Official Central Coast Mariners Thread [R]

Discussion in 'Australian A-League' started by Dannyd, Apr 5, 2007.

  1. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Clearly the problem is that the year is 2009. Rather than sack Lawrie they just have to wait seven months and they can start winning again.
     
  2. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Mack the Knife?
     
  3. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Knife the Mack in this case...
     
  4. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    I really haven't made up my mind on this one, actually. I don't think McKinna did all that bad last year with a bunch of homegrown talent and he had to take most of that squad through to the ACL as well (where they did abysmally, of course). Like Kosmina I'd suggest to wait until the end of next year to see whether or not they should put the machete in and how far, but if he gets some wonderful foreign talent in that meshes well I'd see no reason as to why he should be gotten rid of.

    Come on, they finished 4th altogether in the A-League which ought to count for a little bit.
     
  5. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/fo...rget-sterjovski/2009/05/11/1241893918557.html
     
  6. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Pity we're not interested, this club needs a Socceroos forward to bring in the crowds...
     
  7. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Let's see what China can do with Aloisi first. I haven't lost faith in him (yet).
     
  8. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/cull-begins-at-mariners-189092/
     
  9. RickChelsea

    RickChelsea Member

    Sep 28, 2008
    sidknee
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mozambique
    Haha that's not a clearout
    Half the bloody team needs to be let go not just 4, one of which was going to retire anyway and another one wasn't even a one of their own players and more of a loan.
     
  10. SoundersBeliever

    SoundersBeliever New Member

    Nov 13, 2008
    Brier, WA
    Central Coast Mariners-5 months without a win and counting
     
  11. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Because I am an incredible nerd I am going to go to wiki and see who has the most foundation players left and how many.

    Did it:

    CCM 8 - Huchinson, Heffernan, Mrdja, Clark, Boogard, Wilkinson, Vukovic, Kwasnik*
    BRFC 4 - McKay, Murdocca, Reinaldo*, McCloughan
    MVFC 4 - Archie, Alsopp, Muscat, Theoklitos
    SFC 3 - Bolton, McFlynn, Corica
    PGFC 3- Harnwell, Coyne, Sekulovski
    AUFC 3 - Dodd, Cornflakes, Pantelis
    NUJ 2 - Wheelhouse, Thompson

    What a surprise, a third of CCM's squad has been with them since 2005, more if you count guys like Simon and Porter. And this is after they've just dumped O'Grady and Gumps. You can make a case for keeping a squad together but holding onto guys like Mrdja and Clark this long is just baffling.
     
  12. RickChelsea

    RickChelsea Member

    Sep 28, 2008
    sidknee
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mozambique
    The funny thing is, imo, those 8 players all should be given the boot. Especially the likes of Huchinson and Boogard. Terrible players.
     
  13. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    One can only assume that McKinna wanted to keep a stable core to make things work, instead of adopting a more "revolving door" approach with new signings and teammates.

    Unfortunately it doesn't seem to have worked out as planned.
     
  14. epris

    epris Member

    May 20, 2007
    Sydney
    ^^^well to be fair it had up until 2009
     
  15. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Well... is making three finals series, losing two GFs and winning Premier in a year when SFC, MVFC and AUFC were all shit really worth coming apart at the seams like this?

    McKinna's done well to get them where they were (though CCM are not as short of a quid as they make out) but his reign has been characterised by consistency and getting the most out of a modest bunch of players. When the big occaisions come round he is regularly outsmarted and now his rigid tactics and freeze-frame roster are biting him in the arse.
     
  16. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Gee- I'm overwhelmed! ;)

    http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/fo...-coast-mariners/2009/06/01/1243708404250.html
     
  17. RickChelsea

    RickChelsea Member

    Sep 28, 2008
    sidknee
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Mozambique
    serie c and second division serbian players

    ehh
     
  18. epris

    epris Member

    May 20, 2007
    Sydney
    released by a Serie C club. wow.....
     
  19. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Yes, McKinna...this is the only way up.

    Move over, Fury, we've found this year's wooden spooners.
     
  20. SoundersBeliever

    SoundersBeliever New Member

    Nov 13, 2008
    Brier, WA
    Central Coast Mariners Season 2010-2011 motto: It can't get any worse
     
  21. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    I have this crystal clear vision of McKinna's head resting in the palms of both his hands during the last game of the season as the Central Coast are being bent over by whatever team they're facing.

    Unfortunately his hands make quite a good basket for the axe swinging above.
     
  22. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/huke-blow-for-mariners-202442
     
  23. cmedina1983

    cmedina1983 New Member

    Nov 14, 2008
    California
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
  24. el-capitano

    el-capitano Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 30, 2005
    Sydney
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    Speaking of Mackinna- I didn't even hear about this! :eek:

    http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/105971,arnie-sidelined-as-mckinna-stays.aspx
     
  25. zhuangzi

    zhuangzi Member

    Feb 7, 2008
    Australia
    Club:
    Sydney FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Australia
    yeah that's not going undermine Lawrie's authority at all...
     

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