Is the local council still 500 million dollars in debt?
Looks like theyâve paid off half and itâs continuing to reduce
The little council that could.
Council has not had councillors in years as well. Despite what some may tell you, these years under administrators, have been some of the best run years. No councillors, no politics. Funny that.
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The pot holes in the Central Coast region are still the best in the country.
Imagine how much Bratten would whinge about the pot holes if he lived here!
I was up at Woy Woy/Umina last Friday.
Surprised there arenât any Army Bushmaster APCs being sold up there. Probably on of the few things that can successfully traverse the roads up there.
Your fault for going to Woy Woy and Umina. Council workers wonât fix anything there for fear of getting their equipment robbed.
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This rain has just re-opened up a patched pothole at my nearest crossroad. The other 20 odd patches have held.
A-League clubs by titles won
Sydney FC 9 (5 championships, 4 premierships)
Melbourne Victory 7 (4 championships, 3 premierships)
Central Coast Mariners 6 (2 championships, 3 premierships, 1 AFC Cup)
Brisbane Roar 5 (3 championships, 2 premierships)
Small club by size/budget but now one of the biggest in the league on success.
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3 Championships for Mariners, innit?
Beat Popovicâs Wanderers in 2013, now back-to-back with a nice beating Popovicâs Victory bookend.
Oh yes youre right. Wiki hadnât updated yet. So Mariners as big as Victory or arugably bigger with a continental title.
And compare them to their rivals and similarly regional NSW club with similar funding the Jets, one Championship, what 16 years ago and no other trophies? Bottled a GF at home. Like, comparing them to Sydney, Victory, City probably wouldnât be fair but to Jets, sure.
Also, Mariners were GFists their first season so I would suggest along with us and Adelaide, they were one of the original strongest. Small community, small funds, but a big AL club. Winning is their standard at this point, not the exception.
Iâm tempted to say the AFC Cup shouldnât really be compared to anyone bar maybe Bulls, who also had the opportunity to compete in it, and Wanderers, who surpassed it, but I will take anything putting Victory below them. Considering the relative funds, thatâs a big deal.
I think another continental trophy is being forgotten.
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Haha, apparently the club pursued a star for this and were turned down. Wonder if Mariners get one for the AFC Cup?
Jokes aside, not a bad start to our clubâs history and at least it meant a Club World Cup appearance. Wonder what the prize money was?
I notoriously support teams that havenât won the big continental trophy, while close rivals have:
Sydney, obvious.
Perspolis, Esteghlal.
Arsenal, take your pick except for Spurs (Although still more continental silverware than Arsenal)
Mariners have won more major trophies this season than Newcastle national league football since 1977.
Youâd know Breaker boy!
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You know it Hilly. No finals in any season. The one big chance they had Andy Harper bottles it in the last game of the season and misses two penalties. Miss finals by one point.
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That happened two days after he led a player rebel meeting to talk to the Constantine crew about defecting.
He had not missed a penalty up till that point and missed a couple of sitters on the day from memory as well. I canât stand him as I canât help but think that he missed deliberately so that the transfer of power could take place easier. Fuck him.
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