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Mariners Pre-season

Blair

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DW bout it they have bought a maquee that is only goin to play 10 games at the most.
 

bathurstmariner

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Mariners, Phoenix to play pre-season game in Dubbo

BARRY HILDEBRANDT

12/06/2009

Central Coast Mariners football coach and manager Lawrie McKinna will meet with local officials at Apex Oval today to release details of a pre-season game - with an international flavour - to be played in Dubbo on Saturday, July 25.
Western NSW Football operations and development manager Andrew Fearnley confirmed in The Daily Liberal on May 27 that plans were well advanced to have the Mariners come to Dubbo.

The Mariners Football office yesterday said that Wellington Phoenix from New Zealand would take on the Mariners in a lead-up to their A-League season.

Fearnley and Dubbo Football secretary Jim Auld will host todays meeting which will also be attended by Dubbo City Council mayor Greg Matthews, James McKechnie (council recreation services manager) and Selwyn Dallinger (Dubbo Football president).

Dubbo RSL Club will also be involved in promotion of the game with Gavin Thompson also to attend.

Auld said yesterday that the game would start at 6pm, this would of course allow patrons to complete engagements with junior and senior sport.

He also indicated that there would be a sportsmans dinner at the RSL club on the Friday night.

It is believed that the Mariners would be here in Dubbo from the Thursday to train and be involved in promotional engagements.

Formed in 2004 in readiness for the start of the Australian A-League series in 2006-07, the Mariners won their first premiership on goal difference in 2007-8 but then went down to Newcastle Jets 1-0 in the grand final.

Last season the Mariners finished the home and away season in fourth place before losing successive games to Queensland Roar.

McKinna is the only coach the Mariners have had which speaks volumes for the esteem in which he is held on the Central Coast.

He boasts a record of 30 wins from 69 games.

It is hoped that the Mariners latest signing to a two-year deal, Northampton Town skipper Chris Doig will play in Dubbo.

A former Scotland under-21s representative, Doig made his Premier League debut as a 17-year-old for Nottingham Forest against Manchester United in 1998 and went on to play 93 matches for the club.

The 28-year-old will bring a wealth of experience to the Mariners, after completing 232 competitive matches in Englands top three divisions.

Doigs time at Forest was followed by a brief loan spell at Northampton in 2003, before shifting to the Cobblers for the start of the 2005-2006 season.

There, he played with current Central Coast squad member Pedj Bojic, and racked up 130 competitive appearances for the Cobblers, becoming the clubs captain along the way.

Confirmation that the Mariners are coming to Dubbo will be a huge fillip for soccer here, which is currently enjoying a huge profile in the city.
 

Jesus

Jesus
bulldogmariner said:
Just talked to a mate on Gold Coast he said the Mariners are playing a friendly up there on 18/7.

I thought the mariners vs GC friendly in lismore got canned?
 

midfielder

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bathurstmariner said:
Mariners, Phoenix to play pre-season game in Dubbo

BARRY HILDEBRANDT

12/06/2009

Central Coast Mariners football coach and manager Lawrie McKinna will meet with local officials at Apex Oval today to release details of a pre-season game - with an international flavour - to be played in Dubbo on Saturday, July 25.

Western NSW Football operations and development manager Andrew Fearnley confirmed in The Daily Liberal on May 27 that plans were well advanced to have the Mariners come to Dubbo.

Look forward to your match report Bathurst
 

dru

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Jesus said:
bulldogmariner said:
Just talked to a mate on Gold Coast he said the Mariners are playing a friendly up there on 18/7.

I thought the mariners vs GC friendly in lismore got canned?

No got moved to skilled park to give thier members an extra game for their money
 

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