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Lyall Gorman - Changes to squad
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mariners4ever
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shipwreck said:
and what, leave danny to rot on the bench, he can turn out to be an excellent keeper, he just has to work his footing and set pieces
daddy cool
Active Member
Get him a good sports shrink
Roy Law said:
We should certainly be looking at the coaching structure given our inability to bring through any youngsters over the past few years. Matt Simon is the only one we have brought through and the big improvment in him was after spending the time between V3 and V4 with the Australian squad.
As I have said before if you were a youngster looking for a club would you pick the mariners? I doubt it as there ppears to be very little chance of a start compared with the other clubs.
FFC Mariner
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QFT - a point obviously not lost of the Yoof recruits who spurned us last season (allegedly)
pjennings
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Deej said:
Danny has the ability to be a good shot stopper. I am yet to see him organise his defence or distribute well. At the moment his confidence seems to be low and his shot stopping has dipped as a result. He has had dips before but Meggsy and Viddie organised the defence to protect him. There is no-one there to do that at the moment and his confidence is just disintegrating. He needs a better defence - but he needs to learn how to boss them.
Bozza on the other hand could organise us easily - even if his fitness was not up to Danny's .
mariners4ever said:
Since when were players more important than the team? Since when did we not sign players on the opinion that they would improve the squad and be better then the ones we have?
By giving players a free ride you only hurt their ability. Danny at his best can push bozza out of goals. But he is not near that currently. Why should he not be given motivation? Why should he not be hauled off during the game when he is playing shit and switched for someone else?
FFC Mariner
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Jesus said:
Explain Hutcho then.....go on
clarence
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FFC Mariner said:Jesus said:
Explain Hutcho then.....go on
+1. Hutchinson has been hopelessly out of form and still started! This has happened not only this last season but the second one as well.
People then were excusing his poor form due to coming back from that bad knee injury but Lawrie persisted with him for a lot of matches and it's not wonder - looking back on it - that our midfield was weaker in that season because of it, as Hutchinson was very tentative.
Wasn't taking on players in front of him, wasn't running to the ball and trying to get to it just before the opposing player, back passing and trying to milk fouls.
This last A-League season was much the same, and yet there was supposedly no return from major injury, just poor form. But Lawrie still played him!
Meanwhile, Porter gets brickbats for trying to play out of position at RB, loses hopes of getting rep honours at midfield position (Lawrie playing Porter at RB for the last two- three seasons did damage Porter's claim to the Olyroos squad), Caceres ends up being a bench player by season end, and all because Lawrie wanted Hutchinson in there at CM.
clarence
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ccf said:
In all fairness to Matt Simon, Mrdja should go and give Matt the opportunity to have the #9 jersey. In many a player's eye that number IS the star striker's number, and we've all seen Matt work very hard, firstly getting into the team, struggling to crack the first goal, and then go on to catch the attention of the national team selectors and become our 'go to' man in our club.
Compare that with what Mrdja has done over the same period and the contribution Mrdja has put in for the team is minuscule. Get rid of Mrdja and give Matt the opportunity to have the #9 jersey (with a considerable bump in salary)!
FFC Mariner
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Heres an idea.
We have spent 4 seasons with one of our squad places being taken by a malingering bludger on high wages.
I will be willing to take on that spot at a vastly reduced salary saving the club $$ and allowing us to maintain the tradition of having a wasted spot on the roster.
Just in case anyone thinks I wont apply myself to this new role, I am prepared to make a 2 minute cameo appearance in a pre-season game and then not be seen for a year while I undergo another heart muscle injury
We have spent 4 seasons with one of our squad places being taken by a malingering bludger on high wages.
I will be willing to take on that spot at a vastly reduced salary saving the club $$ and allowing us to maintain the tradition of having a wasted spot on the roster.
Just in case anyone thinks I wont apply myself to this new role, I am prepared to make a 2 minute cameo appearance in a pre-season game and then not be seen for a year while I undergo another heart muscle injury
Rubbernose
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Bozza being out of the game so long at his age surely makes him a ticking injury bomb, even we learnt that in his short spell here, eventually. It's probably a major reason why no club anywhere has ever offered him a contract since, yet. That, plus I also heard that his wage demands around that time practically priced him out of the HAL, that he was being unrealistic. Maybe if he lowers his expectations someone might snatch him up, but he'd want to hurry up.
Our squad could really do with the injection of some quality. An experienced, quality central defender, a #10 in the Tommy mold, another striker and perhaps some genuine width. Preferably with players who aren't injury nightmares and can last 90 mins.
I think I just heard Sterj just came off contract at Derby, for what it's worth. And Zadkid, but he's a bit of an arrogant git. I've also heard that the club has been willing to fork out and grab a number of players in the past, but we've let go of and lost quite a few because of the, erm, coaching staff's dilly-dallying and inability to make a timely decision.
Our squad could really do with the injection of some quality. An experienced, quality central defender, a #10 in the Tommy mold, another striker and perhaps some genuine width. Preferably with players who aren't injury nightmares and can last 90 mins.
I think I just heard Sterj just came off contract at Derby, for what it's worth. And Zadkid, but he's a bit of an arrogant git. I've also heard that the club has been willing to fork out and grab a number of players in the past, but we've let go of and lost quite a few because of the, erm, coaching staff's dilly-dallying and inability to make a timely decision.
clarence
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FFC Mariner said:
LOL! Post of the day. Thank you.
Seriously (as opposed to serious_14), Mrdja does not deserve the 'ride' he has gotten over the last few seasons. He knows that, we know that. He has been basically on workers' comp. due to the injury, but really we know that in other comps. and even other clubs within the A-League, he'd be gone. Last season he was supposed to repay all that goodwill, and we didn't see much back in return did we?
Stupid thing about Lyall's media comments is that it is obvious that someone close to him does read these forums, or the club has been inundated with phone calls suggesting changes happen, as he mentioned that fans had become more versed in football and demanding better quality of players.
Now, aside from this forum, where else could someone within the club go to to get all sorts of opinions about the Mariners? And I really doubt people would ring up on the club on Mondays just to say "drop Mrdja, get rid of O'Grady" etc. ???
;DSo keep up the comments I reckon, someone is reading them!
Gopher of Pern
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FFC Mariner said:
Pfft.
I would pay the club to have that role. $100 a year, for a spot on the roster, and a 2 -minute cameo in any game. I think that's worth it.
The club has nothing to lose, and $100 to gain!
FFC Mariner said:Jesus said:
Explain Hutcho then.....go on
Well, i am really saying how things should be. If we are going to keep players not up to it, we can at least ditch nepotism of the coach for the will of the crowd. Everytime hutch goes to take a corner on the western side the whole crowd is angry and calling for anyone else to take it.
I dont think wanting simon to have number 9 is a reason for getting rid of a striker. The numbers could be switched without that, and if that is so important to them, then they have major issues.
I dont think mrdja would be on that much cash now. And will no doubt be going backwards in the cash offer this season. I think that he looked like he was not match fit at all this season. He needed the preseason.
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