The Central Coast Mariners Post
The dugout22 Oct 2029
Didi Naarendorp says Central Coast Mariners went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings22 Oct 2029
Alfie McCalmont pops up at the right end — 7.68
7.68, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Boardroom22 Oct 2029
Central Coast Mariners tie Brandon Miller down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad22 Oct 2029
A falling-out at Central Coast Mariners
Haine Eames and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom22 Oct 2029
5 academy graduates step up at Central Coast Mariners
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match20 Oct 2029
Central Coast Mariners come up short against Adelaide United
Adelaide United left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market22 Oct 2029
Central Coast Mariners promote Mark Ward from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mark Ward 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.
Market22 Oct 2029
Jake Mitchell steps up from the Central Coast Mariners academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jake Mitchell 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.
Market22 Oct 2029
One of our own: Bryce Kennedy joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bryce Kennedy is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Oscar Bailey joins the Central Coast Mariners first team
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Ethan Cox
- The dugout Brandon Miller faces the questions