Beware The Mariners

[elevated position]

One of the key financial indicators is the strength of the building industry and from my position it has appeared to be going along nicely for the last 9/10 months which means our property developers will have buildings coming out of the ground therefore sales and possibly profits however the cagey buggers also know that a rise in interest rates will put the brakes on spending these profits real quick. Which is possibly why no marquee.  But they have kept a spot for someone!!

 

[scottmac]

  But they have kept a spot for someone!!

Or just decided to get by on what we have now.

 

[bikinigirl]

One of the key financial indicators is the strength of the building industry and from my position it has appeared to be going along nicely for the last 9/10 months which means our property developers will have buildings coming out of the ground therefore sales and possibly profits

. not so sure about that. much of the building work going on is fed by the govt stimulus packages ... there is very little new 'commercial' work starting up. this is the type of work which is still really struggling to get funding - i don't really know but i would have thought this was the type of investment/development market that mr turnball is involved in :-\

. and if projects are still struggling for funding now it will be a long time before a profit can be turned on them

 

[elevated position]

There is a lot of commercial work happening, yes some of it is govt, injected but some is not . A good sign is to look at the cranes being erected, some of these sites are the big players, who have been a bit quiet lately.
Anyway if there's no money we wont get a super marquee, and that would be prudent for the longevity of CCM.

 

[Part_Timer]

having a marquee does not ensure he will be good eg: vigniaroli (sp)

 

[tsd]

If Matty gets injured/suspended, we are in all sorts of trouble.

id be more worried if we didnt have a midfield stacked with goal bandits!

 

[typool]

the way we are playing if Hutch and Pedj get hurt or suspended we could be in it.. they have been our rock this season

 

[marinermick]

having a marquee does not ensure he will be good eg: vigniaroli (sp)

it is a joke he even got marquee status

 

[MARSHP1]

The squad should be strong enough to cope now with any injuries/suspensions. Looks like we have just signed another short term injury replacement for Huke,Lachlan Cahill(no relation to Tim!).He looks a decent prospect and with Huke to return and Crowell ready to go the midfield stocks are looking good. Not too worried about the forwards either...D-mac and Nik and getting back into form, Kwas can always play there too. A zippy striker to give us some alternatives would be useful though.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

the way we are playing if Hutch and Pedj get hurt or suspended we could be in it.. they have been our rock this season

As MARSHP1 is saying...
Re Hutch, I think thats why we're looking at picking up Cahill as left sided cover as a genuine wide leftie, good value.
Crowell is a DM... If he's quality can fill for Pedj or Hutch - then Huke comes back too...

Pannni lord of the youth team can now also provide vital cover for weemac imo...

Up front I believe we're short - though yes Kwas and hypothetically speaking Nik can play there.

And then its Right back/left back for me...
If one of Boogs goes out or one of our centre backs goes again...Porter is not very good RB cover... Clarkey is not the answer for an absent Heff...
But perhaps a DM like Crowell would make a more successful transition to the backline than an AM like Porter... Otherwise Pedj, though I LOVE him just where he is... could drop back if Crowell or Huke can do Ped's job as screener...

All in all... has to be close to - if not the best - depth in the league...

 

[Forum Phoenix]

If Matty gets injured/suspended, we are in all sorts of trouble.

id be more worried if we didnt have a midfield stacked with goal bandits!

 

[bikinigirl]

There is a lot of commercial work happening, yes some of it is govt, injected but some is not . A good sign is to look at the cranes being erected, some of these sites are the big players, who have been a bit quiet lately.
Anyway if there's no money we wont get a super marquee, and that would be prudent for the longevity of CCM.

. don't mean to cause an argument but the cranes that have popped up recently would be for projects which had their funding committed before the proverbial shit hit the fan ... particularly for the big players

. from project inception to turning a decent and sustained profit is many years ... much like an upstart football team i s'pose. any short term profit making would have to come from existing assets rather than new developments

 

[pjennings]

If Matty gets injured/suspended, we are in all sorts of trouble.

New striker is an absolute must for next season

Djite is looking for game time in a World Cup year - still only 22. Could be available on a loan?

 

[Jerem]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned, holds the ball and
threads it well but he cant score in a brothel , from the games i saw last year
(granted havent been able to watch many turk matches

 

[typool]

yep don't get to watch many games on Setanta Sports

 

[pjennings]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned

If he truly was the next Viduka you would want him. Lets see - at 22 Viduka was at Celtic where he scored 30 goals in 37 matches.

 

[Bear]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned, holds the ball and

OMG!!!!!

someone, just like me, who does not rate djite!

how this guy gets a run, anywhere, is beyond me

 

[Jerem]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned

If he truly was the next Viduka you would want him. Lets see - at 22 Viduka was at Celtic where he scored 30 goals in 37 matches.

true, but that was more than a decade ago and djite is also about 22 SHOULD be in his prime but isnt, just like dukes, infact since 2004 i have cringed when i have seen viduka prepare a shot let alone a spot pen. as far as i can remember he missed against URU(pen) BRA CRO JAP (Free Play)

 

[FFC Mariner]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned, holds the ball and

OMG!!!!!

someone, just like me, who does not rate djite!

how this guy gets a run, anywhere, is beyond me

Shit-eh............go on, name a more over rated player???

 

[Sean]

ay no thanks!!!, he is the next viduka as far as im concerned, holds the ball and

OMG!!!!!

someone, just like me, who does not rate djite!

how this guy gets a run, anywhere, is beyond me

Shit-eh............go on, name a more over rated player???

Jacob Burns.