And the way they are going it seems that it is the way its going to stay in the old days we had a mixture of all nations going to games not so much now had a lot more italians and slavs etc but i reckon they are pissed of on the coaches and players that have been mostley brittish and certainly havent set the world on fire especially the coaches weve had in Sages time .
When Tana took over he said he was going to get rid of the ethnics squoblings and bring us all together which he did and as i see it now it seems to be very brittish oriantated and is not helping the progrese of this club at all when will they learn.

Wolves take title but Glory wins the awards

AM Archive - Monday, 12 June , 2000 00:00:00
Reporter: David Webber
COMPERE: Wollongong Wolves' fans are still celebrating their win over Perth Glory in the National Soccer League grand final. But the season has also been a massive success for the Perth Glory which has only been in the competition for three seasons but has attracted a large, broad, and multicultural support base. David Webber reports that Glory fans believe the rest of the NSL should be emulating their club for the sake of the future of the game.

DAVID WEBBER: There were more goals than in any other NSL grand final. It was the longest grand final. There were more people watching than ever before. It was the first for Wollongong and Perth and it's the Wolves' first trophy. Wolves' captain, Matt Hawsley, says the comeback in the NSL competition was mirrored by their performance in the grand final.

MATT HAWSLEY: I experienced the highs and lows and at the moment it's spot on the highs that I've ever experienced. And I'm just so proud of the boys because 3-0 down, you know in any league, but in a grand final, it's virtually hard to come back, particularly when you've got a hostile crowd against you.

DAVID WEBBER: But the Wolves' win also closed as a great season for Perth Glory. This year Glory was boasting home games crowds of 13,000. Elsewhere in the NSL attendances were less than half that. The two NSL finals at Subiaco attracted more than 40,000 people each. Glory fans were disappointed their team went down but believed the club has the most promising future of all the clubs.

PERTH GLORY FAN: It just goes to show what a great organisation Perth Glory is, and all the eastern clubs they've got to try and emulate them.

FAN: I felt really frustrated in the end, like a lot of the supporters.

FAN: ...can be paid so much money and miss a goal, I just can't believe it.

FAN: No actually, I agree.

FAN: Was a great season. And it's disappointing you lose it like that, specially 3-0 at half time.

FAN: They should be the Manchester United now of Australia football. They've got the fans and they've got the money so I don't see why they shouldn't be in the finals every year. That's what I expect.

DAVID WEBBER: The club estimates that about 40 per cent of its fans are Australian born and 34 per cent are from the UK. The rest were born in Italy or other European countries. The club set out in the mid-nineties to establish itself as a commercial venture and developed a focus on marketing. They chose a title, logo and ground with no dominant ethnic connection. Fans believe this is why Glory has been so successful.

FAN: I think it's different from the eastern states because there's a mixture there of supporters. It's not just one ethnic group. Everybody comes down - the Poms, the Italians, the Greeks. Everybody is there, son, and they've been successful so that helps. I think it's just because it's everybody's club. It's not just one ethnic group. That's the problem over east.

FAN: They reflect the people that we are over here in Perth. That of everybody sort of like gets together in a spirit, as one, and it's a great responsibility for the Perth and city itself.

COMPERE: Disappointed but optimistic Glory fans speaking to David Webber in Perth.

As owner of Perth Glory, Sage is known for having a 'calming influence' over his team in times of crisis. Players and coaches alike have reported that Sage's mere presence in the change rooms after a disappointing result is enough to prevent any ill feeling between coaches and players, and prevents his club from becoming a 'laughing stock'. After the A League Grand Final loss to Brisbane Roar in 2011/2012, Captain Jacob Burns reported that he "was ready to punch on" with both the club's goalkeeping coach and kit manager, but felt "an instant serenity" when he saw Sage asking coach Ian Ferguson for his autograph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Sage

:lol: :lol:

One can guess who wrote this.

I heard a rumor that we are looking at Ruben Zadkovich.

Not sure how true it is.
Wouldn't be a bad signing, a bit of a like for like replacment for Burns, but we don't need a new Burns. I certainly not against sigining Zadkovich, but I queston whether we need him.
Either way, it adds more quality to the midfeild, which I am all for.

Edit: I am really struggling to get a cohgerent point across about my oppinion on this. I have edited this about 5 or 6 times, and it's not turning out how I would like. I have two competing thoughts on this; That we don't really need him, and that he would actually be a pretty decent signing that I am not against. In the end, it has come out as a comment that I fell doensn't adquetly express my oppinion on both views.

Simply, I woudln't complain whether we sign him or not. I am content either way. I think he would be a good signing, but I am not sure if we need to sign him.
I hope I am making some sort of sense.

Edited by ThomasEmilioDavies: 28/5/2014 01:38:00 PM

I'm in my 30s now, so I urgh... really not sure anymore, but there used to be a healthy number of young attractive Italian, Serb, etc girls all hovering around 20 years old.

I thought we were supposed to be signing footballers, not anti-footballers.

Who's next, Matt Simon and Jerome Polenz??

Lol Polenz is clearly one of the best footballers in the country. Has the touch and technique to put 95% of the league to shame. FFS this thread is starting to annoy me.

Zad isn't a world beater, but a little steel in midfield wouldn't hurt, and he was great last season. I'm guessing that means that we've given up on James and Neil though :(

Exactly, was shock to have read this, Matt Simon in the same line as Jerome Polenz!!!!](*,)

Exactly, was shock to have read this, Matt Simon in the same line as Jerome Polenz!!!!](*,)

Any quality Zadkovich has is very few and far between. Not a signing that gives me hope for the next or future seasons, if the rumours are true.

Appears to be shaping up for a straight Zadkovich - Harold swap.

If so, that is outrageous.

Harold is worth keeping. Has decent pace and not scared to pull the trigger.

Appears to be shaping up for a straight Zadkovich - Harold swap.

If so, that is outrageous.

Harold is worth keeping. Has decent pace and not scared to pull the trigger.

Zadko's not scared to pull the trigger either. :lol:

Lol Polenz is clearly one of the best footballers in the country. Has the touch and technique to put 95% of the league to shame. FFS this thread is starting to annoy me.

Zad isn't a world beater, but a little steel in midfield wouldn't hurt, and he was great last season. I'm guessing that means that we've given up on James and Neil though :(

Zadkovich will surely be asking for a lot more than what Harold was being paid. Story in the Newcastle Herald stated that, "Zadkovich’s imminent departure will free up about $220,000 a year in the Jets’ salary cap".

But Glory is meant to be cutting down wages :lol:

They don't need Zadkovich when there's a starting DM like Rostyn and O'Neill and now Ferreria as backups. So this signing is all sorts of stupid if they get him. Kenny having to play Burns-Rostyn in that midfield line last year to accommodate everyone but now that's how he actually wants to play that way? Fucking hell...

They don't need Zadkovich when there's a starting DM like Rostyn and O'Neill and now Ferreria as backups. So this signing is all sorts of stupid if they get him. Kenny having to play Burns-Rostyn in that midfield line last year to accommodate everyone but now that's how he actually wants to play that way? Fucking hell...

I posted this is other threads but should we, based on who has been signed, expect Perth to line up like:





Bench: Duncan, O'Neill, Ferreira, De Silva, Harold.


Not going to lie thats pretty dire!

BTW On the wages part - overall Ferreira and Zadko may still equal 'relatively cheap' compared to Burns & McGarry?

Edited by GloryPerth: 28/5/2014 08:34:51 PM

The central midfield is not sorted because there's no one to pass the damn ball forward! All those problems last season - will be EXACTLY the same next season, whether they sign Keogh or Messi.

Zadko isn't cheap. He's $220k PLUS, because Newcastle were UNWILLING to match the terms (price and 2+1 years) that Glory were.

Hersi and Zadkovich have been signed almost exactly the same way Dodd was. He was even a former captain too.

The administration do not learn. Period.

The central midfield is not sorted because there's no one to pass the damn ball forward! All those problems last season - will be EXACTLY the same next season, whether they sign Keogh or Messi.

Zadko isn't cheap. He's $220k PLUS, because Newcastle were UNWILLING to match the terms (price and 2+1 years) that Glory were.

Hersi and Zadkovich have been signed almost exactly the same way Dodd was. He was even a former captain too.

The administration do not learn. Period.

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2312171/jets-skipper-ruben-zadkovich-poised-for-perth-move/?cs=306

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Midfield is one area where the Jets have depth.

Josh Brillante, Ben Kantarovski and Zenon Caravella were used in tandem with Zadkovich last campaign. Jacob Pepper is also adept in the centre of the park and Young Socceroo Mitch Oxborrow is expected to push for a regular spot this season.

...

On an unrelated note, do we get a new kit next season? I liked the look of the Macron (well, I at least thought it was an improvement), but I ended up wearing the old Blades shirt becase the Macron one was just generally uncomfortable. Especially around the arms and the stupid livelighter thing on the back, that for some reason wasn't made out of the same fabric as the reast of the shirt, it stuck to the skin on my back and was just generally annoying.