Have we reached bottom yet?

[marinermick]

And so we fall another rung lower

 

[FFC Mariner]

Plenty to go yet. Monty to be coach until end of the season.
That should see us plumb new depths

 

[Big Al]

Plenty to go yet. Monty to be coach until end of the season.
That should see us plumb new depths

Seriously can’t be much worse than Mulvey

 

[FFC Mariner]

Seriously can’t be much worse than Mulvey

oh sweet summer child - it can always get worse

 

[Antlion]

oh sweet summer child - it can always get worse

I think we've just had 5-6 years of watching the proof in the pudding for this

 

[Holy]

Seriously can’t be much worse than Mulvey

Be more of the same

 

[Big Al]

Be more of the same

Monty will at the minimum care

 

[BrisRecky]

Out of a ten team comp were clearly aiming at coming 11th

 

[Ancient Mariner]

After the last couple of weeks, I would say we are still falling.

It is difficult to believe we can go lower, but clearly this Club has shown a remarkable ability to be utter crap.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Last two games, instead of building on our previous games and fixing our errors. We’ve totally changed our mentality and look like a different side. Massive step backwards. Except that I think that the 3 new players have added a little quality and Mick said we at least showed sone game smarts. But we should have been down by at least two in my estimation.

Has to be said from Bolt and McCormack to losing Millar and bringing in two Sheffield kids. Bizarre and painful season.

 

[Antlion]

As said elsewhere I was totally numb watching that last game. Sickening it's come to this.

Where is there any hope or excitement?

Only 2 avenues:
* A win against roar and the hope of not getting the spoon is all that's left for this season.
* A new rebuild, maybe. Been through this cycle too many times to hold out too much hope but it's possible that a rebuild and new coach could help. We'd be no worse off than the 2 new clubs providing MC is willing to throw comparable money at the coach and squad.

 

[Timmah]

I thought we played fairly well against Sydney.

 

[Coastalraider]

As said elsewhere I was totally numb watching that last game. Sickening it's come to this.

Where is there any hope or excitement?

Only 2 avenues:
* A win against roar and the hope of not getting the spoon is all that's left for this season.
* A new rebuild, maybe. Been through this cycle too many times to hold out too much hope but it's possible that a rebuild and new coach could help. We'd be no worse off than the 2 new clubs providing MC is willing to throw comparable money at the coach and squad.

There is one BIG difference between us an new teams - History. We have been shite for the better part of 5 years, and that gets ingrained.

The new teams start with a clean slate, we have to overcome many years of mediocrity form our management, our performance staff, our recruitment, and our roster.

Thats significant, and enough to turn a LOT of players off.

 

[Antlion]

There is one BIG difference between us an new teams - History. We have been shite for the better part of 5 years, and that gets ingrained.

The new teams start with a clean slate, we have to overcome many years of mediocrity form our management, our performance staff, our recruitment, and our roster.

Thats significant, and enough to turn a LOT of players off.

Agreed. The flip side though is that we also have a lot of positive history, a heap of infrastructure etc etc.

Point is we have a massive uphill battle

 

[UnitedsNo9]

There is one BIG difference between us an new teams - History. We have been shite for the better part of 5 years, and that gets ingrained.

The new teams start with a clean slate, we have to overcome many years of mediocrity form our management, our performance staff, our recruitment, and our roster.

Thats significant, and enough to turn a LOT of players off.

The age of mediocrity ended... We have long entered the age of incompetent self-destruction.

 

[Antlion]

Have we reached bottom yet? Here are some definitive numbers to benchmark from:

World club rankings https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/global-club-soccer-rankings/

255th - Glory
271st - Sydney
325th - Victory
355th - City
364th - Scum
410th - Adelaide
439th - WSW
497th - Phoenix (who deserve to be higher then WSW imo)
504th - Roar
567th - CCM

With only 628 clubs on the list, the Mariners find themselves worrying close to the bottom with League Two side MK Dons and United Soccer League side San Antonio ahead of them
https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/per...lobal-club-rankings/zsu1tcqm0ct719lrvqol4bxw2

 

[finally retired]

Have we reached bottom yet? Here are some definitive numbers to benchmark from:

World club rankings https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/global-club-soccer-rankings/

255th - Glory
271st - Sydney
325th - Victory
355th - City
364th - Scum
410th - Adelaide
439th - WSW
497th - Phoenix (who deserve to be higher then WSW imo)
504th - Roar
567th - CCM

With only 628 clubs on the list, the Mariners find themselves worrying close to the bottom with League Two side MK Dons and United Soccer League side San Antonio ahead of them
https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/per...lobal-club-rankings/zsu1tcqm0ct719lrvqol4bxw2

if we reach 628th, can we be relegated though? if not, then MC not likely to give a toss.....

 

[Forum Phoenix]

I thought we played fairly well against Sydney.

Really? Not having a dig. But I thought we were awful everywhere except the last line of defence and totally dominated.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

There is one BIG difference between us an new teams - History. We have been shite for the better part of 5 years, and that gets ingrained.

The new teams start with a clean slate, we have to overcome many years of mediocrity form our management, our performance staff, our recruitment, and our roster.

Thats significant, and enough to turn a LOT of players off.

Yeah this massively. It doesn’t excuse Mulvey. But it’s a hard reality any coach we hand this basket case to will have to solve.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Have we reached bottom yet? Here are some definitive numbers to benchmark from:

World club rankings https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/global-club-soccer-rankings/

255th - Glory
271st - Sydney
325th - Victory
355th - City
364th - Scum
410th - Adelaide
439th - WSW
497th - Phoenix (who deserve to be higher then WSW imo)
504th - Roar
567th - CCM

With only 628 clubs on the list, the Mariners find themselves worrying close to the bottom with League Two side MK Dons and United Soccer League side San Antonio ahead of them
https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/per...lobal-club-rankings/zsu1tcqm0ct719lrvqol4bxw2

There are 61 clubs worse than us?

Incredible.