Beijing Guoan striker Joel Griffiths reluctant to make Newcastle return
Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 00:26
Beijing Guoan striker Joel Griffiths is reluctant to return to parent club Newcastle Jets when his loan expires in December.
"I don't want to go back to Newie anytime quick," Griffiths told the Newcastle Herald.
"If I don't [get a contract] I will be back in Newcastle in December but with less passion for the cause," he said.
"I might get that passion back, but at present my heart just isn't there.
"And that's with all respect possible for [coach] Branko Culina, the players and the fans."
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Nov 2nd | |||
| Shaanxi Chanba | Qingdao Jonoon | 2 - 2 | 07:30 |
| Hangzhou Lucheng | Dalian Shide | 0 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Tianjin Teda | Liaoning Hongyun | 1 - 3 | 07:30 |
| Jiangsu Shuntian | Nanchang Bayi | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Changchun Yatai | Shenzhen Ruby | 2 - 1 | 07:30 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | Beijing Guoan | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Shandong Luneng | Henan Jianye | 1 - 0 | 07:30 |
| Chengdu Blades | Guangzhou | 2 - 2 | 07:30 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 68 |
| Beijing Guoan | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 53 |
| Liaoning Hongyun | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 50 |
| Jiangsu Shuntian | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 47 |
| Shandong Luneng | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 47 |
| Qingdao Jonoon | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 45 |
| Changchun Yatai | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
| Hangzhou Lucheng | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 39 |
| Shaanxi Chanba | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 38 |
| Tianjin Teda | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | -4 | 37 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 37 |
| Dalian Shide | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -16 | 32 |
| Henan Jianye | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 32 |
| Nanchang Bayi | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -21 | 29 |
| Chengdu Blades | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -20 | 27 |
| Shenzhen Ruby | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -26 | 23 |
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