Pre-season 2013

[Big Al]

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...-season-friendly/story-fni2fq2r-1226718048750

Wild tackle & get square from Hutch (that's why his captain!)

 

[dibo]

That's why *he's* captain.

 

[Big Al]

Haha - Bit sick but makes me laugh & even gives me joy to see you get upset at my & and other's hopeless English stuff!

You will be pleased to know as a young buck I went to get comprehension & spelling leasons after school. Problem was I found more excuss to not go than go.

Yep couple of mistakes in there just to be arse.

 

[Roy Law]

Respect to Caceres, but starting Hutch-Monty in the midfield is a no brainer for me, and I expect only to see Caceres as a sub or injury replacement. Plus, with Simon back, I expect Duke to return to his super-sub role that he did so well with last year. Will be interesting to see what happens up front when Danny McBreen returns though...

Expecting much more from Caceres, and Fitzgerald too. With Flores, McGlinchey and Caceres I can see the Mariners rotating the midfield with all three capable of playing wide and through the middle. I doubt Duke will be a super-sub but the battle for places between Duke, McBreen and Simon is going to be a sight to behold

 

[eenfish]

Expecting much more from Caceres, and Fitzgerald too. With Flores, McGlinchey and Caceres I can see the Mariners rotating the midfield with all three capable of playing wide and through the middle. I doubt Duke will be a super-sub but the battle for places between Duke, McBreen and Simon is going to be a sight to behold

Completely agree with Fitzy. I think he won't find it hard to get starts, assuming his performance is there, as the only natural winger in the squad as far as I can tell. To be poached by Ange says theres gotta be some potential there, plus a full preseason under his belt he should be ready to slot into the system. Looking forward to some interplay with the fullbacks.

 

[Arnie]

I totally agree with the comments about Fitzy in this thread, I thought he looked sensational under Ange and couldn't understand the lack of game time the Roar gave him at the start of last season (post AP) but with a bit of time with us now and an entire preseason I am excited at what he can add to our squad. I think this might be his year out on the right wing.

 

[Kareem]

Still on the comeback trail I believe

Kwasnik was on the bench according to the match report for the Adelaide game.
A 5 man bench, and it says the Mariners made 4 subs...so no guarantee that he played.

Bench: 5. Zac Anderson, 8. Nick Montgomery, 13. Hayden Morton, 21. Mile Sterjovski, 23. Adam Kwasnik.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Kwas got about 15 minutes I believe

 

[rbakersmith]

Looks like the Indonesian tournament could cause another scheduling headache...

According to the tournament schedule the final is set down for the 29th - which is the same day as the Jets game in Tamworth. Given the tournament winner will take home US$75,000 I wonder what will happen if we win our group?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Have you been to Tamworth?

You'd stay for $7.50

 

[eenfish]

shame to the folks at Tamworth, but that $75k would be useful for the club if they want to pursue our demands of replacing all the seats at Bluetongue.

 

[dibo]

shame to the folks at Tamworth, but that $75k would be useful for the club if they want to pursue our demands of replacing all the seats at Bluetongue.

Yeah, it'd only leave us about $3,925,000 short.

 

[BaysideMariner]

shame to the folks at Tamworth, but that $75k would be useful for the club if they want to pursue our demands of replacing all the seats at Bluetongue.

Holy shit. I really want to see the mariners out in the bush. If I had known this I would have gone to the Bathurst game. It is a 5 hour drive to get to bluetongue so I hope the Tamworth game is still on.

 

[eenfish]

Yeah, it'd only leave us about $3,925,000 short.

I'm sure not the money earned from stopping the use of friend for free vouchers at round 1 will help cover the rest, don't sweat

Seriously though, really kick in the teeth to the people of Tamworth if the game doesn't go ahead, I hope they reschedule it. As BaysideMariner says, 10 hour round trip to get to Blue Tongue, so it aint as easy for them to see top-flight football like it is for us.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Most of the support for the A League up there is for the scum. A fair few travel to home games etc.

Scummers losing out? Works for me.

 

[Wombat]

In Armidale they follow the Mariners not Scum.....but Armidale has always been a bit classier than Tamworth.

 

[eenfish]

I know of at least two blokes who live north of Newcastle that follow the Mariners instead of Scum.

 

[rbakersmith]

2-0 in the first Menpora Cup game against Sriwijaya F.C. - Simon heading a Sterj cross in the 36th minute, and Fitzy slotting one in off a Weemac cross in the 82nd.

Watched the stream that was linked to for the first half hour but the quality was giving me the sh!ts so I gave up and kept following the game on Twitter.

 

[BaysideMariner]

Moved to the bush 2 years ago for work. Most people out here who know about the A-League just want to see good football. They are passionate and are less caught up in the bullshit that can sometimes envelope the coastal areas. They follow either the Jets or the WSW. I am the only CCM fan that I have met out here in two different towns. I still want to see CCM out at Tamworth . It is only a 3 hour drive and I hope to stay at a mates place as we are planning to go as a club in a bus so it will only be a 1hr 45 minute trip one way.

 

[sydmariner]

2-0 in the first Menpora Cup game against Sriwijaya F.C. - Simon heading a Sterj cross in the 36th minute, and Fitzy slotting one in off a Weemac cross in the 82nd.

Watched the stream that was linked to for the first half hour but the quality was giving me the sh!ts so I gave up and kept following the game on Twitter.

Where?