National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[marinermick]

So we get sydneys rejects??

Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

are you jaza in disguise?

not quite....he makes good point though

no, he makes assumptions based on very few facts

 

[Paolo]

So we get sydneys rejects??

Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

are you jaza in disguise?

not quite....he makes good point though

no, he makes assumptions based on very few facts

im a fan of assumptions based on few facts.......works for the most powerful man in th world, george bush ftw


anyone, Pluim games >> games prior to 1st team

 

[bulldogmariner]

So we get sydneys rejects??


Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

are you jaza in disguise?

not quite....he makes good point though

no, he makes assumptions based on very few facts

im a fan of assumptions based on few facts.......works for the most powerful man in th world, george bush ftw


anyone, Pluim games >> games prior to 1st team

Talking to people that matter with the mariners they are very excited about the prospects of the youth team in the first season. The youth league will all depend on injuries and availabilities as teams with minimum injuries will have strong youth teams with the 4 overage players being available. Players like Owens, Gumps and Mrdja can all play to get match fitness.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hasnt Mrdja had his 15 mins for this season???

 

[goingtoadisco]

So we get sydneys rejects??

Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

i think one of our best scouts just went to NQ....

sydney = 5 million people
central coast = 300000 people

so:
1. you make an assumption that the best players will go to sydney despite the mariners having better scouts and community links in sydney than sydney
2. your also assume that sydney is the preferred club for people in the west and north west when this may not be true
2. given sydney's population there are probably 30 better players in sydney than the central coast

 

[Jaza_SFC]

So we get sydneys rejects??

Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

sydney = 5 million people
central coast = 300000 people

so:
1. you make an assumption that the best players will go to sydney despite the mariners having better scouts and community links in sydney than sydney
2. your also assume that sydney is the preferred club for people in the west and north west when this may not be true
2. given sydney's population there are probably 30 better players in sydney than the central coast

At day's end, there are at least 30 youth kids in Sydney deserving of an HAL deal. I saw the bulk of the kids who got cut from SFC's final 25 and I was very impressed by them.

Some will sink, some will swim. In youth ranks it would never be surprising to see the 15th best lad at 16yrs old become the best lad at 23yrs old - it's the nature of youth football.

That said, SFC are taking the Youth side of things *VERY* seriously and have picked out one hell of a team after months and months of trials. I'd expect our side to do very well.

 

[Ted]

I hope all HAL teams take their youth squad seriously and select their players wisely. It is after all the future of the comp and to be blas about selections would be a silly move I think.

 

[tyson]

So we get sydneys rejects??

Best kids in sydney will always wanna play for FC

sydney = 5 million people
central coast = 300000 people

so:
1. you make an assumption that the best players will go to sydney despite the mariners having better scouts and community links in sydney than sydney
2. your also assume that sydney is the preferred club for people in the west and north west when this may not be true
2. given sydney's population there are probably 30 better players in sydney than the central coast

At day's end, there are at least 30 youth kids in Sydney deserving of an HAL deal. I saw the bulk of the kids who got cut from SFC's final 25 and I was very impressed by them.

Some will sink, some will swim. In youth ranks it would never be surprising to see the 15th best lad at 16yrs old become the best lad at 23yrs old - it's the nature of youth football.

That said, SFC are taking the Youth side of things *VERY* seriously and have picked out one hell of a team after months and months of trials. I'd expect our side to do very well.

I am not disagreeing with anything you said, but I think it is funny how they used some reality TV show to pick a player for their side.

I am sure they took it very serious though.... as would all clubs.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I think $$ might have had something to do with it not to mention the publicity

 

[Bear]

Lawrie was offered the tv show before Sydney

He turned it down. Thank f**k

 

[Jorome Alexander Bennett]

Lawrie was offered the tv show before Sydney

He turned it down. Thank f**k

I don't know why you thank f k.

That show, although low on football selection quality criterium, was good publicity for football, the a-league, nutri grain, and sydney.

It could of shown off how we have the funniest gaffer and playing squad, endeared fans to the yellow cause and line the pocket with some lettuce at the cost of a one legged youth player on the books.

Maybe you didn't like the show, but the its benefits can't be denied, I would think.

 

[Bear]

I never watched a single episode of the show

The idea of a reality tv show to pick a player on a football team is pathetic IMO

Clearly lawrie thought the same

 

[Jorome Alexander Bennett]

I agree, It is a shit way to pick a player.

But it's a great way to get publicity.

 

[FFC Mariner]

How do the rules work between the senior and junior squads???

Lets say one of these kids is an absolute gun can he be "promoted" to the senior squad??

 

[Jaza_SFC]

I never watched a single episode of the show

The idea of a reality tv show to pick a player on a football team is pathetic IMO

So getting hundreds of lads across the country to play off for a spot is bad?

Wow, there go... GO figure.

As it was, the lad was starring in training (1st team) in the buildup to Rnd 1 and would have been playing HAL by now. He was a very good player who was terribly unlucky.

 

[dibo]

it's a good way to scout out shitloads of young players, with the ones who don't get picked by SFC available for other clubs to snap up.

 

[marinermick]

I never watched a single episode of the show

The idea of a reality tv show to pick a player on a football team is pathetic IMO

So getting hundreds of lads across the country to play off for a spot is bad?

Wow, there go... GO figure.

As it was, the lad was starring in training (1st team) in the buildup to Rnd 1 and would have been playing HAL by now. He was a very good player who was terribly unlucky.

he was by far the best player - the rest were not up to NYL standard and would have been a liability to the squad

i guess you guys were lucky (and now unlucky) that he tried out because the exercise would have failed without him

 

[kevrenor]

Central Coast Mariners
Media Release
Wednesday, 24 September

Youth international Sherlock to lead new era

Australian youth international and outstanding defender Nathan Sherlock was
today presented with the captains armband for the Central Coast Mariners
inaugural National Youth League (NYL) campaign, which begins at Bluetongue
Stadium against the Perth Glory this coming Friday, 26 September.

Sherlock, 18, who in early August was announced as one of the Mariners
first NYL signings along with exciting local product Brady Smith, was today
unveiled as the Mariners NYL captain by Mariners Development Manager and
Qantas Socceroo legend Alex Tobin.

Born and raised in the central west New South Wales city of Orange, Sherlock
was most recently a key member of Sydney Olympic's NSW Premier League charge
before being spotted by Mariners scouts and penning a deal with the yellow
and navy despite significant interest from rival Hyundai A-League clubs.

"We identified Nathan very early in the process of recruiting players for
our NYL squad and I have every confidence that he has the capacity to
progress to bigger and better things in the future," said Tobin.

"More relevant to the captaincy appointment, Nathan is the type of on and
off field leader that his team-mates will look up to and a player and a
person that will represent the ethics and values of the Mariners with the
commitment that we have come to expect from our captains in the past.

"As a fellow defender, I see Nathan as a player that has enormous potential
to progress through the pathways that have been created by the National
Youth League and we are indeed delighted to have a player of Nathan's
ability and character with us at the Mariners."

Sherlock was part of one of Australia's history making youth international
squads  the Qantas Joeys (Under 17s) class of 2006, who were the first
Australian international representation to attempt to qualify for a major
international tournament through Asia.

An Australian Schoolboy representative, having competed in ten games
throughout a ten-match tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2007,
Sherlock is one of Australias most exciting emerging defenders and one that
is sure to lead the Mariners next generation of Hyundai A-League stars with
distinction.

"It�s a great honour to be picked in this team for starters, but to be named
captain is a great achievement for myself," said Sherlock.

"I think we�ve got a great team, a lot of us have played together over the
years or, if not, we�ve played against each other.

"I think the National Youth League is going to be huge in terms of our
development, it�s an introduction to professional football, especially
training with and beside the first team, it will enhance our game but also
get us used to the professional way of playing."

The Mariners are back at Bluetongue Stadium on Friday, 26 September, when
they continue their Hyundai A-League 2008/09 campaign against the Perth
Glory in Round 6. Kick off is at 8pm, gates open at 5pm.

The Mariners� National Youth League team will make its first appearance in
the new elite competition for Australia�s best young players before the main
game, also against the Perth Glory.

Kick off is at 5.15pm, gates open at 5pm

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hopefully in a few years, we will see a number of these kids moving up to the senior squad and into the 1st team.

Cant wait to get my 1st look at them on Friday

 

[Bex]

So getting hundreds of lads across the country to play off for a spot is bad?

Wow, there go... GO figure.

Well, if they were actually playing off for the spot that may have been good. But how many A-League players do you think will need to do a speech to a young ladies' deportment class in their lifetime?