National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[FFC Mariner]

Budget issues perhaps?

 

[Tevor]

Budget issues perhaps?

Only real explanation, he wanted more money than the academy was willing to pay him. I’m assuming we don’t pay very well but offer the opportunity for a league minutes. If a young player wants more money then go elsewhere and get it but not necessarily get the a league opportunities. Although we might see others using younger players a bit more after our success. Look at City and their recent signings as an example and whilst a plastic club they do give youth a go more than others like SFC and WSW.

 

[Michael]

The more I’ve thought about the Bayliss situation I’ve realised/remembered. Since Monty has been coaching, if we’ve lost some academy players roughly 8/10 times we’ve brought in a better prospect OR another one from u18/20’s has stepped up relatively quickly. So I think and hope they’ve signed a better prospect to replace Lachie (tough ask this time though)
I still refuse to believe there’s budget issues given the transfer fee success we’ve had in the past 18months.

 

[priorpeter]

Only real explanation, he wanted more money than the academy was willing to pay him. I’m assuming we don’t pay very well but offer the opportunity for a league minutes. If a young player wants more money then go elsewhere and get it but not necessarily get the a league opportunities. Although we might see others using younger players a bit more after our success. Look at City and their recent signings as an example and whilst a plastic club they do give youth a go more than others like SFC and WSW.

Just wanted his scholarship renewed, wasn’t after any more than that.

 

[Tevor]

Just wanted his scholarship renewed, wasn’t after any more than that.

That’s interesting then.

 

[Big Al]

Just wanted his scholarship renewed, wasn’t after any more than that.

Scholarships must be pretty limited. Do we know who is currently on them.
I presume the new CB has taken someone’s scholarship

 

[Rising Sun]

Thought that was the case.
Still disappointed that we “couldn’t afford” to renew Lachie’s scholar, especially with his attacking output over the last season and a half - top goal scorer, assists, and chances created for 2022 and (so far) 2023, FNSW L1 player of the season and golden boot 2022 - and still only 18. Hardly as if his development had stalled or he wasn’t performing. Still, that’s way above my pay grade so I’ll enjoy his last game and watch with interest where he ends up.

Is he definitely only 18? I have seen some sites list his dob as July 04 but others as July 02.

Given the quality he is showing at NPL level (on the back of being the NPL 1 golden boot last year), it seems like a bad decision to let him walk, regardless of age. But a bizarre decision if he is killing it in NPL and still not turned 19

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Is he definitely only 18? I have seen some sites list his dob as July 04 but others as July 02.

Given the quality he is showing at NPL level (on the back of being the NPL 1 golden boot last year), it seems like a bad decision to let him walk, regardless of age. But a bizarre decision if he is killing it in NPL and still not turned 19

Players like Jaden Casella have been a similar age and performed argueably worse at NPL 1 level then easily handled the step up to the A-League.

I am sure their a reasons why and I trust Monty but it does seem a strange one.

 

[true believer]

Just wanted his scholarship renewed, wasn’t after any more than that.

Yep yep this will comeback and bite us hard .
I can see him being a 8 goals ,10 assists player

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Good first half from the boys and Lachie Bayliss looks keen to show us what we will be missing.

 

[Michael]

Lachie has been brilliant again, the main man. Goal and Assist.

Hammond also been very good.

 

[Big Al]

Great win. SFC didn’t do much and we looked the better team.

Goal scorers are hard to find so loosing Lachie makes no sense on that metric

 

[pjennings]

Great win. SFC didn’t do much and we looked the better team.

Goal scorers are hard to find so loosing Lachie makes no sense on that metric

Hammond with 5 goals in the last 5 games. Di Pizio os at the moment to come back. While losing Lachlan Bayliss will hurt let's see who is coming in.

 

[true believer]

watched the girls .a dower game with mount druitt parking the bus from the start.
a solid game from piriz and murray at the back
there were number of chargers through the middle by Rasmussen. skittling the opposition
but no real direct chances .
in the last 20 minutes the mariners lifted against a tiring MT druitt side .
that relied on the pace of boateng to try and catch the mariners . she slipped through on one occasion but was marshalled wide .
with bainsfair exulting a lift from the attack . carlson skinned the mt druitt left a number of times
with murphy doing a similar job on the mt druitt right .
when it looked like mt druitt had macgyvered a draw . another sortie from Nenadovic and smith .led to a goal from bainsfar to shoot home and secure the mariners all 3 points . for the table top mariners

 

[true believer]

it's to early to skite . but at the moment does this mean methcarther and the drive by's
will be relegated to league one ?

??

 

[priorpeter]

At this stage, Macarthur automatically down, with WSW having to play off against 2nd place in League One (currently Bonnyrigg) for the other pro-rel spot.

 

[true believer]

At this stage, Macarthur automatically down, with WSW having to play off against 2nd place in League One (currently Bonnyrigg) for the other pro-rel spot.

ps bigger than a colossus ? try leviathan

 

[Michael]

Was interesting that Monty, Rich and Simmo were at Pluim today.
Any chance Lachie impressed enough in person to change their minds and be given a scholar extension?

Just seems so strange.

 

[Ozhammer]

ps bigger than a colossus ? try leviathan

What about a behemoth?

 

[priorpeter]

ps bigger than a colossus ? try leviathan

Haha thanks! I actually had someone grab me at half time who said the same thing! Another outstanding shift from Cam today and rightly earned the 3 points from the FNSW match reporter.