Central Coast Mariners Squad for 2008/09 Season

[bulldogmariner]

I like how Lawrie is playing with his squad right now especially identifying the weaknesses and ensuring the squad will be ready to compete in ACL next season.
We will have a lot to live up to especially after how well Adelaide have gone this season.
I would love to see club bring over a couple of players from Sheffield or Sao Paulo that will add something a little different to the squad.
Stick think we need an attacking midfielder and central defender to win the league again.
Not neccessarily starters but squad players at least to add depth.
What does everyone think?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Keeper (duh)
CB
AM

3 strikers isnt enough if Mrdja decides to keep malingering and Kwas goes

 

[soccersensei]

midfield dominance we enjoyed in many games last season.

Foster would not agree with that.

lol, I know it's simply incredible that a team that can't get anything right whatsoever still wins more games than any one else... I just wish Fossie would take that swollen football brain of his and do some basic math... Instead of dicking around with his hilariously kindergarten analysis tools and  findings...
Oh but don't you just so want to make the top of his style guide this season!!!
:

Luckily Pim doesn't see the world through South American coloured glasses.
I'm really looking forward to hopefully seeing Mile get a run on Sunday!
verhead: verhead: verhead:

 

[soccersensei]

Keeper (duh)
CB
AM

3 strikers isnt enough if Mrdja decides to keep malingering and Kwas goes

"Greedypole" 
When I think back to V2... ahh lol, what I wouldn't have given for 3!!!
3?? BLOODY LUXURY!!! ;D
(And we do actually have 4 )

I'm thinking the big Dyl ;D combined with Sash and Matty and the ever possible Nik, should suffice upfront, especially when you also take into account that Elrich and Caceres should both be adding a handful each to our goal scoring this season I would think. Lawrie just seems so good at really assembling "Teams" - not just a loose collection of impressive players - and this is how I see our attack shaping up this season. Which I have to say I much prefer to the "Kick it to the Big expensive Brazilian at the top of the paddock!" approach. I'm also hoping Caceres and Elrich will help fill the *big sniffle* Tommy hole and any possible Kwas loss... Though that said I'm still certainly down for another AM, CB and the Keeper - but anything less than a Marquee striker and I'm not interested (unless he's a big cheap phenomenal Brazilian of course ;D)
BTW, any news on GO anyone??

 

[skilbeck]

I agree after Gumps goes we buy a keeper (duh), attacking mid and a centre back, if kwas goes thats one more space we can use on a generic attacker, if Heff goes we can then afford an experienced left back because having D'Apuzzo alone would give him a steep learning curve at this stage in his career and that would leave that as the only position where there is only a depth of one player. Selling Heff or Jedi overseas would possibly self fund a marquee deal if it comes down that we have to do that whereas selling Kwas would fund his squad position under the cap

 

[Razorback]

After watching this afternoons effort at Budgewoi it pretty clear that we have no depth. I'm aware that we were missing Mile, Matty Simon and Boogs but we looked very ordinary. Porter was continually out of position at RB, missed the speed of kwas, we has no spark or creativity in mid field and the giant Dylan Macallistair up front was straight up lazy... did not see him make one run forward for 90 minutes, he's very slow.

Looks like Lawrie needs to look at signing a RB or CB urgently... has any one signed Ljubo Milli..Milicih..whatever!

Attacking Mid... any suggestions, besides Dwight Yorke.

I think we need to keep Kwas and if Heff goes to Greece we are in trouble for the league and the acl.

Geez I hope Matty Simon scores some goals this year!!!!!!

 

[mariners4ever]

I disagree on porter, i think he played pretty good and played well with whoever was playing RM

 

[marinermick]

I disagree on porter, i think he played pretty good and played well with whoever was playing RM

yeah, his touch and distribution was top notch

 

[Razorback]

Elrich was playing RM. I think D'Apouzzo was solid at LM in first half, very busy with a good work ethic seems like a good prospect. Who was playing CB with wilko, apart from slipping over which lead to the goal I thought he played quite well.

Do you think we looked aimless in attack?

 

[marinermick]

Elrich was playing RM. I think D'Apouzzo was solid at LM in first half, very busy with a good work ethic seems like a good prospect. Who was playing CB with wilko, apart from slipping over which lead to the goal I thought he played quite well.

Do you think we looked aimless in attack?

nathan mosseley i think

we looked ok up front in the first half but tired badly in the second

sash didn't nothing while dylan looked busy

 

[Razorback]

Top notch.  Hardly, he was caught in posession numerous times.

 

[marinermick]

Top notch.  Hardly, he was caught in posession numerous times.

you were not watching the same game as me then

 

[promdi442]

I thought Nathan looked pretty comfortable on the ball.

How old is he????

 

[Razorback]

Dunno is age, but i thought he played well as well. Any rumoured transfers out there?

 

[FFC Mariner]

If he was the CB wearing 15, very assured performance and all of the players were slipping.

My concerns are our ability to create from MF now that Tommy/Gumps are gone and the squad looks v lopsided.

Our tactic of long deep crosses to Macca was found out and dealt with easily and if thats our game plan, a very long season awaits.

 

[serious14]

Our tactic of long deep crosses to Macca was found out and dealt with easily and if thats our game plan, a very long season awaits.

Hmph, great...... because that long ball caper worked so well in Season 2 and the second half of last season.

Lawrie out. 

 

[FFC Mariner]

Actually mate, this afternoon was a v good replica of season 2. Side to side, back, side to side, hoof. Keeper easily catches etc etc.

Bloody scary it was

 

[serious14]

We all know how that worked out - maybe they're just doing it now so they don't have to do it come season proper??

 

[FFC Mariner]

Well spencer was in complete control of central MF and Song ran the game.

Beer truck was handy though.

Also, a chant from the scum aimed at Danny. Probably not the Squadrunts but the S Hill mob as they are a bit older, can read etc.

"You're not going to Beijing" -

 

[trev]

the first half i thought we played alright (except the goal)but in the second we were very ordanary
the budgewoi surface when it gets abit of rain it becomes very slippery