No, you’re not seeing things – Central Coast Mariners will be wearing red, white and blue in the FFA Cup this Wednesday.
Central Coast are paying homage to the area’s rich footballing history by launching a retro kit featuring the iconic colours of their predecessors, ‘The Coasties’.
The Mariners will wear the Umbro-made throwback kit – which includes a classic collar and the original Coasties logo on the back of the jersey – for the first time against Brisbane Roar in Wednesday’s Round of 16 clash in Queensland.
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It’s our kit for the Coast, it’s our kit for the Coasties, it’s our kit for the #FFACup. ?
Here is your first-look at the ‘Coasties’ inspired red, white & blue retro kit that we will wear on Wednesday against Brisbane: https://t.co/K69TKxXqNS #CCMFC #FFACup #MagicOfTheCup pic.twitter.com/OoWDKZ2Os1
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) August 26, 2019
It is the strip many representative players from the Coast wore as they launched their aspiring footballing careers, including current Mariners skipper Matt Simon.
“It’s a very proud moment for me,” he told the club website. “It’s paying tribute to my first representative jersey on the Central Coast that I wore in the under 11’s, so it’s bringing back some memories and it’s great that the club is paying tribute to the Coasties.
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“I’ve always said it’s a privilege to be captain of the club. Being a local boy, for me to be able to represent the region and lead the boys out week-in-week out, I feel privileged for that and I enjoy every minute of it.”
1998 ? 2019.
Coasties x Mariners.
First-ever signing, current captain. Respecting the past. #FFACup #MagicOfTheCup #CCMFC pic.twitter.com/rOXhycaRCb
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) August 27, 2019
Central Coast junior and first-ever Mariners signing Damien Brown along with veteran Nathan Byrn sported the Coasties kits of 1998 and 1999 to illustrate the similarities – which you can observe below.
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