FOOTBALL –
The Central Coast Mariners have confirmed the departure of five players following the conclusion of the club’s 2019/20 Hyundai A-League campaign.
All players have now departed for the off-season as the club awaits further details of the 2020/21 A-League season, but the Mariners have confirmed that Michael McGlinchey, Milan Djuric, Tommy Oar, Jacob Melling and Jair Eduardo Britto da Silva have all parted ways with the club following the expiration of their contracts.
In announcing their departure, a spokesperson for the Mariners thanked the players for their contributions throughout their time with the club.
The departure of Djuric, Oar and Jair, three of the club’s most prolific attacking players, raises major questions over how the Mariners will score points next season after scoring just 26 goals in as many matches in 2019/20.
It also adds to the club’s woes after winning its fourth wooden spoon in five years and, more recently, having it A-League licence put up for sale by owner Mike Charlesworth, raising the prospect a new owner may relocate the club to another city.
Ross Barry