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serious14 said:CWC Final against Sydney.
FFC Mariner said:serious14 said:CWC Final against Sydney.
Bandwagoner
+1FFC Mariner said:1st World Club Champ game
If only I could remember who we played...
Adelaide 4-0 or the scum penalty win?
Deej said:marinermick said:Jesus said:the initial CWC double header at bluey, think sydney played bris, and we played newy
this for me too
enduring drunken memory of the penalty of clarky hitting the post and rebounding off the back of reddy into the net - still plays in slow motion in my mind
heff scoring the winning penalty and taking his shirt off - first we knew of heff
Same here, can you remember which scummer missed? Hit the bar didn't it? Or am I just remembering SP missing in PSC V2 vs Adelaide?
kevrenor said:Pre-Club World Championship trial game at Christie Park vs Gladesville Spirit FC.
Crowd: Ursus, Ben Coonan, and me as I recall.
Arabmariner said:Got tanked 5-1 at home v Sydney in V1.Beauchamp got sent off early on.
It's amazing I'm still here !!
Atomic said:My first Mariners experience was my first football game EVER!
It was the CWC against the scum, the one with the penalty shootout. I remember taking the Old Girl and a friend's daughter. I figured that the Central Coast finally had a team in a national competition and it was up to locals like myself to go and support them.
In regards to Durante's broken leg (I think that was the player), I was brought up on a diet of rugby league and I recall saying to the Old Girl that unless these sissies stop faking their injuries, this game will never catch on here on the Coast. I feel a bit humble now knowing the guy had broken his leg.
It wasn't the best game to watch from a novice's point of view as I found it quiet boring. During extra time I was hoping someone would score, be it us or them, so we could go home. As it turns out, I was glad we won the shoot out.
I went to a few games during season 1 as a casual observer still with the idea that it was up to locals like me to support the Coast in a national comp. As the season went on, it all started to make sense to me and I started to become obsessed about MY team. So much so that I bought a membership in season 2. After the Old Girl realised how much fun I was having during season 2, she insisted on joining me in V3 - oh well.. so much for the fun aspect... lol.
Finally, it wasn't only the team that drew my interest but it was also the supporters. I was amazed at how such a diverse group of people would come together as one. I used to get a tingle when walking into the Kendall for a pre game sherbert and seeing all the yellow. Better still, walking into the KB, even better still, walking into the KB after a victory (or even a 3-3 draw).
The saying "Mariners till I die" is true for me. I hate Newcastle and even get annoyed when I see a copy of the Newcastle Herald on the tea room table of a morning. I just want to throw that piece of shit in the bin. Beating them in the 2nd leg of the semi was the highlight, losing to them in the GF and having to work with Newcastle band wagonners was a definite low light. Anyway, that's my story... to be continued till I die
Jesus said:Arabmariner said:Got tanked 5-1 at home v Sydney in V1.Beauchamp got sent off early on.
It's amazing I'm still here !!
Soft send off too
Beauchamps sending off gave me the shits and I got really fired up after that.Up to that point I didn't really see CCM as my team I was just there as a casual observer.FFC Mariner said:Jesus said:Arabmariner said:Got tanked 5-1 at home v Sydney in V1.Beauchamp got sent off early on.
It's amazing I'm still here !!
Soft send off too
Wasnt it ever - almost as bad as Danny's send off in the 5-4 game
Lisarow Yellow (Pooley) said:V.1 the first home game agaisnt the victory. not 100% sure what the score was, i think it was a draw.
Grunta said:CWC game vs Scum for me too. Remember the fence breaking in front of bay16 after the shootout when everyone rushed to the front?