Mariners Squad - HAL 14 - 2018- 2019 - The challenge for Mike Mulvey is over

[FFC Mariner]

I'm trying to think if Wales would even make the bench for another AL side? He struggles in NSWPL2

 

[Gratis]

 

[Insertnamehere]

I would agree but not sure it will happen.

While I think Tommy gun could do a serviceable job I just reckon we need a top level 9 and 10.

 

[style_cafe]

Franjic was a super player. He didn't look as sharp this year in a poor Bris team. Not sure if its his age or coming back from an injury BUT he would be a very solid RB and solves a problem for us.

Right back has always been a problem for us & Franjic is better than what we have.
At 30yo he still has a few good years left & he would be a good mentor for McGing.

 

[nebakke]

TTT = That Turncoat Trent???

I wasn't sure if anyone would pick up on it but it met my admittedly childish needs so I went with it... Glad to see someone else sees it

 

[Insertnamehere]

Right back has always been a problem for us & Franjic is better than what we have.
At 30yo he still has a few good years left & he would be a good mentor for McGing.

Zero, actually absolutely zero chance he'll come to us. He's keen on euro money and if that doesn't come I'm sure Asian money will come for him.
Roar want him to stay so they will be the fall back.

 

[Wombat]

I still don't think the team should have been anywhere near as hit as it turned out, this season. For all of our lamenting, and all of the chest puffing from other teams, on paper the team should have performed much better if you visit the potential performances that we have seen from each individual at some point.
In spite of the frustrated exaggerations, this was hardly an pub-league level team, even if they played like it from time-to-time.

DDS was given a chance at CAM, in what is arguably one of the most glorious roles in a team... Whether he was playing at his best or surrounded by 10 x John Sutton, HE should have stood out... If anything, that should have made it all-the-more obvious what an excellent player he has the potential to be.
In stead, he had a decidedly mediocre impact after the first three games... He shun briefly, then disappeared and never came back and that's not on the team - that's on him.

Even when Sydney was absolute shite, an ageing Del Piero was able to stand out in the same role, at half the pace.

It's a f**king big bow you are drawing mentioning Del Peiro with DDS lol.

 

[Wombat]

I wasn't sure if anyone would pick up on it but it met my admittedly childish needs so I went with it... Glad to see someone else sees it

I thought it was..... That Turd Trent. And yes it's childish.

 

[Wombat]

Right back has always been a problem for us & Franjic is better than what we have.
At 30yo he still has a few good years left & he would be a good mentor for McGing.

A decent coach would be a good mentor for McGing.....and a unique experience for the boy.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

DDS had moments of high quality. Excellent stuff. When it happened. Occasionally.
He never once bossed the bulk of a game or dictated forward movement consistently or dictated attacking plays the way a 10 must. Yes, occasionally he did, but for the most part he consistently did not.

Was Okon's game plan at fault? Absolutely, IMO.

With decent coaching I believe DDS would have had a stand out season. He didn't.

Is he a great player? He certainly has technical ability beyond most of his A-League peers, but is utterly inconsistent with it. Does he read the game brilliantly? Again, on evidence, only sometimes

CAN he be consistently excellent technically and in awareness? I'm sure he can. He definitely wasn't under Okon, and I think genuinely he needs yet another year to get there.

I am disappointed to lose him, however with ho desparately we need to start winning games and how little squad money we spent I don't think it'a the worst thing in the world him moving on

Good post Gratis. Especially re Okon. You have Bert specifically needing to tell our Roos today that he wants them to listen to their own voice, trust their instincts, take responsibility and make decisions, not just do what they have been told to do. Okon shows he understand passing philosophy and defence very well, but was clueless about creativity, attack and man management.

Only things I would add on DDS...

PRO: Having no real striker in front of you and wingers who make poor choices really does not help a ten either.

CON: He did not show the heart you want to see when your team is down and out of luck – which is something you always look for in your "big" players – as it is also the same heart required to turn up in the big games and win a championship.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

TTT = That Turncoat Trent???

That's f**king hilarious.

 

[marinermick]

Hate to burst everyone's bubble but it is TBT - That Boy Trent.

 

[Gratis]

Aye

That Turncoat Trent was derived directly from
That Boy Trent

 

[marinermick]

Aye

That Turncoat Trent was derived directly from
That Boy Trent

I see. My apologies.

 

[Ozhammer]

You lot are like a spurned ex Mrs. DDS was our best until he went to that stupid Asian comp. He did his bit and was in an utterly garbage team after about round 14 when we should have pumped MVC.
You couldn't possibly expect him to own the game and the team when no-one else did.
He's moving on which should have been decided weeks ago by either party.
Put your knives away, grow up and get on with it.

I think most people’s disillusionment with DDS stems from what he was being paid versus his actual output on the field. Was he a $500k player? Very doubtful. Was he a $150k player? Probably.

I agree that it is understandable that he doesn’t yet have the experience (or arsenal) to lift a whole team but for someone who was supposedly on $500k total wage (however that was comprised), he was a disappointment in mine and many others’ eyes.

Also I heard that he refused to play in the final game of the season for fear of being injured and jeopardising his chances of a transfer and (cough) Socceroos call up.

That doesn’t sound like a team player to me.

 

[Offsider]

A decent coach would be a good mentor for McGing.....and a unique experience for the boy.

Maybe adding a sweetener to the mix might be attractive to franjic ........... is wombat’s Charlie available for mentoring ???

 

[sydmariner]

Rostyn Griffiths is apparently a free agent & want’s to come back to the a-league thought’s?

 

[Big Al]

Rostyn Griffiths is apparently a free agent & want’s to come back to the a-league thought’s?

Would be good for when Wout is out half the season.
Realistically we don’t have room if wants to start and we have bench cover

 

[Josho Howe]

Would love to see Rostyn back, was solid in his first stint with us but DM is a position we've got covered l think haha

 

[bikinigirl]

. what about as striker?

. if we can find someone to take a decent corner he would score more goals than anybody did last year