Players Season 2012/2013 HAL8

[Wombat]

No one is toxic on this forum. In fact most of you wear pink sparkly slippers when it comes to the mariners.

If you play well you get the plaudits....if your shite we will point it out.

If thats too much for you then dont pretend to be a professional footballer.

 

[Muppet]

So Josh, Bernie, McDonald and apparently Bojic resigned for a few years. Could this be the result of the Russian investors starting to splash the cash?

 

[Roy Law]

No one is toxic on this forum. In fact most of you wear pink sparkly slippers when it comes to the mariners.

My slippers are blue with lovely little yellow sparkly bits...

 

[Wombat]

You are one of the more butch contributors Roy.

Anyway shouldn't they be yellow with blue sparkles?

 

[Atomic]

So Josh, Bernie, McDonald and apparently Bojic resigned for a few years. Could this be the result of the Russian investors starting to splash the cash?

I have my fingers crossed... By my way of thinking, all these players resigning indicates that Arnie is staying around. If Arnie is staying around then i reckon that the Russians have must have given some sort of strong indication that they are happy and will be involved. However, I'm not counting my chickens just yet.

 

[cbowden9000]

Hope we can keep Rostyn.

 

[midfielder]

I have my fingers crossed... By my way of thinking, all these players resigning indicates that Arnie is staying around. If Arnie is staying around then i reckon that the Russians have must have given some sort of strong indication that they are happy and will be involved. However, I'm not counting my chickens just yet.

fingers crossed

 

[MagpieMariner]

Noticed with all these signings and re-signings the name Zwaanswijk doesn't appear. Surely he's good for another season, particularly seeing he's our top scorer (now Matty's gone). Anyone heard anything?

 

[Roy Law]

At one stage (I think New Year) Patrick said he was hoping for a new contract but more recently Arnie has said that Patrick is still to make up his mind if he wants to play another season.

 

[Wombat]

Patrick is a must sign. Still consistantly excellent. I can't think of a better Centre Back in HAL.

I do rate Twaite but Paddy is the man.

 

[bikinigirl]

. hmmm ....


Meanwhile, Central Coast Mariners defender Pedj Bojic has confirmed his future could lie away from Gosford, with Sydney FC and other A-League clubs aiming to secure his services for next season.

The 27-year-old right-back is attracting interest due to both his strong form with the league leaders and the club's financial instability.

''It's nice to know that there's that interest out there for you, and it's a compliment in itself, but you don't want it to be too much of a distraction,'' Bojic said. ''Any move has to be the best financially and for my career but, at the minute, I'm enjoying playing under Graham Arnold and at the Mariners.''


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/nichols-in-line-to-fill-the-hole-left-by-holman-20120220-1tjqw.html#ixzz1my8MyLwx

 

[Nathan Byrn]

. hmmm ....


Meanwhile, Central Coast Mariners defender Pedj Bojic has confirmed his future could lie away from Gosford, with Sydney FC and other A-League clubs aiming to secure his services for next season.

The 27-year-old right-back is attracting interest due to both his strong form with the league leaders and the club's financial instability.

''It's nice to know that there's that interest out there for you, and it's a compliment in itself, but you don't want it to be too much of a distraction,'' Bojic said. ''Any move has to be the best financially and for my career but, at the minute, I'm enjoying playing under Graham Arnold and at the Mariners.''


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/nichols-in-line-to-fill-the-hole-left-by-holman-20120220-1tjqw.html#ixzz1my8MyLwx

That is very interesting especially the last line.

 

[dibo]

Sounds like he has staying as his first option

 

[pjennings]

The rumour I hear is that Pedj has been told if he wants an improved two-year contract he needs to be a footballer first and his business must run second. I have also heard that since that discussion he has cut back on day to day involvement with the business and let other trainers take over some of his sessions.

 

[garlo]

wow that last line worries me also!

 

[style_cafe]

Pedj`s career amounts to playing A-league for as long as he can.
I can`t see him ever playing at a higher level at this stage.

Therefore, he has to weigh up how he`ll be treated at another club.
Sydney is the only real option at this stage as he has business interests there.
So, how will Sydney treat him?
Basically, he`ll be just a hired gun.
There will be no loyalty shown,he`ll have to play under a new coach with a team he doesn`t know.He`ll be a senior player,so he`ll have to work harder with the young players around him.
Ex-Mariner`s players have a history of not performing better at other clubs.ie. Boogard,Osman,Kwasnik,Vukovic,Heffernan etc.

Sydney may offer him more money short term but if he is looking at longevity in the A-league he should stay with us.

 

[elevated position]

Let him go . after half a season with Sainsbury you will be wondering why we kept him for 4 years. (hope my daughter does not read this)

 

[pjennings]

Let him go . after half a season with Sainsbury you will be wondering why we kept him for 4 years. (hope my daughter does not read this)

Or mine

 

[Kareem]

i'd love to have a look at the books...but without the investors, no way could we improve his deal
if we get the investors, then he should only get a nominal increase if any (10-20%)...mainly because of Sainsbury!

 

[BaysideMariner]

Brad Porter to Bangkok united.

Mariners begin toughest road to Asian Champions League glory

Sebastian Hassett
March 3, 2012



BARELY moments after the full-time whistle at Bluetongue Stadium tonight, Central Coast coach Graham Arnold will herd his players onto a bus to Sydney, officially marking the start of their much-anticipated foray into the Asian Champions League.

That's just the first leg of what promises to be one of the most brutal weeks of the season for the Mariners who, after facing off against Sydney FC tonight, start their ACL campaign against Tianjin Teda on Wednesday before playing Perth Glory away on Sunday.

The Mariners will stay at an airport hotel tonight and then get an 8am flight to Hong Kong tomorrow before transferring to Beijing and then taking a two-hour bus ride to Tianjin. When that match is completed, they'll have to navigate to Perth before flying back to Sydney on Monday and then finally taking another bus back to Gosford.

Such an intense schedule has Arnold nervously hoping his side doesn't suffer any injuries against the Sky Blues tonight, all the while doing enough to secure a much-needed win in the race for the Premier's Plate after Brisbane moved within two points last weekend.

''At the moment all we can do is take each game as it comes because it's going to be a crazy week and we don't know how it's all going to unfold,'' Arnold said yesterday. ''We're coming off the back of a three-game week and so I had to give the players a light-ish week leading into the game and knowing that they're going to be spending a lot of time travelling in the next nine days.

''We're embracing the ACL, we're excited about it and for all the hurdles, I'm especially looking forward to testing our young boys in Asia.''

A major blow to Arnold's preparations for both his A-League and ACL aspirations is the loss of Rostyn Griffiths, who this week agreed terms with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F for a deal believed to be worth almost $1 million.

''It's fantastic for Rostyn, the offer he received was absolutely incredible and I'm delighted for him as a player but for the club. It's a real blow,'' Arnold said. ''I think he was the best number six in the A-League and you can't replace somebody like that overnight.''

In a further blow, Griffiths's potential replacement, Stuart Musialik, who is still yet to make his debut for the Mariners, has broken down again with injury.

'''Stuey' has had a bad year injury-wise with the hip flexor and while we worked hard to get him fit again, unfortunately for him he played in a youth team game against Gold Coast last week and hurt his knee,'' Arnold said. ''I'm hoping to get him out there on the field before the end of the season but at the moment it's doubtful.''

Sydney coach Vitezslav Lavicka will also need to make a change after Hirofumi Moriyasu was ruled out with injury, allowing Karol Kisel to return to the starting side.

Meanwhile, Adelaide United have decided not to take Cassio to Uzbekistan for their ACL clash with Bunyodkor, declaring they won't run the risk of the Tashkent club making an appeal regarding Cassio's eligibility.

In other news, Mariners' defender Brad Porter will become the first Australian player to play in Thailand after agreeing in principle to join Bangkok United.

Elsewhere, young Perth striker Adam Taggart has signed a two-year deal to join the Newcastle Jets from next season.


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/mariners-begin-toughest-road-to-asian-champions-league-glory-20120302-1u8am.html#ixzz1nyZZ5ckg