ira , ▁who ▁played ▁last ▁season ▁for ▁re leg ated ▁M q ab ba , ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league ' s ▁goals cor ing ▁charts , ▁with ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 1 4 ▁goals . ▁Last ▁season ' s ▁top ▁goals cor er ▁Jul io ▁Alc ors é ▁and ▁fellow ▁stri ker ▁Mark ▁Barbara ▁had ▁their ▁loan ▁moves ▁from ▁Hi ber ni ans ▁and ▁Val lett a ▁respectively , ▁extended ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁strength ened ▁their ▁squad ▁further ▁with ▁the ▁sign ings ▁of ▁mid f iel der ▁Christian ▁Cass ar , ▁who ▁joined ▁on ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁from ▁Flor iana ▁and ▁def ender ▁C live ▁Br inc at ▁from ▁St . ▁George ' s , ▁although ▁the ▁latter ▁had ▁spent ▁last ▁season ▁on ▁loan ▁with ▁M s ida ▁Saint - Jose ph . ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁also ▁confirmed ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁vice ▁captain ▁and ▁def ender ▁Brian ▁Sa id ▁from ▁S li ema ▁W ander ers ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁def ender ▁Arnold ▁But t ig ieg ▁from ▁St . ▁Patrick ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁However , ▁goal keeper ▁Re uben ▁G au ci ▁and ▁def ender ▁Sh awn ▁Tell us ▁depart ed , ▁both ▁players ▁signed ▁season ▁long ▁loan ▁de als ▁with ▁newly ▁promoted ▁side ▁Q orm i . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁rounded ▁up