IT'S A MARINATED WORLD: The Close of Transfer Window Sale (and the new guys) Blogaroo

It took me a good long while…BUT…I think I have finally become comfortable with the business model of the Mariners …that model is one of creation and moving on to bigger and better things for the boys…and, to be fair, I do wish all our guys much success …BUT …losing ‘em mid –season still fkn stings…I said I am comfortable with ‘em leaving…I said nothing about liking the transfer window being flung open mid season

SO, anyway…this year thus far…we sent Wee Mickey off to play in the J-League under Arnie..mind you the club coulda waited a month, they only just started their pre-season in Japan, so I dunno what the rush was ….then Bernie Ibini and Macca came back from China and Marcos FLORES done his knee bone….back to Bernie and Macca for a bit, Bernie was a bit homesick and wanted to come home to be with family…Macca on the other hand, his loan deal ran out and he came back, looking totally knackered, if I’m honest.

Little did we know that his Chinese club wanted Dan back post haste and the club were working on getting him there BUT ONLY if some coin was forthcoming …didn’t know Tesco’s departure was on the books…I have a theory about players being distracted during transfer negotiations..I mean, transfers don’t take 10 minutes, you have to get visa’s and possibly passports sorted and get medicals done…none of this is instantaneous, so with the benefit of hindsight you can see that Mickey, Tesco and Dan had other things on their collective minds, the past few weeks of their Coastie careers…ANYWAY…to the bloody transfer window

IN the space of one day the Mariners lost two more members of their GF winning squad, with Tesco and Macca both leaving the club…..... Sainsbury had signed a two-and-a-half season deal with PEC Zwolle effective immediately. And Macca, after much tooing and froing from the respective clubs is heading back to Shanghai SIPG to, more than likely, finish his career off…… the transfer to Shanghai SIPG was confirmed on Friday evening, after the club initially blocked the deal, holding out for a reported $250,000 transfer fee for the 37-year-old….dunno what they got for him…so I aint gonna make a guess

BUT the club eased some of that pain by signing defender Eddy Bosnar ….apparently the Mariners committed some kind of football felony , cause those friggin nitwits in the Sydney newspaper world said we STOLE Eddie from under the noses of Sydney FC…I’m fairly certain the Smurfs hadn’t signed him SO get stuffed Smellograph and, or Shitty Morning Herald

Eddie has signed with Mariners until the end of May .....Bosnar, 33, ought to be a familiar face for supporters of the Mariners, with the experienced defender having played against Central Coast twice in last year’s AFC Champions League while with K-League Classic giants Suwon Bluewings.

After graduating from the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program, Bosnar began his professional career in 1997 with Newcastle Breakers. After staying in Australia for a few seasons with Northern Spirit and Sydney United, Bosnar moved to Croatia in 2000 to play with Dinamo Zagreb. After three years in Austria with Sturm Graz, Bosnar moved to England to play with Everton, but he failed to make an appearance in the Premier League for Everton, and he was released after one season due to injury.

Bosnar then returned to old club Dinamo Zagreb, before briefly playing with Rijeka. Bosnar moved to the Netherlands in 2006 to spend two seasons with Heracles Almelo, before moving to Japan in 2008 with JEF United Chiba. He moved to Shimizu S-Pulse in 2010. Bosnar left Japan at the end of that season and joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the K-League. In May 2012, he scored a free-kick at an incredible 123 kilometres per hour against Ulsan Hyundai. On 18 July 2013, Bosnar transferred to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F

THEN…to bolster the playing stock for the forthcomiong ACL the Mariners ran out and signed KIM SEUNG YEUNG.....The talented 28-year-old is due to arrive in Australia later this week, Kim boasts considerable experience in Korea Republic’s top flight, the K-League Classic, as well as Japan’s highly regarded J.League where he plied his trade with glamour club Gamba Osaka in 2011.

And, the former FC Seoul and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors man was integral to Ulsan Hyundai’s continental triumph just two years ago, netting the third goal in the Tigers’ 3-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli in the tournament’s Final.....Central Coast Mariners boss Phil Moss believes Kim will add spark and experience to his squad, and says he is excited to work with the former South Korean youth international.

“Kim Seung-yong ticks all the boxes for us as a Club,” Bruce Stalder said. “He is player of immense quality and reputation in Asia, he has a desire to play in Australia, and he is extremely familiar with the AFC Champions League – a competition we will be entering for the fourth time in 2014.”

And to finish off the Friday Super Sale..we snatched up Isaka Cernak from the Glory…Dunno much about him other than he at was at the Fury which didn't help after they finished up and has been moved around too much for whatever reason. He has been at a couple of clubs that are more interested in instant success than developing players. I'm sure we can fulfil his potential he at the Mariners.