In ex Glory player news, van der Brink's deal in India collapsed.
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Ian Ferguson sacked as Perth Glory coach
The Glory, which made last year's grand final under Ferguson's leadership, has lost its past four games to fall to the foot of the table with only 19 points from 20 games.
Glory owner Tony Sage has called a press conference for 11am at which he is expected to announce Ferguson's departure.
"Ian Ferguson has been sacked Alistair Edwards new Glory coach," Radio 6PR and Channel Nine reporter Peter Vlahos tweeted on Monday morning.
Mining magnate Sage, who has reportedly been afflicted with a heart issue in recent weeks, has recently returned from overseas.
Ferguson's expected departure will follow the resignation of chief executive Paul Kelly in early December.
- more to come
so how is herbert still coach .surely ferguson is around as bad .I mean results wise
In ex Glory player news, van der Brink's deal in India collapsed.
"I don't agree with that," said Sage. "He had the full support of finances. He assembled his squad by June 30. That squad cost $3.2 million. The salary cap is $2.5 million, so I can't understand a comment like that.
"I take that as a slight on the club. We are $700,000 more. If you go to at least five clubs, they pay underneath the salary cap, and we were $700,000 over the salary cap.
http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/263513,sages-rift-with-fergie-before-exit.aspx
Smeltz is an international marquee and they have no Aussie marquee, so guessing that 700k over the cap is all him.
Glory to play a 15yr old this weekend. http://www.sportal.com.au/football-news-display/glory-to-play-15-year-old-224044 [Warning: Has auto play news clip]
Wtf? Hope he has some good shin pads on.
Vukovic, 28, will leave Perth today to link up with the west London club, which sits in the top half of the EPL table.
Perth Glory have also further bolstered their squad with two additional signings with youth internationals Cameron Edwards and Jack Duncan.
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/McGarry-for-MORE-GLORY/66391
Father son combo
Father son combo
The gifted attacker was one of Australia's stand-outs during last month's Under-20 FIFA World Cup, scoring a stunning goal against Turkey and having opted to end his four-year spell with English club Blackburn Rovers, rejected overtures from a host of top European and Australian clubs to pen a three-year deal with Glory.
Interesting. Him and Smeltz up front?
Interesting. Him and Smeltz up front?
Interesting. Him and Smeltz up front?
Do you know much of him from Blackburn RR?
Interesting. Him and Smeltz up front?
Sounds like he can play wider or in behind?
Do you know much of him from Blackburn RR?
I know for Aussie they fit him in with Taggart so not sure if that means he was wide if they had a front 2
Soccer club Perth Glory has dumped its fast food and soft drink sponsorship in exchange for $500,000 in taxpayers' money to promote anti-obesity messages.
The deal, due to be announced today, will result in the team getting up to $250,000 a year in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 A-League seasons from State Government-funded Healthway to advertise the Heart Foundation's LiveLighter campaign.
It follows a seven-year hiatus when Glory missed out on Healthway money it had previously received because it started being sponsored by fast-food chain Chicken Treat and Schweppes soft drink Solo.
Under the deal, Perth Glory will forgo sponsorship promoting junk food or alcohol and its continuing agreement with Schweppes can only promote bottled water.
The team's players will carry the LiveLighter message on the back of their shirts and advertise it through stadium signs, promotions at two home games, plus logos on all marketing material.
The anti-fat message will also be marketed through its Youth League team.
Wonder how that will go down with the A League and their Solo sponsorship.
I don't think Solo are sponsors anymore. Not on Nix shorts last year IIRC
As I guessed yesterday, Perth Glory have signed Sciola and got Ryan Edwards on a years loan from Reading.
yuck
#disgusted
Unless PG have already somehow stuffed that relationship. That could explain it, maybe Nathan Burns had something to do with it.
Unless PG have already somehow stuffed that relationship. That could explain it, maybe Jacob Burns had something to do with it.
Perth had issues with the ground last season with the upgrade. Maybe there are still some unresolved issues from that.
Major player announcement for Glory tomorrow morning at around 11.45am. Should be interesting. #aleague
Major player announcement for Glory tomorrow morning at around 11.45am. Should be interesting. #aleague
Called it.
SST apology on the cards? Doubt it.
Called it.
SST apology on the cards? Doubt it.
Hope they go with the A option.
What is up with the collar?
Crikey, some pretty ugly players too