We're Back - Finals Baby

[LFCMariners]

Everyone has been conditioned to expect mediocrity for so many years that we rip into Fulham with what is a reasonable expectation every season, to make the finals.

In a salary capped league every season we don’t make the finals is a failure.

In saying this, I am still enjoying this ride a d celebrating it, because I don’t know when the next one will come.

I'd say the opposite- people have become so conditioned to mediocrity that a single bad game/ bad half of football from CCM and people are going "the wheels have fallen off" or "the old Mariners are back" in less time than Trent Alexander Arnold takes corners...

If CCM were spending the same on their squad as the other top teams but falling short of the finals, that would be failure. Regardless of what happens from here, my concern is what happens next season- can CCM push for top spot again or is this going to be like the Jest where it's a case of 1 good season for another 7 or 8 shit ones in between?

 

[sydmariner]

 

[LFCMariners]

So with the Nix defeating Cowbell FC that confirms a home semi final for CCM. It's now only a question of whether we get them or Adelaide next week.

 

[ryan]

So with the Nix defeating Cowbell FC that confirms a home semi final for CCM. It's now only a question of whether we get them or Adelaide next week.

I'd like to finish 3rd and get Macarthur. We've beat them 3 times this season and confidence should be high although it would be pretty sweet to knock out one of the other two

 

[pinklady]

So with the Nix defeating Cowbell FC that confirms a home semi final for CCM. It's now only a question of whether we get them or Adelaide next week.

Unless we lose by 4 goals or more to Western United in which case we can still finish 5th or 6th.

 

[turbo]

Unless we lose by 4 goals or more to Western United in which case we can still finish 5th or 6th.

This. If we really botch it tomorrow Adelaide could get past us but if we get hammered that badly finals won’t go well anyway.

 

[Wombat]

Ease up champ.

Sorry Fulham. Maybe a slight over reaction on my behalf.

 

[Corsair]

Do we know much about this young fella (Jing Reec) that's come into the squad for tonight?

I'm hoping they really go for it and try some new things since it's largely a nothing match.

 

[true believer]

We have the worst budget and 3 spoons in a row. We would have been this pumped to finish 11th.

But we are in the f**king finals and can finish in the top 4.

Don’t be a finals grinch. This is a massive achievement for our club.

After 7 years all we expect is failure and spoons.

Smile it’s a happy day

we were beat down pretty hard . and losing like we did last week was humiliating to say the least.
a little bit more sunshine would be nice .

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Hmm, so, the semis are at AAMI park and Jubilee.
What's the deal there? Imagine CC v AU at Jubilee or some such....

 

[marinermick]

Hmm, so, the semis are at AAMI park and Jubilee.
What's the deal there? Imagine CC v AU at Jubilee or some such....

Semi finals are the week after with City and Sydney hosting respectively

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Semi finals are the week after with City and Sydney hosting respectively

Ah yeah, forgot those 2 miss the first round, cheers.

 

[marinermick]

Ah yeah, forgot those 2 miss the first round, cheers.

It is actually a dream finals series for the APL. Quarterfinals in Brisbane and the CC where there will be decent crowds, semis in Sydney and Melbourne, and a likely grand final in Melbourne or Sydney. If not they will sell out Brisbane or Gosford.

 

[finally retired]

It is actually a dream finals series for the APL. Quarterfinals in Brisbane and the CC where there will be decent crowds, semis in Sydney and Melbourne, and a likely grand final in Melbourne or Sydney. If not they will sell out Brisbane or Gosford.

ha ha ha.... do we really think we could host a grand final?.....we would have to finish 3rd and both Sydney and City lose their semis....and even then there is precedence for it being taken away from Gosford.

 

[turbo]

and even then there is precedence for it being taken away from Gosford.

It’s a long shot mathematically as he said but if it’s an interstate grand final I think we’d be in with a shot at keeping it at Gosford. They wouldn’t let us keep a NSW GF at Gosford and hope for 30-40k, but vs an interstate team? I reckon the APL would rather showcase a packed and lively gosford over maybe 25 to 30 looking tiny at Stadium Australia. Even moving to bank west would create an obstacle for bandwagon fans that interstate wouldn’t make up.

 

[Corsair]

What's our capacity? I think 19k is the biggest I've ever seen...maybe it was 17k. So long ago.

 

[Corsair]

Looked it up..vs Jets in 2008 19,238. Stadium cap 20k.

 

[pjennings]

It is actually a dream finals series for the APL. Quarterfinals in Brisbane and the CC where there will be decent crowds, semis in Sydney and Melbourne, and a likely grand final in Melbourne or Sydney. If not they will sell out Brisbane or Gosford.

It might be their dream - not mine,

Brisbane lose or draw and we win we go to 3rd.

Elim
CCM v MAC
BNE v ADL

Semi
SFC v CCM
MCI v BNE

GF
CCM v BNE Revenge for the game that never was.

 

[Rising Sun]

Looked it up..vs Jets in 2008 19,238. Stadium cap 20k.

What a night that was.

 

[sydmariner]

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