Welcome Richard Peil - CCMFC Chairman and investor

[Ironbark]

I spoke with Rich at Pluim last Sunday and was left with the impression that he is the real deal and will be great news for the club. I also love that he embraces the underdog tag, as I have personally always enjoyed us punching above our weight.

Just being able to spend the cap and not the floor makes a difference and if the football department is properly funded, just think what Monty will be able to do moving forward.

It truly is a great time to be a Mariners fan. ??

and well deserved for everyone who stuck out the hardest of years, especially the staff

 

[FFC Mariner]

Prove it or you are another Charlesc**t. We have been burnt before

 

[Ironbark]

Prove it or you are another Charlesc**t. We have been burnt before

The proof of course does need to be in the pudding

 

[bikinigirl]

I am curious about the Wilkshire appointment though… didn’t ken’s role include head of youth development? I’d be VERY disappointed if ken’s role at the club is altered to less effect.

. do you mean the role Ken effectively shelved plans for retirement to take on?

 

[BrisRecky]

Well, I’m all for giving the bloke a fair shot …I mean anything is better than the. Charlesworth theory ….right

 

[Wombat]

Not sure this part is good. How has he done with Wolves?

Hugely respected down there apparently.

 

[Wombat]

My son used to work for Anytime Fitness (youngest manager in NSW) and says he met Richard at the company Christmas Function and said he is a good guy.

He worked for 3 Gyms in the group. The two owners (had 10 or 12 gyms in their group) drove around in McLarens so there is obviously plenty of money in that industry.

 

[Tevor]

If Monty is ok with Wlkshire then I’m ok with it. Pretty sure Monty would have had to endorse the decision. It’s nice to see other people wanting to come to the club because of what has been built and achieved. It’s a nice change.

 

[Corsair]

What was the 3 year option thing? Are we going to see this guy bail if his kid gets to 19 and doesn't make it into the first team?

Seems like a real good news story, i guess some of us are tainted/skeptical from the Charlesworth era. We should give him a fair go though, at the moment he looks like just what we need.

 

[crock]

As I said the future is bright for club under new ownership

 

[Tevor]

What was the 3 year option thing? Are we going to see this guy bail if his kid gets to 19 and doesn't make it into the first team?

Seems like a real good news story, i guess some of us are tainted/skeptical from the Charlesworth era. We should give him a fair go though, at the moment he looks like just what we need.

Yep we need to give him time, if he does 50% of what he is saying we will be better off by a long way. I feel he will have more business savy than MC who is more into property. Running a large National business and successfully is a good start. The days of the Bolt experiments are over I feel.

 

[Michael]

I spoke with Rich at Pluim last Sunday and was left with the impression that he is the real deal and will be great news for the club. I also love that he embraces the underdog tag, as I have personally always enjoyed us punching above our weight.

Just being able to spend the cap and not the floor makes a difference and if the football department is properly funded, just think what Monty will be able to do moving forward.

It truly is a great time to be a Mariners fan. ??

So true, even this season it was highly likely with such a young squad we could’ve and maybe should’ve finished top 2-3. Think about that run of games we kept conceding late goals.
I haven’t been this optimistic about our future in a long time.

 

[Rising Sun]

If Monty is ok with Wlkshire then I’m ok with it. Pretty sure Monty would have had to endorse the decision. It’s nice to see other people wanting to come to the club because of what has been built and achieved. It’s a nice change.

Ideal scenario is that Ken has identified the role as a gap to Peil, who has then said he will fund a decent salary for the role and recommended Wilkshire (who is Peil's mate). Ken and Monty have then interviewed Wilkshire and agreed he is the man for the job.

However given that Peil and Wilkshire are mates, is also possible that Peil has made the decision unilaterally or only given Ken/Monty token input - if that has happened then hopefully it is the case that Ken and Monty rate Wilkshire anyway and are pragmatic about the process.

Peil talked about developing more "aggressive and athletic players like we (and I assume by this he means Australia) did 10 years ago", which seems to echo comments that Wilkshire had made about the NT not being aggressive enough. The Academy is running red hot at the moment and I hope Wilkshire is going to build on and enhance that rather than making major changes to suit his own philosophy.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Wilkshire is a well respected coach in his own right. He was with Monty at Pluim last week and the body language was pretty relaxed. I suspect you dont force people on Monty (see the entry under Midfielders - ex)

He is also the head coach of an NPL side - succession planning perhaps? This isnt some dud stop gap, this is a good move. Who better to help young kids navigate the move overseas than a guy with 80 caps and has played in Europe?

Football is about pace and power now and that is no change of style for us - Monty's academy side never stop running.

Also, the socceroos play that turgid, terribly slow shit that Arnold loves. Like a shit Macarthur

 

[pjennings]

If Monty is ok with Wilkshire then I’m ok with it. Pretty sure Monty would have had to endorse the decision. It’s nice to see other people wanting to come to the club because of what has been built and achieved. It’s a nice change.

I suspect this would be the case. Especially with Monty's links to the club.

 

[scottmac]

Wilkshire is a well respected coach in his own right. He was with Monty at Pluim last week and the body language was pretty relaxed. I suspect you dont force people on Monty (see the entry under Midfielders - ex)

He is also the head coach of an NPL side - succession planning perhaps? This isnt some dud stop gap, this is a good move. Who better to help young kids navigate the move overseas than a guy with 80 caps and has played in Europe?

Football is about pace and power now and that is no change of style for us - Monty's academy side never stop running.

Also, the socceroos play that turgid, terribly slow shit that Arnold loves. Like a shit Macarthur

Peil said last night that Wilkshire is the first of a number of additions in staff aimed at upskilling our current and future youth and that the names to come are very well known.
It looks like the academy could become your first point of call if you're wanting a career in football.

 

[Big Al]

As an anytime member i have achieved my goal of part owner of the Mariners. It might be a small fortnightly contribution but i am sure I’ve saved the Mariners

 

[Kilsin]

As an anytime member i have achieved my goal of part owner of the Mariners. It might be a small fortnightly contribution but i am sure I’ve saved the Mariners

I'm a senior PT at Fitness First, I used to see a lot of the boys come in for yoga, cardio and the odd weight session but fat chance of that now...do I get out of my contract and switch!?!?!?

Apro and Gameiro used to be regulars for a chat.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

As an anytime member i have achieved my goal of part owner of the Mariners. It might be a small fortnightly contribution but i am sure I’ve saved the Mariners

Errrmmm, sorry BA, but wrong franchise. Technically.., you’re stealing money right out of our pockets and killing the club. Thx.

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[Wombat]

I'm a senior PT at Fitness First, I used to see a lot of the boys come in for yoga, cardio and the odd weight session but fat chance of that now...do I get out of my contract and switch!?!?!?

Apro and Gameiro used to be regulars for a chat.

You were probably the only bloke on the Coast willing to train with Gameiro.