Branko welcome to 1970!

THE Newcastle Jets will be running up sand dunes, racking up kilometres on mountain bikes and rock climbing in what coach Branko Culina predicts will be the most thorough pre-season his players have experienced.

Shades of Big Jock Wallace at Leicester in the 70s - and they were nowhere near a beach.

Have to wonder if Branko has been studying Barcelona's techniques this year - or maybe he's been walking the dunes in the off-season.

Branko, "hmmn that's a might big dune.....I've just had a great idea."

Maybe this is why Ljubo left.....for South Melbourne. No dunes in St Kilda are there!