A-League Central Coast Mariners Will Not Go On Strike Despite Unpaid Wages

A-League Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold said that his players "have no intention of taking strike action and will turn up for Sunday's important away game against Adelaide United despite the fact the players still remain unpaid four days after their monthly wages were due," according to Ray Gatt of THE AUSTRALIAN. Arnold's pledge came amid news the embattled club's investors -- Mike Charlesworth, Chair Peter Turnbull and Western Sydney Wanderers exec Chair Lyall Gorman -- were Tuesday night "locked in a meeting in a bid to resolve issues surrounding a revamping of the Mariners' ownership structure." No players had been paid by the close of business "despite assurances" the money would be in their accounts by Tuesday (THE AUSTRALIAN, 3/20).