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Paul01

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30 minutes ago, Paul01 said:

Friendly at Valentine Sports Park v Nix

Down 0-2  at half-time 

Simon awarded a penalty and....

Misses. Mariners Twitter ignores the miss :shok:

MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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Mariners line-up against the Nix:

1.Mark Birighitti (GK), 2.Ziggy Gordon, 8.Oliver Bozanic (c) MF, 10.Tasuku Sekiya* (on trial), 18.Gianni Stensness, 20.Nahuel Bonada** (on trial), 21.Ruon Tongyik, 24.Daniel Bouman,
25.Matthew Hatch, 26.Josh Nisbet, 27.Liam Miller

Subs: 
11.Daniel de Silva, 12.Adam Pearce (GK), 14.Damien Tsekenis, 17.Max Balard, 19. Matt Simon, 23.James Bayliss, 29 Auol Kuol, 30. Jordan Smylie

*Tasuku Sekiya is a 28 year old Japanese midfielder. He is currently signed with Olympic FC in Brisbane. He has played with other NPL clubs (APIA Leichhardt and Avondale FC). If I recall, he scored a double against Melbourne Victory in the 2018 FFA Cup while playing with APIA Leichhardt. 
**I've mentioned about Nahuel Bonada before and it seems they are very interested in getting him signed by the look of things.

(I'll post the nix line-up trialists on their thread).



 

Midfielder

Midfielder

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Podcast from Mariners forum, not long into it the Mariners CEO [former WSW guy as well] is interviewed and he in parts talks about when the clubs will take over ... issues getting visa players into the country... and how helpful the Parramatta Mayor is to the Mariners [not joking]....

https://soundcloud.com/user-36140903

Mariner TV is improving year on year .... just a couple of recent vids if interested

Pre-Season Week 9 | Alen Stajcic Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJPZfq0B6yg&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CentralCoastMariners
 

Pre-Season Week 10 | Alen Stajcic Media


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=781Mb4-cQU8&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CentralCoastMariners
 

Pre-Season Week 10 | Stefan Nigro Media


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKX6joK_Pnk&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CentralCoastMariners

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MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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Central Coast Mariners are expected to sign 30 year old Polish attacking midfielder Michal Janota

He left Saudi club Al Fateh on a mutual agreement back in February this year.

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MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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Janota signs to the Mariners

“I am excited to play in a completely different league and be able to show my skills there. I heard from Adrian Mierzejewski and Radosław Majewski that it is an interesting league in which there are good players, and I have watched a few matches myself.”

Midfielder

Midfielder

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From our fans forum tonight held on zoom... link to our forum go down to zoom meeting as your site closes down other links... go to http://     ccmfans.net    ... then go to forums and look for the zoom meetings...

AntWho  the summary we have two new visa signing to announce tomorrow... plus a local announcement I think a junior promoted... the 9 is said to be something...

Ziggy is gone to the Western Sydney Poachers.. most seem OK he is a decent very hard working and loyal player wanted a longer term contract and plans to stay in Australian and needed a long term contract to ensure he could get residency... his reasons are valid given he wants  to stay in Australia and become a  citizen ASAP... the Poachers offered a better deal.. 

Big announcements tomorrow of our two visa players and the nine is suppose to be something special... won't be here to round 3 at best and when match fit who has any idea... 

 

 

Sithslayer1991

Sithslayer1991

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10 hours ago, Midfielder said:

 

Ziggy is gone to the Western Sydney Poachers..

 

 

Am I expecting a banner with this name when we head to Central Coast? With Carl with thief mask?  :ninja::ninja::ninja:

MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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Central Coast Mariners have made a few signing announcements today. 

They have signed 20 year old former Wanderers youth player Jaden Casella on a scholarship deal. 

And they also announced their 2nd visa player as they have signed 23 year old Serbian attacking midfielder Stefan Jankovic.

 

Paul01

Paul01

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13 minutes ago, mack said:

Does that count as poaching or not? :ninja:

I'd say not. Kid went O/S to trial, went Rockdale NPL.

More like Najjarine 

Midfielder

Midfielder

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Our third visa player to be announced within the next 48 hours ... said to be the best of our visa signing this season and a 9... no idea at this stage where he is from or what league he has played in...

MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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17 hours ago, Midfielder said:

Our third visa player to be announced within the next 48 hours ... said to be the best of our visa signing this season and a 9... no idea at this stage where he is from or what league he has played in...

DailyOzFootball is saying it's Marco Ureña

He has currently been playing at K-League club Gwangju FC and there's been announcements that he is expecting to leave the club.

Midfielder

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https://www.ccmariners.com.au/news/costa-rica-coast-mariners-sign-marcos-urena

 

Costa Rican World Cup goal scorer Marcos Ureña has joined the Central Coast Mariners for the A-League 20/21 season.

The 30-year-old most recently appeared for South Korea’s Gwangju FC, and will bring with him a swathe of experience from the MLS and European competitions, including UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances with different clubs.

Ureña went to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with the Costa Rican national team and scored in their 3-1 win over Uruguay in the group stages that year.

He has scored 15 times in 67 appearances for Los Ticos and has played predominantly as a striker although can also be used as an attacking midfielder.

Mariners Head Coach Alen Stajcic welcomed Ureña to the Mariners and said he would be a valuable member of the squad when he joins them after his quarantine period.

“We’re excited to welcome Marcos to the squad for this season, and I believe he can be a valuable contributor to this group,” Stajcic said.

“He brings a wealth of experience and scoring pedigree, including from a World Cup level, and we’re looking forward to seeing what he can do in the A-League.”

“Someone with his football background will prove a big benefit not just on the pitch, but also off the pitch where there is plenty that our young players can learn from him.”

With permission now granted for him to travel to Australia and a 14-day mandatory quarantine period ahead of him, Ureña said he is looking forward to linking up with his new teammates.

“I’m really excited to join the team as soon as possible and start this new experience,” he said.

“Every league has their own style of play and I’m looking forward to seeing how I can help the team in the best way.”

“I have been in different countries playing and have participated in two Youth World Cups and two FIFA World Cup tournaments, so I have a lot of experience at this level.”

“I hope I can help the young players and encourage them to continue their development, and I will share my experience and of course try my best to help the Mariners get better every time I play.”

Ureña’s announcement follows that of other visa players Michal Janota and Stefan Jankovic last week, and the staff and team are now fully focussed on the team’s season opener against the Newcastle Jets on New Year’s Eve at Central Coast Stadium.

MathyouWSW

MathyouWSW

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Mariners have signed Marco Urena:

and before Unlimited says it. He's 66 on FIFA.

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Midfielder

Midfielder

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New Owner soon from TWG

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/prospective-new-mariners-owner-promises-to-shake-up-the-a-league

Sydney businessman Abdul Helou is close to finalising his purchase of the Central Coast Mariners and is promising to “shake-up” the A-League once his takeover is complete.

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Helou, an Australian who owns 32% of Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, is expected to finish the deal for the Mariners in the next six weeks. The technology businessman, investor and property developer wants to lift the Gosford club out of the doldrums and help revitalise the competition.

“We’re going through the final stages with legal and we’re waiting on the FFA final approval before we can announce in February,” he told SBS The World Game.

“In terms of the transition monies have been put down, deposits have been made, various monies have been invested upfront in terms of the property-stuff. Three-quarters of the deal is property. There’s definitely a lot happening.

“Football in Australia does require someone to come and shake it up. Everyone that currently owns a club is old-school and they’ve been entrenched in the football business for a long time.

“So when you are someone coming in from the outside world with plans to – ‘**** s*it up’, ruffle some feathers, get some player engagement happening – it’s not hard to do. Especially when we’ve bought the worst house in the best street.

“The other owners are currently comfortable where they are. The Wanderers, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory – they’re all comfortable where they need to be. They’re all in the top five and that’s what they want.

“But when you’ve got an underdog club coming in I think that will shake up and start to make, and force people to change. Force people out of their comfort zones. And people are either going to jump on the bandwagon or they’re going to sit and protest.

“Now the ones that are going to sit and protest, fans are going to pick up on that and they’ll either force them to change or they’ll change allegiance. It’s not hard to change the ranking from last.

“A few good players, change the management within the first couple of years and you could see yourselves in the top five. Ultimately, with the connections that I have if I bring in, say, five players from Spain from a tier two perspective then they’re all going to run rings around our current A-League players, because the football in Europe is very, very different.

“The hustle is different. So when you bring in fresh blood that’s just landed in a tier two level they’re miles ahead of our current players in this country.”

The Mariners won the grand final in 2013 and have won two premierships in their 15-year history, but last made the finals in 2014. Englishman Mike Charlesworth took over the majority ownership of the club seven years ago and Central Coast have finished with the wooden spoon four times in the past five seasons.

Helou plans to invest in the Mariners, in the playing squad and in the front office, in a bid to “re-energise” the struggling club.

“It’s no secret, Mike Charlesworth has been using the FFA contribution year-on-year to run the business and buy players,” he said.

“Year-on-year he probably receives a million, a million and a half, maybe two million. He’d run the business and he’d run the football, so every time he’s looking for money he’s using that fund.

“Whereas how I plan to run the club is to use the contribution only for the football club, but the business is funded through other initiatives. So, in the beginning, I’m tipping in enough money in the company account for the football club to survive on its own two feet for the first two years.

“Obviously with some new hires, additions, plus a revamp of the sales, marketing and sponsorship, plus community engagement. With a probably a Mariners retail front where we can re-energise the business itself. So instead of the business relying solely on myself after the two-year stint, or FFA contribution, it’s generating its own money.

“Obviously through my contacts in this country and overseas I’d be able to bring on some big-name sponsors and that would help. If we’re going to take over the stadium, management rights and operational rights and branding rights we’d be able to bring on a big-name brand, and that would give the business a boost.

“So there are many initiatives thought of and being put in place. Obviously, we’re not making a lot of changes in the first season as it starts on the 27th of December. I don’t expect to make a lot of changes in the first half of the season.

“Maybe strategically I would put in some new buyers around the second half of the season, purely in the business, but come season 2021-2022 everything will be getting a revamp – players, possibly the coaching staff, and possibly the leadership staff.

“I need to see how it’s running in its current form before I make some serious changes. Obviously, the foundation staff are crucial to the club, so I won't be making changes there. But moving forward I will be adding some new skill-sets that they’ve never had access to.”

Helou says he has always followed football, but his love of the sport was reignited when his oldest start playing.

“I’ve been in the market for a club in Australia for a while now,” he said.

“I have one in Spain and that’s doing OK. The knowledge is there, we know how to run a football business, I’ve been around football my whole life.

“All three of my sons play football. My eldest has toured through Manchester, London, all through Europe – Italy, Spain – so I’ve been to a fair few clubs. All my friends own clubs, so the family that owns Atletico Madrid, I’m really close with them. Football has turned from a hobby into a business.

“The Mariners was just the most appetizing [A-League club available]. It was the one that we can strike a deal on, plus the property aspect was very advantageous for me.”

Helou is keen to engage with the Mariners’ fanbase as he seeks to change the A-League club from being one of the weakest in the competition to one of the strongest. He says the initial feedback from Central Coast supporters has been positive.

“Everyone’s waiting for the move, waiting for us to come in and revamp the morale across the Central Coast,” he said.

“I’ve got some great plans in and around supporter-engagement. What I will be doing is membership initiatives to help re-engage families back into the club. I think the replacement of the current ownership is what everyone’s been yearning for the past couple of years.

“To have a local own and operate the club as opposed to someone who’s sitting at a desk overseas. For whatever it’s worth Mike’s done everything at his capacity, but I think me being a stone’s throw away – a few hours drive – from the actual location helps from a supporter-engagement [view].

“One could only hope for the best, but we do have a lot of initiatives and a lot of plans to input. Once I do come in officially things will change drastically. I mean it’s all about the fans right – without the fans, the club doesn’t survive.

“As I like to say – no money, no honey, right? You need to engage with the fans because ultimately they’re the ones – blood, sweat and tears – that are coming to your games every week.

“They’re the ones chasing the players, they’re the ones that are helping you survive and be the club that you are. It’s not a business without them.”

 
Neverbloom

Neverbloom

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1 minute ago, Midfielder said:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

Who said there was no Santa ...

i really want to believe........but when it comes to A-league and ownership.......i am never confident :P

Midfielder

Midfielder

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Love this bit from the article...

“A few good players, change the management within the first couple of years and you could see yourselves in the top five. Ultimately, with the connections that I have if I bring in, say, five players from Spain from a tier two perspective then they’re all going to run rings around our current A-League players, because the football in Europe is very, very different.

 

StringerBellend

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That’s great news especially the bit about us being top 5 I must have missed that happening 

The Wanderers, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory – they’re all comfortable where they need to be. They’re all in the top five and that’s what they want.

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