The Loose Cannon | Issue 2 | Saturday 26 October, 2013 by CCMariners

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Justin Pasfield (GK) Daniel McBreen Joshua Rose Marcel Seip Zachary Anderson Brent Griffiths John Hutchinson (C) Nick Montgomery Mitchell Duke Marcos Flores Nick Fitzgerald Liam Reddy (GK) Hayden Morton Michael McGlinchey Storm Roux Trent Sainsbury Anthony Caceres Michael Neill Matthew Simon Mile Sterjovski Tom Slater Adam Kwasnik

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Eugene Galekovic (GK) (C) Nigel Boogaard Jon McKain Osama Malik Cassio Jeronimo Isaias Sergio Cirio Marcelo Carrusca Bruce Djite Antony Golec Steve Lustica Cameron Watson Jacob Melling Daniel Bowles Awer Mabil Michael Zullo Jake Barker-Daish Paul Izzo (GK) Tarek Elrich Fabio Ferreira Jordan Elsey Brent McGrath John Hall (GK)

What a great day it was for the first home game of the season two weeks ago. Over 17,000 supporters packed Bluetongue Stadium to watch the Mariners take on the Wanderers, and the atmosphere was electric. In fact, over 100,000 people went through the gates across the first five Hyundai A-League fixtures – a new record. While we are all passionate Mariners supporters it is important that the other Clubs are strong as well, as we can only be as strong as the entire competition.

A message from Darren Sprod Chairman, Central Coast Football

They want to try and attract those that may not already know what a great event going to a game at Bluetongue can be. Put simply, we are very lucky as proud residents of this great region to have a team in a national competition that we can call Champions. Those who are passionate about the Central Coast, I encourage you to get behind the Mariners!

As an administrator at the grassroots level of the game on the Central Coast, it’s great to see the game getting stronger at all levels. Central Coast Football (CCF) continues to work with the Mariners to look at ways to grow the sport in the region. One of the latest initiatives, Free FC, allows kids to come and have a kick and experience the game we love. Kids can sign-up to participate in this excellent program run by the International Football School and the Mariners, with the support of CCF at www.MarinersDevelopment.com.au. It is important for the sustainability of the game at all levels that we continue to look at ways to bring kids and other non-football people into the fold and help them enjoy the game. I know Mike Charlesworth and his team at the Mariners are working on some exciting initiatives to make the matchday experience fun for all.

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DID YOU KNOW? Each Mariners player is an ambassador for a local Central Coast Club. Nick Fitzgerald is the Avoca FC ambassador.

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

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Overall: 24

At Bluetongue: 13

Average goals scored per game: 2.67

Did you know? Zwaanswijk is Youth team Head Coach, while foundation Mariner Andre Gumprecht is welcomed back on board as Zwaanswijk’s assistant.

Mariners Youth Team

READY FOR KICK-OFF! The Central Coast Mariners Youth team will commence the Foxtel National Youth League 2013/14 season in Tuggerah tomorrow. Kick-off against Adelaide United Youth at the Club’s Centre of Excellence (1 Bryant Drive, Tuggerah) is at 10:30am. Admission is FREE. The junior Mariners will be mentored by two of the Club’s former players this season. Indeed, 2013 Hyundai A-League Grand Final hero Patrick

The Club is pleased to announce the 15 players signed by Zwaanswijk for season six of Australia’s premier youth competition: Adrian Vlastelica, Daniel McFarlane, David Bradasevic (GK), Dillon Vorster, Dominic Ferguson, Jacob Esposito, Jesse Curran, Joshua Bingham, Joshua Forbes, Lachlan Everett, Liam O’Dell, Nathan Verity, Patrick Dixon (pictured), Steve Whyte, and Tonu Liiband (GK). Seven players in the Club’s Foxtel NYL 2013/14 squad played for Central Coast Mariners Academy (CCMA) this year. “Our main focus has been on signing as many young local players as possible, so we have the best chance to develop them into Hyundai A-League professionals over the next few seasons,” Zwaanswijk said.

Central Coast Mariners are on an eight game winning streak in the Hyundai A-League against Adelaide United. Adelaide United last defeated Central Coast Mariners in the Hyundai A-League in September 2009. Adelaide have lost more games against the Central Coast Mariners (12) in the Hyundai A-League than against any other side.

All six of the goals scored in the two games involving the Central Coast Mariners this season in the Hyundai A-League have arrived in the second half. Central Coast Mariners are the best passing side in the Hyundai A-League so far this season, completing 85% of their passes. Jeronimo Neumann has scored three goals in two Hyundai A-League appearances for Adelaide this season. All the Argentine’s goals have come in the 25th minute or earlier.

Mariners go PINK! When John Hutchinson leads Central Coast out onto Bluetongue Stadium this afternoon, tens of thousands of football fans around the Coast, country and indeed the world will sit up and take notice of our teams eye-catching strips. In partnership with Mingara Recreation Club and the Cancer Council, our boys will this afternoon be wearing all pink strips for only the second time in Mariners (and Hyundai A-League) history. The lads first donned the highly noticeable, bright getups in round two last season when Perth Glory came to town. That day, Daniel McBreen scored the first of his 19 goals league goals last term as Graham Arnold’s men won 1-0. While the players will be doing everything they can to ensure they make it two wins from two matches in pink this afternoon, it’s even more significant to consider why the players are helping the Club make this vibrant, visual statement. Fact is, every day 50 women around Australia are diagnosed with breast or a gynaecological cancer – a truly awful statistic. So, as the foremost

sporting organisation on the Central Coast, we’re taking the lead alongside Mingara Recreation Club to help the Cancer Council achieve their goal of raising $9.4 million for cancer research, prevention and support in 2013. There are a number of ways you can give to the cause, and help us raise more than we did last year ($18,668). Firstly, each player’s jersey will be signed and auctioned off on eBay by Mingara. Next week, fans can log on to bid for a slice of Mariners history! Secondly, supporters will see a number of Pink Ribbon Day volunteers in and around Bluetongue Stadium today – if you can give a little, please do! Thirdly, the Club has 500 pink kits at our merchandise stalls today. $10 from each pink jersey sold will be donated directly to the Cancer Council. And finally, anyone can log on to www.PinkRibbonDay.com.au to make a tax-deductible donation. Enjoy the match, and cheer loudly and proudly for your boys in PINK!

Watch and meet The Smurfs! There will be extra entertainment for kids and families before our next home match against Brisbane Roar on Sunday 10 November! From 4:15pm (before the game) kids can enjoy a FREE live Smurfs show on the western warm-up field! HEY KIDS! Bring Mum or Dad to the game and get 20% off their match ticket simply by entering the code CCMSMURFS when the purchase their ticket at www.ticketek.com.au*

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OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS CLUB UPDATE By Erin Morrow

It’s been a busy start to the season and we have been working hard on the important things to ensure the best start to the OSC.

Some of the suggestions we made included: More activity and interest outside the stadium as you approach Wider information regarding post game member functions

We have well over 100 paid members including 10 junior members. We will be taking new members at the game on Saturday so look out for us before and after the game to join up. We’ve also adopted the name “The Crew” after you told us that’s the name you liked the best, and we’re working with Soccer5s in Tuggerah to create a great place to watch our away games with other fans. After the first home match of the season we provided feedback to the Mariners about the match day experience.

Making the best possible use of our new cannon Introducing and involving the Pirate and his cohort the Admiral Increasing the number of The Loose Cannon match day papers available (Ed: Circulation of The Loose Cannon will increase from 1,100 copies to 2,500 copies from Sunday 10 November) The re-introduction of the fans announcing the player’s names Increasing home match advertising Both the OSC and the Mariners value and use all of your feedback, so if you have any ideas or thoughts, please don’t hesitate to email us at: CCMSupportersClub@hotmail.com.au

Old Boy Update One-on-one with

He was a foundation Mariner and played over 200 competitive matches for Central Coast, but these days Alex Wilkinson is busy thwarting the best advances of attackers from K-League Classic – the top division of football in Korea Republic. Ben O’Neill caught up with the former Mariners skipper turned Jeonbuk Hyundai defender to find out how he’s enjoying his football with the men from the Jeonju World Cup Stadium. Wilko, you picked up your first piece of silverware in Korea Republic last weekend, albeit a runners up medal. Tell us about the experience of playing in the Korean FA Cup Final against Pohang Steelers. It was a great experience. The FA Cup over here is held in high regard because the winner gets a place in the Asian Champions League the following year. We had a crowd of around 30,000 which created a great atmosphere. The game was a tight contest and finished 1-1 at full time and extra time so it went to penalties. Unfortunately we lost the shootout 4-3. I’m cursed when it comes to penalty shootouts! Jeonbuk Hyundai are currently right in contention to win the 2013 K-League Classic. Does just missing out on winning the FA Cup Final perhaps provide the team with even more desire to win the league? Yes. With seven games to go we are two points off first place so we are in a pretty good position to have a good chance at winning the league. It would have been great if we had won the FA Cup and had a chance at doing the double but that wasn’t to be unfortunately. I think now we will be even more determined to finish the league off well. We finished second last year so I hope we can go one better this year. Finish top three in K-League Classic and Jeonbuk will qualify for the 2014 AFC Champions League, like the Mariners have. Love a trip back to Bluetongue? I would love a trip back to Bluetongue as it would mean I would get to come home and see all my family and friends! Obviously playing against the Mariners would be a bit of a strange experience for me but who knows, it could well happen if we can manage to qualify. The other foreigners in the Jeonbuk squad are Brazilian and Belgian. How do you spend your time away from the training pitch and is communication difficult for you? How have you adjusted? I am pretty lucky that one of the Brazilians and the Belgian both speak English. They both have families with young children, which is great for my wife also. When we aren’t training we tend to spend a lot of time together. The town I live in isn’t that big but it has everything we need. Communication with the Korean players and coaches can be difficult sometimes but it gets easier with time and the more you get to know them.

Recently, two of Central Coast Mariners powerchair players, Chris Turnbull and Chris Suffield, were selected to represent New South Wales at the Australian Championships.

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Want to be a part of the studio audience at Thursday FC – SBS2’s new football show? On Thursday 5 December – two days before the Mariners host Sydney FC at Bluetongue Stadium – the Mariners will be transporting 10 lucky fans (and 10 of their mates) to watch the show be pieced together live in Sydney! Central Coast Mariners will have a guest (or two!) on the show that evening, meaning our supporters will also get to get behind our boys, too!

For your chance to win, simply scan the QR code on the right using your phone, and follow the prompts (one entry per person). A random draw will take place on Friday 15 November, with winners contacted by e-mail thereafter. GOOD LUCK!

Mariners Beach Bar open for business In Hyundai A-League round 1, you may have noticed a new addition to the south end of Bluetongue Stadium – it’s the Mariners Beach Bar! Located in front of the palm trees, fans can now round up 20 of their closest mates, teammates or work colleagues to book this space and enjoy a Mariners match in the most unique setting in the competition – if not Australian sport! With loads of food and drink inclusive in the booking price of $100 per head, and space for up to 20 people, the Mariners Beach Bar allows fans to enjoy the game in their own private party space! For bookings and enquiries please contact Tyson at Central Coast Mariners HQ between 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday to Friday on 4353 7200, or at tscott@ccmariners.com.au.

Upping the Insta this November! You have your wife, Brooke, and young son, Luca, with you in Korea Republic. How have you and your family adjusted to life in Jeollabuk-do? At first it was a little difficult adjusting to life over here. Especially seeing Luca was only eight weeks old when we moved over here. It was made easier at the time by having Matt Simon and his fiancée Ange over here. We lived only an hour from each other so we would catch up as much as we could. Now we have adapted to the Korean culture and food and are quite settled. Luca is in day care and loves the Korean food, which is pretty funny. The people are so friendly here and really make it a lot easier to settle in. To what extent have you kept tabs on the Mariners and the Hyundai A-League since you departed in mid-2012? I have been keeping a really close eye on the Mariners since I left. Obviously I’m still good mates with a lot of the boys so I keep in regular contact with them. I also try and watch most of their games online, which is good. They had a great season last year and I hope this one is just as successful. Trent Sainsbury was at the Club while you were here, and now the team has other young backs in Zac Anderson, Brent Griffiths, Hayden Morton, Michael Neill and Storm Roux. Bright futures? Definitely. Lately the Mariners have been bringing through a lot of young talent and these guys are no different. Sains, Zac and Brent have all had quite a bit of experience in the league now and its great to see the other young guys coming through pushing for first team games. Arnie (Graham Arnold) has shown continually he is not afraid to play young guys so these players know that if they are doing well they will get their chance. Did you watch the Club’s 2013 Grand Final win? If so, where? And what were your emotions before, during and after the game? Yes I watched the game online. I had been speaking to the boys in the week leading up to the Grand Final and they all seemed quietly confident which was good. During the game I was actually really confident. I thought once they got that first goal the result was never in doubt. They controlled the match and never really let Wanderers in with a sniff. After the game is was just so happy for the boys. That win had been a long time coming and I was just so happy for them and the Club that they would get the recognition they deserve.

30 days has November, and throughout the penultimate month of the year we want your 30 best Mariners inspired pics on Instagram! On Friday 1 November, visit www.ccmariners.com.au to access a list of 30 prompts for you to get creative with Mariners content.

Turnbull and Suffield’s performances at the Australian titles gained them selection in the Australian Powerchair Football Team, known as the Poweroos, for a test match against New Zealand. Turnbull went on to score an impressive hat trick – the first ever for the Poweroos – in an 11-0 win. Turnbull has now played nine international matches for the Poweroos, while Suffield has played four.

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#10 Marcos Flores Two games, two goals, one assist. Marcos Flores is already proving to be an extremely important off-season recruit for Central Coast Mariners, but it’s today – against one of his former Clubs – that the Reconquista-born midfielder will truly be eager to impress. Indeed, our Argentine attacking ace spent two fruitful seasons with Adelaide United between 2009 and 2011, scoring a noteworthy nine goals and making eight assists in 29 appearances for the Club. And, it was during his time in the city of churches that Flores became a household name for Hyundai A-League fans from Point Clare to Perth, as he dazzled crowds on his way to being named the competition’s best player in 2011. Wearing Central Coast’s number 10 shirt, look out for Flores’ incisive, purposeful passes to the likes of Mitchell Duke (#9) and Matt Simon (#19), as well as his interplay with fellow midfielders Michael McGlinchey (#14) and Mile Sterjovski (#21). When on song, the fancy

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Mariners powerchair duo represent Australia Did you know Central Coast Mariners, like Western Sydney Wanderers and Newcastle Jets, sponsor a powerchair football team? Powerchair football is one of the fastest growing sports for powered wheelchair users around the globe. A competitive, challenging team game, powerchair football combines the skill of the wheelchair user with the speed and power of the chair itself.

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Flores is considered to be one of the Hyundai A-League’s best players, and he can certainly keep his composure too – Flores kept his cool to convert two late penalties to earn the Mariners a 2-2 draw away to Melbourne Heart last Saturday. It doesn’t matter if your old Club is Union de Santa Fe or Umina United, when you come up against your former team there’s always that little bit extra motivation to play well (and win!). Flores will have fire in his belly and passion in his play today, just three days after his 28th birthday! (Happy Birthday, Marcos!).

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Which Club does former Mariner Alex Wilkinson currently play for? Where does the Central Coast Mariners Youth team play their home fixtures? Who is the coach of Adelaide United? How many times have the Mariners won the Hyundai A-League Premiership? Who is the former Central Coast Mariners and Socceroos player pictured? (left) What is name of the Mariners’ Active Supporter Group located in Bay 16? The Mariners play the F3 Derby away from home next Saturday. Who is the F3 Derby against? How many Hyundai A-League goals did Michael McGlinchey score last season? Following today’s match, the player’s special pink jerseys will be auctioned off online to raise funds for the Cancer Council. Where will the auction take place? 10 Marcel Seip counts SC Veendam as one of his former Clubs. True or False? Answers: 1: Jeonbuk Hyundai (Korea Republic). 2: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence, Tuggerah. 3: Josep Gombau. 4: Two. 5: Tony Vidmar. 6: Yellow Army. 7: Newcastle Jets. 8: Six. 9: eBay. 10: True.