Mile Sterjovski, Jacob Burns and Chris Coyne may temporarily leave Perth in January to 'prepare' or
desperately try to convince Pim to give them back a spot.
Not great news for Perth fans and perhaps why MItchell thinks top 6 is so great.
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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".
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SO Wellington Phoenix haven't lost at home in 13 games, they have won their last two games there
with nine goals scored - so after Perth Glory came away with a draw yesterday, is that a good
result?
Of course it is.
It was the sort of match where a couple of moments of brilliance were need to notch a goal on the
board.
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MORNING all, hopefully this blog finds you well on 'hump-day'.
Just a quick note on yesterday's post on the void of Perth Glory news. Apparently, Monday was a
rest and recovery day for the players - which is understandable, considering they have been on a
two-week road trip of Queensland.
So yesterday there was a bit of news coming out the Glory camp, but the first official media
gathering for this week, will be a presser just before training today.
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SO Perth Glory are about a day away from taking on Fowler's Fury. With the jam-packed nature of the
league, it's a game they really need to win - just to keep them up there.
FP knows it's very premature, but just to prove a point this is what the first week of the finals
would look like if the regular season had already ended.
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SO Perth Glory take on North Queensland Fury this weekend - is it FP or didn't we just play them a
few weeks ago?
Seriously the fixtures are extremely screwed up and FP doesn't buy the crap about "venue
availability" which is seriously just . . . crap.
Anyway onto the latest Glory news and views.
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IT's a pretty quiet Thursday in terms of Perth Glory news.
The club decided, wisely, not to challenge Andy Todd's suspension, but since then it's been a bit
of a lull.
However, there's a bit going on here and there, so let's get into it:
- SO most people who follow football regularly will already know this - Gold Coast United Miron
Bleiberg is a media man.
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SOME very interesting news from The West Australian in today's paper - Tony 'James Bond' Sage has
revealed that the three Socceroo hopefulls, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns and Mile Sterjovski, would be
let go on loan BEFORE the A-League finals if it helps them get a ticket to the World Cup.
Now this isn't actually new, we heard about this when the trio we snapped up on free transfers back
in August.
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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.
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Ha. Who would have thought it would come so quickly? And by former Roar player Chris Grossman!
Perth player Chris Coyne showed it is OK to hit the keeper with the ball. So North Queensland got
their goal.
And Jacob Burns got his 5th yellow suspension. Pity Talay got a 2 yellow red for diving.
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SO finally we have some juicy news to get our collective teeth into. But firstly, FP should mention
that Perth Glory winger Adriano Pellegrino will be doing a live chat today from 1.30pm (WST) on the
West Online.
Now this sounds pretty cool, but it'll be interesting to see how it works, and more importantly,
whether there is a good response from the fans – but knowing the Perth Glory faithful, FP is sure
that shouldn't be a problem.
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Have a read of this about Jacob Burns over at Fox Sports. The list of his misdemeanours is growing
- studs up challenges, penalty box hand balls...
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AFTERNOON all. FP's just come home from a good old fashioned walloping in badminton (worryingly no
one there was under 45). Hopefully this isn't some mystic sign of his future.
We can only hope.
Enough of my dodgy badminton skills - onto Perth Glory news for today.
For those of you who aren't privy to FP's Facebook page, Perth Glory captain Jacob Burns 'escaped'
sanction for that 'headbutt' on Friday.
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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.
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IT'S all a bit confusing. On one hand Perth Glory, after two successive away wins, are on top of
the ladder - something which has probably never happen in the four years of the A-League. On the
other hand the manner which those victories came were unpleasant.
No wonder some Glory fans are happy, while some are still discontented.
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SO it's Wednesday, and hopefully by now that bitter taste in your mouth has dissipated
somewhat.
The sun is out, and it's starting to look and feel like spring again. Could it last? Apparently
not.
According to the boffins over at the Bureau of Meteorology, this is the wettest September since
1915, and more bad weather is on the way.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Morning y'all. Hopefully this finds you well. As some may have noticed, FP has deliberately stayed
away from posting for a couple of days after that tragic loss to the Central Coast Mariners on
Friday.
He could have throw something, choked someone or kicked anything after that game.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Here's a bit of a fun fact for Perth Glory fans.
Apparently Perth has never won three games in a row since the Glory opened it's eyes in the
A-League.
Why this is could be anything from the ridiculous scheduling from the FFA, the mismanagement of the
team under certain regimes and coaches, or the power of some voodoo witch doctor.
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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.
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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.
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Aussie Agents up to their neck in it?
You can almost smell the greed of the Aussie Agent. An Agent who seals the deal for the likes of
Brendan Santalab to get a gig in the A-League only to work his socks off to move him and any of his
other players as quickly as possible to North Asia, the Middle East or even Europe.
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It was the right result. Adelaide dominated the first half. Clearly Adelaide missed out on a
straight forward penalty in the first 2 minutes as Jacob Burns had his first touch on an Adelaide
leg entering the penalty box from the right. Later, justice was made when Chris Coyne pushed/pulled
down Robbie Cornthwaite for a linesperson's decision.
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We're only an hour or so away from the first match of A-League ver. 5 and already it's promising to
be a cracker of a year!
Two new teams in Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury, new and "unique" kit designs, a host
of new faces from local and abroad, ex-socceroos and marquee talent the likes of Robbie Fowler,
Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns etc.
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We're only an hour or so away from the first match of A-League ver. 5 and already it's promising to
be a cracker of a year!
Two new teams in Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury, new and "unique" kit designs, a host
of new faces from local and abroad, ex-socceroos and marquee talent the likes of Robbie Fowler,
Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns etc.
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PERTH Glory are prepared to let star players Mile Sterjovski, Jacob Burns and Chris Coyne go on
loan to A-League rival Adeladie United, Foxsports has reported.
The trio all are chasing a spot in Pim Verbeek's Socceroo squad for the World Cup and Glory coach
Dave Mitchell has confirmed that he could loan them out to Adelaide for their Asian Champions
League matches next year.
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PERTH GLORY coach Dave Mitchell says he understands newly-appointed captain Jacob Burns and trusts
him to lead the club to the new season.
While the Glory had a number of suitable players to pick as captain, including club stalwart Jamie
Harnwell and Socceroo defender Chris Coyne, Mitchell was happy to give the leadership to Burns.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
FORMER Leeds United midfielder Jacob Burns has been confirmed as Perth Glory captain for this
season.
Despite the Glory having a plethora of suitable candidates for captaincy, coach Dave Mitchell told
the West that he had made his decision two weeks ago.
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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.
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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?
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Too young, too quick, too slow, too fragile, whatever the reason, whatever your code I'm sure
you've heard the criticism of the A-League.
But with the Socceroos heading to the FIFA 2010 World Cup few fans would expect to see the squad
without a pack of A-League players.
Yes that's right the A-League will be sending a host of players to the World Cup,to one if not the
greatest stage in World Sport.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
FOOTBALL PERTH takes a look back at some of the memorable and no-sot-memorable points of the Perth
Glory versus Wolverhampton Wanderers friendly on Friday.
Promising result from both teams
Perth Glory and Wolves can take plenty of positives from the game.
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