LAWRIE SAYS HI TO T[tots]

Hi kids its Lawrie McKinna here, when i was a wee boy back in Scotland i loved to play football and my dream was always to be a footballer when i grew up.

I was lucky enough to do that and if you work hard enough and have fun, dreams do come true. And when you score a goal remember its the best thing you can do in football, so enjoy it when it happens and always remember to do a wild celebration.

Always work hard and keep smiling.

Lawrie

Lawrie McKinna (born July 8, 1961) is a Scottish-Australian former football player and manager. He currently works for the Central Coast Mariners.
Born in Kilmarnock in southwest Scotland, McKinna began his career as a striker with local junior side Darvel and made his debut for Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock in 1982. He made 87 league appearances for Kilmarnock, scoring 17 times before moving to Australia in 1986 where he went on to play for several more clubs in the NSL and various state leagues.
McKinna’s coaching career began in 1992 with New South Wales side Blacktown City as assistant manager. In 1995 Hills United hired him as a player/manager. In 1997 he became assistant to David Mitchell with National Soccer League clubs Sydney Olympic, then following Mitchell to Sydney United in 1998 and Parramatta Power in 1999.
He left Parramatta Power in 2002 to take over as manager of Northern Spirit. His first season as a NSL coach was extremely promising and successful as he beat many accomplished coaches, and was awarded with the NSL coach of the year award after taking the Northern Spirit to their first finals campaign for three years.
In 2005 he was named as manager of the new A-League club the Central Coast Mariners, earning the inaugural A-League coach of the year award after leading the Mariners to the grand final and winning the preseason cup. In May 2006 he signed a new five-year contract with the Mariners

On 9 February 2010, it was announced that McKinna will take over as the Football and Commercial Operations Manager for the Mariners from the 2010/2011 season.