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JoyfulPenguin
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FourFourTwo Article about our new third kit:
https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/mariners-unveil-third-kit-474895
https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/mariners-unveil-third-kit-474895
Rowdy
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Who do we sing for ???
- "we sing for YELLOW !!"
&
"#COYY"
... coome onnn yooou YELLOOOOOW !!
SHOULD OF added a thinner Yellow stripe/sash to sit slighty spaced above the blue stripe + some blue/yellow piping on collar/sleeve
....actually think the yellow away (2nd) kit could do with an additionsl thinner blue sash + leave a bit of space between the Dyldam sponsor box both above and below it, would of then looked awesome imo.
..... similar to another Galaxy kit like this:
Edit: "earn ANOTHER stripe"
- "we sing for YELLOW !!"
&
"#COYY"
... coome onnn yooou YELLOOOOOW !!
SHOULD OF added a thinner Yellow stripe/sash to sit slighty spaced above the blue stripe + some blue/yellow piping on collar/sleeve
....actually think the yellow away (2nd) kit could do with an additionsl thinner blue sash + leave a bit of space between the Dyldam sponsor box both above and below it, would of then looked awesome imo.
..... similar to another Galaxy kit like this:
Edit: "earn ANOTHER stripe"
JoyfulPenguin
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Mini season preview by John Davidson for The Sportsman:
Last but not least is Central Coast Mariners. Hope is starting to grow at the A-League’s smallest club that they are finally on the up again. The Mariners have suffered only one loss in pre-season and with their new Dutch duo and Spanish contingent, they finally have some experienced visa players who can entertain and lead from the front. Look out for young Aussie pair Tom Glover and Danny De Silva to also make their mark this season.
Masterfood Quality sauce: https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/can-sydney-fc-defend-their-a-league-crown
Last but not least is Central Coast Mariners. Hope is starting to grow at the A-League’s smallest club that they are finally on the up again. The Mariners have suffered only one loss in pre-season and with their new Dutch duo and Spanish contingent, they finally have some experienced visa players who can entertain and lead from the front. Look out for young Aussie pair Tom Glover and Danny De Silva to also make their mark this season.
Masterfood Quality sauce: https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/can-sydney-fc-defend-their-a-league-crown
bikinigirl
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. sorry Shaun but I had to laugh while reading this ... and I know that you can pass it off as legitimate business related 'research'* - but it reminded me of the story of a British pollie flying into a public rage at how all these porn advertisements kept coming up when he was using the the internet ... and that the people responsible should be held to account ... it was immoral, reprehensible, google was the source of evil, etc, etc
... until somebody pointed out that the ads were only reflective of his own personal browsing history
* but as a former WSW man ... hmm ... perhaps there is still something there
bikinigirl
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. sorry Shaun but I had to laugh while reading this ... and I know that you can pass it off as legitimate business related 'research'* - but it reminded me of the story of a British pollie flying into a public rage at how all these porn advertisements kept coming up when he was using the the internet ... and that the people responsible should be held to account ... it was immoral, reprehensible, google was the source of evil, etc, etc
... until somebody pointed out that the ads were only reflective of his own personal browsing history
* but as a former WSW man ... hmm ... perhaps there is still something there
. BTW ... I haven't seen the WSW ad either
JoyfulPenguin
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I see Victory and City ads nearly every day and very occasionally the Wanderers and Sydney FC. Mostly Victory on here though.. BTW ... I haven't seen the WSW ad either
true believer
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As if mrs tb would let me wear white .
But but i still want one
But but i still want one
Rowdy
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Capn Gus Bloodbeard
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So, because Merrick is a whingy little bitch the FFA are investigating our tifo:
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4982383/merrick-calls-for-action-over-banner/?src=rss
A-League: Newcastle Jets coach calls for action over offensive snake banner at F3 derby
JAMES GARDINER
11 Oct 2017, 6:17 p.m.
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NEWCASTLE coach Ernie Merrick has called for Football Federation Australia to take action and accused the Mariners of being “out of order” after the club allowed fans to unfurl a banner which depicted Jets striker Roy O’Donovan as a snake.
A-League clubs are required to approve flags and Tifos before they are displayed at the ground to ensure FFA guidelines have been adhered to.
Merrick believed the giant caricature of O'Donovan being held up by Jets chief executive Lawrie McKinna, which was rolled out before kick-off in the Jets’ 5-1 derby win on Saturday had over-stepped the mark.
In a tirade that is sure to add spice to their next encounter on January 9, Merrick described the sign as “worse than disrespectful”.
“To portray a player as a snake, I find that not only disrespectful but completely out of order,” he said. “It also implied that our CEO was not a good person. It is defamatory. How did it occur?
“I have sat as a coach in enough meetings where the FFA talk about the image of the game and the reputation of the game, and how they want it to look. That banner was not a good image.”
A spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that FFA were “aware of the banner and currently investigating the matter.”
Merrick said O’Donovan and McKinna were, at the very least, owed an apology.
“If we had lost the game, I couldn’t say anything,” Merrick said. “It would be seen as sour grapes or deflecting attention. We have won the game and I want to know how that can happen. If we did something that was disrespectful, we would get a ‘please explain’. Whoever is responsible for it, they should be apologising. The apology should not only be to Roy but our CEO, who did so much for the Mariners,” Merrick said. “The guy they have had a go at – the CEO – coached them to two grand finals, won a premiers plate, won a pre-season cup. Then, as an operations manager, he was involved in two more grand finals, winning one. He has done so much for that club and now they are having a go at him. I never expected them too stoop so low.”
O’Donovan, who spent two years at the Mariners before joining the Jets this season, played down the incident.
“I saw it [the tifo] before the game and I was thinking to myself ‘that’s a good looking snake,” said the Irishman, who scored a hat-trick in the Jets’ win.
In a statement, Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp described the banner as “light-hearted banter”.
“It's important for the league that we let fans be fans as long as their actions are appropriate,” Mielekamp said. “It is important that their actions are not politically driven, discriminative or incite violence, however we do not see it as our place to censor passionate support. When active support steps out of line, the first group of people to voice their concerns are their fellow members and we have not received any negative feedback from our members who took it as lighthearted banter which is the way it was intended. We have been in contact with FFA and are working through the process to ensure that future banners are fully compliant with all regulations.”
Wanderers were fined $20,000 in February after members of their supporters group put up a banner at a Sydney derby of Sky Blues coach Graham Arnold performing a lewd act. The penalty would have been more severe had Wanderers not taken action to ban 14 members responsible for the Tifo.
Meanwhile, Merrick said he was unlikely to make any changes for the opening home game against Perth Glory on Sunday.
“I am pretty old-fashioned,” he said. “I like to have the 11 best players in and if they are doing their job they stay there. The next best boys sit on the bench. I don’t change the squad very often.
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4982383/merrick-calls-for-action-over-banner/?src=rss
A-League: Newcastle Jets coach calls for action over offensive snake banner at F3 derby
JAMES GARDINER
11 Oct 2017, 6:17 p.m.
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NEWCASTLE coach Ernie Merrick has called for Football Federation Australia to take action and accused the Mariners of being “out of order” after the club allowed fans to unfurl a banner which depicted Jets striker Roy O’Donovan as a snake.
A-League clubs are required to approve flags and Tifos before they are displayed at the ground to ensure FFA guidelines have been adhered to.
Merrick believed the giant caricature of O'Donovan being held up by Jets chief executive Lawrie McKinna, which was rolled out before kick-off in the Jets’ 5-1 derby win on Saturday had over-stepped the mark.
In a tirade that is sure to add spice to their next encounter on January 9, Merrick described the sign as “worse than disrespectful”.
“To portray a player as a snake, I find that not only disrespectful but completely out of order,” he said. “It also implied that our CEO was not a good person. It is defamatory. How did it occur?
“I have sat as a coach in enough meetings where the FFA talk about the image of the game and the reputation of the game, and how they want it to look. That banner was not a good image.”
A spokesman confirmed on Wednesday that FFA were “aware of the banner and currently investigating the matter.”
Merrick said O’Donovan and McKinna were, at the very least, owed an apology.
“If we had lost the game, I couldn’t say anything,” Merrick said. “It would be seen as sour grapes or deflecting attention. We have won the game and I want to know how that can happen. If we did something that was disrespectful, we would get a ‘please explain’. Whoever is responsible for it, they should be apologising. The apology should not only be to Roy but our CEO, who did so much for the Mariners,” Merrick said. “The guy they have had a go at – the CEO – coached them to two grand finals, won a premiers plate, won a pre-season cup. Then, as an operations manager, he was involved in two more grand finals, winning one. He has done so much for that club and now they are having a go at him. I never expected them too stoop so low.”
O’Donovan, who spent two years at the Mariners before joining the Jets this season, played down the incident.
“I saw it [the tifo] before the game and I was thinking to myself ‘that’s a good looking snake,” said the Irishman, who scored a hat-trick in the Jets’ win.
In a statement, Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp described the banner as “light-hearted banter”.
“It's important for the league that we let fans be fans as long as their actions are appropriate,” Mielekamp said. “It is important that their actions are not politically driven, discriminative or incite violence, however we do not see it as our place to censor passionate support. When active support steps out of line, the first group of people to voice their concerns are their fellow members and we have not received any negative feedback from our members who took it as lighthearted banter which is the way it was intended. We have been in contact with FFA and are working through the process to ensure that future banners are fully compliant with all regulations.”
Wanderers were fined $20,000 in February after members of their supporters group put up a banner at a Sydney derby of Sky Blues coach Graham Arnold performing a lewd act. The penalty would have been more severe had Wanderers not taken action to ban 14 members responsible for the Tifo.
Meanwhile, Merrick said he was unlikely to make any changes for the opening home game against Perth Glory on Sunday.
“I am pretty old-fashioned,” he said. “I like to have the 11 best players in and if they are doing their job they stay there. The next best boys sit on the bench. I don’t change the squad very often.
Capn Gus Bloodbeard
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What an absolute idiot Merrick is. Even Roy responded in good-natured fashion to the tifo. I don't see it as offensive to McKinna either. Merrick is a total f***wit.
I seriously hope 'the FFA are investigating' is a just a standard 'well, somebody complained....' response. It was a good tifo, certainly not over the top.
I seriously hope 'the FFA are investigating' is a just a standard 'well, somebody complained....' response. It was a good tifo, certainly not over the top.
Good response from Shaun backing up our boys but he also approved it and had his own on the F3.
I'm glad we stood up to the complain against everything society.
Ernie is just an old fuddy duddy. As he said if they lost he would of had to just cop. So is he being a bad winner?
Just rub it in. Say he choose us was a great decision and he won't regret it.
Running to mummy is beneath you Ernie. We will accept an apology for dobbing.
FFA response will be if this was our biggest concern right now we'd be happy
I'm glad we stood up to the complain against everything society.
Ernie is just an old fuddy duddy. As he said if they lost he would of had to just cop. So is he being a bad winner?
Just rub it in. Say he choose us was a great decision and he won't regret it.
Running to mummy is beneath you Ernie. We will accept an apology for dobbing.
FFA response will be if this was our biggest concern right now we'd be happy
Sorry Ernie
That we left you out of the Tifo but you hadn't earnt your stripes
Capn Gus Bloodbeard
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If the heavens help us and Jets are on the bottom of the ladder next time we face them, the best response would be Merrick as Ralph Wiggum in front of a PC saying 'I'm learnding!', and on the monitor reads
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priorpeter
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