Mike is the sort whatever you offer he will be tempted then thinks it’s worth more.
He would have been painful in the trading post era.
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He would have been painful in the trading post era.
FFC Mariner
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Tell him he's dreaming
FFC Mariner
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Code for property investors and the avenue he talked about on the pod was just closed off by council
Stuartmcateer
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Why can't the fricken algorithm be right when Powerball is at 100mill 🤦🏻
Pivot City Mariner
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Revisiting this thread and taking it back to the original post a little bit. Apologies for bringing stats into this.
Attack.
I think in general I get the sense that no one is particularly that taken with the 3421 attacking formation, and think that in general we play a bit more freer in attack when we have played a 442 (or 4411). I was not against it at first but we really do not seem to have gone anywhere with it, and this far into the season the only assumption I have of our path to goal is that the wide wing backs are meant to overlap the wide front players, whip in a cross to the striker who heads it in. Which has never consistently happened. Kuol has also had no competition for his position, and his 3 goals for the season is simply not good enough. For his time uninjured, Edmo has a higher xG per 90 as well as goals per 90. Edmo and Kuol manage a similar number of shots per 90 minutes, but Edmo has a better on target ratio. I think Edmo is the preferred striker of the two, and has been unlucky with injuries. I do not really think the way games have gone we have played in a way that has suited them both as attackers, and neither are clinical enough (or confident enough?) to score consistently with about 2 shots a game they average. Striker is our #1 key signing over the off season.
According to Fotmob, Doka has made 47 chances this season, averaging 2.6 per90 and has actually managed only 6 assists out of those. Our next closet is Alfie who has 16 chances created and 1.3 per 90, and no actual assist. So again, chances are all on Doka’s shoulders and no one else has been able to consistently help us into those dangerous areas. Hopefully Di Pizio will offer a little bit here, but he is still finding his feet again after the injury.
What can we do about our attack? I think we need to stick to the 4 at the back in attack, and still invite the wingbacks to overlap, and perhaps invite one of our 6s to sit in the back temporarily if needed. I also think we need a 3rd player in the centre of midfield. We are simply run over in there, and don't have enough experience. I think Steele is fine for the level, but is an unflashy player. Alfie is too similar to him so when we don’t have a 3rd in there they can’t play off each other. Eames is obviously great, but having a 16 year old starting is also a bit tough.
Defense.
We have conceded 31 goals thus far this season, and have lost 5 games. In those 5 games we have conceded 19 of those 31 goals, about 61%, and lost by at least 3 goals in all of those games. So when we lose, we lose bad. Obviously the only positive to take from our defense is that for the most part we are able to keep things under wraps or at least keep it consistent with how many we can score. I have no stats to back this up, but I feel like we aren't punished when we go to the 4 at the back. Of course we have coughed up a good few gifts in there as well. If we can figure out why when we suck we suck, I think the defense is less of a concern than the attack.
For the rest of the season we have
WU - Drew with (above us on the table)
Victory - drew with (above us on the table, and playing them in Vic, low chance)
Auckland - Lost to at home (playing away, low chance)
Glory - drawn with twice (and are improving)
City - Drew with (and playing them in Melbourne, which we have a poor record)
Jets - drawn with and won against (but they have improved since those games)
Macarthur - Drew with (though I think they will struggle for the rest of the season)
Roar - Beat
Realistically we could win 3 of those games and anything could happen in a derby. Maybe 2 more draws. So lets say a realistic and positive outlook on those games is 14 points. Puts us on 35. That was outside of the 6 last season.
Attack.
I think in general I get the sense that no one is particularly that taken with the 3421 attacking formation, and think that in general we play a bit more freer in attack when we have played a 442 (or 4411). I was not against it at first but we really do not seem to have gone anywhere with it, and this far into the season the only assumption I have of our path to goal is that the wide wing backs are meant to overlap the wide front players, whip in a cross to the striker who heads it in. Which has never consistently happened. Kuol has also had no competition for his position, and his 3 goals for the season is simply not good enough. For his time uninjured, Edmo has a higher xG per 90 as well as goals per 90. Edmo and Kuol manage a similar number of shots per 90 minutes, but Edmo has a better on target ratio. I think Edmo is the preferred striker of the two, and has been unlucky with injuries. I do not really think the way games have gone we have played in a way that has suited them both as attackers, and neither are clinical enough (or confident enough?) to score consistently with about 2 shots a game they average. Striker is our #1 key signing over the off season.
According to Fotmob, Doka has made 47 chances this season, averaging 2.6 per90 and has actually managed only 6 assists out of those. Our next closet is Alfie who has 16 chances created and 1.3 per 90, and no actual assist. So again, chances are all on Doka’s shoulders and no one else has been able to consistently help us into those dangerous areas. Hopefully Di Pizio will offer a little bit here, but he is still finding his feet again after the injury.
What can we do about our attack? I think we need to stick to the 4 at the back in attack, and still invite the wingbacks to overlap, and perhaps invite one of our 6s to sit in the back temporarily if needed. I also think we need a 3rd player in the centre of midfield. We are simply run over in there, and don't have enough experience. I think Steele is fine for the level, but is an unflashy player. Alfie is too similar to him so when we don’t have a 3rd in there they can’t play off each other. Eames is obviously great, but having a 16 year old starting is also a bit tough.
Defense.
We have conceded 31 goals thus far this season, and have lost 5 games. In those 5 games we have conceded 19 of those 31 goals, about 61%, and lost by at least 3 goals in all of those games. So when we lose, we lose bad. Obviously the only positive to take from our defense is that for the most part we are able to keep things under wraps or at least keep it consistent with how many we can score. I have no stats to back this up, but I feel like we aren't punished when we go to the 4 at the back. Of course we have coughed up a good few gifts in there as well. If we can figure out why when we suck we suck, I think the defense is less of a concern than the attack.
For the rest of the season we have
WU - Drew with (above us on the table)
Victory - drew with (above us on the table, and playing them in Vic, low chance)
Auckland - Lost to at home (playing away, low chance)
Glory - drawn with twice (and are improving)
City - Drew with (and playing them in Melbourne, which we have a poor record)
Jets - drawn with and won against (but they have improved since those games)
Macarthur - Drew with (though I think they will struggle for the rest of the season)
Roar - Beat
Realistically we could win 3 of those games and anything could happen in a derby. Maybe 2 more draws. So lets say a realistic and positive outlook on those games is 14 points. Puts us on 35. That was outside of the 6 last season.
Wombat
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$7m (or even cheaper) would have got you the Mariners prior to RP making us the Greatest club in A League History.
RC walked away from a deal a few weeks ago but i'm not sure what the money offered was. Like Big Al said...the rumour is RC agreed a price and then changed his mind.
It was a "real" Football person that wanted to purchase us.
priorpeter
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RP didn’t make us the greatest club. He was simply in the right place at the right time.
Rumours about MC walking away from a deal are wide of the mark.
Wombat
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I'm told the money was ready to be deposited into MC's account. My source is quite connected but you and Pink Lady really seam to be ITK defo more than me.
RP invested in our squad. This year there was NO investment in our squad. The result is plain to see.
priorpeter
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The alleged buyer at the time never passed the fit & proper persons test that FA requires (apparently never even took it), so it didn’t even get to the stage of depositing money.
RP inherited a squad that was cultivated by Mont and Serge, and reaped the benefits. He then punted people like Brice, Ken, and Christo, and we’re now seeing the results.
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FFC Mariner
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But MC will rebuild it right? Right?
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