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Mariners V MV Rd 9 - NSO match

Leigh

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I would watch the Mariner's play anywhere I can afford to go, if only I didn't have to work.

Stop complaining about a few games being played elsewhere.

I wouldn't be happy if I'd spent $6 million getting a club out of collapse and then go on to lose $1 million per year. Who can honestly afford to do that besides billionaires? Of which he is not.
 

localpom

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Will be there tomorrow providing i can sort the kids out. As much as i am against moving any games to NSO i really feel for the players and coaching staff who have no part in all this and need our support. How are they going to feel walking out to a crowd that is mostly indifferent and just there for the spectacle? I will be doing my best to lobby against more games away from Gosford next season but will be there to support my team. The best way we can ensure more games at Gosford is to do everything possible to get bigger crowds at home.
 

yorkshireman

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hmmm, I know that NSO will never be a full time ground as, lets be honest it is possibly the worst ground anywhere to watch football BUT this is still not good.
 

rbakersmith

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NEWS: Surf symbolism draws north shore fan to Mariners
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Central Coast Mariners supporter Brendan O'Neill
Thursday, 4 December 2014-
@CCMariners

He’s travelled to three FIFA World Cup’s in support of the Socceroos and ventured abroad to see his favourite club sides play, so there is no doubting Central Coast Mariners supporter Brendan O’Neill’s sheer passion for football.
On Friday night, O’Neill will be back at North Sydney Oval where he first caught the football bug in 1997 as a supporter of Northern Spirit.

And, come kick-off against Melbourne Victory, O’Neill, originally from Warriewood on Sydney’s northern beaches, will have taken his place in The Bob Stand to support the Mariners – a Club he believes has the capacity to resonate with some of the vast numbers of football participants south of the Brooklyn Bridge.

“I have adopted Central Coast Mariners as my team in Australia because I believe it’s the team that best relates to my philosophy, and the way the game has been played in this country,” O’Neill said. “The Mariners show spirit, and the players have character and attitude. Central Coast may be the underdog, but the team regularly overachieves.”

Growing up near the water, O’Neill spent much of his childhood and teenage years in or around the ocean, surfing almost daily. Football was also a huge part of his upbringing as he played, and later became an ardent fan of the beautiful game.

When the Hyundai A-League was formed O’Neill attended a few Sydney FC games, and while he enjoyed the football at Moore Park he didn’t feel a particular connection to the Sky Blues.

So, he sought out a side to support that was symbolic of him.

“The football inside a wave [on the Mariners’ crest] is what I believe can attract football participants from the north shore to the Mariners,” he said. “Football is the most played sport on the northern beaches and the north shore, and being around the water is a big part of our culture, too.”

“The beaches on the north shore are very, very similar to the beaches on the Central Coast, and it shouldn’t be lost that only a small body of water separates the two areas.”

“So I think that symbolism is very important in bringing a few games to the north side, because in many places on the north shore you can see the Coast,” he said.

O’Neill said the idyllic Central Coast Stadium, as is firmly the Club’s intention, simply must remain the Mariners’ home base, but that broadening the yellow and navy’s footprint in Sydney’s north by playing “a couple of games” in the region could offer numerous benefits, not least an increased fan base.

“I think that the Central Coast Mariners will always have their home at Central Coast Stadium because that is one of the best grounds to watch football in Australia,” he said. “I love watching games there – it’s perfect because not only do you have the football, but you can see out to the water. That again brings the cultures together.”

“For me there ‘s no danger of Central Coast relocating permanently to northern Sydney, but I think there are people here who want another option of a team to follow. I think that if it’s nurtured, there is a fan base here that can definitely be sustainable to travel to Central Coast Stadium as I do every game as best I can either by public transport, car, or even by ferry.”

“There’s a big population of players here and maybe they would like to go see a game in their local area, and any young footballer that has a visit from a team when they’re young, it would surely have a big impression on them.”

http://www.ccmariners.com.au/articl...b01uqpqeyqpg1425uyh6vivyf#sTDdGidIjZyJlp3W.99
 
Ill be attending this game. Mainly because I purchased the Add-on with my membership. had I not, after MC's talk of moving 4 games to NSO next year, I would not be going anywhere near the place.

I actually like the idea of playing one game in North Sydney a year. Wanderers are doing it with moving a game out to Penrith and Sydney are doing it by moving one game to Wollongong. Brookvale is a shithole and a nightmare to get to. the sooner we dump it, the better.

But all we hear is how MC wanted to move more games. this will kill the fan base here. We might pick up 2000 new fans in North Sydney, but lose 4000 fans who no longer feel that this is a Central Coast club. It's already happening! do we all remember the Northern Eagles debacle?! The club might say that they wont abandon the coast, that's great! but what does that mean exactly? just because the club is based here and has the COF, doesn't mean they wont or cant, move as many games to north Sydney as they like. How many home games a season will the Coast get? 7? that's 1 per month during the season! and finals? FFA Cup games? ACL games? what then?

I'll be joining the silent protest on Friday night.
 

midfielder

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For me Duke needs a rest and if Matty is fit I would use Josh Bingham and Matty up front they could play say 55 mins and 35 minutes ....

Josh Bingham reminds me of a young Matty only more skilful at the same age...
 

midfielder

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Wonders aloud if a player gets badly hurt will FFA & PFA simply ban NSO as an acceptable stadium... I cannot see NS Council relaying the surface and taking out the cricket pitches for a Football team... meaning the playing surface, added to the lighting, oval shape, poor viewing ... will in and of itself cancel NSO out ...
 

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