GA and the Russians

[Ancient Mariner]

Ok we could lose Arnie, not good, but then get someone else who could coach us as well.

What scares the s***t out of me is if he takes John Crawley and Clarky. Then we will be really up the creek.

Look at the fitness of the players and lack of injuries over the last couple of years and I am sure I do not need to mention the talent out of John Crawley's stable.

I am very afraid for the future if some sort of financial deal does not come off.

Some say we could run the club on a shoestring budget. I think we are seeing with the current unpaid bills we are unable to do even that.

 

[BaysideMariner]

What scares the s***t out of me is if he takes John Crawley and Clarky. Then we will be really up the creek.

Look at the fitness of the players and lack of injuries over the last couple of years and I am sure I do not need to mention the talent out of John Crawley's stable.

One of the best posts this week.

 

[snoa]

*Tumbleweed*

Sadly.

 

[Roy Law]

With Postecoglou gone from the Roar Arnie must have his best chance of the Title by staying with the Mariners - Roar will be weaker and it will take Ange a couple of years to get Victory firing. Stay Arnie; you know it makes sense.

 

[true believer]

With Postecoglou gone from the Roar Arnie must have his best chance of the Title by staying with the Mariners - Roar will be weaker and it will take Ange a couple of years to get Victory firing. Stay Arnie; you know it makes sense.

not with the side and money melbourne's got. he only needs a couple defenders .they'll start favorites
for next year.

 

[Atomic]

not with the side and money melbourne's got. he only needs a couple defenders .they'll start favorites
for next year.

Hopefully there are forces at work beyond the football department that will derail Victory's season. It's such a big club, surely there are too many vested interests which will disrupt their season. Muscat for one will not enjoy being told to get back in his box.

Well, lets hope so.

 

[true believer]

Muscat for one will not enjoy being told to get back in his box.

i'll like to see kewell being told who boss too. but i think ange see's them as winning him the AFC

 

[Gratis]

With Postecoglou gone from the Roar Arnie must have his best chance of the Title by staying with the Mariners - Roar will be weaker and it will take Ange a couple of years to get Victory firing. Stay Arnie; you know it makes sense.

these were my thoughts also

i'll like to see kewell being told who boss too. but i think ange see's them as winning him the AFC

there's still an unlikely chance Ange will go overseas and not to melbs. i think it's more or less a given though

 

[scoober]

So any word on how the talks between Graham Arnold and Peter Turnbell went over the last two days?

 

[ccf]

Ange to Sydney.........

 

[garlo]

surely now with ange the great off to melbourne arnie must be licking his lips at acl and aleague prospects!

 

[midfielder]

Ange to Sydney.........

Which one

 

[style_cafe]

My choice would be Branko...

Only if he brings Jason!!!lmao..

 

[pjennings]

No to Branko - pay as you play for Jason

 

[Forum Phoenix]

No to both

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I want to keep the one we have.

 

[Gratis]

update - http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/central-coast-mariners/news/1103117/The-Mariners-won-t-hand-back-licence

Central Coast Mariners chairman Peter Turnbull was forced to deny strong speculation that he is prepared to hand back his A-League licence.

Turnbull's stance comes after the Gosford-based club's failure so far to sell a 50 per cent stake of the club to a Russian consortium.

The Mariners are in serious financial strife and a successful takeover from the group that has strong links with Russian giant Spartak Moscow is seen as the only way to safeguard the club's immediate and long-term future.

However, the Russian group's procrastination in sealing a deal is seen in some quarters as a sign that it is not interested anymore in buying into the A-League.

This has led to mounting speculation that the deal is dead and the club's owner is frustrated and ready to hand back his licence to Football Federation Australia.

Advertising guru John Singleton is also believed to be interested in buying a stake in the club.

But Turnbull, a Sydney-based property developer who claims he has invested $6 million in the club, flatly denied that the Russians have pulled out of the deal and his club was taking this course of action that comes in the wake of the licence drama surrounding Newcastle Jets and Gold Coast United.

"If your query is about handing back the licence... the answer is a definite no, I'm not handing it back," Turnbull said, when asked for comments on the Mariners' plight.

"And the Russians have definitely not pulled out of the deal. I am in daily contact with them."

Despite the Mariners' success on the field of play, the club has been struggling to stay afloat all season, during which it was late with payments to its players and coaches.

Adding to the uncertainty, a cloud still hovers above head coach Graham Arnold's position at the Mariners.

Arnold, who took the club to a grand final and the Premiers' Plate in successive seasons since joining the club in 2010, has been touted as the next Sydney FC coach ever since the Sky Blues announced early this year that it was parting company with championship-winner Vitezslav Lavicka.

The current state of affairs in Gosford might encourage Arnold to seek greener pastures and accept Sydney's overtures, with Sky Blues Acting CEO Stefan Kamasz recently saying the club could make an announcement in the next fortnight.

 

[Gratis]

some more details http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/we-are-not-handing-back-licence-mariners/story-fn63e0vj-1226339242113

reassures about the Russians, and kinda the opposite re: GA

 

[nebakke]

some more details http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/we-are-not-handing-back-licence-mariners/story-fn63e0vj-1226339242113

reassures about the Russians, and kinda the opposite re: GA

Hmm dunno, I think it's just the way it's written (the GA bit), Turnbull says that they're still in talks, I think it's just the journos "expecting" him to be named Sydney coach, for everyone else I'm thinking it's still "wait-and-see".
Would be nice to not be hunting for investors AND a new coach at the same time...

 

[ExiledMariner]

I struggle to find the strength to believe anything PT says anymore.