newcastle in September, but is keen to get to work reviewing Newcastle's 2024-25 season with a focus on the Jets' roster as well as trying to find a solution to their training venue woes.
A longer A-League competition in recent years, although welcome, has meant the Jets moving out of their No.2 Sportsground training base before the season's completion to make way for rugby union.
They were also unable to move in on time last season due to issues with the playing surface.
Both prompted scrambling searches for last-minute training venues. That included a week of 6am training at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility because no other timeslots were available and using a junior community club's soccer field.
"I've had a conversation with Cass already," Hoyle told the Newcastle Herald.
"In terms of developing players, I want to leave players better than I found them, and I want to improve myself, but I think organisationally, you've got to leave a place better than you found it as well.
"So these are key things that we will look to fix. I understand that you have to be adaptable in your coaching journey, but there's nothing wrong with trying to hold the club accountable and trying to push for the best that you can get for your players.
"At the end of the day, the better the players feel, the better they're looked after, the better the performances.
"So, things like that will be key things that we speak about, and they have already been talked about in terms of, 'Can we get a permanent home', and that adds straight away to the performance that we can put on the pitch."
Davis is one of 16 players off contract but the home-grown Jets captain, who is closing in on 200 A-League appearances, is expected to be re-signed for a 13th season.
Contracted for another year are Matildas centre-back Natasha Prior, Jets player of the year Sophie Hoban, attacker India Breier, defenders Josie Wilson and Claudia Cicco plus home-grown midfielders Emma Dundas and Libby Copus-Brown.
"I want to do a lot more work on watching the games from last season, with the tactical footage and getting a good understanding of what we have and what we want to take forward," Hoyle said.
"I'll try to do a lot of work from New Zealand, in getting to know the players, connecting to the staff that remains and seeing what we need to do and fill some spaces as well, then hit the ground running in September."
The Jets finished second-last on the competition standings, and just four points off the bottom of the table, a season after breaking a six-year finals drought.
They lacked a prolific goalscorer and leaked a league-high 53 goals.
"I think people like Cass are invaluable," Hoyle said.
"There's not many stories where a player has been at a club for 10 years and really understands the place, was brought up in the place.
"Obviously, I understand the Jets want to have local talent and local players in there. It's then mixing that with some experience, a couple of good foreign spots if I can make that happen, and then some other good, young Australian talent and maybe a couple of older players who are Australian and are leaders. That's what I'm looking at.
"But, in terms of what positions they are and how that will work, that will be a jigsaw when I learn from the Jets who's got another year left on their deal, what positions do we have available, what don't we have available, and I'm working through all of that information with them now to find out where we sit."
Originally from Barnsley in England, Hoyle has played in leagues around the world and coached at various levels for over a decade.
He coached Eastern Suburbs to grand final glory in New Zealand Women's National League in 2022 and is assistant coach of the under-17 women's national team.
Hoyle, a defender with experience playing up front, is currently playing for New Zealand National League club Napier City, where he is also an assistant coach, but will hang up the boots to take on a two-year commitment with the Jets.
Newcastle is somewhat familiar already.
"My partner Jill [O'Meagher] is actually born in Newcastle," Hoyle said.
"Her mum and dad moved to New Zealand when she was two years old but most of her family still live in Newcastle. She holidays there a lot. I've been quite a few times on holiday, so I know the place.
"I'm from in between Barnsley and Sheffield, which is a huge mining town, a huge steel city, so I feel like it's kind of where I was brought up but it's on the beach, which makes it 10 times better.
"But I think I understand what the people want to see from a work ethic side and from a cultural side of their team."
Hoyle and O'Meagher have a three-year-old son George and are expecting a second child in November.
Finding a permanent training base for the Newcastle Jets' A-League Women's side will be a priority for newly appointed coach Stephen Hoyle.
The 32-year-old Englishman was unveiled as Ryan Campbell's replacement on Tuesday and has already held discussions with off-contract captain Cassidy Davis about the facility issues faced by the women's team last season.
Hoyle is based in New Zealand and will move his young family to Newcastle in September, but is keen to get to work reviewing Newcastle's 2024-25 season with a focus on the Jets' roster as well as trying to find a solution to their training venue woes.
A longer A-League competition in recent years, although welcome, has meant the Jets moving out of their No.2 Sportsground training base before the season's completion to make way for rugby union.
They were also unable to move in on time last season due to issues with the playing surface.
Both prompted scrambling searches for last-minute training venues. That included a week of 6am training at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility because no other timeslots were available and using a junior community club's soccer field.
"I've had a conversation with Cass already," Hoyle told the Newcastle Herald.
"In terms of developing players, I want to leave players better than I found them, and I want to improve myself, but I think organisationally, you've got to leave a place better than you found it as well.
"So these are key things that we will look to fix. I understand that you have to be adaptable in your coaching journey, but there's nothing wrong with trying to hold the club accountable and trying to push for the best that you can get for your players.
"At the end of the day, the better the players feel, the better they're looked after, the better the performances.
"So, things like that will be key things that we speak about, and they have already been talked about in terms of, 'Can we get a permanent home', and that adds straight away to the performance that we can put on the pitch."
Davis is one of 16 players off contract but the home-grown Jets captain, who is closing in on 200 A-League appearances, is expected to be re-signed for a 13th season.
Contracted for another year are Matildas centre-back Natasha Prior, Jets player of the year Sophie Hoban, attacker India Breier, defenders Josie Wilson and Claudia Cicco plus home-grown midfielders Emma Dundas and Libby Copus-Brown.
"I want to do a lot more work on watching the games from last season, with the tactical footage and getting a good understanding of what we have and what we want to take forward," Hoyle said.
"I'll try to do a lot of work from New Zealand, in getting to know the players, connecting to the staff that remains and seeing what we need to do and fill some spaces as well, then hit the ground running in September."
The Jets finished second-last on the competition standings, and just four points off the bottom of the table, a season after breaking a six-year finals drought.
They lacked a prolific goalscorer and leaked a league-high 53 goals.
"I think people like Cass are invaluable," Hoyle said.
"There's not many stories where a player has been at a club for 10 years and really understands the place, was brought up in the place.
"Obviously, I understand the Jets want to have local talent and local players in there. It's then mixing that with some experience, a couple of good foreign spots if I can make that happen, and then some other good, young Australian talent and maybe a couple of older players who are Australian and are leaders. That's what I'm looking at.
"But, in terms of what positions they are and how that will work, that will be a jigsaw when I learn from the Jets who's got another year left on their deal, what positions do we have available, what don't we have available, and I'm working through all of that information with them now to find out where we sit."
Originally from Barnsley in England, Hoyle has played in leagues around the world and coached at various levels for over a decade.
He coached Eastern Suburbs to grand final glory in New Zealand Women's National League in 2022 and is assistant coach of the under-17 women's national team.
Hoyle, a defender with experience playing up front, is currently playing for New Zealand National League club Napier City, where he is also an assistant coach, but will hang up the boots to take on a two-year commitment with the Jets.
Newcastle is somewhat familiar already.
"My partner Jill [O'Meagher] is actually born in Newcastle," Hoyle said.
"Her mum and dad moved to New Zealand when she was two years old but most of her family still live in Newcastle. She holidays there a lot. I've been quite a few times on holiday, so I know the place.
"I'm from in between Barnsley and Sheffield, which is a huge mining town, a huge steel city, so I feel like it's kind of where I was brought up but it's on the beach, which makes it 10 times better.
"But I think I understand what the people want to see from a work ethic side and from a cultural side of their team."
Hoyle and O'Meagher have a three-year-old son George and are expecting a second child in November.
Finding a permanent training base for the Newcastle Jets' A-League Women's side will be a priority for newly appointed coach Stephen Hoyle.
The 32-year-old Englishman was unveiled as Ryan Campbell's replacement on Tuesday and has already held discussions with off-contract captain Cassidy Davis about the facility issues faced by the women's team last season.
Hoyle is based in New Zealand and will move his young family to Newcastle in September, but is keen to get to work reviewing Newcastle's 2024-25 season with a focus on the Jets' roster as well as trying to find a solution to their training venue woes.
A longer A-League competition in recent years, although welcome, has meant the Jets moving out of their No.2 Sportsground training base before the season's completion to make way for rugby union.
They were also unable to move in on time last season due to issues with the playing surface.
Both prompted scrambling searches for last-minute training venues. That included a week of 6am training at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility because no other timeslots were available and using a junior community club's soccer field.
"I've had a conversation with Cass already," Hoyle told the Newcastle Herald.
"In terms of developing players, I want to leave players better than I found them, and I want to improve myself, but I think organisationally, you've got to leave a place better than you found it as well.
"So these are key things that we will look to fix. I understand that you have to be adaptable in your coaching journey, but there's nothing wrong with trying to hold the club accountable and trying to push for the best that you can get for your players.
"At the end of the day, the better the players feel, the better they're looked after, the better the performances.
"So, things like that will be key things that we speak about, and they have already been talked about in terms of, 'Can we get a permanent home', and that adds straight away to the performance that we can put on the pitch."
Davis is one of 16 players off contract but the home-grown Jets captain, who is closing in on 200 A-League appearances, is expected to be re-signed for a 13th season.
Contracted for another year are Matildas centre-back Natasha Prior, Jets player of the year Sophie Hoban, attacker India Breier, defenders Josie Wilson and Claudia Cicco plus home-grown midfielders Emma Dundas and Libby Copus-Brown.
"I want to do a lot more work on watching the games from last season, with the tactical footage and getting a good understanding of what we have and what we want to take forward," Hoyle said.
"I'll try to do a lot of work from New Zealand, in getting to know the players, connecting to the staff that remains and seeing what we need to do and fill some spaces as well, then hit the ground running in September."
The Jets finished second-last on the competition standings, and just four points off the bottom of the table, a season after breaking a six-year finals drought.
They lacked a prolific goalscorer and leaked a league-high 53 goals.
"I think people like Cass are invaluable," Hoyle said.
"There's not many stories where a player has been at a club for 10 years and really understands the place, was brought up in the place.
"Obviously, I understand the Jets want to have local talent and local players in there. It's then mixing that with some experience, a couple of good foreign spots if I can make that happen, and then some other good, young Australian talent and maybe a couple of older players who are Australian and are leaders. That's what I'm looking at.
"But, in terms of what positions they are and how that will work, that will be a jigsaw when I learn from the Jets who's got another year left on their deal, what positions do we have available, what don't we have available, and I'm working through all of that information with them now to find out where we sit."
Originally from Barnsley in England, Hoyle has played in leagues around the world and coached at various levels for over a decade.
He coached Eastern Suburbs to grand final glory in New Zealand Women's National League in 2022 and is assistant coach of the under-17 women's national team.
Hoyle, a defender with experience playing up front, is currently playing for New Zealand National League club Napier City, where he is also an assistant coach, but will hang up the boots to take on a two-year commitment with the Jets.
Newcastle is somewhat familiar already.
"My partner Jill [O'Meagher] is actually born in Newcastle," Hoyle said.
"Her mum and dad moved to New Zealand when she was two years old but most of her family still live in Newcastle. She holidays there a lot. I've been quite a few times on holiday, so I know the place.
"I'm from in between Barnsley and Sheffield, which is a huge mining town, a huge steel city, so I feel like it's kind of where I was brought up but it's on the beach, which makes it 10 times better.
"But I think I understand what the people want to see from a work ethic side and from a cultural side of their team."
Hoyle and O'Meagher have a three-year-old son George and are expecting a second child in November.
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