Mariners V Pohang Steelers

[Honkee]

Firering up sequence: Initiated

;D :-[ :-X


firering up sequence complete.

Dear god  I hope we do better then the Scum.

 

[ponno]

Cant wait for tonight... hope the weather clears....!!! Fire up

 

[FFC Mariner]

Rain, dodgy pitch, high tempo attacking game (dare I suggest a few long balls). Few beers, football.

Bring it the f**k on

 

[batman]

Bloody weather.

Charles
CCLC

 

[ponno]

Agreed - I just did the ring around to some mates.... many dogging it because they dont want to get wet.....  I still cant wait... kendall is nice and warm and plenty of beer...

 

[BrisRecky]

Rain, dodgy pitch, high tempo attacking game (dare I suggest a few long balls). Few beers, football.

Bring it the f**k on

EXACTLY!!!!!

 

[ponno]

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere already...

Mariners keen for fresh startArticle from: Font size: Decrease Increase Email article: Email Print article: Print Submit comment: Submit comment By John Taylor

March 11, 2009 12:00am

THE Mariners could be without blockbusting striker Dylan Macallister if he fails to shake off a bug before the Asian Champions League opener against Pohang Steelers at Central Coast Stadium tonight.

Mariners coach Lawrie McKinna admitted the best Macallister could hope for was to come off the bench "if he is feeling OK" but insists his team is refreshed after a disappointing end to the A-League season and ready to take on the cream of Asia in an attempt to emulate the outstanding feats of Adelaide United.

"I don't think people realise what a fantastic and huge performance it was by Adelaide when you consider they were playing out of season and what they achieved (reaching the final)," McKinna said yesterday.

"If we can get past the first stage then anything is possible.

"The first match is tricky against the Koreans. But they must be a very good side because they just beat the champions Suwon Bluewings in the K-League opener on Saturday.

"We don't know a great deal about them and they won't know a lot about us."

McKinna dismissed suggestions the Mariners were still feeling depressed by their poor form in the latter stages of the A-League, where they lost five in a row, including the two legs of the semi-final against Queensland.

"That's over. We are treating this as a new four-month season and we've prepared for that physically. The boys are up for it. We've done a lot of hard work and the trip to China last week was fantastic and it opened up everybody's eyes what to expect.

"If we get a win we are top of the league and everybody forgets about the last five games. It's a fresh new start. It is important that we get a result of some sort.

"The first game is always an unknown. We've got tapes and stuff of them from last season but they've got six or seven new players. At the weekend I noticed they did play the same way as they did last year.

"The first five or 10 minutes tomorrow we'll be seeing how they line up and what they do and hopefully the things we've put in place will work out for us."

Matt Simon and Nik Mrdja will lead the attack but McKinna is hopeful Macallister can still make an impact off the bench.

"He picked up a bug in China. He phoned this morning to say he was off to see a doctor. He wasn't feeling the best yesterday and got worse overnight," McKinna said. "Same with Adrian Caceres. He missed (training) yesterday. He's got the flu and he still wasn't good this morning. But they are both included in the squad."

Mariners: D Vukovic, B Porter, A Wilkinson (c), N Boogaard, P Bojic, D Heffernan, J Hutchinson, S Huke, M Osman, N Mrdja, M Simon.

 

[jiggles]

Am working Bl me.

 

[A.J.V]

Im pretty nervous  home games are crucial , tipping 2-1 mariners crowd 14000

Only A Coulpe Of Hours To Go Cant Wait 

 

[batman]

Bloody weather.

Charles
CCLC

 

[loyalist]

Pohang payng 4.50 for the win atm lol

 

[~Floss~]

I'm loving the thought of some midweek, cold, damp football. Would make for a great atmosphere if only it didn't turn our crowd away. 

 

[dibo]

i reckon our atmosphere is often better when the crowd is small. let's just hope the diehards are still there, in bay 16, doing their bit.

 

[ponno]

I agree .... i reckon the bay should still be fairly full providing its not pissing down... only 4 hrs till i hit the leagues....

 

[BrisRecky]

this little bit of water shouldn't bother anyone....you would think.....probably will thin the attendance out...BUT...whoever does show will be there for the boys.....

FIRING UP FARKIN!!!!

 

[batman]

The festivities across the way have been cancelled.
Game still on.
Charles
CCLC

 

[mariners4ever]

The festivities across the way have been cancelled.
Game still on.
Charles
CCLC

thanks for that charles, what time does the bistro/buffet open ???

 

[batman]

5:30pm thanks for asking
Charles
CCLC

 

[FFC Mariner]

football at night, in the rain - YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS real football not this 42 degree shit we have to put up with in the HAL.

Will be a small crowd of die hards, like an away game

Better

 

[~Floss~]

football at night, in the rain - YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS real football not this 42 degree shit we have to put up with in the HAL.

Will be a small crowd of die hards, like an away game

Better

That's right, I left out "AFTER DARK" from my earlier post best part