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Players Season 2012/2013 HAL8

Forum Phoenix

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Honestly Dibo, I thought Musialik was awful at Sydney. He seemed apathetic and just generally lacking all round nous as a player. I still think the Scumcastle team that won the toilet seat were vastly over rated ala Mark bridge. I thought there back line and Sackwhacker were the keys, but anyhow to be fair I have not watched him play in youth this season and so I did assume the fact he is still only playing youth and not challenging for a position on the bench yet meant there has been no great change. Very happy to be wrong though and he may well get his chance soon enough with the Ollyroos call ups and our hectic upcoming schedule.
 

Ancient Mariner

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When I saw him in youth, 2nd game back I think, he looked like he had been on the pies and needed a few weeks with Clarky. However when he is ready I think he will prove to be useful.
 

Roy Law

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Musialik had nowhere to go when Arnie took him in; he has got him back to fitness; he is very much an insurance policy - with Bozanic away with the Olyroos what would happen if Wilko or Zwaans is injured - Griffiths is an option to go back there and Musialik could be the cover. Plus massive schedule coming up with ACL and players away with Olyroos so Musialik could easily be needed. Personally I rate him but I do think he will not be with us next year - we are taking on younger players and an A League club could easily pick up Musialik - GVE for starters after Wehrman exits the Jets.
 

garlo

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Ewan Murray ..writer for the guardian just tweeted about sutton ...exciting ...very keen to see him play
 

Atomic

Well-Known Member
Ewan Murray ..writer for the guardian just tweeted about sutton ...exciting ...very keen to see him play

His tweet was...

Looks like this John Sutton to Australia business is a goer. Wonder what the attraction is....?!
 

Atomic

Well-Known Member
he subsequently went onto explain that he was joking when he said "I wonder what the attraction is?". Sutton will be leaving a Scottish winter to live in an Aussie summer.
 

scottmac

Suspended
This is good from a league point of view. There will be people interested in why he has chosen Aus over there and we might get a few more interested in the move from any media exsposure generated.
 

garlo

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Regardless of what the tweet said ...if he is coming I'm excited ! And great news for aleague
 

BaysideMariner

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Mariners lock-in Ibini




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31 January 2012-SBS EXCLUSIVE









Strong feeling for the club ... Bernie Ibini (Getty Images)



In a boost for Central Coast Mariners, rising star Bernie Ibini-Isei has agreed terms on a new two-year deal for the premier elect.



Mariners told to embrace ACL

Mariners 'setting the new standard'

Ibini touted for Olyroos spot

Vidmar calls on Bulut



The 19-year-old striker, who was on the radar of two Bundesliga clubs as well as Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, Sydney FC and Newcastle Jets, held formal talks with coach Graham Arnold and Mariners CEO John McKay last week – and a deal is all but done.

A satisfied Arnold told The World Game: “Bernie is very close to a new two-year contract. We’ve sat down and had a chat and it’s my understanding he will be staying with us.

“He’s a valuable asset to us and he’s learning the game very fast.”

With the Asian Champions League looming, the re-signing of Ibini-Isei is vital for the Mariners whose striking stocks have been challenged by the loss to the K-League of talisman Matt Simon, leaving Abini-Isei as one of the mainstays in tandem with the rotating threats of Daniel McBreen, Troy Hearfield and Adam Kwasnik.

Ibini-Isei’s agent Terry Palapanis said: “There had been a few A-League clubs interested but Bernie’s preference was the Mariners.

“Germany has also been an option for him, with a possibility he could be loaned back to Central Coast in the way it has worked with Borussia Dortmund with Mustafa Amini.

“The bottom line is that Bernie is still learning and he wants to continue his education in the A-league for the time being.”

Ibibi-Isei, in the midst of a seven-game goal drought as he bids to add to his tally of four for the season, explained: “I’m really happy at the Mariners. The club have treated me really well and staying would be a good thing for me.

“I just want to continue to play well and I have a strong feeling for the club.

“They are a great bunch of boys, there’s a good team culture and it’s a club which has given me my first chance in football at this level.

“Graham Arnold is a great coach also … he’s done so much in the game and has been great to me. He was a striker in his day and has passed on so many tips, especially in improving my heading which has not been the best part of my game.”

Doubts over whether key Dutch defender Patrick Zwaanswijk and midfielder Rostyn Griffiths will remain at the club beyond this season persist, with Arnold adding: “I’m not sure whether Patrick wants to stay another year or go home to Holland and Rostyn is in a similar position in terms of whether he wants to remain here or go overseas.

“We’re just going through the process of talking to a few of our players at the moment … it’s a process because we have a large number coming off contract.”

Arnold, who himself has been the subject of rumours of an end of season switch to Adelaide United or Sydney FC, insists the club is planning for the long-term and would not be a one-season wonder were it to win the championship.

“We showed last year in reaching the grand final we’ve got staying power,” he added.

“In the past, teams that have won the competition or have qualified for the ACL have struggled the year after.

“That hasn’t happened to us … last year we were quite consistent. This year we’ve been very consistent.”

That consistency will be put to the test in Saturday night’s grand final replay against third-placed defending champion Brisbane Roar at Bluetongue Stadium.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1091486/Mariners-lock-in-Ibini
 

Wombat

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Firstly i'm stoked that bernie has signed for another two years.

Secondly i'm really excited about the signing of Sutton. He comes with a fantastic pedigree.

Although he hasn't made the grade in England he is a prolific scorer in Scotland. We have had two lower grade Scottish players in WeeMac and Stewart Petrie and both have been fantastic for us.

He knows how to finish and i have the feeling this is going to be the perfect match.

He is big and if he is like his brother he will be tough and strong.

I'm hoping this is another stroke of genius from Arnie.

Very exciting.
 

Muppet

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I was talking to a mad Celtic supporter and he gave Sutton huge wraps. Said he was very much a good target man, big strong and didn't mind getting stuck in. Has a good boot on him as well. I hope we do land him, even for four months.
 

midfielder

Well-Known Member
This is not about a new player or re signing an existing one.... more its an article regarding a player who left professional football because he could not take the pressure and interestingly he said that football forums caused him huge problems...

Not making any moral judgement about anyone and how could I as I am as bad as anyone when it comes to bagging out a player...simply its an article worth reading...

Depression initiative sad but true state of affairs

Michael Cockerill
February 15, 2012

Dez Giraldi might have been a football star. Who knows? Capped by Australia at youth level, a full-time professional for both Sydney FC and Adelaide United. These days he's playing for pocket money at Tarrawanna, a club in the semi-pro Illawarra competition, and working in his family fruit and vegetable business. And he's only 25.

Anxiety got the better of Giraldi, but it took him three years to figure out what was happening to his life. Yesterday he sat alongside two former state premiers, Jeff Kennett and Morris Iemma, and stole the show as beyondblue announced a three-year partnership with the Sky Blues to raise awareness of depression and anxiety issues. Sydney's home match against Melbourne Victory on March 10 will be played for the beyondblue Cup, and the SFS is willing to decorate the stadium in blue to mark the occasion.

Kennett and Iemma, both on the board of beyondblue, spoke with conviction. Giraldi spoke from the heart. Before Gary Speed took his own life, before Dan Parks this month succumbed to cyber vitriol and retired on the spot, Giraldi had walked away from professional sport because he couldn't cope with the fishbowl existence. On that score, he's not alone. What sets him apart is his bravery, and honesty, in speaking out. Kennett is renowned for being a hard marker, but by the look on his face at yesterday's press conference, the former Victorian premier was mightily impressed. You could see Kennett was giving Giraldi 10 out of 10.


"What hit him hardest, and deepest, was the toxic world of internet forums and the social media.

Injuries and missed opportunities played their part in Giraldi's crisis of confidence, but what hit him hardest, and deepest, was the toxic world of internet forums and the social media. ''It was a big mistake to read them,'' he admits.

A Facebook site called ''Watch Dez Giraldi Warm Up'' - a clear sledge at his long spells on the treatment table - was the final straw. ''Everything that was said about me, I took it to heart,'' he says. ''If I had my time again, I wouldn't go near them. It's incredible what people are allowed to get away with. If that sort of bullying went on in a normal workplace, people would be out of a job.''

Iemma agrees. The former NSW premier remembers a time when ''the worst thing you'd cop was someone yelling over the fence at Lambert Park''. Cyberspace has changed everything. ''My concern is it's only going to get worse,'' Iemma says. ''The bar is continually raised, and success is redefined. What was success 20 years ago is no longer considered a success today, and that can only continue to build pressure, at times unbearable pressure, on the athletes themselves. Professional sport can definitely be an unhealthy environment, perhaps a tragic environment, if those involved see mental health issues as a sign of weakness. The important phase for prevention is the awareness, the education, and that's what this is all about.''

Giraldi remembers the shortness of breath, the headaches, the heart palpitations like they were yesterday. He remembers warming up in stadiums with his head feeling like it was going to burst, and his heart was going to explode. Education, and awareness, has allowed him to recognise the symptoms, and manage the reactions, which, thankfully, are only a rare occurrence these days. He's still young enough to try and resurrect his professional career, but he's also mature enough to ponder whether it's worth it. Not the first, and certainly not the last, athlete to be hounded by a legion of anonymous keyboard assassins. Sad, isn't it?

To find out about depression and anxiety call the beyondblue information line on 1300 224 636 or go to beyondblue.org.au



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/football/depression-initiative-sad-but-true-state-of-affairs-20120214-1t43u.html#ixzz1mbEakobk
 

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