Central Coast Mariners - Under APL Management

Good read on how a company that owns licence is not who

the players are contracted to. lol

Do they still take all the ticket sales in the finals series?

Unlikely an issue since GCU was kicked out.

CCM starting a feeder club in the US?

Losing their ground, losing their youths. Possibly.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/central-coast-m...

no stadium, no academy, only one player on the books. Not much of a club. 

As apposed to the Nix. Double headers against EPL clubs. Academy in the ASB Prem......good off season recruiting.....go WELNIX

Interesting times for them, KARMA!!!!

Provides some background context to the weemac saga.

I feel for the CCM fans but have absolutely no sympathy for their new owner nor his board and CEO.

Yep - we have to remember that it wasn't so long ago when Nix players weren't being paid, ACC was owed money, etc. And we might come to that point again if the nix don't become sustainable.

Regardless of the WeeMac saga, I don't want to see any A League club in this kind of situation. I want more clubs and more investment in the league, not less.

Hmm. Poor old Stu: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/10265679/Jac...

So I went and did this, hope you guys don't mind...

Well there might be a new coaching role for him with the ASB Nix maybe. Or bridges burned?

I think Stu and his days coaching any decent sides in or around Wellington are probably gone. I don't believe his time as an assistant ended well.

Disagree. Ricki binned him because he was well liked by the players and (allegedly) undermining Ricki. In retrospect, that's probably not something to condemn him for.

It's more his track record at YHM that might count against him, but that was a bit of a poisoned chalice.

I retract. Thank you.

My opinion was based on what I remember reading on here from way back when he got let go and Stu got firey about it in the press from memory? That was also a way back when my age started with a 5 still and my memory was probably a bit more reliable than it is now.

I do make mistakes and have no issue around being corrected and also retracting.

There were also rumours at the time that RH was giving it the Alex Fergie and letting his assistants run things day to day at training while he strolled around watching/in his office.  Terry said after that season I'm paying you to coach so you better start coaching. Stu got sacked and Ricki became a lot more hands on

I was also thinking the same as JV, thought bridges were burned (hence my earlier comment) but didn't know the behind the scenes stuff just what would've been talked about in here and in the press. I should know better than to believe the Dom Post.

Also apologies about sidetracking the thread. Back to how the Salty Seadogs are sailing in a slowly sinking ship.

would have thought Stu would be prefect for the Nix resies gig (apart from Kaisen being a competitor of sorts to the Academy)

Not much more hands on, Luci Trani was running all the sessions I saw when he was here. His moving on saw a definate downturn in our fortunes. I really liked the guy. Honest, pasionate about football and always made time for anyone whom wished to speak with him. And as an added bonus, his manner made you feel like you were the most important person around. Ernie, Greenie & Trani. That would be one hell of a good coaching staff.

I think Terry also mentioned in an interview that he had to go into the training room and tell everyone that Ricki was the coach and everyone should listen to him because there was a reasonable amount of descent. I'm guessing it was around that run of good form that we hit.

Wow. Its interesting the stories that come out after the fact. I never knew all of this.

I have heard this story also. But not from anybody who was actually there. Might just be myth I reckon.

I thought Terry himself mentioned it.

Terry also said that he had enough money to keep on owning the Phoenix.

Great yarn, either way

Great Freudian slip there! Think you meant dissent. Don't think anyone would argue with descent though, things definitely went downhill!

The little club the should not..

Federal Member for the Seat of Dobell, Karen McNamara, officially opened Stage One of the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence in Tuggerah today.

McNamara, together with Central Coast Mariners Chief Executive Officer, Mr Bruce Stalder, joined a variety of local politicians, the Club’s players and staff, as well as media, at the official opening as the Mariners shone the spotlight on the first part of their multi-million dollar development.

“I am delighted to officially open this new campus which will have a number of benefits for the community such as improved sporting and recreational facilities, increased tourism and visitation to the region, as well as the capability to provide venues for visiting teams such as the Socceroos,” McNamara said.

“The Federal Government has strongly supported the development of this Sporting Campus and is committed to funding projects that will not only boost productivity and growth but also help ensure the long term viability and longevity of our communities.”

Stage One of the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence features an Aquatic Centre managed by YMCA Swim Schools, eight five-a-side and two seven-a-side all weather pitches leased to Soccer5s, plus a tournament sized football pitch which provides the primary base for Central Coast Mariners first team training.

The venue also currently features football offices, physiotherapy rooms, an on-site gym, two changing rooms complete with bathrooms and showers, and the licensed Copa Café attached to Soccer5s.

An average of 1,500 enthusiastic local footballers passed through the Soccer5s complex each week over the last year, and the site has already been utilised for Foxtel National Youth League matches and served as a training venue for the Socceroos and Young Socceroos.

McNamara said facilities such as those available at the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence were crucial for the people of the region.

“Staying healthy and active is an important part of our Central Coast lifestyle both for adults and children,” McNamara said.

“Our love of sport is one of the reasons why I am determined to see the Central Coast become the Sports Tourism Capital of New South Wales,” she concluded.

Work on Stage Two of the Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence will commence in November and feature a six-storey office block, a gym and fitness centre for community use, as well as additional car parking.

Once complete, the development will be one of the premier sports training facilities of its kind in Australia, reaffirming the Club’s commitment to the Central Coast, its people and ambitions.

“The Mariners are one of the most successful Clubs in Australia and certainly the best community Club,” Chairman Michael Charlesworth said from England. “Likewise our training and community facilities need to match our ambitions and what people saw today is a perfect example of this.”

“Our vision is to build a long term sustainable model that enables the Club to be based here in Tuggerah for the next 100 years with the facilities eventually becoming the home of all the Australian national football teams.”

“I want football to one day become the biggest sport in Australia and our national teams to be competing to win the major tournaments globally just like we achieve in so many other sports. Our Centre of Excellence with the wonderful support of the Federal and local governments can help achieve this goal.”

Charlesworth also praised everyone who has been part of the Centre of Excellence vision over the past five years.

“This is a major achievement for the Central Coast. I'd like to thank everyone who's been a part of this vision over the last five years and ask for everyone's continued support in building the best sporting centre in Australia over the next five years,” Charlesworth concluded.

Good to see that Stuie J is still employed.

It's a pity he's gone from Wgtn, he's a guy I would have loved to have seen coaching the Phoenix youngsters.  One of my favourite players as a kid