Mariners Financial Crisis in the Daily Tele

[cbowden9000]

just posted to look at my profile pic

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[localpom]

It's as simple as he wanted to play overseas, so get near a million now or get nothing later.
Australia is simply small time

Yep, i agree. We have done well out of this though the timing could have been better. It will be a few years if at all when the A-league isn't a talent pool for Asia and Europe though the good news is the pool is deep and we will do well out of it. Simply not realistic that we will hang on to our very best players(if they want to move on). Money and ambition talks.

We'll be ok. We are developing lots of excellent young talent and if the COE takes off......

One thing i would hate is a takeover by a w***er like Palmer.

As a passioniate fan, am trying to encourage more people along to games and promoting the league.

 

[scottmac]

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Shit the second tier of the grandstand reminds me of the old Graheme Park in that shot. Ahh the memories

 

[scottmac]

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1095815/mariners-chairman-wants-an-end-to-the-drama

Hmmm. Interesting. How much can we read into this then.

 

[pjennings]

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1095815/mariners-chairman-wants-an-end-to-the-drama

Hmmm. Interesting. How much can we read into this then.

You can read any number of things into it but I thought it was one of the more balanced responses to the Palmer circus. I know some here don't like Peter Turnbull -but as he said - "they are the ones in reality that are fronting the bills on a daily basis". The way I read it is Peter Turnbull is becoming increasingly frustrated in trying to keep the club running but also seems to be saying that he still has commitment to the game and the region.

It's clear the owners want more say - that's been said from before Archie Fraser's time. Apparently headway is being made but too slowly for the owners.

As Lowy inferred the other day - we are running at a comparively small deficit. If the new TV deal goes as planned that will turn into a small profit - with or without more investment, but that is now being threatened. Look at what Turnbull has had to go through. He almost has the Bakries signing up - only the FFA to get past and suddenly the deal becomes the FFA and the Bakries for Brisbane.

This time he lines up Russian investors - with Western Sydney agents. Clive comes along, trashes any goodwill running into the new media deal, buries his own club and raises the spectre of Western Sydney just when the investors are talking to the FFA -potentially threatening both ways out for the club - the new TV deal and another investor being scared away or wooed to bankroll western Sydney.

 

[scottmac]

The fact that the talks he has had with potential investors always goes to the FFA then no further should not be lost on anyone. The stumbling block may not be entirely of PT's making. He may be wanting something that the FFA will not agree to. Otherwise if PT was the stumbling block and the investors don't agree with his wishes for the club why send them to sit with the FFA at all?

What is it, 7% owned by the FFA?

The FFA may also be saying "look we will ensure your immediate survival but for the good of the game we need this investment elsewhere, here Bakries have 70% of the Roar cause we can't keep them afloat for as little as it will cost us on the coast." Or in the case of the Russians "start your own new team with the largest pool of young players in the country while the mariners survive by other means cause we desperatly need this team started now."

Its not like there pissing anyone off, we have a small supporter base compared with others and seem to be willing to accept things for what they are. FFS, the only people on here with purported inside knowledge are either too scared to out the supposed truth or don't know it in the first place like they think they do.

 

[finally retired]

FFS, the only people on here with purported inside knowledge are either too scared to out the supposed truth or don't know it in the first place like they think they do.

love it........
you should never come onto a supporters forum for the truth.

 

[yellowcake]

This bit of PT's statement :-[

This episode is damaging the game I love, and that we have invested so heavily in emotionally and financially. It goes without saying that this episode has a detrimental effect on the large investment that we have been negotiating to bring to the sport for the last two-and-a-half months," Turnbull's statement read.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

This bit of PT's statement :-[

I suspect the Ruskies had moved on before Clive's dummy spit.

 

[midfielder]

From the news on GA today ...

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/239038,graham-arnold-stays-at-mariners.aspx

Arnold is believed to have negotiated a substantial payrise from the Gosford club to stay, although not as much as Sydney were offering - and a better budget to bring new players to Bluetongue.

It's believe the club has found new cash backing to allow them to hold on to Arnold and put their recent cash worries behind them

 

[pjennings]

As long as that is right I will be happy - if not we will be selling players just to stay afloat again.

 

[Wombat]

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Get your hands off my girlfriend !


Man you come up with the best photos.....I take my hat off to you!!

 

[Forum Phoenix]

This thread makes for a good ol chuckle now.

Ironic and not surprising that it's now been revealed that the most detrimental thing to our continuing financial development was in fact plamers throwing our league into turmoil and disrepute.

 

[Roy Law]

 

[midfielder]

In fact plamers throwing our league into turmoil and disrepute.

Like many you get the feeling what Fat Tony did was plan to cause as much pain to the A-League as possible....