The Central Coast Mariners Post
Squad25 Oct 2027
Carlo Armiento breaks a bone — 105 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 105 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
Abdoulie Njie keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Central Coast Mariners may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad25 Oct 2027
A falling-out at Central Coast Mariners
Yutaka Michiwaki and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom25 Oct 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Central Coast Mariners
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Match23 Oct 2027
A bad afternoon for Central Coast Mariners against Adelaide United
1‑2 to Adelaide United, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market25 Oct 2027
Central Coast Mariners promote Lachlan McKay from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lachlan McKay 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Central Coast Mariners promote Anthony Duncan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anthony Duncan 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
Damien Powell steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Damien Powell 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
One of our own: Alex Johnson joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Johnson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- The dugout Wataru Goto gets it from the manager
- Squad A row about effort at Central Coast Mariners
- Loan watch Diesel Herrington has seen enough of Wellington Phoenix