McGlinchy - Wee Mac

[fedelta]

bye bye wee-mac... nice knowing you

hello transfer fee

Good, no need to sell our soul to Canberra next season

road trips ftw

 

[bulldogmariner]

We may just sell it somewhere else instead.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Don't understand why everyone is assuming he will be going anywhere.
Been good, certainly for us, but he's still not outstanding in the league.
I think he is enjoying his time and has been having the best football time he's had in quite awhile. I'd be very careful about going anywhere if I was him.

There's no point moving to in all fairness a likely shittier part of the world to play, unless its more $ - with the strong likelihood of first team football - for a better club - in a better league - with a coach that won't run him into the ground.

If anything I'd be watching that Phoenix doesn't try to nick him for when his two years with us is up.

 

[pjennings]

Ricky seemed to be playing Wee Mac as a holding midfielder role with Tim Brown further up the field. Surely that should have been the other way round. I thought he looked quite out of his depth in that role. 

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Ricky seemed to be playing Wee Mac as a holding midfielder role with Tim Brown further up the field. Surely that should have been the other way round. I thought he looked quite out of his depth in that role.  

Yeah agree, he did "ok" I thought, but was definitely out of position and would have offered a  lot more if pushed up the park.

I think Herbert must have done it because as Weemac's a Mariner he would obviously know how to close players down and defend

 

[bjw]

bye bye wee-mac... nice knowing you

hello transfer fee

Good, no need to sell our soul to Canberra next season

road trips ftw

bus was fun.

 

[BaysideMariner]

So McGlinchy started? and played a holding midfield role? Did he play the whole game?

 

[mariners4ever]

So McGlinchy started? and played a holding midfield role? Did he play the whole game?

yes he started, not sure what position and was taken off for some local player

 

[thesparkking]

forum phoenix i detect a bit of jealousy surronding your comments of wee mac! The mac has arrived in oz played well for the mariners, called up too nz squad played well and is now going too the world cup! it can only all be good for the ccm's too have this kind of buzz or lift in the team! 

 

[goingtoadisco]

I think he was playing a more attacking role in the first half, But defensive mid in second half after the goal.

 

[Jaza_SFC]

He was playing the more attacking role in the first half, and did OK.

In the second half as Bahrain pushed forward, he got taken out of the game as they needed more heart and fight, rather than craft, in the middle of the park (keep in mind that ahead of him was Bertos, Smeltz, Fallon and Killen), so they put on a CDM kinda player.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

forum phoenix i detect a bit of jealousy surronding your comments of wee mac!

lol, then you sincerely need a new magnifying glass.
I'm not remotely jealous of anything and haven' got a clue as to what your tlking about?

 

[midfielder]

http://www.theworldgame.com.au/a-league/mcglinchey-nothing-compares--257727

weeMac on how it felt to make the WC

McGlinchey: Nothing compares

Central Coast Mariners midfielder Michael McGlinchey has played in some of the world's biggest football arenas but admits nothing compares to the feeling of qualifying for the World Cup, which he did on Saturday with New Zealand

McGlinchey was born in Wellington while his Scottish father was playing in the New Zealand national competition, and after growing up in Glasgow, the 22-year-old returned to the nation of his birth to link up with national team, which booked a spot in South Africa thanks to a 1-nil aggregate win over Bahrain.

In a way I just feel relieved its happened and were through, McGlinchey said.

I just cant quite get it out of my head that were going to the World Cup. I keep thinking there must be another hurdle or something, its taking quite a while to sink in.

The diminutive midfielder made his Scottish Premier League debut at just 17 at the 60,000 capacity Celtic Park, but insists this was the best atmosphere hes ever been a part of.

It was surreal to walk out there and hear the noise, it was such a big occasion and to get a start I was delighted.

That was the best atmosphere, and the biggest game Ive ever played in. There was so much riding on the game.

If you lost, you were sick, but to get the win was just unbelievable.

Im just looking forward to going to the World Cup now, McGlinchey said.

And a world away, on a grey Glasgow Saturday morning, the McGlinchey clan may have some answering to do with their neighbours, after raucous celebrations at their sons achievement.

Theyre delighted, said McGlinchey. It was 7am when the game was on and the whole family went down to my mum and dads to watch it.

There was champagne popped at nine oclock in the morning once we had won, and theyre delighted for me.

The World Cup hero will return to the Mariners on Saturday as they complete a six week tour of duty away from home with a trip to Dairy Farmers Stadium to take on North Queensland Fury, and McGlinchey hopes the experience of the past week will hold him in good stead for the rest of the A-League season.

Im looking forward to the game. I missed the chance to play them last time because I was away, so Im looking forward to playing them, and hopefully we can continue the good form from last week," he said.

I think it will give me a lot of confidence to see the season out with the Mariners. Were doing pretty well so hopefully that can continue.

Im looking to win the League and the Grand Final with the Mariners. Ill be trying to put the World Cup to the back of my mind for now and focus on the League, but its going to be hard!

As for preferred opponents in South Africa, theres one obvious choice for the boy born in New Zealand, but raised in Scotland.

Id like to get England. All my football heroes, like Steven Gerrard, play for them, so Id like to get them, McGlinchey said.

 

[Arabmariner]

I like the fact that he.......

1)Wants to win the league (as opposed to being happy to just make the post season comp).

2)Wants England in the WC (Wee Mac to score the winner.....now wouldn't that make up for Scotland not being there!)

;D