Caught Offside has the following breaking transfer rumours,
Liverpool Linked with Move for £8m Dazzling Brazilian Playmaker Hernanes
Liverpool to Make Shock £12m January Raid for Cole: Intelligent Bit of Business
Liverpool Could Sign £13m Playmaker Rafael Van der Vaart
I had expressed my wish list previously during the August 31 transfer deadline and Liverpool are reportedly willing to splash the cash to get Brazilian midfield schemer, Hernanes. Click to continue reading...

Brown's in the box dive for a penalty should lead to a suspension - despite the spot kick being missed. Referee Ben Williams should be ashamed of himself the number of times he has waved on legitimate penalties from the Roar, and give this one.
What has become obvious is the home ground advantage for Wellington. Click to continue reading...

MORNING all, on this Melbourne Cup Day.
The day where many of you will probably place a bet, attend work functions, get pissed at the pub or all of the above.
While the nation stop for about three minutes to watch a couple horses race from one end of a Flemingtion track to another, Perth Glory are probably still licking their collective wounds after Sunday's game - which even made international media, though probably because El Zorro stuck a shiny sword into the bodice of the Glory. Click to continue reading...

In the (self-dubbed) newbie derby, Gold Coast have been defeated by a rampant North Queensland Fury side. Robbie Fowler lead the team from start to finish, getting on the scoresheet twice. The defeat has added to the horrible week that the Gold Coast have suffered, including a 6-0 whitewash by Wellington, and a huge condemnation by the public over club owner Clive Palmer's (right) decision to cap crowds at 5,000 to save money.

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The good news was Robbie Fowler combining with Dave Williams, and a pen, to get to 8 goals this year.
The transport charges issue for the Gold Coast is a furphy. This type of direct cost - ie it is charged per ticket - is simply included in the ticket pricing model. At the start of the season Gold Coast's accountants - who worked out how to get the best squad in the A-League under the cap - would have assumed that crowds were going to be above 5,000 for every match and popped the $3. Click to continue reading...

Clive Palmer, owner of Gold Coast United

Gold Coast United, an expansion team in Australia's premier A-League, have already generated negative headlines it takes some teams decades to generate: "A-League may hit rock bottom thanks to the Coast," says Adrian Musolino in today's Roar, which also features another piece titled "Gold Coast "United" – How to lose fans and alienate people".

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MORNING folks.
Yesterday FP had a chance to check out a bit of Perth Glory's training session and attend the presser. Also made a couple of interesting observations while he was there.
Firstly, while club stalwart Jamie Harnwell is a few weeks away from recovering from his injury, he had a bit of a run and looked pretty comfortable. Click to continue reading...

MORNING all.
There seems be a bit of a void of Perth Glory stuff today, especially considering there's usually a presser on a Monday morning.
Not even the Perth Glory website has anything for Monday.
Though in truth, FP is not privy to the Glory's media schedule (yet) and maybe there's something planned for today. Click to continue reading...

IT WAS bound to happen sooner or later. North Queensland Fury, with the wily Robbie Fowler, were always going to get a win at home after weeks of impressive fighting football.
But without taking anything away from the Fury, Perth Glory will feel that they let a golden chance for a win away from home went begging. Click to continue reading...

I have a huge amount of respect for Frank Lowry. Five years ago Frank was the driving force behind the rebirth of football in this country. The creation of the A-league, the move to Asia and the recruitment of Guus Hiddink all contributed to a resurgence of the game here in Australia.
However I do wonder if Frank understands that all of this new found love for the game may evaporate if a few missteps are made. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

SO it's been a couple of days since Perth's win over Adelaide and as a result of some other scorelines in the other games this weekend, the Glory find themselves in third place on the ladder.
They are now unbeaten in their last 5 games (three wins and two draws).
Most of the pundits reckon the Glory were lucky to get the 1-0 victory over the Reds, and for the most part they'd be right - though the Glory had a number of chances, particularly in the first-half. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

In his second match for the North Queensland Fury, Robbie Fowler showed that even in the twilight of his career, he has not lost a single bit of his agility when it really mattered. What was truly amazing about this ninja kick was that it went unpunished. I checked officially and Fowler did not even get a yellow card. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

Rigtho, so FP is back from his two-day vacation (which wasn't really a vacation) from the blog-o-sphere.
So this blogger will spare you the cliched 'unrelated introduction with the segue into the real news' trick, and just get straight into it.
There's probably been one major theme which has been constantly percolating with the fans about Perth Glory this season. Click to continue reading...

WELL, wasn't that a disappointing performance. Perth Glory were held to a 1-1 draw by a 10-man North Queensland side which didn't even look like scoring.
In the past couple of weeks, the Glory have claimed the points when, arguably, they didn't deserve a single thing. But there is only so long that a side can benefit from luck until it runs out - just like yesterday. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

 A large number of good results this round, including an interesting match in Brisbane, with two disappointing defensive errors gifting a win to a deserving Perth Glory. Central Coast won the first ever Battle of the Coasts, in magnificent fashion. Sydney FC won by a narrow margin, but that seems to be a trend for the Sky Blues.

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Not a fan of the man the Anfield faithfuls called God, but that strike is pretty sweet. Posted in Videos, World Football Tagged: North Queensland Fury, Robbie Fowler Click to continue reading...

Adelaide United vs Melbourne Victory

Hindmarsh Stadium

What will be a very tough encounter, on the basis of revenge. Adelaide losing in the finals of last season hurt, and will be out to challenge for the title this year. Adelaide so far have been underperforming, but only just however their performances are deserving of a better placing.

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Adelaide United 1-0 Central Coast Mariners

Hindmarsh Stadium, 10,262

Adelaide finally won a match, their first since round 1, and in great style in front of ten thousand fans at Hindmarsh Stadium. Travis Dodd was back from injury, making some quick zippy runs in the midfield.

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I came across a Fox Sports Australia article about Robbie Fowler scoring goals again in the A-League. That got me thinking about the contrast in the twilight football career of Fowler and Beckham.
Robert Bernard Joseph Fowler, now aged 34, turned professional in 1992 started his football career in Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

As the EPL and the rest of Europe completes the first month of the domestic season, it is interesting to look at the travels of perhaps the EPL's greatest finisher: one Robbie Fowler. Having been discarded by Blackburn amidst the outing of old friend Paul Ince, many wondered what Fowler's next move would be.

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A Robbie Fowler moment of magic secures North Queensland Fury their first ever victory in the Hyundai A-League. Fowler scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Sydney FC at the SFS on saturday night.The former Kop 'Fat God' latched onto a through ball and smashed a brilliant looping shot past Bolton from 25 metres out. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

Round 4 of the Hyundai A-League wrapped up yesterday, with the round producing some mixed and surprising results.

Adelaide United vs North Queensland Fury

Hindmarsh Stadium 10,733

3-3

10,733 people braved the rain, and the majority watched in horror as North Queensland went ahead first after Robbie Fowler timed a run perfectly to score off a James Robinson wonder-cross, to the delight of the captain.

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Sydney FC on top of the table after four rounds...can I stop pinching myself now?
It hasn't always been pretty (especially last week's grind against the Mariners), but Vitezslav Lavicka can afford a grin. One gets the feeling that they have been lucky in their opposition so far; Adelaide and North Queensland both look like they will struggle to make the final six, and Wellington were utterly pedestrian in midfield last night, with the significant exception of Leo Bertos. Click to continue reading...