Mariners Pre Season 2022

[Big Al]

Very interested to see how we go against City. As an optimist, sorry to say that I'm not at all convinced by our balance of experience and leadership right now. Sure as hell want to be wrong and if we challenge this year, Monty is a genius... but looking at us right now, there's a lot of alarm bells ringing in my head.

Think your to used to our success from last year

We will be competitive and lets see how the new CB pairing goes.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Danny Vuk just sitting in the corner singing "what about me..... it isn't fair"

Vukovic is probably our best signing on paper. But he also isn't an outfield player, is 37, and played a total of zero games last season.

A goalkeeper isn't really a player who can lead from the front.

Our best sides have always had at least one experienced outfielder to lead our side. A Urena, Monty, Bozanic, Hutch or Patty and it's concerning that we don't really have that this season.

 

[priorpeter]

 

[Gazza 13]

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Great that they're showing the academy game on the big screen

 

[scottmac]

Vukovic is probably our best signing on paper. But he also isn't an outfield player, is 37, and played a total of zero games last season.

A goalkeeper isn't really a player who can lead from the front.

Our best sides have always had at least one experienced outfielder to lead our side. A Urena, Monty, Bozanic, Hutch or Patty and it's concerning that we don't really have that this season.

Yeah I get it.
We have however been talking about the Jan window a fair bit. Cummers came in then, I'd put my money on the signing everyone's waiting for, happening then. Our midfield is serviceable now, and TBH has the best potential in the league. We'll have ups and downs but the squad we've gathered gives the young players that everyone is nervous about the chance to stand up and make themselves legitimate A-League men's starters.
The guy I'm most nervous about is Garang. There's going to be alot of pressure on him if he's expected to just transform into a starter this year. I'm not saying he's not capable, just that his ability and skill could be overshadowed by the expectations to do what he's done last season, week in week out as a starter.
I think the most exciting aspect of this season is how Monty approaches his second season and what differences he brings tactically to our defence and attack. Looking at the signings it seems fairly obvious what he's going to do but I'm hoping he's got a few surprises in store for us.

 

[Corsair]

Is there going to be a stream of this MC match tomorrow?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Is there going to be a stream of this MC match tomorrow?

Hope not. Clashes with academy GF.

 

[priorpeter]

Is there going to be a stream of this MC match tomorrow?

No stream, which tbh I don’t see as a negative.

 

[Corsair]

No stream, which tbh I don’t see as a negative.

Depends how hard it's raining

 

[Rising Sun]

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Is this post from facebook? I don't follow the Mariners account on fb, in part because I don't log on to fb that often, but also because I assumed anything posted is a duplication of twitter where I do follow the club account.

I know we are down a man in the media area but are we restricting all fan engagement to fb now? I was surprised (and thought it was poor) that we haven't been heavily promoting the fan day (I have seen nothing since the confirmation of the times over a week ago on the club twitter, website or email). I would have thought we would have been promoting it hard. But maybe all the promotion is on fb? Or maybe even we want it to be low key and not a big attendance? Even so, something as basic as a change to timings ought to be communicated across all channels.

Also think it is very poor that there has been no mention, let alone promotion, of the GFs tomorrow (unless again it is all being done on fb as part of a single-channel comms strategy). You would only know that the 20s are in the GF by reading the weekly wrap of all Academy results for the week they got through - it was buried in there. The 1st grade at least had the prelim final live-tweeted, but there has been no mention of anything since the final whistle blew (certainly on non fb channels).

 

[FFC Mariner]

Comms strategy
You're funny

 

[priorpeter]

I can’t stress enough just how bare-bones we are in the media department at the moment. I mean, we have been bare bones for the last few years, but we’ve reached a new level. The pain will ease over the next couple of weeks thankfully with some good new blood coming in.

 

[Wombat]

Is there going to be a stream of this MC match tomorrow?

You could just actually go and watch them (for free).

 

[style_cafe]

Is the game v City still on?
ditto the NPL finals?

 

[moomoo]

Is the game v City still on?
ditto the NPL finals?

 

[priorpeter]

ditto the NPL finals?

yes. Not too much rain down that way and Edensor is synthetic

 

[LG__]

Is it just me or does the pitch look a bit shorter ?

 

[Ironbark]

In the end opted to watch the U23s grand final.
Disappointed not to be there for family day, the weather certainly hasn't helped. Also would love to see the city friendly but had to choose 1...

Can someone who's there give updates?

 

[true believer]

Hm hm offside

 

[moomoo]

1-0 Mariners