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[JoyfulPenguin]

Manchester United in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, and move them

Manchester United are in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, potentially rebranding and relocating the club away from Gosford.

amp.smh.com.au

Here we go again....

No, just no. No relocation, no becoming a marketing experiment for a side from
the other side of the globe. No bloody colonisation of our great club.

 

[Mini In Bay 6]

Manchester United in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, and move them

Manchester United are in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, potentially rebranding and relocating the club away from Gosford.

amp.smh.com.au

Here we go again....

It would make me hate MU more. Which I didn't think possible.

 

[finally retired]

perhaps its just a "story" put out there by the club to put pressure on council over the stadium?

 

[ryan]

This would be an absolute travesty. Just as our crowds are coming back and the community is embracing the club again. This can not be allowed to happen. If the club do this they lose all their fans

 

[Insertnamehere]

Honestly makes no sense for Manu to buy us and relocate to north Sydney. They may as well buy a licence to do that. You're essentially burning a region, salting the earth and starting again.

Seems like someone at SMH is shaking the trees for MC

 

[Huddo]

Manchester United in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, and move them

Manchester United are in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, potentially rebranding and relocating the club away from Gosford.

amp.smh.com.au

Here we go again....

Just they try, and watch support sink.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Honestly makes no sense for Manu to buy us and relocate to north Sydney. They may as well buy a licence to do that. You're essentially burning a region, salting the earth and starting again.

Seems like someone at SMH is shaking the trees for MC

I hope you're right but the article stated that they didn't receive any comment from Charelsworth when they contacted him yesterday. If he was doing this as a stunt, as he has done in the past, he would be all over it.

 

[Insertnamehere]

I hope you're right but the article stated that they didn't receive any comment from Charelsworth when they contacted him yesterday. If he was doing this as a stunt, as he has done in the past, he would be all over it.

The investment would be HUGE to get into N Sydney. Its like the Goldy, sport goes there to die.

Sure its a Sydney market but as if the toffee noses there follow any sport other than Polo and horse carriage racing.

 

[Pirate Pete]

Manchester United in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, and move them

Manchester United are in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, potentially rebranding and relocating the club away from Gosford.

amp.smh.com.au

Here we go again....

That would mean no more football me for. Buggared if I'm going to Sydney to see a team playing in red

 

[rbakersmith]

I couldn't see myself following a rebranded, relocated club anytime soon. Short of the Wolves getting in, that would be the end of me following the A-League.

 

[Big Al]

Sounds very Mike. It’s everything he has wanted for a long time but the only chance would be him pricing them out trying to be greedy.

Plenty of people in the north of Sydney would love it but North Sydney oval is the worst place I’ve been to watch football

Melbourne City has been average from a fan perspective and actually discourages some fans because they don’t see it as their local team. If they have a team they like in the Premier League it would be hard for them to follow
But as a business model it’s certainly working and it’s improving every year. City are finally putting it together and they do give the kids a go and they get the quality ones.

If this is true then it’s definitely the end which is very painful.

 

[Insertnamehere]

Not to forget how close we are to having fan ownership of a portion of the club.

 

[Insertnamehere]

Sounds very Mike. It’s everything he has wanted for a long time but the only chance would be him pricing them out trying to be greedy.

Plenty of people in the north of Sydney would love it but North Sydney oval is the worst place I’ve been to watch football

Melbourne City has been average from a fan perspective and actually discourages some fans because they don’t see it as their local team. If they have a team they like in the Premier League it would be hard for them to follow
But as a business model it’s certainly working and it’s improving every year. City are finally putting it together and they do give the kids a go and they get the quality ones.

If this is true then it’s definitely the end which is very painful.

Do we really want the league to turn into this heartless NFL style franchise football bullshit though? Surely with football people in charge of the AL and FA they wouldn't let this happen. Esp if they are losing out on a licence fee too.

 

[marinermick]

My support stops if this happens.

Even speculation hurts us trying to engage the community now with our current successes.

 

[Big Al]

Do we really want the league to turn into this heartless NFL style franchise football bullshit though? Surely with football people in charge of the AL and FA they wouldn't let this happen. Esp if they are losing out on a licence fee too.

Fans definitely don’t but these massive clubs could run here without any unfortunately

 

[Pirate Pete]

Really if you think about it MU
Could find the money to buy & run the Mariners down the back of the sofa.
Maybe playing catch up with citeh

 

[Insertnamehere]

Whats the point then? TV league?

Fans definitely don’t but these massive clubs could run here without any unfortunately

f**k Manu. All my homies hate manu.

 

[Ironbark]

I don't see why MU couldn't leave us right here and achieve their goals.

 

[Allreet?]

Man U have always been my most hated team (and I'm an Arsenal fan who simply couldn't be bothered hating Spurs - they're not worth it) but my detestation shall know no bounds if this happens.

Way to fcuk up a really excellent season...

 

[Corsair]

More uncertainty to unsettle the team...just when the fans are starting to come back.