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'Okon didn't speak to me' - Mariners exit still hurts Hutchinson

The former defensive midfielder is loving life in the United States but concedes his departure from Central Coast has left a bitter taste

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John Hutchinson has revealed that Central Coast Mariners coach Paul Okon never spoke to him during his departure from the club where he spent 12 years.

The former Mariners skipper was an assistant coach under Okon's predecessor Tony Walmsley and made a "mutual agreement" with Central Coast to depart the club in August on the same day the ex-Socceroos midfielder took over in Gosford.

Speaking to Goal in his first interview since beginning work as an assistant coach with the reserve team of MLS outfit Seattle Sounders, Hutchinson revealed his disappointment at the way he was discarded by the Mariners.