No More Fire Sales

[midfielder]

From 442 .... opens up other questions but sounds good ...

Mariners: No More Fire Sales

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/244116,mariners-no-more-fire-sales.aspx

EXCLUSIVE: Central Coast Mariners have ruled out any fire sale of their first team stars despite the financially embattled A-League club still waiting on a long promised bail-out from a Russian consortium.

The 2011/12 Premiers controversially let their influential striker Matt Simon leave mid-season after he struck a three-year deal with K-League club Chunnam Dragons.

Now, amid plans to reinvigorate ties with League One outfit Sheffield United, the club is adamant it won’t be taking any action that weakens the squad.

National Youth League and Development Manager Tony Walmsley said a stronger partnership with the Blades would focus on developing young talent with any future on-selling of players at ‘transfer market value’.

“(The Mariners’) situation is well documented and it’s a known fact that keeping a franchise moving forward on a strong financial footing day in and day out is a struggle,” Walmsley said.

“When you realise the significant revenue streams generated by the transfers of Mile Jedinak, Matt Simon and Mustafa Amini then the whole concept of how we recruit, develop and value our biggest assets becomes a critical strategy.

“Having said that obviously our first team comes first, winning games and all the rest of it. Before a player leaves us there would have to be a compelling commercial argument that did not jeopardise the club’s on field success.”

Walmsley, who recently returned from a trip to the UK where he met with Sheffield United manager Danny Wilson and newly appointed football operations manager John Stephenson, said the partnership had the potential to reap technical and commercial rewards.

“Really the visit was about drilling down a bit deeper and finding out what really is achievable between the two clubs,” Walmsley said on his return.

“With Sheffield chairman Kevin McCabe on the Mariners’ board there’s a natural link between us that provides an opportunity to take the relationship to the next level.

“There is enormous potential to leverage Sheffield’s sophisticated academy structure to help our younger players reach their full potential.”

The impact of the partnership, to date, has been muted. In 2010, Mariners’ defenders Marc Warren and Trent Sainsbury were selected to attend the Blade’s academy with Warren picked up on a two-year deal.

However, the 20-year-old left back was released recently, without making a first team appearance, as part of a player purge following the club’s failed promotion bid.

Meanwhile Sheffield native Nicky Travis, who was on the outer at Bramall Lane and played for the Mariners during the 2009-10 Season, is currently club-less.

Walmsley believes the relationship between the clubs has plenty of room to evolve.

“It means players identified by us would have an opportunity to attend an academy that is one of the strongest in the UK,” he said.

“By benchmarking we can identify the players that will benefit from this development pathway and learn what is needed for them to take the step up.

“It might be we send a player over there to get developed for 12 months and as a consequence they get a full season in the reserves at Sheffield which is 50 games compared to 18 games in the NYL.

“Conversely, they might have a player that is not ready to play for the Sheffield United first team but may well suit the A-League.

“On the back of that it means domestically, when we’re recruiting players we’ve got an eye on what we need for the Mariners and an eye on the types of players that might suit Sheffield.”

Walmsley’s visit to the UK coincided with the League One promotion play-off and NYL coach was at Wembley to witness the Blades go down to Huddersfield Town – dashing their hopes of a return to the Championship.

The Blades are currently overhauling their youth academy in line with the nationally-endorsed Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP), which is aimed at increasing the quality and quantity of home-grown talent.

It’s not known what, if any, impact that will have on the international strategy of the club, which has already divested its controlling interest in clubs in China, Hungary and Belgium.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Yeah read that over there.

Good. Obviously. But first, I always assumed there was nochoice in the matter.
Second, why now and why Walmsley?

Is this so other players considering signing feel more secure?

Is it the most subtle hint possible the Russian are finally here?

What's the angle? I don't get it.

:huh:

 

[midfielder]

Yeah read that over there.

Good. Obviously. But first, I always assumed there was nochoice in the matter.
Second, why now and why Walmsley?

Is this so other players considering signing feel more secure?

Is it the most subtle hint possible the Russian are finally here?

What's the angle? I don't get it.

:huh:

Agree all your points ... and its just so frustrating not knowing what's going on...

 

[pjennings]

The fan forum is now planned for late next month. Get your questions ready!!

 

[Roy Law]

and yes, that Sheff Utd connection worked so well for us before!

 

[garlo]

OHHH NO A FIREEEE . . .sale

 

[adz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mAInAOK2fc

 

[Forum Phoenix]

 

[garlo]

Adz I'm glad someone got what I was doing haha legend

 

[adz]

lol yeah gotta love Arrested Development ;D

 

[true believer]

and the seal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axHe_BVY_9c

 

[Kareem]

that awkward moment when 3 days later we are now looking like having a fire sale

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/english-teams-eye-mariners-star-ryan-20120629-217zf.html

English teams eye Mariners star Ryan
Michael Cockerill
June 30, 2012
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CENTRAL COAST MARINERS have received an approach from English Championship side Burnley for their outstanding young goalkeeper Mat Ryan, who could start a trial at Turf Moor as early as next week.

Ryan, 20, has had a meteoric rise since bursting on the scene two years ago, and is already drawing comparisons to some of Australia's goalkeeping greats.

Ryan, who capped a wonderful domestic season by being named goalkeeper of the year, has also caught the eye of Socceroos coach Holger Osieck, who called him into his squad for a World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia in February.

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Burnley want Ryan for a two-week trial starting on July 6, but the Mariners have yet to give the green light. Football director Lawrie McKinna said: ''We've had the request, it's not an offer as yet and we're considering it.

''Our only big concern is that he hasn't trained for four weeks, and we want to make sure he's fit enough to go over. If he's underdone, you risk an injury, and we don't want that.''

Ryan has a British passport, and if things don't work out at Burnley, his management wants to take him for further trials at Ipswich Town, Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion.

The Mariners start their pre-season training early next month, and losing Ryan would be a huge blow for last season's minor premiers. At this stage, it's likely to require an offer of at least $500,000 to prise him away, even though he is heading into the final year of his contract.

Ryan has been a huge part of the Mariners success story under Graham Arnold, although understudy Justin Pasfield is also highly regarded by the club and a ready-made replacement.

In other A-League news, former Adelaide United youth coach Joe Mullen is tipped to join former Croatian international Joey Didulica on the new-look coaching staff at Melbourne Heart under rookie head coach John Aloisi. Mullen and Aloisi were briefly teammates in the old NSL at Adelaide City.

Elsewhere, former Melbourne Victory favourite Carlos Hernandez has sealed a move to ambitious Indian side Prayag United. The Costa Rican international fell out with Victory management towards the end of last season, and was unveiled by his I-League side in Kolkata yesterday.

''There were several offers from other clubs, but I always wanted to come play in India,'' Hernandez said.

Lambert Park, the historic home ground of NSW Premier League side APIA Leichhardt, will get a $2.2 million facelift after the NSW government this week fulfilled an election promise to upgrade the stadium.



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/english-teams-eye-mariners-star-ryan-20120629-217zf.html#ixzz1zLrtvSVE