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Eugene Dadi's return to Perth Glory as a Wellington Phoenix player did not go according to plan as his badly executed spot kick failed to trouble the home keeper and Perth Glory went on to win comfortably.

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Morning all, short blog today as FP prepares to renew his war against the over-50s badminton club (it's a losing battle).

Meanwhile, it's official, Eugene Dadi has left Perth Glory and will play for Wellington Phoenix for the rest of the A-League season.

All this officialness (if that's a word) came yesterday when both Perth and Wellington confirmed the deal.

So here we go again - back to good old fashioned blogging. It's certainly a different pace from regular country journalism, though FP has missed it.

Now where were we? Oh yes that's right - Perth Glory.

Ever since FP left for his south-bound junket, the Glory seem to have slipped off the pace.

So we are still midway through the interlull, but there is still a quite a bit of Perth Glory news about town.

But before we get to that, just a bit of an update of what the Glory are up to this week.

First of all, FP just got word that the coach Dave Mitchell will be holding a press conference on Friday as part of his "midseason review".

Perth Glory 1 (Sikora 79)
Adelaide United 0
Crowd: 9,482

PERTH Glory goalkeeper Tando Velaphi put in a man-of-the-match performance to help the home side defeat Adelaide United 1-0 at ME Bank Stadium on Friday Night.

Velaphi, who was heavily criticised for an error which cost his side a win last week, pulled off a number of impressive saves to deny United in front of nearly 9,500 fans.

PERTH Glory take on Adelaide United at around 7pm tonight and it's a pretty important game for the home side.

More so because Perth have a pretty tough month ahead with Gold Coast (away), North Queensland (away), Melboure (home) and Wellington (away) - so not getting a win here could be a disaster.

BEFORE we get into today's juicy blog, should give a mention to the guys at Glory Football Tees and the new shirt available from their site (left).

The joke obviously refers to the antics of Chris Coyne against Brisbane a couple of weeks ago.

These guys aren't guys who live in China, these are Perth Glory fans (the type of guys who don't know what a bandwagon looks like) who use the profits for the creation of Glory banners and the Perth Glory fanzine - which always gives FP a bit of a laugh.

Righto, so today is gameday. At around 3:30pm (WST) Perth Glory take on North Queensland Fury at ME Bank.

And there are signs a pretty decent crowd could turn up for this one.

According to Paul Skuse from the Perth Glory Supporters Association, the Glory has had the biggest ticket pre-sale for a home game since the begining of the A-League.

SO here we are – one day before the big game (aren't they all big?) against North Queensland Fury.

Quite a bit to get through today, so without further ado...

Firstly, straight to Glory coach Dave Mitchell's presser yesterday.

Quite a bit was happening, firstly the news that Perth Glory's Socceroo trio were not included in the national team for the upcoming games filtered to the Perth jounros.

HOPEFULLY this blog finds you all enjoying the public holiday. The sun is somewhat visible through the clouds, but it is still a pleasant day.

Moreover, there are only six days left until Perth Glory take on North Queensland and Robbie Fowler.

There's been no talk of injury to the former Liverpool striker, so FP expects him to make the trip to Perth.

SO before FP gets into Perth Glory news for today, just a quick word on Eugene Dadi.

Remember him, that tall dark-skinned fellow who formed a pretty decent partnership with Nikita, and scored 10 goals last season (even though some were from penalties).

He's put in one 60-minute performance in Adelaide this season, but hasn't been heard from since.

FP is sick – but he's not exactly sure why.

Maybe it's the seemingly legit Manchester United T-Shirt (with Rooney on the back) his brother received today which makes him wants to throw-up.

Or maybe it's the flu he's contracted at the start of spring, which has taken away his ability to swallow.

Herald Sun - Eugene Dadi is having to play it cool: "PERTH Glory striker Eugene Dadi has again...

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

WELL, all in all, it was mixed weekend for FP. Arsenal self-destructed against Man United, but Miron's mob Gold Coast United were finally brought back to earth with a 1-0 defeat to Newcastle.

And due to a couple more results in the A-League, the Glory climb to fourth position on the ladder after their win over Melbourne - though Perth fans shouldn't be breaking out the bubbly just yet - there's still 23 rounds to go, plenty of time before the ladder really matter.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

WELL slowly but surely the Glory juggernaut is picking up pace for tomorrow night's clash with Melbourne Victory.

There's quite a bit going on - so without further ado - here we go.

Firstly, the Glory have stitched up Brazilian midfielder Amaral and it looks like he will come straight into the matchday squad for the Victory game.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

SO it's Tuesday and we are fast approaching Perth Glory's next match against Melbourne Victory on Friday night.

There's been a tinsy-whinsy bit of confusion on the times for the clash and FP may have found out why.

In the original fixture list released by the FFA, the game was going to be played on Saturday instead of Friday.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

IS it just me or does everything look better after a Perth Glory win. The birds are singing, the fans are singing, the um... clouds are singing - ah scrub the last one.

Anyway, yesterday Perth defeated Newcastle 2-0 in a game which, surely most people would agree, the Glory controlled from start to finish.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

RIGHTO, it's the day before the next Perth Glory game - which can only mean - preview time. So what can we expect from the Glory this week? Some of the tripe they served up against Adelaide or something different?

Head to Head

All time A-League meetings:
Wins: Wellington 3, Perth Glory 2, Draws - 1

Last meeting:
Wellington Phoenix 1 Perth Glory 1
Westpac Stadium, Round 15, December 2008

Perth Glory team news

Former Glory captain Jamie Coyne has been ruled out for four weeks with that injured knee he suffered in the lost to Adelaide.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

Adelaide United 1 (Dodd 31' pen)
Perth Glory o
Crowd: 13,847

ADELAIDE United captain Travis Dodd continued his scoring success against Perth Glory, with a well-taken penalty which sealed a deserved 1-0 victory at Hindmarsh Stadium tonight.

GOLD Coast United manager Miron Bleiberg has cast doubt upon Perth Glory's chances in the A-League claiming the club lacks depth, The West Australian has reported.

Speaking after his side's 1-0 victory over the Glory in Bunbury, Bleiberg felt the Glory's lack of dept could cost them this season.

by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor

This article has also been published on the sports-opinion website The Roar.

WHEN Perth Glory face-off against Adelaide United in a little over two weeks time, should Eugene Dadi be handed a starting spot or should he be riding the pine pony?

Indonesia Super League
Persib v Bontang 3-0 (Herman Abanda, Christian Gonzales, Hilton Moreira) 22,187Sriwijaya v Persisam 3-1 (Ponaryo Astaman, Jajang Mulyana, Arif Suyono; Julio Lopez) 5,143Arema v Persija 2-1 (Roman Chmelo, Sunarto; Bambang Pamungas) 32,597Persijap v Persela 0-2 (Gustavo Lopez, Jaenal Ichwan) 6,100
1 - Persipura 20 13 5 2 51-16 442 - Semen Padang 19 9 8 2 29-19 353 - Arema 20 9 7 4 31-18 344 - Persija 20 10 4 6 31-20 34
20 - Boaz Solossa (Persipura)11 - Edward Wilson Junior (Semen Padang), Kenji Adichihara (Bontang)10 - Marcio Souza (Deltras)
Divisi Utama
PSCS v PSIM 2-0 (Julia Siagian, Reza Dini Saputra) 9,725Persikab v Persik 2-1 (Jean kamaga, Ebus Angel Cnuchukwu; Berta Yuana Putra) 6,673Pro Titan v PS Bengkulu 2-3 (Mario Costas, Ghozali Siregar; Peter Lipide, Oh Inkyun, Imam Faisal) 303PSLS v Persih 0-0 Persipro v Barito Putra 3-0 (I Putu Gede, Akmad Junaidi 2) 2,875
Liga Primer Indonesia
Tangerang Wolves v Cendrawasih Papua 2-0 (Wallace da Silva 2)Bandung v Bintang Medan 2-2 (Kim San Duk, Beni Kunkun; Gaston Salasiwa, Paharuddin)PSM v Semarang United 2-0 (M Rahmat, Marwan)Batavia Union v Aceh United 2-0 (og, Tantan)Bogor Raya v Bali Devata 2-0 (Ivan Bogado, Maulana)Persema v Real Mataram 5-2 (Reza Mustafa 2, Han Sen Min, Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan, Irfan Bachdim; Fernando Soler 2)Solo v Manado United 7-3 (Zarko Lazetic 3, David Micevski 2, Stevan Racic, Ricky Kristiadi; Eugene Dadi, Jefry M, Tommy)Persibo v Medan Chiefs 5-1 (Samsul Arif 3, Bagus Cahyono 2; Abdelhadi Laakkad)Persebaya 1927 v Jakarta 3-2 (Andrew Barisic, Rendi Irwan, Nico Susanto)
1 - Persema 12 9 2 1 29-11 292 - Persebaya 12 8 3 1 31-9 273 -Semarang United 12 8 0 4 14-11
Thai Premier League
Army United v BEC Tero 1-0Sriracha v Chonburi 1-2Samut Songkram v Pattaya United 0-1Siam Navy v Muang Thong United 0-3Chiang Rai United v Police United 1-2TOT v Osotspa 0-0TTM v Bangkok Glass 0-1Buriram PEA v Thai Port 1-0Si Sa Ket v Khon Kaen 2-0
1 - Buriram PEA 8 6 2 0 202 - Chonburi 8 5 2 1 173 - BEC Tero 8 5 1 2 16
Malaysia Super League
Kelantan v Felda United 6-0Selangor v T Team 0-2Terengganu v Harimau Muda A 3-1KL v Pahang 0-0Johor FC v Negeri Sembilan 0-0Sabah v Perak 2-1
1 - Kelantan 10 6 2 2 24-10 202 - Selangor 10 6 2 2 14-10 203 - Perak 10 5 4 1 10-5 19

The Indonesian FA are hoping to have 22 foreign players deported from the country. In what would be a spectacular PR blunder, admittedly not the first, they have sent the relevant ministry a list of players they say are playing illegally in the country.
Despite having relevant paperwork the PSSI claim that as they are the only authority empowered to organise competitive football in Indonesia then players registered with the rebel Liga Primer Indonesia are here under false pretenses and shouldn't be here.

Welcome to a much delayed blog. Hopefully your Friday night was a cracker and you're ready for a big weekend.

Just a couple of housekeeping points to go through before we talk Glory. First and most importantly, thank you for your continued support while FP has been gallivanting around the place.

Morning all, welcome to the blog.

FP can't really concentrate when his brethren are in Sydney trying very hard to lose a game of cricket. It's enough to send a person to the place with the padded walls and nifty white jackets.

Meanwhile, there isn't much going on in the land of the purple, with the Socceroos match against Kuwait tonight.