The Central Coast Mariners Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Central Coast Mariners turn down Kawasaki Frontale for Kaito Taniguchi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Central Coast Mariners make their move for Samuel Obeng
$1.6M on the table at Albacete. The manager wanted him, the board agreed a number, and the only voices still to be heard are the ones at the other club.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Rokas Pukstas is a medical away from Central Coast Mariners
The deal with Middlesbrough is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Joel Anasmo turns down Central Coast Mariners
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: another club keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Central Coast Mariners
Michael Ruhs was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Lawrence Wong
Central Coast Mariners asked and Melbourne City said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Toby Ferguson steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Toby Ferguson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Patrick Griffin steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Griffin has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Central Coast Mariners promote Tom Byrne from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tom Byrne has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Harry Sawyer behind
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Central Coast Mariners
- Squad Harry Sawyer remains an outsider