Central Coast coach Mike Mulvey has revealed the A-League club could be bolstered by at least three signings by the end of the transfer window next week.
Mulvey admitted that a player from the United Kingdom would be arriving on Tuesday, while up two another defenders could be on the way as well.
The club has recently been linked with former Turkish youth international Jem Karacan, who last played for Millwall in the Championship and spent a season playing in the Premier League for Reading in 2012-13.
“We’ve got a player coming over from the UK who’ll be here Tuesday and that will bolster the ranks,” Mulvey said after their 1-1 draw with Brisbane on Sunday.
“And then we’re pretty close with one or two other defensive options.”
The new faces would be welcome additions for the struggling Mariners, who are in desperate need of some talent in a bid to get off the bottom of the table.
Midfielder Jake McGing is headed for scans on Monday after suffering a leg injury against the Roar, while Tommy Oar was unavailable due to a hamstring issue.
The Mariners went close to securing back-to-backs for the first time in almost two years, however Mulvey insists they’re no longer interested in moral victories.
He was upset with his defence conceding another set piece to the Roar, but urged his team to quickly recover for their F3 derby on Wednesday.
Defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis is likely to be available after being rested.
“I’m proud of them but we’re getting to that stage now where we’re hungry for the wins,” Mulvey said.
“So we need to back up quickly for Wednesday and then obviously the weekend as well. It’s two games coming up, you can’t feel sorry for ourselves.”
Kangas
Roar Rookie
I believe the mariners are likely to beat Newcastle this Wednesday
Melange
Guest
I'd like to see announcements that point to a long term strategy. If these players coming in are deemed better than the current are they being signed to multi year deals? One is comeing from the UK - Mile Jedinak! I'd be even happier to see the announcement that they've re-signed Millar and Murray to multi year deals. Please keep the bulk of a squad that is starting to gel, so that coming into next season we don't have to make wholesale changes again.
Pork Chop
Roar Rookie
With three incoming squad players that are midfield and two defenders ???. I don’t see how that will address the problem of scoring goals other than reducing the need to score as many to win. Simon ..... for all his huff an’ puff wastes more opportunities than the rest of the forwards put together.
Andre Leslie
Roar Guru
It looks like they may just have found their mojo at last, the Mariners side. Let's hope the new players don't detract from the overall team dynamic... which seems to be improving.
Lionheart
Roar Rookie
Well played Mariners. While I thought your goal was poorly defended by our Connor O'Toole, I also thought you were the better team and probably deserved more than you got. But you got to put the ball in the net to win.