Morning all, happy Friday to you all.
So unless 12-year-olds read this blog, we all know that WWE (or WWF for all those hardcore
"attitude" fans) is fake. Fake as Pamela Anderson's 'assets'.
So it was weird to see that some of the Australian media taking the Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair press
conference a bit too seriously.
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Morning all, welcome to the blog.
Well, Mile Sterjovski didn't feature for the Socceroos - which in a way is good news, because it
means he's injury free for Perth Glory. Seems like a selfish way of looking at things, but meh.
Meanwhile, congrats to the Kiwis for joining the party in South Africa - we couldn't dream about
going there without ya.
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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, and greetings from one of the South West's nicest towns ... Dunsborough.
This and Busselton, used to be FP's old stomping ground when he used to be a foot-in-the-door
journo for one of the local papers.
Not much has changed to be honest, which is something that doesn't surprise FP one bit.
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Morning to the blog, guys and gals.
Just a bit of breaking news, Jamie Coyne will not be going to Wellington after he was ruled out
with a thigh injury. What makes this even more interesting, was that no one picked on this at
yesterday's presser, the assumption was that there were no new injuries.
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TOP of the morning to ya, on this fine Thursday morning.
The Internet is a grand thing. Having all that information at your fingertips, ready to go at the
click of a button.
For example, a couple clicks here and there, and you can find out the distance between Perth and
Wellington is 5257.
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Morning all, hopefully you were lucky in the Cup. FP wasn't - he drew Daffodil in the sweepstakes,
which turned to be about as effective as a daffodil.
While the Glory boys will be training pretty hard for the remainder of the week, there aren't any
scheduled media pressers until Thursday, so either FP will scrape the bottom of the barrel or he'll
just make up stuff.
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IT'S a cliche to say that a loss is disappointing. EVERY loss is disappointing, from the big
thrashings to the winner in the 94th minute.
But what is different is the reasons for the disappointment, well usually.
Yesterday Perth Glory lost 2-1 to Melbourne Victory and it's the third successive lost for the boys
in Purple.
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HOWDY guys.
FP used to hate Saturday's when he was working at one of the major supermarkets (doesn't matter
which one, they as bad as each other).
But now Saturday's are a day for a bit of R and R.
This has nothing to do with Glory, but sharing is caring, right?
Anywho, Glory take on Melbourne Victory tomorrow, and with game-day so close there's quite a bit
going on.
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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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MORNING all. With Perth going down to Gold Coast United 2-1 yesterday, the Glory slip to fourth on
the A-League ladder on 17 points.
The boys in purple put on a better performance in the game, especially in the second-half but, one
defensive error, or communication blunder, cost Glory some points.
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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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A third of the way through the A-League season, and it's a good time to take stock.
After a few games of the campaign, Tony Tannous and I had a chat about the football we'd seen so
far; Tony was of the opinion that there had been an upturn in the on-field standard, while I
thought that it was a case of same old, same old.
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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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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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THE 'Football Gods' have a sense of humour, eh?
Yesterday's game against Brisbane was possibly one of Perth's worst performances this season and
yet they managed to win 4-2.
That's football, folks.
Brisbane, admittedly, were nowhere near full strength, though they had a intimidating front three
of Henrique, Reinaldo and Sergio Van Dijk.
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IF you would have told FP at Sunday 2:30pm, that the final score would be Perth Glory 2 – Gold
Coast 2, then he would have been over the moon.
But considering what actually happened, it's hard not to have a sour taste in your mouth.
If you're leading 2-0 at half-time, in front of your home fans, than surely you should be able to
win, eh?
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Perth Glory 2 (Jelic 14, Sikora 16)
Gold Coast 2 (Van der Brink 53, Smeltz 90)
Crowd: 9408
GOLD Coast United have snatched a draw against Perth Glory, with New Zealand international Shane
Smeltz scoring in the dying minutes of the game.
With the clock ticking away, Brazilian midfielder Amaral gave away a free-kick which was quickly
taken and crossed into Smeltz who scored the equaliser and his 9th goal of the season.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Central Coast 2 (Wilkinson 42, Simon 89)
Perth Glory 1 (Sterjovski 82)
Crowd: 5193
A HARROWING mistake from young goalkeeper Tando Velaphi has resulted in another loss away from home
for Perth Glory in the A-League this season.
Both teams were level on the scoreboard late in the game, when Velaphi misjudged the bounce of a
long ball into the penalty box, slipped over and watched helplessly as Central Coast Mariners
striker Dylan Macallister squared the ball for an easy tap-in for Matt Simon.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
THERE seems to be a quiet lull on the western front, a bit curious considering the Glory face
Central Coast on Friday night - just a couple of days away.
But getting straight into the scraps of the Glory barrel today - the first bit of news comes from
the good folk at AAP.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
SO there you go, Perth Glory come out on top in a very challenging encounter with Melbourne Victory
last night.
But in many ways, this victory was more pleasing than last week's one against Newcastle.
Against the Jets, Perth dominated possession and open play, and came out with a 2-0 victory.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Perth Glory 2 (Jelic 4, 54)
Melbourne Victory 1 (Thompson 9)
Crowd: 8056
SERBIAN striker Branko Jelic scored two opportunist goals, as Perth Glory defeated Melbourne
Victory 2-1 at ME Bank Stadium tonight.
Jelic, formerly with German Bundlesiga side Energie Cottbus, scored the game's opener in the 4th
minute after Naum Sekulovski's cross into the box was headed to Mile Sterjovski, whose shot
squeezed through Victory keeper Glen Moss.
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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.
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Round Three saw the top six in the A-League now decided.
Yes I know we've got a few weeks to go but it looks sorted to me.
Well is Branko really going to sort that talented mob out, will Frankie survive the season, and
Perth despite their win are too slow in the forward line to threaten aren't they, unless they can
nick an improved Wellington's place, which leaves the Fury.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Perth Glory 2 (Shroj 24', Pellegrino 72')
Newcastle Jets 0
Crowd: 9,398
PERTH Glory have picked up their first win this season, with a convincing 2-0 victory over the
Newcastle Jets at ME Bank Stadium today.
Midfielder Wayne Shroj scored the first goal in the 24th minute, thanks to some good passing work
by Mile Sterjovski and Branko Jelic.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
WELL it's been about 10 hours since Perth Glory were beaten by Wellington Phoenix over in the land
of the sheep.
What makes it even more disappointing is the Glory probably should've taken the three points,
instead they take nothing and start the season behind the proverbial eight-ball.
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by Usman Azad, Football Perth Editor
Wellington 2 (Ifill 24, Bertos 85)
Perth Glory 1 (Sikora 4)
Crowd: 10,024
PERTH Glory have lost their second game of the A-League season, going down to Wellington Phoenix
2-1 thanks to a stunning goal from Leo Bertos.
The game looked like finishing a draw before Bertos, a former Perth Glory player, scored in the
85th minute.
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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.
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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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