Central Coast Mariners Squad 2021/22

[FFC Mariner]

Great news. Well earned. Great for the club and player

Is great at breaking up play but couldn’t hit a sumo wrestler from 5 mtrs away. Worst passer in the team.

Also allows Nizzy to play in his preferred role

Win Win

Agree - we are a selling club and developing players to move on at a profit is an essential part of the model.

 

[Big Al]

Sometimes Stens’ passing was truly sublime, but he did f**k up the simple ones a few times a game. I don’t think he was the worst passer, Nigro gets that for me.

Nigro wasn’t great but he wasn’t putting them over the sidelines with no pressure on him and the receiver also unmarked and missing by 5 meters.

 

[booney]

Sorry to see Stens go.He thrived when Bozanic came -he could concentrate on ball winning and letting Ollie do the passing.Also I felt his passing improved last season ( previously was dire) so credit to him for working on that facet of his game.The mighty Jedinak was also on a average passer but he and Stens are ball winners,not creators.

 

[booney]

I believe an ex Barcelona player is on the market-c'mon MC and empty the coffers to sign him up.

 

[turbo]

Monty rates Ballard very highly, so he would be a candidate to step in to one of the 6 roles I reckon. That’s assuming Gianni leaves and we don’t recruit a replacement for him.

I’m all for promoting from within but I think we should be recruiting an established DM rather than grooming one as a starting player. The only player I’d put there at the moment would be Nisbet, Anything less than that is setting us up for a bad time.

 

[scottmac]

Nisbet would have to be a lock to take that place if Stens goes. However I can see Ruon stepping into that role. Would be a beast in the midfield.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Nisbet would have to be a lock to take that place if Stens goes. However I can see Ruon stepping into that role. Would be a beast in the midfield.

Dan Hall would easily slot into that rol - can pass too

 

[midfielder]

10 weeks or thereabouts to season start...

WE have lost 4 four starting players and at least two quality sub's...

Replaced with a kid with potential and an older player trying to find form from previous years.

All with a coach who has had no first team coaching experience.... but has had success at youth level.

I can't think of any coach in the A-l would was a success coming essentially from the youth team, I can
think of a number that have failed.

Hoping for some more news on signings

 

[Ozhammer]

I take a slightly different view Middy. We haven’t lost Gianni yet and DDS has been replaced by a German international. Clisby, who was a serviceable player has been replaced by someone I believe to be a red hot prospect and Nigro, who was again a serviceable player will be replaced by two promising youth players in Miller/Hall.

Not disputing that we need more signings but I would far rather they were considered ones, even if that means being patient in order to net the right individuals.

Nothing the club has done so far has caused me any concerns personally and I have faith that the right processes are being followed behind the scenes, so we all need to believe that Ken and Monty can put a competitive roster together.

 

[Insertnamehere]

10 weeks or thereabouts to season start...

WE have lost 4 four starting players and at least two quality sub's...

Replaced with a kid with potential and an older player trying to find form from previous years.

All with a coach who has had no first team coaching experience.... but has had success at youth level.

I can't think of any coach in the A-l would was a success coming essentially from the youth team, I can
think of a number that have failed.

Hoping for some more news on signings

Is your expectation for the season to come 3rd?

I'd take not spoon and above jest. Finals again would be ideal.
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I take a slightly different view Middy. We haven’t lost Gianni yet and DDS has been replaced by a German international. Clisby, who was a serviceable player has been replaced by someone I believe to be a red hot prospect and Nigro, who was again a serviceable player will be replaced by two promising youth players in Miller/Hall.

Not disputing that we need more signings but I would far rather they were considered ones, even if that means being patient in order to net the right individuals.

Nothing the club has done so far has caused me any concerns personally and I have faith that the right processes are being followed behind the scenes, so we all need to believe that Ken and Monty can put a competitive roster together.

And to add, if we can get a minimum of 4 weeks into any new signings that gives us 6 weeks to work on the right ones.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I take a slightly different view Middy. We haven’t lost Gianni yet and DDS has been replaced by a German international. Clisby, who was a serviceable player has been replaced by someone I believe to be a red hot prospect and Nigro, who was again a serviceable player will be replaced by two promising youth players in Miller/Hall.

Not disputing that we need more signings but I would far rather they were considered ones, even if that means being patient in order to net the right individuals.

Nothing the club has done so far has caused me any concerns personally and I have faith that the right processes are being followed behind the scenes, so we all need to believe that Ken and Monty can put a competivive roster together.

Thoroughly agree. For mine you’ve got the glass very half empty on this one middy. Retaining the core spine of a successful team and not being gutted is a massive win for us.

I’m more positive about our roster now than I was last year. Stens is a loss, but exactly like Nigro was a player we can afford to lose given our squad and the injection of cash will only help. Clisby needed to be replaced and has with a player who looks more promising. DDS was the biggest loss I thought, but in Muller I think we have a better goal scoring creative mid - we just need him fit so he can work.

The players I was most worried about losing, Birra, Marcos… (seemingly Ruon) and Kye we have kept.

We need some more attacking width but anything else is a bonus from here on in as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Wombat]

We have let go or lost 8 players.

Janota.......not replaced.
Koul.......not replaced.
DDS....replaced with Muller.
Stensness.....not replaced (too soon)
Clisby......replaced with Smith.
Nigro.....not replaced.
Casella.....not replaced.
Pearce.......not replaced.

We definately have some work to do.

 

[Corsair]

Jing Reec gone as well, who only played a match or 2 but looked the goods. Now signed in Denmark.

And what's the go with Bouman?

 

[Insertnamehere]

We have let go or lost 8 players.

Janota.......not replaced.
Koul.......not replaced.
DDS....replaced with Muller.
Stensness.....not replaced (too soon)
Clisby......replaced with Smith.
Nigro.....not replaced.
Casella.....not replaced.
Pearce.......not replaced.

We definately have some work to do.

Nigro -> Miller
Casella -> Hatch/Smylie

 

[style_cafe]

Thoroughly agree. For mine you’ve got the glass very half empty on this one middy. Retaining the core spine of a successful team and not being gutted is a massive win for us.

I’m more positive about our roster now than I was last year. Stens is a loss, but exactly like Nigro was a player we can afford to lose given our squad and the injection of cash will only help. Clisby needed to be replaced and has with a player who looks more promising. DDS was the biggest loss I thought, but in Muller I think we have a better goal scoring creative mid - we just need him fit so he can work.

The players I was most worried about losing, Birra, Marcos… (seemingly Ruon) and Kye we have kept.

We need some more attacking width but anything else is a bonus from here on in as far as I’m concerned.

I’d be more optimistic if I had an assurance that the transfer fee for Stensness was going to be reinvested in the team itself…

 

[true believer]

We have let go or lost 8 players.

Janota.......not replaced.
Koul.......not replaced.
DDS....replaced with Muller.
Stensness.....not replaced (too soon)
Clisby......replaced with Smith.
Nigro.....not replaced.
Casella.....not replaced.
Pearce.......not replaced.

We definately have some work to do.

stens is what concerns me . his physicality at DM was a big part of our game
and a large part of our success . this is the position we need to cover and that player needs to be a real bastard . roun probably can do that job . hall has the footwork but i don't know if he can bully other midfielders, like stens has done for us .
this needs to be our priority . followed by a striker with pace

 

[FFC Mariner]

I’d be more optimistic if I had an assurance that the transfer fee for Stensness was going to be reinvested in the team itself…

Lol funny guy.

 

[Insertnamehere]

I’d be more optimistic if I had an assurance that the transfer fee for Stensness was going to be reinvested in the team itself…

Narrator: It wasn't

 

[style_cafe]

Narrator: It wasn't

??????

 

[pjennings]

Luke Devere is a free agent. If he has fully recovered his knee injury then he could play with Kye at CB and push Ruon into the gap left by Stens (if he does actually go)