Round Five: 281 days later Paulo and his Merry Mariners Clean Up The Champs

(All Pictures care of CCM website and occasionally Google)

Take note fans ....After 281 days without so much as a look in for maximum points , this is the team that cracked that drought by laying waste to the HAL Champion Barrel Boys on their own patch

Central Coast Mariners squad: 

2.Storm ROUX, 3.Scott GALLOWAY, 6.Blake POWELL, 7.Fabio FERREIRA, 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (c), 9.Roy O”DONOVAN, 10.Mickael TAVARES, 11.Connor PAIN, 12.Trent BUHAGIAR, 13.Kwabena APPIAH, 14.Adam BERRY, 16.Liam ROSE, 17.Josh BINGHAM, 19.Jacques FATY, 20.Paul IZZO (gk), 21.Michael NEILL, 22.Jake McGING, 30.Adam PEARCE (gk) **two to be omitted** Ins: 8.Nick MONTGOMERY (returns from injury), 13.Kwabena APPIAH (promoted) 

What I loved, apart from virtually strolling to 3 well needed and deserved points) was our clever game management. Slowing it down, clever fouls, we looked like a grown up team again.

Once again an slightly improved but still a bit piss poor 1st half...and then, Im guessing, the wrath of Okon descended (or the evil of Ivan) and the 2nd half was outstanding, I been to Dublin and the fish and chips are bonz, 

BUT that was the best chip Ive ever seen an irishman produce, Royo the boyo you are awesome-ish....I been saying since Galloway showed up that Connor has been jumping out of his skin, but were he was keeping that foot eludes me, what a cracking shot, im still buzzing (as is the rest of the coast I would imagine) the various viewing spots (CCLC , Sidelines at Erina etc) would of gone off like we won the GF again I reckon, maybe someone can confirm, 

Now to Monty , I was thinking he might of ended up in the red , he seemed a yard slow and angrier than usual, this maybe his last season, ya think ?

Izzo gave his former employers what for , Tavares came on and done a good job, and i may be delusional but even Jack Fat seemed mildly improved....

I see people saying stuff about Powelly, I dunno, its not like his constantly stuffing up, but I guess SocceRose deserves his spot...competition is a good thing.....

Still a lot of work to do but how good could we be with more confidence.. When we start playing quicker because it's second nature we will be good to watch

And now its onto Cantberra,  ( thanks How Green Was My Cactus) which Im going to and a collision with Ernie's Emaciated Kiwis , at this rate, we may even have a more than descent chance for certain now...all I can is