Mariners squad HAL 10 ~ 2014/15

[Atomic]

Anyone speak Swedish?
https://twitter.com/search?q=Malick Mané&src=typd

 

[shipwreck]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malick_Mané

Wikipedia updated with him playing for us before press release, hilarious

 

[eenfish]

From a google translate of this site:
http://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsv...-ut-omgaende---gar-till-australiensisk-klubb/

He seems to have been picked up by Gothenberg from a Norwegian club over the winter offseason (or our summer) with high hopes, but has "flopped" and been benched. I think there is an option for us to buy at end of season.

 

[Atomic]

 

[Roy Law]

Roy, you've reminded me of this hilarious article from some time ago:

The way football should be!

I'm feeling all angry about these modern day footballers, I know why they have gone all soft - It's because of poncy names. That's what it is.

Remember in the old days, when footy players kicked a f---ing ball made out of ten pound of clay stitched inside a steel-reinforced leather shell with laces made out of piano wire? Well, in them days players could only survive the rigours of the game because they were called things like Albert, Arthur, Bert, Harry, Bill, Eddie, Bob, Jack and Tommy. F---ing tough names for tough men, them was.

And what do we have now? Jason, Wayne, Dean, Ryan, Jamie, Robbie. F---ing tarts' names, they are. Great big f---ing softies. No wonder the ball's like a f---ing balloon and shin pads is like slices of bread.

In the old days you never saw a Len Shackleton or a Billy Wright with a soft little piece of plastic down his little thin socks. F---ing shin pads in them days was made out of library books, and socks was like sackcloth.

Same with the jerseys. f---ing shirts with holes in now so they can breathe. Yes, so that little Jody's hairless chest can breathe and he doesn't get a chill. F--- off. Stanley Matthews used to dribble round Europe's finest wearing a f---ing tent and shorts cobbled together from the jacket of his de-mob suit. Aye, he f---ing did. No wonder players fall over all the time whenever an opponent comes anywhere near them.

And they never used to show their arses at one another either. Can you imagine what might have happened if Don Revie had flashed his ring at Nat Lofthouse during a City-Bolton Wanderers game? He'd have got one of them size-10 hobnail f---ers up his bastard chuff.

F---ing therapy for stress my arse! Stan Collymore slaps his missus about and he takes three seasons off with stress counselling. What the f---is that all about? In the old days it was expected for footballers to belt the old sow about a bit, specially after a bad defeat. And the women used to expect it, and so they should have. They was lucky to be married to footballers.

Ha! Trevor Morley got a kitchen knife in his back off his wife and was out of action for three month. Soft twat. Archie McShitt of Port Vale got run over with horse and cart one Friday night and he still turned out against Bradford the following day. And he scored two goals. That's cos his name wasn't "Trevor". Good old Archie. Broke his hip, both his legs, murdered his wife and buried her under the patio and still made the England team for the Home Internationals. Did he have any "stress counselling"? Did he bollocks!

And drugs? There was none of that in the old days. Oh, no. In them days it was a quick shot of morphine before kick-off and you was lucky if you got that. By half-time it had all but wore off so they pumped you full of laudanum. None of this cocaine sniffing and shooting up class A narcotics.

I know. Me dad told me.

Goal celebrations? Don't talk to me about goal celebrations. Crawlin’ on the floor and thrusting their hips at the crowd. Huh! I'd like to have seen Cliff Bastin do that after a run down the left flank and crossing for Alex James to fire home a winner. Handshakes...and that was all got.

Sixty grand a f---ing week! Ha! I wouldn't pay 'em tuppence. Two bob Tommy Lawton used to get...a month! And Tom Finney still worked as a plumber four days a week when he was playing for England. It's true, you know. F---ing is. Players had to work them days just to make up their money. Not like today. Stan Pearson had to clean sewers and doubled up as Old Trafford shithouse cleaner. He had to go off during one game because some bastard had built a log cabin and blocked the U-bend. And that Eddie Hapgood was a male model...though he never liked to talk about it.

So I say we start calling kids real male names again.

If you're having a kid, don't even consider soft names and shite names like what people call their kids these days. Otherwise what we gonna get in twenty years' time? The England team full of players called Keanu, Ronan, Ashley and f---ing Chesney. F--- that! Call your kids Alf, Herbert, Len, Frank, Fred and Wilf. And let's get the softies out of the game once and for all.
I thank you.

I knew I was right; the good ol' days was the best. I'll come back to the guestbook in a week or two after I have stopped laughing

 

[shipwreck]

Wonder who will be on kicks, bosnar , Kim or this guy

Looks chubby in some of those vids

 

[Roy Law]

I'm excited! A Bernie look alike with a big blurter (as Crusher Cleal was wont to say); the oppo on the vid looks pretty weak though, was it the Jets?

 

[eenfish]

Some woeful defending in a few of those clips...

 

[eenfish]

No official announcement from our end, but apparently there is in Sweden. Bloke who edited Malik's wiki gave me this link as proof (in Swedish):
http://www.ifkgoteborg.se/Nyheter/2014/Juli/Malick-blir-utlanad/

Translated:

IFK Gothenburg striker Malick Mane lent.CCM in Australia will be the new address for the next year.
- He is their player to June 2015, said sporting director Mats Gren.

Today it became clear that Malick Mane is on loan to the Central Cost Mariner in the Australian league.
- Initially in one year. Since then there has both a loan as a call option on him, says Mats Gren.
Malick came from Norway Sogndal before this season.
Lending is immediate and Mane is not in the squad against Győri ETO FC Thursday night.

 

[LG7]

When he played for Norway Sogndal they finished 12th two seasons running, wiki says he's played 11 of 15 games for IFK Gothenburg scoring once. Kind of unsure, that highlight video wasn't exactly overwhelming...If he's coming on loan I guess there's not much point in worrying if he's good enough though.

 

[eenfish]

When he played for Norway Sogndal they finished 12th two seasons running, wiki says he's played 11 of 15 games for IFK Gothenburg scoring once. Kind of unsure, that highlight video wasn't exactly overwhelming...If he's coming on loan I guess there's not much point in worrying if he's good enough though.

14 goals in 32 games in 2013 in Norway… 1 goal in 13 games in 2014 in Sweden.

 

[LG7]

14 goals in 32 games in 2013 in Norway… 1 goal in 13 games in 2014 in Sweden.

Yeah, he does have those two seasons with 14 goals from 30 odd games, just trying to see if he'd be coming over here with an extra edge or if his scoring record was entirely dependent on playing football in Kazakhstan and Norway.

 

[Capt. Awesome]

Moss makes his move finally Signing Malick Mané Looks to be a good signing on there surface.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au...display/News--Moss-makes-Mané-a-Mariner/91341

entral Coast Mariners have today bolstered their strike force for the Hyundai A-League 2014-15 season with the addition of Senegalese international Malick Mané on a one-season loan deal from leading Swedish Allsvenskan outfit IFK Göteborg.

A powerfully built and pacey marksman, Mané commenced his professional career in his homeland with Casa Sports, before shifting to Europe and enjoying spells in two of Scandinavia’s top flights, the Allsvenskan and the Norwegian Tippeligaen.

Born in Ziguinchor, Senegal, 25-year-old Mané linked with Göteborg earlier this year for €600,000 having impressed during his time with Sogndal Fotball between 2012 and 2014.

Indeed, the forward averaged a handy goal every four games for Sogndal during his two-year spell at the Club – his form earning him an international call up for the Lions of Teranga in 2012.

Today, Central Coast Mariners boss Phil Moss said he is excited to have a player of Mané’s calibre joining his squad, and that he is sure that the former Sogndal striker will add depth and quality to his team’s front third.

“We’ve been looking for dynamic, attacking players during our recruitment process and Malick certainly possess the attributes we’ve been looking for,” Moss said.

“He’s a very powerful player, he’s pacey, he’s good in one on one situations, and he’s a natural finisher, so we’re delighted to have finalised his loan move.”

From Sweden, Mané said that he is happy with his loan move to the Mariners, and described himself as a team player.

“My attributes are that I work hard for the team, and try and do everything for the team – especially scoring goals,” Mané said. “(Alessandro) Del Piero played in Australia, so I am happy to play my football there.”

“I have read that Central Coast Mariners is a very good team, so I will be happy to represent the Club.”

Moss said that it is crucial that he and his coaching staff take their time during each transfer window in order to add the best possible players to the Mariners’ squad.

“As we showed in the January transfer window, we’re simply not going to rush in and sign players for the sake of it,” he said. “We need to do our due diligence, especially with foreign players, and ensure that the right players are being the offered the opportunity to join our Club.”

“We have spoken to Malick on a number of occasions and have outlined the culture of our Club and what’s expected of every Mariners player. We are confident that he is coming to Australia for the right reasons and with the ambition to help us succeed in the Hyundai A-League.”

“Along with Mitchell Duke, Matt Simon, Nick Fitzgerald, Isaka Cernak and Tom Slater, Malick Mané provides us with another strong option in attack. And, we hope to have another attacking recruit finalised over the coming days.”

Malick Mané is due to arrive in Australia later this month. The Club will advise when the Senegalese striker will arrive on the Central Coast in due course.

 

[Gratis]

plenty of potential here to have hope for

 

[Capt. Awesome]

I've go a really good feeling about this guy. Looks to be a great free kick taker as well.

 

[Capt. Awesome]

Seems to be worth quite a few dollars.
http://www.transfermarkt.com/malick-mane/profil/spieler/73530

 

[VicMariner]

With his goals to games ratio I hope he is signed as a winger and we still have a No. 9 to come.

Best of luck to him anyway. Welcome to Oz Malick.

 

[dibo]

Bienvenue Malick, bon chance!

 

[Capt. Awesome]

Quote from Moss in that article:

“Along with Mitchell Duke, Matt Simon, Nick Fitzgerald, Isaka Cernak and Tom Slater, Malick Mané provides us with another strong option in attack. And, we hope to have another attacking recruit finalised over the coming days.”

Another attacking player imminent.

 

[dibo]

Multiple routes to goal...