In ex Glory player news, van der Brink's deal in India collapsed.
Ian Ferguson sacked as Perth Glory coach
The Perth Glory's dire run of A-League form appears to have claimed the scalp of coach Ian Ferguson, who has reportedly been sacked with his team at the bottom of the ladder.
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
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In ex Glory player news, van der Brink's deal in India collapsed.
Yes! Finally beat you to some news ;)
Yellow Fever - Misery loves company
But Sage refuted Ferguson's weekend claims that Glory were being underfunded this season.
"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]
Perth Glory goalkeeper Danny Vukovic has been granted a dream opportunity to trial with English Premier League club Fulham.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/16815816/glory-keeper-dreams-of-big-time/ 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 midfielder Steven McGarry has put pen to paper signing
with the club until the end of the 2013/14 Hyundai A-League season.
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
Perth Glory is delighted to announce the signing of 19-year-old rising star Jamie Maclaren.
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.
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/glory-signs-young-rising-star/69855The 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?
Sounds like he can play wider or in behind?
Do you know much of him from Blackburn RR?
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
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
Perth Glory is delighted to announce that attacking midfielder/striker
Ryo Nagai has rejoined the club on a season-long loan from J-League
outfit, Cerezo Osaka.
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/fans--favourite-returns/70035Soccer 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.
Grumpy old bastard alert
As I guessed yesterday, Perth Glory have signed Sciola and got Ryan Edwards on a years loan from Reading.
#disgusted
"It will be hosted in Wellington. My balls my word"
3/7/2013
"McGlinchey is ours ! My balls my word."
5/8/2014
Pole dancing anyone?
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/a-league/news/1162491/Burns-says-Glory-in-pole-position
Yellow Fever - Misery loves company
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/18603240/glory-in-dilemma-over-state-of-pitch/
Headline is way off. Nothing to do with the pitch. Hard to understand why the stadium won't budge.
Fuck this stupid game
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/18603240/glory-in-dilemma-over-state-of-pitch/
Headline is way off. Nothing to do with the pitch. Hard to understand why the stadium won't budge.
Its only a matter of about 12hrs isn't it? Really shocking that a compromise can't be reached.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/18603240/glory-in-dilemma-over-state-of-pitch/
Headline is way off. Nothing to do with the pitch. Hard to understand why the stadium won't budge.
Its only a matter of about 12hrs isn't it? Really shocking that a compromise can't be reached.Fuck this stupid game
Unless PG have already somehow stuffed that relationship. That could explain it, maybe Nathan Burns had something to do with it.
Fuck this stupid game
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.
Ah right. Nathan is back so the name has been in my head.
Still better than Newcastle's stadium.
Fuck this stupid game
Neil Sherwin @neilsherwin
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
Neil Sherwin @neilsherwin
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
