Player movements 2013/2014

[pjennings]

20 or 21 players signed - 10 are 23 or younger.

 

[scottmac]

f**king Tom Slater is a great signing!!! Big wraps on getting him. This is our reputation coming to the fore.

With the cattle we have, I can't help feeling we will move back to a diamond 4-4-2, or play a variety of 4-4-2 & 4-2-3-1 formations throughout the year. I think we have only seen a glimpse of Arnie so far & he will prove to be the best "keep" or signing we have made during the off season.

 

[style_cafe]

Probably a topic for another thread, but we need some songs for these guys. Marcel Seip is easy, to the tune of Dr Zaius from The Simpsons.

Suprisingly catchy.

And for the older supporter it would have to be:-
Seip-itty do dah
Seip- itty day
Winning games is the Mariner`s way
Our Dutch defender is here to stay
Seip-itty do dah
Seip-itty day

to the tune of

 

[Atomic]

Ha ha...
Marcel Seip did put his car up for sale 5 days ago
And everyone ignored me

Good to hear he is quick...coz according to FIFA he is very slow (and short...I need either tall or fast defenders)

Mate, that was WAAAAAAY too obscure but a nice piece of detective work (or are you a stalker? )

 

[FFC Mariner]

Not your average dumb as dogshit footballer either.

Has a Law degree from Plymouth Uni in the UK.

Not a bad achievement for a Dutchman.

He can help Zac with his assignments lol

 

[Kareem]

Mate, that was WAAAAAAY too obscure but a nice piece of detective work (or are you a stalker? )

Detective hmmmm...
I do like the sound of that lol
But tbh I think stalker describes me better lol

Good old twitter
I go on once a month...but I was bored at the lack of signings, so I investigated.

And then the last 4 days we have signed 4 players? wow!!!

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Fantastic signings. Can't state enough times how happy it makes me as a fan to see us sign talented youth.

Great looking squad.

It's nice to know we have solid competition at the back again. In fact I think it's now competitive all over the park.

Really, how good is it to be a CCM supporter?

 

[bikinigirl]

Officially the shortest (starting) CB in Mariners history...unless you count Porter?

I though Sainsbury is short (but he more than makes up for it...)


O'grady 1.93
Beauchamp 1.91
Patrick 1.90
Zac 1.89
Doig 1.88
Boogard 1.88
Wilko 1.87
Tony Vidmar 1.86
Trent 1.84

Marcel is 1.83

So he is short for a CB, especially by our standards

Hence it is a relief to hear that he in fact does have pace...

Look at our CB's...who would be considered pacey?
Trent > Zac /Wilko...and no-one else...right?



For the record...brad porter was 1.80

. clarkie was starting CB for practically all of season one ... he is listed as 1.81m on wiki ... and that could be his 'aspirational' height - he is fast though

 

[rbakersmith]

Seip confirmed by the club this morning:
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au.../Super-Seip-adds-steel-to-Central-Coast/70265

 

[priorpeter]

Not your average dumb as dogshit footballer either.

Has a Law degree from Plymouth Uni in the UK.

Not a bad achievement for a Dutchman.

He can help Zac with his assignments lol

I think it's his missus that has the Law degree:

Mrs Seip gained a 2.1 law degree from the University of Plymouth in 2009.[26]

 

[Big Al]

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au.../news-display/GALLERY-The-boys-are-back/70258

Oi this is Slater isn't it?
And looks like Simon has got 19 back. Didn't see any photos of Dukey so not sure if he is being promoted to 9 or 11 or what. I imagine Flores will get 10.

Dukey probably with the Aussie boys getting ready for the dim sim cup or what ever it is. Think he is in the 2nd training squad (think holger is quite keen on him) that is either on now or about to be on - Rose was not included in the 2nd training squad but think he was in the 1st squad so maybe didn't go so well

 

[tsd]

I cant help but feel worried for seip, comes with huge expectations to live up to Patrick's standards and the fans could easily turn on him if he proves to be sub par. Patrick was not just a run of the mill Dutch defender, he was a genuine talent that dominated for a very long time at a very high level. Many Dutch football fans believe he should have been in the national team. Seip may prove to be good but Patrick was exceptional.

 

[priorpeter]

I don't know why we aren't looking at Velaphi. Surely he fits the nice guy policy and is somenone Crawley can work with.

Word out last night that Danny has been told he's free to talk to other clubs & Velhapi to go back to Perth.

 

[dibo]

Come home Danny!

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Have Danny back in a heartbeat.

 

[Roy Law]

Word out last night that Danny has been told he's free to talk to other clubs & Velhapi to go back to Perth.

Oh my goodness! I stopped breathing for a moment when I read this!
I really wanted us to get Velaphi

 

[midfielder]

Come home Danny!

+++++++++++++++99999999999999999999999 to the power of 999999999999999999 to the power of 999999999999999999999

 

[iEatHands]

I still feel burnt by his comments about bluetongue..

Bluetongue Stadium was a happy hunting ground for Vukovic during his Mariners days, and the 27-year-old urged his Glory teammates not to be overawed by the venue despite the club's horrendous record there.
"I wouldn't say it's a tough place," Vukovic said.
"The crowds that they get aren't huge and they're not a very vocal crowd. I played there and loved my time there, but there's a lot more daunting places to go to in the A-League.
"I know a lot of people there and I've still got a lot of friends in the team so it'll be a great opportunity and one that I'm looking forward to."

Source

 

[midfielder]

First team revised after recent signings

--------------Pasfield---------------------
Morton---Sainsbury---Marcel Seip ----Rose
--------Caceres------Monty----------------
weeMac------Flores-------------Simon----
---------------Duke------------------------

Subs

Wide Mids ... Fitzy … Salter
Def Mid ... Hutch
Att Mid / Striker ....Mcbreen
Striker ... Kassie
Backs ...Roux...Griffiths ... Neill …. Anderson
Wide Mid / Striker ..Sterj


Three players to go … Danny come home as keeper as mentioned above certainly hope so…. Leaves two to sign....

Looking at recent reports about what AU and SFC are up to... plus Kids the Scum has playing in the U 20's Australian side ... heavens above Hal 9 is gonna be one hell of a season ....

 

[eenfish]

Bringing Danny back would be brilliant. To diferentiate between him and Danny McBreen, McBreen will be D-Mac, McGlinchey will be Wee-Mac, Sainsbury will be starting C-back, and then they will bring the trophies back.