Mariners chairman Turnbull to meet top internationl clubs

[Dutch Wives]

Exciting stuff.

Central Coast Mariners chairman Peter Turnbull is heading to Europe this week for a fact-finding mission with some of Europe's biggest clubs.

Turnbull will be meeting with powerbrokers from Chelsea and Celtic, while also spending time in Italy with Fiorentina, Parma and at the Italian Federation's Coverciano training centre.

The Mariners supremo was influential in the A-League club securing major investment from the Australian government for their own training centre in Tuggerah.

Turnbull expects the project to develop into one of Asia's most notable centres of excellence and news of the government's support has reached football powers in Europe - where the likes of Chelsea and Celtic are keen to exchange ideas with the Mariners.

Fiorentina are laying on the red carpert for Turnbull, where he will be granted 'access all areas' at the Stadio Franchi for their clash with Parma - with Viola coach Sinisa Mihajlovic happy for the Aussie to visit the home dressing room.

The Italian Federation have also gone out of their way to have Turnbull inspect the Coverciano training centre in Florence next weekend.

 

[samster]

wonder what sort of things he would be able to actually take on board, considering the size difference between us and these teams

but this can only be a positive trip in my opinion

 

[midfielder]

All good stuff .... cannot see the link on the Mariners Site ... is it part of another article...

 

[Dutch Wives]

No its the full article, I saw it on A-league section of newsnow, link is;

http://www.tribalfootball.com/celtic-chelsea-figc-queue-meet-mariners-chairman-turnbull-1125081

 

[dibo]

Remo Nogarotto has travelled around and met a lot of people too, and look where the Jets are now.

The information is pointless unless put to good use in a program that will deliver benefits. Otherwise it's just a junket. We'll see what this delivers.

 

[scottmac]

Remo Nogarotto has travelled around and met a lot of people too, and look where the Jets are now.

The information is pointless unless put to good use in a program that will deliver benefits. Otherwise it's just a junket. We'll see what this delivers.

Yeah but the jets were not building a centre of excellence were they.

 

[Bex]

Perhaps I'm a bit cynical on this one but my immediate reaction was "junket" too. I guess it makes sense to check out other so called "Centres of Excellence" overseas.

 

[dibo]

I'm not saying it is a junket, I'm saying I want to see what comes of it before I get excited.

 

[Muppet]

I'm not saying it is a junket, I'm saying I want to see what comes of it before I get excited.

Agreed. Could it be that one of these clubs looks to invest in the COE and use it as a base for training and scouting regional (Asia Pacific) based talent. Imagine Chelsea throwing their name behind the project!

 

[scottmac]

Imagine Chelsea throwing their name behind the project!