Mariners Squad 2024/2025 ALM and ACL Elite

[marinermick]

As to the no dickheads policy....he doesn't pass that.

Is why Staj didn’t re-sign him I suspect

 

[FFC Mariner]

Is why Staj didn’t re-sign him I suspect

Was contracted for another season.

 

[sydmariner]

Auckland bolster inaugural squad with Championship-winning star

Auckland FC continue to build their squad for the start of the club's debut season in the Isuzu UTE A-League.

aleagues.com.au

Confirmed but doesn’t say for how long.

 

[shipwreck]

Such a weird move for Dan, even when he signed it he must have been comfortably one of the best CBs in the league, why go there, money can't have been that great compared to the opportunities ACL offered

 

[priorpeter]

Comunicado oficial

Treble winning midfielder Max Balard departs for overseas opportunity

The Central Coast Mariners can confirm the departure of treble winning midfielder Max Balard, with the 23-year-old leaving the club to pursue overseas opportunities. Although Max is contracted for another year on the Coast, at the time of signing that...

ccmariners.com.au

 

[Spacks]

on a f**king free transfer, what a joke.

 

[Huddo]

on a f**king free transfer, what a joke.

We don't know if there is a sell-on clause.

As Peil has already stated publicly, he is happy to release players for next to nothing if he can get extremely advantageous sell-on clauses.

It incentivizes European clubs to take our players, and it backs our belief the quality of our player. Besides, if he does well the sell on from the Dutch league is much better money.

 

[Spacks]

We don't know if there is a sell-on clause.

As Peil has already stated publicly, he is happy to release players for next to nothing if he can get extremely advantageous sell-on clauses.

It incentivizes European clubs to take our players, and it backs our belief the quality of our player. Besides, if he does well the sell on from the Dutch league is much better money.

The club didn't extend his contract, his contract expired 30/6/2024. There will be no sell-on clauses or any other financial gain.

Transfer Market had his value down as $726,778.39 AUD (€450,000)

 

[midfielder]

Comunicado oficial

Treble winning midfielder Max Balard departs for overseas opportunity

The Central Coast Mariners can confirm the departure of treble winning midfielder Max Balard, with the 23-year-old leaving the club to pursue overseas opportunities. Although Max is contracted for another year on the Coast, at the time of signing that...

ccmariners.com.au

Wish him well

 

[FFC Mariner]

on a f**king free transfer, what a joke.

Was in his contract - he could pull the pin whenever he wanted.

 

[LG__]

Great move for Max I’m sure he’ll succeed.

But how on earth are we letting him leave for free whilst under contract as a back to back champion & treble winner.

I get it was in his contract but why put that in the contract at all?

Absolute lunacy, if someone wants our best players they should have to pay, it’s that simple.

 

[priorpeter]

The club didn't extend his contract, his contract expired 30/6/2024. There will be no sell-on clauses or any other financial gain.

Transfer Market had his value down as $726,778.39 AUD (€450,000)

Transfermarkt transfer values are akin to throwing coffee at a dartboard blindfolded and adding up the numbers it lands on.

 

[priorpeter]

Not always as simple as it seems.
His extension was negotiated with an option that he could exercise for an extension at the end of 2024 if there was no overseas interest. The market has shifted drastically in the last 2 years.

Am I spewing we don’t get a deserved sizeable fee for a future Socceroo? Yep.
Is it better than having lost him on 2022 for nothing to another aleague club? f**kin oath.

 

[Ironbark]

Thanks for everything Maxy. More than happy to support his move and the way it came about.

Underrated for so long, like Niz made it too hard for anyone to ignore just how bloody good he is. Go get em' - we'll watch your career with pride.

 

[Ironbark]

Not always as simple as it seems.
His extension was negotiated with an option that he could exercise for an extension at the end of 2024 if there was no overseas interest. The market has shifted drastically in the last 2 years.

Am I spewing we don’t get a deserved sizeable fee for a future Socceroo? Yep.
Is it better than having lost him on 2022 for nothing to another aleague club? f**kin oath.

Could see him as a Socceroos captain in time for sure

 

[priorpeter]

Portimonense being relegated could be the best thing that ever happened for Maxi’s career tbh. Will suit the Eredivisie to a tee.

 

[Spacks]

Transfermarkt transfer values are akin to throwing coffee at a dartboard blindfolded and adding up the numbers it lands on.

True, if anything the price they value at is atleast 1 mill short. Either way I'm happy he gets his chance overseas. I am salty we didn't get any money for developing him into the player he is now though.

 

[turbo]

Not always as simple as it seems.
His extension was negotiated with an option that he could exercise for an extension at the end of 2024 if there was no overseas interest. The market has shifted drastically in the last 2 years.

Am I spewing we don’t get a deserved sizeable fee for a future Socceroo? Yep.
Is it better than having lost him on 2022 for nothing to another aleague club? f**kin oath.

We need to be better at playing hard ball though, Max moving would have been a risk - at a good team there’s a risk he ends up a bench player, at a poor team he doesn’t shine like he has. A club with a transfer strategy key to their finances can’t be taking soft deals which we seem to be seeing all too often. Even when our first winning team got raided we got cents on the dollar. Then again for Tulio, Torres was headed down a similar path or leaving on a free based on the talk before his alleged offence.

 

[Spacks]

We need to be better at playing hard ball though, Max moving would have been a risk - at a good team there’s a risk he ends up a bench player, at a poor team he doesn’t shine like he has. A club with a transfer strategy key to their finances can’t be taking soft deals which we seem to be seeing all too often. Even when our first winning team got raided we got cents on the dollar. Then again for Tulio, Torres was headed down a similar path or leaving on a free based on the talk before his alleged offence.

I don't think this was the clubs fault. He wanted to move. I would definitely be barring Balard's agent from ever doing business with the club again though.

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[priorpeter]

We need to be better at playing hard ball though, Max moving would have been a risk - at a good team there’s a risk he ends up a bench player, at a poor team he doesn’t shine like he has. A club with a transfer strategy key to their finances can’t be taking soft deals which we seem to be seeing all too often. Even when our first winning team got raided we got cents on the dollar. Then again for Tulio, Torres was headed down a similar path or leaving on a free based on the talk before his alleged offence.

Any transfer or move is a risk, not just for the player but the club also. The unfortunate reality is the nature of the Australian market is often cents on the dollar, but we still pocketed decent fees for Birraz, Rowles, silvera, mcgarry, Triantis, Cummings, and Torres, among others.

Newcastle were looking at Max in 2021. Could have easily lost him at the end of 2022 for nothing, he doesnt develop the way he has, and Australia is robbed of a future Socceroo. Or, he shines in a shit team, they sell him and pocket the transfer fee. Or, he signs overseas from Newcastle on a free and they pocket the training compensation and solidarity fees.

Torres I don’t have anything to say on except that he was going around telling people how he couldn’t wait to leave Australia. Good luck with that now.