Turbulence (then calm sailing, then turbulence) thread.

[Timmah]

Nothing alleged about it. In print here: http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2013/11/06/bosnar-eyes-league-stint (written before Eddy even joined us)

 

[Big Al]

We've got some tightening to do but miles ahead of last years team even if the results don't quite show it in the wins and losses

 

[rbakersmith]

Wow... MC's really fired up about Rudan:

Mariners chairman Charlesworth slams Rudan credentials
Central Coast Mariners chairman Mike Charlesworth has fueled the fire, questioning the credentials of Fox Sports' A-League analysts, escalating a row sparked by panelist Mark Rudan’s stinging rebuke of Nick Montgomery’s red-card tackle against Western Sydney Wanderers.
By David Lewis

28 JAN 2016 - 4:57 PM UPDATED 37 MINS AGO

The Mariners believe Rudan's was an unfounded attack on the veteran midfielder’s integrity after his lunge at Western Sydney Wanderers' Golgol Mebrahtu.

Rudan, who played in the A-League for Sydney FC and Adelaide United, then went on to suggest Montgomery would have been aware of Mebrahtu's troubled injury past.

Charlesworth insisted the tackle, described by Rudan as ''shocking'' and ''as bad as you are going to see'', had no malicious intent.

He also said Montgomery “would never attempt to main or harm a fellow professional in any way" and has an "impeccable track record over 20 years in the game".

Charlesworth, who divides his time between London and Sydney, instead took at aim at Fox Sports, and Rudan.

“I had hardly really heard of Mark Rudan before this," Charlesworth said.

“Who is he? What are his credentials and experience at the top level? The A-League is a wonderful product watched in over a 100 countries globally and doesn’t it deserve some pundits who are globally recognised and with experience at the very highest level?

“They of course have Mark Bosnich and he’s well respected but some of the others I’m not so sure, especially when viewed across Europe and Asia there is an abundance of respected ex-players from Europe looking for punditry work who would love to work in the A-League and it would help export what is already a great competition.”

Charlesworth said the A-League’s Match Review Committee's decision to impose a one week ban instead of a two week ban is further proof there was no malevolence in his actions.

The Mariners made a formal complaint to Fox Sports on Wednesday.

"Shocking tackle particularly because it's on a fellow professional who has just come back from a 12 month knee reconstruction ... that is as bad a tackle as you are going to see," Rudan said on Saturday night.

Rudan was also asked on air if Montgomery would be aware of Mebrahtu’s injury past.

“Absolutely you know that," he said.

Charlesworth went into bat for club captain Montgomery, who will miss this weekend's trip to play Wellington Phoenix in Christchurch.

"Rudan has deeply offended Monty, who is not known as a violent player in any way over the course of a long career," Charlesworth said.

"We are not publicly defending the tackle; it’s more a case of stating that he has had a pretty impeccable career.

"That said, I don’t feel the tackle was a bad as it’s been portrayed. For Rudan to imply that there was some malice in it, I thought was irresponsible and inaccurate. His comments were poor journalism and clearly wrong in their implication."

The Mariners chief accepts the club are ''easy targets'' for critics because of their position at the bottom of the table.

“We do deserve criticism on the basis of our results to date and you can't blame commentators for that," he said. "We have brought that on ourselves. But this is a different issue."

Charlesworth also mocked suggestions from Fairfax Media that he is on course to finalise the sale of the club to Chinese investors.

"I have had no conversations with anybody from China about the club at all," he said. "The last Chinese guy I spoke to was when I ordered a Chicken Chow Mein over a year ago.

“I don’t know where people get this garbage. The Mariners are in solid hands, we’re opening our $25 million office complex in a couple months and expecting to move forward with another $50 million investment to complete our Centre of Excellence later this year. We have always invited investment but as far as a change in ownership or direction this is not the right time.”

 

[midfielder]

good on MC

 

[shipwreck]

QUOTE="rbakersmith, post: 217567, member: 1607"]Wow... MC's really fired up about Rudan:[/QUOTE]
I love this!!!

 

[VicMariner]

MC is kicking heads! The last few months he has been great.
What a turn around from the guy talking about moving games to NS.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Couldnt be happier with MC's performance over recent months.

Fox punditry deserved a kicking - lets see what the bees do now their honey pot has been given a good shake.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Oh and i love the "where do they get this garbage from" cough Rallis cough wanker cough.

 

[Wombat]

Good work Mikey.

Like to hear Rudan's response without the influence of drugs.

 

[Big Al]

Here here

Pulling out the chow mien joke just topped it off.

 

[Atomic]

Here here

Pulling out the chow mien joke just topped it off.

Just wait for the "politically correct" crowd to accuse him of racism. Wouldn't mind betting that one of the knuckleheads on Fox make some sort of snide remark about it.

 

[nebakke]

Good work Mikey.

Like to hear Rudan's response without the influence of drugs.

In fairness, I think they've handled it fairly well, in not commenting on it.
Rudan's friends have been waving his flag on twitter though... Anyone who wasn't at the table when he opened his gob.
Just saw Ned Zelic commented on twitter as well... Dick...

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Link?

 

[rbakersmith]

Link?

Take your pick...

Rudan has to stay resilient, wait for support, & then choose a good moment to attack. #CCMvFOX

https://twitter.com/NedZelic/status/692255196370583552

Montgomery absolutely kills his team with one of the dumbest tackles in history, & what are CCM concerns? Punditry. #Hilarious

https://twitter.com/NedZelic/status/692604365211770880

"Choose your next words carefully @CCMariners - they may be your last as a club" - Fox Sports. #Rudan

https://twitter.com/NedZelic/status/692605020756267008
(this is based on a scene from 300)

Fair to say that right now the Central Coast Mariners & Donald Trump are feuding with Fox

https://twitter.com/NedZelic/status/692673052790779904

 

[crock]

so he is telling us that fox sports are trying to get rid of us

 

[Wombat]

so he is telling us that fox sports are trying to get rid of us

Time to give Ned a few home truths.....absolute cockhead.......cokehead??

 

[Pirate Pete]

Well I was going to make a joke about MC not talking to a Chinese person in over a year, but having read a few more posts I can see this ending badly for us.
Foxsport probably have more influence at FFA than we do.

But if Rudan thinks "that's as bad a tackle as you are going to see" I wonder what he thought of Muscats on that young kid.
Looking forward to some meaty challenges going in in future games which I'm sure will be worse than that. What will he say then?
As for Zelic. Hate the bloke. I turn the sound down, when I watch an online stream.

 

[true believer]

Good work Mikey.

Like to hear Rudan's response without the influence of drugs.

ned pic looks like he stole rudan's spoon

https://twitter.com/NedZelic/status/692255196370583552

 

[Pirate Pete]

To be honest Zelic makes my blood boil, but just looked him up on wiki.

"Zelic was selected in Four Four Two magazine's Top 25 Australian Footballers of All-Time."
Words fail me!!

 

[nearlyyellow]

https://www.google.com.au/#q=slander+meaning

Case?? Or not??

Maybe it's a case of attack is the best defense by the Fox team?