As the Central Coast Mariners proved last season money and resources are not essential to becoming Australian champions
weren’t the champions the A-League Men deserved after all the nonsense that gripped its 2022-23 season. But as Danny Vukovic lifted the league’s trophy aloft, surrounded by not just his teammates but also the friends, family and staff who had helped underpin the unlikely title win, there was a sense that, from a footballing perspective, they were the one it needed.
Be it shopping from the bargain bin, making do with limited facilities, developing their players or utilising their academy, the Mariners had to get it all right simply because they didn’t have the safety net that money and resources bring others. But when they did, it demonstrated that, for now at least, the ALM has yet to succumb to global trends of largess. If the penurious Mariners can win a title, anyone in the league can.
And as much as moves such as Adelaide’s favourite son Craig Goodwin spur heartbreak amongst supporters, the ability to monetise these moves is a significant step in the maturation of the league; players sales are one of the most lucrative and largely untapped revenue sources for clubs. Further, the fact that Australian players can elicit transfer fees and be empowered to find destinations suited to their ongoing development is a potential boon to the Socceroos.
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