Pointy end of the season & the future

[Gratis]

Arnie -
"We needed to tie up second spot because of the Asian Champions League," Arnold said after the match.

''...That might change selection policy for next week (against Adelaide United), and (the following clash with) Melbourne Heart. Definitely. I think I'll rest a lot of players.

"We'll see how the boys pull up. They're just out on their feet. I've given them off until Friday and we play (in Adelaide on) Sunday."

It might not stop there.

The Mariners are away to Chinese club Guizhou Renhe on April 9, then slated to host their home semi-final on April 14.

Arnold said it's unrealistic for his charges to go full tilt in both matches.

"I've got a plan in my head of what I want to do. It's either a youth team in the semi-final, or a youth team in the Champions League. Players can't do both," he said.

"...Then you've got the grand final, if we make it, on the Sunday and we've got Asian Champions League on the Tuesday in South Korea.

"So I don't know which one we're going to concentrate on. It makes it difficult."

http://www.foxsports.com.au/footbal...oar/story-e6frf4gl-1226599298541#.UUYdMTvexbc

 

[FFC Mariner]

Ray Gatt (Australian) just reported that the players wages haven't been paid this month.

They will run a story later today he says.

Her we go again

 

[nikko]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...ed-a-league-club/story-e6frg7mf-1226599532949

 

[ballantyne]

There you go.

 

[Roy Law]

I knew we should have sold Bernie...

 

[elevated position]

lets say the report is correct, boy there must be some digruntled players in the group to not keep a lid on it for a couple of days

 

[Marquee]

Or it could be a staff member. Airing these issues means the powers that be have to do something to solve them (particularly long term).

 

[Gratis]

Hersi, Polenz, Mooy and potentially Ono unavailable for the wsw v hackers match

 

[Gratis]

It's slim but my hopes are reborn. I believe we can and will win our remaining 2 games. a resurgent Sydney have the chance to do us a solid and knock off a weakened wsw. then a desperate jest only needs to hold them to a draw and the plate is retained. more unlikely than not i'll concede but not unfeasible either

 

[nebakke]

It's slim but my hopes are reborn. I believe we can and will win our remaining 2 games. a resurgent Sydney have the chance to do us a solid and knock off a weakened wsw. then a desperate jest only needs to hold them to a draw and the plate is retained. more unlikely than not i'll concede but not unfeasible either

I don't hold much hope either, but good lord what an extraordinary end to the ordinary season if it happens. I've mentioned it before, but what a lining up for future rivalry, if we were to grasp back the plate on the final day, from the Wanderers. Not to mention how it would pain the Jesters to have offered it to us - my own pain of having relied on them would certainly be dulled by the joy of retaining the pate.
The drama would be extraordinary and I suppose a man can dream, but I have my doubt that Sydney can do it, even with all of those players missing...

 

[FFC Mariner]

Ill just be happy for us to see out the season

Where we finish will be a bonus

 

[MrCelery]

Scenario:

We discover our mojo and win in Adelaide.
Del Piero FC maul WSW in the Sydney derby.
WSW get the 'wobblies' and are ripe for the picking against the resurgent Jets in Newcastle.
For the first, and hopefully only, time I'll be cheering on the Jets like a madman.

'If it's a Dream, Don't Wake Me Up' territory:

The Jets win in Newcastle but miss out on a top six spot (who cares, it's the result that counts).
The following day we smash the struggling Heart at home and lift the Plate (no reason for it not to be there if the scenario is right).

 

[elevated position]

If we need an arguement to save the year and the club it is with the GF. Be pretty hard to let the champions fold

 

[Gratis]

Confirmed - 'The Code: Life with The Mariners' is on Wednesday, March 27, 7:30pm, FoxSports3 (503)

i'll be buying the dvd when it's available

 

[Gratis]

Perth won which puts the pressure on syd to win now

 

[MagpieMariner]

Never thought I'd be hoping sackwacker would score, but I am now. Makes me feel sick to the stomach though.

 

[Gratis]

jets at full strength and Heskey returns...c'mon lady luck!

 

[MagpieMariner]

I don't think I can really handle this, hoping for sackwack to score last weekend, now hoping for a scum win. What's happening to me???

 

[FFC Mariner]

I have rationalised this.

I can live with WSW getting a result if it ensures that the scum miss out.

FTS

Always

 

[Gratis]

The scum still need other results to go their way - if they win they (basically) hand us the plate and still may not make the finals