Mariners Squad - HAL 14 - 2018- 2019 - The challenge for Mike Mulvey is over

[TysonP]

I would like to hear that we are chasing John Crawley.

I will miss the famous MATT NASH PARRY, tbh.

 

[FFC Mariner]

How Nash got a contract as a Goalkeeping coach is beyond me.

Is it because hes really cheap?

 

[Josho Howe]

I would like to hear that we are chasing John Crawley.

Crawley is the reason Redmayne has dramatically improved at SFC, on the other hand, Janjetovic not working with Crawley has meant he's gone from competent to horrible.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Goal.com reporting we are chasing Roy Krishna for next season

Tragic to say, he’d have to be mad. But it’s the right ambition for the club imo.

 

[pjennings]

Pain fits wherever you were thinking of putting Oar ahead of him. Oar has been trash and he is probably earning decent coin.

Re-read the post. It was in response to FP saying

I’d supplement a quality starting 11, with one extra quality defender, 1 defensive mid, 1 attacking mid and 1 forward for cover. The other 8 players all youth.

The essential theory that had been proposed was that we have a core of higher quality players and fill the rest with youth. I was fitting in the players already signed for next season - which Oar is and Pain isn't. I then considered the ones coming off contract and said

These guys coming off contract I would consider (only Tom as as visa player) - Rowles, Aspropotamitis, Hiariej, O'Neill, Nisbet, Pain, Kekeris & Murray. Gauci is still on contract as a scholarship player.

Rowles can be a second choice CB, Aspro is probably good enough (with fitness) to be a first choice CB, Tom H as a first choice CM, Nisbet as a second choice CM, Murray as a second choice striker. I would keep O'Neill. Kekeris hasn't had a chance to show anything. I would like to keep Pain but if we are looking at improving the quality of the first XI and we already have Oar signed where does he fit?

As others have pointed out Pain can also play RM/RW and I would hope he is re-signed.

TBH I think that a fit Aspro, a fit Oar, Tom, Pain and Aiden would be the only ones to challenge for a first XI at most clubs.

 

[Antlion]

We had Van Stratton between the sticks around the Perez era then his leg fell off at a game v City, but yeah,I see your point Pirate...anyone is better than that Scummer spy Nash

Van Strattan was our keeper until injury - we then played a green Maty Ryan who never let him back in and the rest is history

 

[Antlion]

Media is saying Krishna is being courted by us, the scum and syd.

We're no chance

 

[FFC Mariner]

Im sure hes just gagging to come to us

 

[pjennings]

Hiariej Krishna, Hiariej Krishna

 

[Michael]

Our image is that badly damaged the only way we’d get Krishna is on marquee wages.

 

[pjennings]

Our image is that badly damaged the only way we’d get Krishna is on marquee wages.

If we are going to have a marquee we need a real one - not an one that is an accounting exercise.

 

[TysonP]

Re-read the post. It was in response to FP saying
The essential theory that had been proposed was that we have a core of higher quality players and fill the rest with youth. I was fitting in the players already signed for next season - which Oar is and Pain isn't. I then considered the ones coming off contract and said
As others have pointed out Pain can also play RM/RW and I would hope he is re-signed.
TBH I think that a fit Aspro, a fit Oar, Tom, Pain and Aiden would be the only ones to challenge for a first XI at most clubs.

I know what you meant. I was just making a point that if you are going to re-sign Pain, you put him on instead of Oar because Oar hasn't shown he deserves to be on the pitch so far.

 

[Wombat]

How Nash got a contract as a Goalkeeping coach is beyond me.

He was willing to work for minimum wage. That is very appealing to our owner.

 

[Wombat]

Tragic to say, he’d have to be mad. But it’s the right ambition for the club imo.

Nix will be gone soon so he would actually be smart to sign up now.............just dont let him take any penalties.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Nix will be gone soon so he would actually be smart to sign up now.............just dont let him take any penalties.

Agree, just not with us. He’ll have plenty of suitors. Only way I can see us winning him is seriously out bidding rival clubs. And he turns 32 this year... speed is his greatest asset, and that will be fading now...

Honestly, Charlesworth should forget spending on the redknaps and Phelans and get a top quality scout / recruiter to be sniffing the Euro. African and South American leagues.

 

[Scotty]

Hiariej Krishna, Hiariej Krishna

You beat me to it.

A commentators dream if was to happen.

 

[Hammo]

The people who frequent this board are among the club's most dedicated fans, IMO - rumours like this can be added to the memory bank of people already upset or angry with the club and whether they're true or not, grow that anger. In this case, unnecessarily. JMO.

It's evident in the fact one or two people have suggested it did actually happen but was fixed up, rather than the fact it didn't and the information wasn't reliable in this instance.

As I said, I'm not throwing the baby out with the bathwater but this, IMO, never should've made it into the public domain as a rumour.

Disagree - people who are in the know should be free to share knowledge as they see fit champ.

 

[Hammo]

From what I understand the mulvey/mullet to Matilda’s is an unsavoury rumour. He will be here next season. I also hear a number of youth players including Jordan smylie want to leave as the “academy is run like dog shit”.

 

[bikinigirl]

If we are going to have a marquee we need a real one - not an one that is an accounting exercise.

. i'm not so sure about that

. i'd be happy if we went for two 'accounting marquees' so long as they are deserving of decent money (i.e. DDS doesn't qualify, but we can't have his large salary sucking money out of our cap either) AND we do spend all of the cap to improve the overall quality

. considering the way we have performed recently 'real' marquees are likely to receive the ball and no support and fans may not respond to another 'Charlesworth stunt' ... we need a team more than individuals

 

[turbo]

DDS doesn't qualify, but we can't have his large salary sucking money out of our cap either

Unless DDS hits some form we could be stuck with him coming back and still not wanting to play for us or making a loss on a loan. Might be forced to release him if we want to be competitive unless there's some extra costs with the way his contract works..