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Mariners vs Wellington at NSO - Game Talk

midfielder

midfielder

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Roy & BI

What can you say as you have both indicated NSO is not in the FFA's plans...... I also feel as mentioned before there is limited growth in the North Sydney area given we have been around for 9 years now... my gut feeling is most of our support base from the NS region is Northern Spirit fans like myself that followed the NS to the Coast ...
 
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rbakersmith

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eenfish said:
If we don't win we can kiss any chance of finishing in the top two good bye.
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I'd argue that chance has been and gone.

With no ACL campaign to worry about the Roar are going to be hard to budge from the top of the ladder, and I think that either SFC or Newcastle will finish up in second.

I would much rather us focus on the ACL and staying in the 6 - in that order - than try to make a run for the top.
 
sydmariner

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midfielder said:
Roy & BI

What can you say as you have both indicated NSO is not in the FFA's plans...... I also feel as mentioned before there is limited growth in the North Sydney area given we have been around for 9 years now... my gut feeling is most of our support base from the NS region is Northern Spirit fans like myself that followed the NS to the Coast ...
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I was an NS fan too whitch is why I follow ccm
 
sydmariner

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midfielder said:
Roy & BI

What can you say as you have both indicated NSO is not in the FFA's plans...... I also feel as mentioned before there is limited growth in the North Sydney area given we have been around for 9 years now... my gut feeling is most of our support base from the NS region is Northern Spirit fans like myself that followed the NS to the Coast ...
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:goodpost:
 
sydmariner

sydmariner

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rbakersmith said:
I'd argue that chance has been and gone.

With no ACL campaign to worry about the Roar are going to be hard to budge from the top of the ladder, and I think that either SFC or Newcastle will finish up in second.

I would much rather us focus on the ACL and staying in the 6 - in that order - than try to make a run for the top.
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Our acl group is like the socceroos World Cup group we're only there 2 make up the numbers
 
eenfish

eenfish

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rbakersmith said:
I'd argue that chance has been and gone.

With no ACL campaign to worry about the Roar are going to be hard to budge from the top of the ladder, and I think that either SFC or Newcastle will finish up in second.

I would much rather us focus on the ACL and staying in the 6 - in that order - than try to make a run for the top.
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I'll agree with that. When I said "top two" I really meant just second on the table. Nobody can catch Brisbane, maybe Wanderers and maybe Victory. I don't agree re: Sydney and Newcastle, I think both are teams that are likely to be exposed by well organised teams, like the Wanderers or Victory.

I'd love to see us break the group stage in the ACL, and if we make the 6 then, well, anything can happen. We will see.

sydmariner said:
Our acl group is like the socceroos World Cup group we're only there 2 make up the numbers
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I disagree. ACL is tough, but if we can get our act together by that time of the year and (fingers crossed) not lose any players then I think we might make it out of the group.
 
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rbakersmith

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sydmariner said:
Our acl group is like the socceroos World Cup group we're only there 2 make up the numbers
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I strongly disagree. As I mentioned in the ACL thread it's entirely possible for us to make it through to the Round of 16 if we perform well against FC Seoul and (most likely) Beijing Guoan.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima are a shoo-in, but the second spot is very much up for grabs if we can get our side in order by then.
 
pjennings

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rbakersmith said:
I'd argue that chance has been and gone.

With no ACL campaign to worry about the Roar are going to be hard to budge from the top of the ladder, and I think that either SFC or Newcastle will finish up in second.

I would much rather us focus on the ACL and staying in the 6 - in that order - than try to make a run for the top.
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Forget Roar - they have cleared out and we don't have the quality to catch them. TBH I don't think the quality in the HAL this year is their at all. Even Brisbane have been playing crap and winning. We.vebeen playing crap and are in the 6 with a game in hand. A win tomorrow and against WSW and we are right in it for the top 2.

The fact that I don't think there is the quality in the HAL this year means I don't hold much stock in our hopes for the ACL I'll take 2nd on goal difference in the HAL and 2 wins to be back to back champions.
 
eenfish

eenfish

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pjennings said:
Forget Roar - they have cleared out and we don't have the quality to catch them. TBH I don't think the quality in the HAL this year is their at all. Even Brisbane have been playing crap and winning. We.vebeen playing crap and are in the 6 with a game in hand. A win tomorrow and against WSW and we are right in it for the top 2.

The fact that I don't think there is the quality in the HAL this year means I don't hold much stock in our hopes for the ACL I'll take 2nd on goal difference in the HAL and 2 wins to be back to back champions.
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Back to back champions would be nice to shut up some Roar fans I know who like to rub in this mythical 2011 final I keep hearing about.
 
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rbakersmith

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eenfish said:
I'll agree with that. When I said "top two" I really meant just second on the table. Nobody can catch Brisbane, maybe Wanderers and maybe Victory. I don't agree re: Sydney and Newcastle, I think both are teams that are likely to be exposed by well organised teams, like the Wanderers or Victory.
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I actually don't think Poppa and Muscat are up to the challenge of managing a successful ACL campaign and maintaining ladder position - it was a miracle that we managed to do it last year. I think they will finish up around 4th/5th.
 
eenfish

eenfish

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rbakersmith said:
I actually don't think Poppa and Muscat are up to the challenge of managing a successful ACL campaign and maintaining ladder position - it was a miracle that we managed to do it last year. I think they will finish up around 4th/5th.
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Well, I think WSW will falter harder in the ACL than A-League. Melbourne I think you are right, they might free fall in the league, but they've got some serious quality in their squad that I think can pull them through. If they had Ange still they'd be a lot tougher to face.
 
Gratis

Gratis

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firstly i agree that it's unlikely ccm could move to north syd. the untapped market there, i.e. those that aren't already sydney supporters or mariners supporters, can't be huge. plus ffa wouldn't allow a team to leave an established support base to simply take supporters from another team. the aleague gains nothing from just moving fans around a bit. MC needs to understand a football club is not simply a business and can't be run precisely the same way.

Reddy is the better keeper and has kept his end of the deal in terms of behaviour and team sportsmanship. he has to be our first choice keeper. end of discussion.

i doubt a top two finish. not because the quality isn't there (we have some great players) but because the consistency isn't. this is a rebuilding year - it takes time for a fairly new squad to gel, to confidently play a system together and to do so under a new coach. hence the inconsistency. I'll be happy with constant improvement from the team this year, my expectation is for making the finals. achieving back to back championships is the golden goal and whilst against the odds i believe it can be done with constant improvement over the season.
next year I'll worry about competing for the premiership. this year is for rebuilding and having a go at the gf.
 
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midfielder

midfielder

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Sheep people always worry me and especially a team trying to get off the bottom playing with little luck ... luck can always turn...

Hope we win and go up the table ....
 
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