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Man United’s Mariners interest exposes conflict at heart of A-League model – The World Game
Reports of Manchester United planning to buy Central Coast Mariners and relocate the club were met with swift condemnation – but also re-exposed the inherent conflict…
The Central Coast Mariners are losers. Theyre not losers on the field in 2020-21, of course.
The clubs transformation from easy-beat wooden spooners to league leaders is one of the narratives that has made the current A-League campaign one of its most entertaining ever.
This season, the Mariners are losers in the sense that theyre underdogs; the designated group of underfunded and unappreciated talent that defies expectations to come good.
They’re an A-League version of Rocky Balboa, the Mighty…
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