Usain Bolt!

[NoDiggity]

Bolt will attract the attention of a lot of currently non-football people.

If the game day experience is good, which does require actually winning some games, then many will retain and grow an interest in the game and the Mariners.
If the Bolt factor gets them in and then we play like last season - they will feel confirmed in their prior thinking that football is not for them and when Bolt wears off they probably won't be back

For me the biggest benefit of this is name recognition across the world. Players and agents that would have simply skimmed our name over on a list and dismissed it will now stop and consider it

100% agree. If MC was ever going to spend decent coin on a decent squad (he won’t) this season would be it. Assuming bolt makes the squad, you’d have to expect crowd numbers to be 12k+. Perfect time to expose some bandwaggoners to an exciting game day experience & a competitive squad.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Nah, Don's my uncle.

Or at least so your mother says

 

[Insertnamehere]

Dammit I got suckered into reading this thread again.

 

[MagpieMariner]

Or at least so your mother says

Lol, I've done family research and seen the family photos & birth certificates.

 

[Big Al]

Or at least so your mother says

You know what they say. The mailman always delivers

 

[Wombat]

Milkman was always a smug bastard.

 

[Rowdy]

You know what they say. The mailman always delivers

Milkman was always a smug bastard.

Nowadays it's the parcel guy

 

[bikinigirl]

I’m swimming against the tide.

. you're the Mike Charlesworth of fandom

. Adz, we need a 'duck and cover' smiley

 

[marinermick]

Listening to ABC radio Sydney this morning and they were chatting about the Bolt arrival.

Apparently his only stipulation is that he be treated the same as every player. Oh, and if he gets a car, it must be black.

 

[nebakke]

Nowadays it's the parcel guy

Doubtful... That would require him to actually get out of the car, instead of hurling a 'Sorry we just missed you' card at the mailbox, from the front-seat of his van, at 70kph...

 

[nebakke]

200 million hits don’t equal any dollars but in today’s society where instagram models get paid for looking good and having followers and likes surely some of that will flow on its just hoping the maximize it. Like FP says we need some FFA consultants (sorry FP wants real consultants. My bad. Couldn’t help myself) to maximize it.
Now the circus has begun we my as well sell the shit out of it. We’ve dipped the toes now just jump in

You'd think it might make us more attractive to sponsors, at least.

 

[Big Al]

A black Hyundai for Bolt
From telegraph article which is pay walled.
Shaun also made a joke saying he hasn’t asked for french bottled water. He will drink tap water like the rest of us.

Also Tony Denny is in charge of accommodation and has some private places Bolt might be staying at



And when he drives, it will be in a Hyundai like everyone else at the club.”

Elsewhere, the Mariners will also shift a large chunk of the team’s training sessions from its intimate Tuggerah fields to the 20,000 seat Central Coast Stadium.

Extra security staff will also be on hand for all public appearances by the team.

 

[scoober]

A black Hyundai for Bolt
From telegraph article which is pay walled.
Shaun also made a joke saying he hasn’t asked for french bottled water. He will drink tap water like the rest of us.

Also Tony Denny is in charge of accommodation and has some private places Bolt might be staying at



And when he drives, it will be in a Hyundai like everyone else at the club.”

Elsewhere, the Mariners will also shift a large chunk of the team’s training sessions from its intimate Tuggerah fields to the 20,000 seat Central Coast Stadium.

Extra security staff will also be on hand for all public appearances by the team.

The first team currently have all their field sessions at pluim as MM deems the Tuggerah fields as insufficient quality

 

[Big Al]

The first team currently have all their field sessions at pluim as MM deems the Tuggerah fields as insufficient quality

Sounds like that is going to be moved to CCS. Probably for media

 

[Wombat]

They were training at Pluim today but I also saw them training at Tuggerah late last week so it looks like both grounds are being utilised.

 

[Coastalraider]

Ha ha! Imagine investing all that money in a ‘centre of excellence’ for your new coach to come in and say the fields are crap, I’m off to Pluim!!!

 

[Rowdy]

Ha ha! Imagine investing all that money in a ‘centre of excellence’ for your new coach to come in and say the fields are crap, I’m off to Pluim!!!

So it's really the
- 'Centre of sub 'Par Excellence'

 

[bikinigirl]

Ha ha! Imagine investing all that money in a ‘centre of excellence’ for your new coach to come in and say the fields are crap, I’m off to Pluim!!!

. it's all part of the learning curve for Charlesworth (or a harsh reality) ... if he is willing to learn

. it would seem that the main pitch at the CoE was a quick 'stop-gap' ... but remember it has been down for a few years now

. proper preparation and proper maintenance take time and cost money. potentially another false economy in effect paying for two grounds. i am not trying to defend them but there were a couple of cousins playing for us in recent years that complained about the state of the training pitch ... you wonder how this may impact the motivation of some that were sold something it wasn't

. despite so many claiming Charlesworth is only interested in property we have to remember that he is not a property developer - his background (and presumably his skill set) lie elsewhere. there is also often a difference between property 'developed' to sell on quickly and property developed to own longer term

 

[Wombat]

Ha ha! Imagine investing all that money in a ‘centre of excellence’ for your new coach to come in and say the fields are crap, I’m off to Pluim!!!

I think the State Govt paid for half of it! I heard they paid for the two sloping ends and Pikey (I'll stop calling him that if the 3 extra players are true) bought the centre (of excellence) which is the flat bit.....credit to the original posters who came up with that pun last year.

They should level it out now. Get the bob cats in and level and returf it and we could be using it properly in a couple of months?.....any Groundskeeper know how long the turf takes to bed in properly?

 

[bikinigirl]

I think the State Govt paid for half of it! I heard they paid for the two sloping ends and Pikey (I'll stop calling him that if the 3 extra players are true) bought the centre (of excellence) which is the flat bit.....credit to the original posters who came up with that pun last year.

They should level it out now. Get the bob cats in and level and returf it and we could be using it properly in a couple of months?.....any Groundskeeper know how long the turf takes to bed in properly?

. i've heard that re-turfing is on the cards in the short term ... but i also think the issue is deeper than the turf - we'll have to wait and see what is done and how it holds up

. if anybody remembers back to the CCS re-surfacing/reparation fiasco may remember that the cold months are not a good time to do such work ... hopefully it warms up soon