CHAMPIONS!!!!!

[gull]

Nothing more to say...

 

[Brighty]

Except for.... "WE ARE THE ................................ "

 

[Gratis]

and "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[midfielder]

FFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKkk just home....

WE owned that game ............

 

[FFC Mariner]

Can't wait to watch the replay, seemed from behind the goal that we were in complete control for 90 mins.

Everyone put in a shift, no passengers but Sainsbury was MoM for me, majestic performance

 

[ExiledMariner]

I has Trent as my MOM could have just been where I was located.

 

[MagpieMariner]

From my viewing of the TV, I agree with Trent. However Macca did a lot of work too, off the ball as well as on it. Don't know who was responsible for keeping Shinji and Bridge out of the action, but whoever it was they did a magnificent job (except for about 5 minutes in the second dig).
We were lucky with Pedj's handball, should have been a pen, but as my old coach used to say "If you get beaten by one ref error, you weren't bloody good enough."

 

[midfielder]

Trent had massive match and was also my MOM...

 

[Atomic]

Hopefully they intend to feel these shirts... fingers crossed

https://twitter.com/oliverbozanic/status/325905421032366081/photo/1

 

[MrCelery]

 

[midfielder]

Gotta love Ch 9 ... wonders aloud if they would make this mistake with the NRL...

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Trent was my MOM aswell. But amongst a true team of champions.

Mile was excellent also tonight I thought, which I wanted to highlight as I've been on his case this year whenever I thought he was lack lustre. Olly too stepped in and did a terrific job. We will lose some players, but there will still be a lot of quality to rebuild around.

 

[tsd]

Doesn't seem real... I wouldn't dare believe it even when the final whistle blew, is this a dream?

Watched the game twice already, From bay 4 and at home on replay. Mcbreen and stainsbury clear standouts. Hutch and olly cut the supply to Ono and bridge almost completely. Patty z, if that ends up being his last aleague game then what a way to go out! Serj showed a he may be useful to us yet. Ibini and weeman were relatively quite compared to the lofty standards they both have set but were fantastic in defence... Rose seemed to be struggling with a hamstring and got beaten a few more times than usual but the oddest part was how close bojic came to loosing us that game... There were 3 times he was extremely lucky not to give away a spot kick. Matt Ryan, just thank you.

 

[true believer]

i thought rosey was outstanding and devestating, my mom
sterjoski 1st half was world class
trent was f'k'n superb on the underated kersinger
zwanee cometh the moment cometh the man
bernie played strong, did fine
pedj high quality game .his passing was the best i'd seen in 4 years
macca layed banqo and all other shakespaherain ghosts to rest
captain hutch made every pass ,never missed a tackle ,great game
olly layed the scars of brisbane behind more than any player. very good
matty's flick over the top was as good as it gets
glinch greatness has a name

monty his assasination of milligan the week before got us there
may kill the koreans singlehandedly .

 

[Roy Law]

Dancing On The Ceiling​

The sonic boom emanated from the Sydney Football Stadium, surged up the F3, reverberated around the Central Coast and streamed over the Internet to all points of the globe before landing split seconds later in my kitchen in Cambridgeshire. My laptop hit the ceiling.
It was the 65th minute of the Grand Final and McBreen had just belted the ball from the penalty spot past the wrong-footed Ante Covic. Covic had not conceded a penalty all season but he had now! 2-0 to the Mariners: game over.
It wasn’t the first time my laptop hit the ceiling; the sonic boom had already gone viral in the 43rd minute when Patrick headed past the stationary Covic to confirm the Mariners’ first half dominance.
And it was to happen again when Peter Green blew the whistle and Julie Goodyear started singing.

Mariners! Champions! What a beautiful noise!​

Brushing aside early Wanderers attempts which yielded two corners the Mariners set about their task and rolled out their full game repertoire; a combination described by one scribe as ‘Silk and Steel’, they were at the top of their game. After just four minutes Bojic brilliantly beat Cole to set up Ibini but Bernie leaned back and hit ball went over. On 8 minutes Sterjovski intelligently broke the offside line to connect with Sainsbury’s long ball but his lob went a fraction high and skipped off the bar. It was a wonderful chance and an indication that the Mariners were in the mood today.
The Mariners were mixing up their game: slick sharp fast inter-passing balanced with potent long balls forward from Sainsbury and Zwaanswijk. Bojic and Bernie were making inroads down the right; Rose finding acres of space on the left. When Bozanic plays, Rose plays well. Bozanic was everywhere in midfield and Hutchinson was cool and calm sweeping in front of the back four.
The Wanderers warned the Mariners not to get complacent – an excellent ball out by Ono (the only thing of note the Japanese marquee achieved all game) finding Bridge whose cross was centimetres away from Kresinger’s bony forehead.
The Mariners shrugged off that cheeky incursion and cranked it up again; Sainsbury almost getting to a half-chance after WSW failed to clear and minutes later a sharp intelligent move had Rose free on the left and his cross was almost met by the sliding Ibini.
A too casual Mat Ryan was caught napping by the pace of Mariners NYL old boy Appiah-Kubi when the speedster stole the ball but could not make anything of it. Appiah-Kubi had been the sole shining light for the Wanderers, his pace and confidence stretching Rose to the limit.
The Mariners relentlessly kept pushing forward, always attacking with menace; they always finish the first half strongly, Bernie hit a half-chance straight at Covic and then McGlinchey made a brilliant blind side run but his gentle inviting cross could not find a willing Mariner.
Wanderers had not conceded a goal direct from a corner all season but that record was shredded in the 43rd minute. McGlinchey’s inch perfect cross was emphatically met by Zwaanswijk whose header left Covic standing like a statue. Cue laptop meeting ceiling. It was a scientifically crafted goal – as big man Michael Beauchamp was pulled forward to the near post and big man Nikolai Hyphen was dragged to the back post big man Patrick Zwaanswijk and McGlinchey exploited the gap to give the Wanderers a mountain to climb.
Bojic then handled the ball in his own area but Peter Green was ideally positioned to decide it wasn’t deliberate; clearly this was going to be OUR DAY.
Credit is due to the Wanderers; inspired by the lively Appiah-Kubi they controlled the opening fifteen minutes of the second half. They were determined and creative. They pressured the Mariners; this was their best period of the Final. But the Mariners defence is every bit as good as the Wanderers. They scrambled well, defending in numbers with Sainsbury reading the moments of danger delightfully. The only save Ryan had to make was to turn an awkward cross over the bar.
It is at times like this that Arnie seeks to relieve the pressure by bringing on the human outboard motor Mitchell Duke for the veteran Sterjovski. Sterjovski though had other ideas, taking a long ball from Zwaanswijk, he turned it inside and hit a spectacular volley just over the bar. It was an indication of his old Socceroo class. It delayed the entry of Duke for ten minutes and in that time the Mariners claimed the Championship.
Tony Popovic played his ace, bringing on the perennial nuisance Labinot Haliti, but it was to have no impact as Sainsbury’s angled long ball was skilfully won by McBreen who fought for possession and when the ball bounced to hit Polenz’s arm the referee gave the penalty. This was OUR DAY! McBreen’s spot kick was unstoppable, Covic outsmarted. With that kick McBreen slayed all the demons, removing the scar, as Arnie said afterwards, of the defeat at Brisbane.
WSW ran out of puff, the Mariners eased toward the finish line. Fitzgerald missed an opportunity to score a third, his header from Ibini’s cross not quite good enough to beat Covic.
The final whistle went and that sonic boom went around the world for the final glorious time.
McBreen deservedly got the Joe Marston for best on ground with an aggressive and intelligent unremitting display but the immaculate Sainsbury must have run him close. Bojic, Rose, Zwaanswijk, Hutchinson, Bozanic, McGlinchey all stood up on the day and Sterjovski had his best game in Mariners’ colours.
Me? I am still dancing on the ceiling with my lap top.

 

[Gratis]

got to work this morning and put on some music. literally the first song of a random pick from thousands of songs that came on was 'we are the champions'. awesome.

 

[Gratis]

to reflect and enjoy - I may have forgotten but was there a team that we didn't rout this season at some stage? I can't think of one

 

[Atomic]

We've played WSW 4 times this season (and only once at our home ground) for 2 wins, 1 loss & 1 draw. 4 goals for, 1 against.

There is no doubt about it, we are a better side than them... and we are Champions... FACT!!!

 

[Atomic]

...speaking of which, there are 4 NSW teams and we played each other 3 times. We were the only team that had to play the other 3 away twice. We only played SFC, WSW and the scum at home once. Another reason why we are Champions!

 

[12th player]

Mariners are champions of Australia!! Simply the best!! Congrats to everyone that make up this beautiful institution called the CENTRAL COAST MARINERS. My son and I are so proud of being part of the best fans in Australia.Great support by all that were at the stadium.It was really emotional when the final whistle was heard and I must admit that tears were shared. Good luck to our champions in Korea.