 It was first reported on 26 January, that Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners were one of several clubs interested in acquiring Sutton on a loan deal.Other clubs that were believed to also be interested were St Mirren and even Edinburgh rivals Hibernian The Mariners soon entered into discussions with the player, in the hope of securing him on a four-month loan as a replacement for recently departed striker Matt Simon, and hoping to fill the void left by youth international Bernie Ibini-Isei who was due to join up with the Australian Under-20s.On 31 January 2012, it was announced that the move had been finalised pending international clearance.