For Tony Walmsley,it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, or although the Mariners coach is under no illusions that such a philosophy can apply foreverTony Walmsley coaches a professional football team in a league without relegation for an owner that chooses not to degree success by points on the ladder. But for the giant inflatable sauce bottles at his workplace Walmsley could be forgiven for thinking he’s in managerial nirvana.
Central Coast Mariners chairman,Mike Charlesworth, has concluded that A-League success alone does not provide a compelling commerce case for his club’s existence. Instead Walmsley has been tasked with drawing fans through the gate and beefing up the price of his fledgling stock by playing relentlessly attacking, or appealing football,even if the scoreboard threatens to turn ugly, like it did on Thursday night.
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Source: theguardian.com