Player movements 2013/2014

[Big Al]

Will we have Duke for the Drive By game? Has made the squad for Brazil game & would have to be a chance for the French game which is played at same time as the first round.

 

[eenfish]

My money is on the French match will be loaded with internationals. Shame that Eugene didnt get a call up for this match tbh, let Mitch do the French game.

 

[MrCelery]

Mariners sign league's youngest player
Date: August 31, 2013
The Central Coast Mariners have continued their youth development policy by signing two teenagers on long-term deals, including handing a senior contract to the youngest player in A-League history.

Anthony Kalik, 15, penned a three-year deal with the Mariners to become the youngest professional footballer in Australia, narrowly eclipsing the previous record set by Newcastle Jets' Ben Kantarovski in January 2008.

Still nearly three months away from his 16th birthday, the attacking midfielder became part of the long-term future of the A-League champions on Friday after agreeing to move to Gosford following the completion of his Australian Institute of Sport program early next year.

Kalik will join fellow AIS teammate Liam Rose at the Mariners' centre of excellence in March. Both will be selected in the club's Asian Champions League squad and could even be registered for the A-League as potential injury replacements.

The duo follow former prodigy Mustafa Amini in graduating from the revised AIS program to the Mariners. Coach Graham Arnold hailed them as potentially the best youth products yet.

''I have to say that, looking at both of them, they're probably more advanced physically to what Musti was,'' Arnold said.

''[Kalik] has the awareness at the age of 15 which is frightening. He has a killer pass already. Young Rose, he's a ball winner but he can use the ball extremely well.

''Both kids, as long as they buckle down and work hard, they have a great future.''

It took the two youngsters just two training sessions into a fortnight-long trial to convince Arnold they deserved senior deals. ''He [Arnold] pulled me and Anthony aside after training and asked what we thought if he offered a contract, if we would accept and how we would go about living up here,'' Rose said.

''I jumped on it straight away with a huge smile on my face. It was a dream come true.''

Both Kalik and Rose had the opportunity to trial at Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC as part of the AIS program but opted to venture up the F3 in hope of more game time in the A-League.

''It's a great club, I'm very happy to be here,'' Kalik said. ''We chose Central Coast because it's a good club. I thought Arnie and Mossie [assistant coach Phil Moss] are great coaches and I can learn a lot from them.''

On Friday, Arnold signed a two-year contract extension to tie him to the Mariners until the end of the 2015-16 season. He was convinced to stay by the club's devotion to youth development.

Arnold began a three-year plan in 2010 aimed at turning the Mariners into a leading production line of local talent. While he is pleased with the success he has achieved so far, he said the job was not done yet.

''I've given them my commitment to stay with them in the A-League,'' Arnold said. ''So it's going to be another three-year plan in place of reproducing the kids we've produced in the first three years.''



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...gest-player-20130830-2sw6p.html#ixzz2dSq5rXLZ

 

[eenfish]

Turning young talent into Socceroos and stars overseas is paying off, young talent preferring to join the Mariners rather than the bigger clubs like Sydney FC or WSW.

 

[Roy Law]

Mariners sign league's youngest player
Date: August 31, 2013
The Central Coast Mariners have continued their youth development policy by signing two teenagers on long-term deals, including handing a senior contract to the youngest player in A-League history.

Anthony Kalik, 15, penned a three-year deal with the Mariners to become the youngest professional footballer in Australia, narrowly eclipsing the previous record set by Newcastle Jets' Ben Kantarovski in January 2008.

Still nearly three months away from his 16th birthday, the attacking midfielder became part of the long-term future of the A-League champions on Friday after agreeing to move to Gosford following the completion of his Australian Institute of Sport program early next year.

Kalik will join fellow AIS teammate Liam Rose at the Mariners' centre of excellence in March. Both will be selected in the club's Asian Champions League squad and could even be registered for the A-League as potential injury replacements.

The duo follow former prodigy Mustafa Amini in graduating from the revised AIS program to the Mariners. Coach Graham Arnold hailed them as potentially the best youth products yet.

''I have to say that, looking at both of them, they're probably more advanced physically to what Musti was,'' Arnold said.

''[Kalik] has the awareness at the age of 15 which is frightening. He has a killer pass already. Young Rose, he's a ball winner but he can use the ball extremely well.

''Both kids, as long as they buckle down and work hard, they have a great future.''

It took the two youngsters just two training sessions into a fortnight-long trial to convince Arnold they deserved senior deals. ''He [Arnold] pulled me and Anthony aside after training and asked what we thought if he offered a contract, if we would accept and how we would go about living up here,'' Rose said.

''I jumped on it straight away with a huge smile on my face. It was a dream come true.''

Both Kalik and Rose had the opportunity to trial at Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC as part of the AIS program but opted to venture up the F3 in hope of more game time in the A-League.

''It's a great club, I'm very happy to be here,'' Kalik said. ''We chose Central Coast because it's a good club. I thought Arnie and Mossie [assistant coach Phil Moss] are great coaches and I can learn a lot from them.''

On Friday, Arnold signed a two-year contract extension to tie him to the Mariners until the end of the 2015-16 season. He was convinced to stay by the club's devotion to youth development.

Arnold began a three-year plan in 2010 aimed at turning the Mariners into a leading production line of local talent. While he is pleased with the success he has achieved so far, he said the job was not done yet.

''I've given them my commitment to stay with them in the A-League,'' Arnold said. ''So it's going to be another three-year plan in place of reproducing the kids we've produced in the first three years.''



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...gest-player-20130830-2sw6p.html#ixzz2dSq5rXLZ

Forget 'Like', how about WOW!!!!

 

[midfielder]

These are the two players we where told about at the Fans Forum to keep somewhat hush about...

 

[dibo]

Turning young talent into Socceroos and stars overseas is paying off, young talent preferring to join the Mariners rather than the bigger clubs like Sydney FC or WSW.

Oh, but WSW means we'll never get good young players any more.

</digging at long since disappeared forumites>

 

[Roy Law]

Oh, but WSW means we'll never get good young players any more.

</digging at long since disappeared forumites>

Indeed Dibo - "Both Kalik and Rose had the opportunity to trial at Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC as part of the AIS program but opted to venture up the F3 in hope of more game time in the A-League"
The rise of WSW certainly has me worried - Ryan, Amini, Duke and Bernie all from their neck of the woods - but this comment shows that a proven philosophy of developing young players is a convincing argument

 

[eenfish]

Indeed Dibo - "Both Kalik and Rose had the opportunity to trial at Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC as part of the AIS program but opted to venture up the F3 in hope of more game time in the A-League"
The rise of WSW certainly has me worried - Ryan, Amini, Duke and Bernie all from their neck of the woods - but this comment shows that a proven philosophy of developing young players is a convincing argument

Indeed. I thought that with the Wanderers tapping the Western Sydney talent pool the Mariners might be pressed on getting talented youth, but they've really geared themselves and built a reputation to draw youth prospects from the other clubs.

 

[Atomic]

Why wouldn't you want to come to the Mariners? Proven culture, proven stability, proven youth development, proven pathways to Europe.

Football is an industry. Offer your customers better service and you'll be successful. As yet, our biggest competitors, SFC and WSW, have yet to have a proven track record in any of the above key performance indicators.

 

[Roy Law]

In fact, I would say it is Sydney who have failed in this regard

 

[style_cafe]

Mariners sign league's youngest player
Date: August 31, 2013
The Central Coast Mariners have continued their youth development policy by signing two teenagers on long-term deals, including handing a senior contract to the youngest player in A-League history.

Anthony Kalik, 15, penned a three-year deal with the Mariners to become the youngest professional footballer in Australia, narrowly eclipsing the previous record set by Newcastle Jets' Ben Kantarovski in January 2008.

Still nearly three months away from his 16th birthday, the attacking midfielder became part of the long-term future of the A-League champions on Friday after agreeing to move to Gosford following the completion of his Australian Institute of Sport program early next year.

Kalik will join fellow AIS teammate Liam Rose at the Mariners' centre of excellence in March. Both will be selected in the club's Asian Champions League squad and could even be registered for the A-League as potential injury replacements.

The duo follow former prodigy Mustafa Amini in graduating from the revised AIS program to the Mariners. Coach Graham Arnold hailed them as potentially the best youth products yet.

''I have to say that, looking at both of them, they're probably more advanced physically to what Musti was,'' Arnold said.

''[Kalik] has the awareness at the age of 15 which is frightening. He has a killer pass already. Young Rose, he's a ball winner but he can use the ball extremely well.

''Both kids, as long as they buckle down and work hard, they have a great future.''

It took the two youngsters just two training sessions into a fortnight-long trial to convince Arnold they deserved senior deals. ''He [Arnold] pulled me and Anthony aside after training and asked what we thought if he offered a contract, if we would accept and how we would go about living up here,'' Rose said.

''I jumped on it straight away with a huge smile on my face. It was a dream come true.''

Both Kalik and Rose had the opportunity to trial at Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC as part of the AIS program but opted to venture up the F3 in hope of more game time in the A-League.

''It's a great club, I'm very happy to be here,'' Kalik said. ''We chose Central Coast because it's a good club. I thought Arnie and Mossie [assistant coach Phil Moss] are great coaches and I can learn a lot from them.''

On Friday, Arnold signed a two-year contract extension to tie him to the Mariners until the end of the 2015-16 season. He was convinced to stay by the club's devotion to youth development.

Arnold began a three-year plan in 2010 aimed at turning the Mariners into a leading production line of local talent. While he is pleased with the success he has achieved so far, he said the job was not done yet.

''I've given them my commitment to stay with them in the A-League,'' Arnold said. ''So it's going to be another three-year plan in place of reproducing the kids we've produced in the first three years.''



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-leagu...gest-player-20130830-2sw6p.html#ixzz2dSq5rXLZ

That would bring a tear to a glass eye.
You`ve got to love the MARINER`S

 

[Kareem]

What numbers were they in the trial game at Pluim?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Terrific stuff.

Flores is a really exciting signing.
Players like Del Piero, Yorke and Kewell are good for the league...
But it's signing super talented kids like this that really fires me up about watching Australian football.

Damn I love the Mariners,

 

[Muppet]

Great to see that they wanted to come to the club and that we have signed them. I've no doubt that they will develop under Arnie and Patrick Z.

I watched Kalik and Rose play the other night at Pluim. I can't remember Rose but Kalik stood out when he came on. For a young kid he certainly did not lack in confidence. He was always looking for the ball and putting in some sublime passes including one to Fitzgerald that was simply brilliant. tactically aware, great skill and loads of confidence, this kid will go far.

 

[AuzDutchy]

I was very VERY impressed with Kalik in the trials, if you told me during the game he was only 15 I wouldnt have believed you!! He looks like a mix of Tommy Rogic and Musti Amini

Exciting times ahead!!!

 

[bikinigirl]

He looks like a mix of Tommy Rogic and Musti Amini

. wow!

. an attacking midfielder over 6 foot tall with a red afro, a loping gait and a mischievous streak ... i'm sorry i haven't had the chance to see the guy in action yet

 

[eenfish]

. wow!

. an attacking midfielder over 6 foot tall with a red afro, a loping gait and a mischievous streak ... i'm sorry i haven't had the chance to see the guy in action yet

It sounds like your described Ronald McDonald during his days while working for the Hamburgular.

 

[Kareem]

What number was Kalik in preseason?

 

[Roy Law]

I was very VERY impressed with Kalik in the trials, if you told me during the game he was only 15 I wouldnt have believed you!! He looks like a mix of Tommy Rogic and Musti Amini

Exciting times ahead!!!

You mean he has two good feet?