Same as, well said

after denilson & recoba talks any less than a genuine star would be disapointing. the euro qualifiers end in october and belgium will more than likely not qualify so perhaps sonck will just retire from the NT

the only successful marquee's the a-league has seen is dwight yorke, juninho (was still injured most of the time), and soon to be culina and fowler. Edmundo Zura was nothing, Joel griffiths and archie thompson still pass my mind as normal players rather than marquee's.

Compared to that list, denilson or recoba or a player to match that of dwight yorke and juninho .... that would be amazing ..... but yet saying that .... since we havnt had a marquee in the past ... im seriously happy settling for just a international or former international who still plays at a high quality level of football.

For example if we signed this belgium international ... the rest of australia would be like 'who the hell is he?' .... but us glory fans would be happy coz we know with that particular players record, he would be a good addition to the squad.

I'm sure dave mitchell will definitely choose the right man for the job ...... i shall be expecting an announcement or sumthing soon on this probably this week or next week

Add Sheng ching Qu from Adelaide United in season One to that list as well and for a quarter of the cost it took to get Dwight Yorke for Sydney. Some of his goals in that season were awesome especially the one he scored in Perth in season one.

This week's blog will be about the search for a marquee... and what makes a good one. I've constructed my own little criteria to measure that, and Dwight of course comes out on top- but it's interesting to see where some of the current marquess rate.

ETA ~ tomorrow.

Awesome, look forward to it :)

I hope this blog won't prevent you from writing in and editing our Fanzine. :(

If anything, the fanzine will benefit from my extra practice :P

Let's face it, the fanzine articles were mostly rants anyway... I haven't had a good rant on this blog yet- gotta ease the masses into it, you see. ;)

Then one day Lois... POW, right in the kisser!



...actually, come to think of it I haven't had any good rant material this pre-season; which in itself is a testament to how much the club have gotten their shit together this year...

looking forward to the blog!

and also looking forward to any news glory new which is hopefully not to far away :p

Edited by -=GLoRiOuS=-: 28/5/2009 06:39:24 PM

Looking forward to the rant!

If we get Strerj hell be a marquee.
and i reckong hed be a great one.
still its all just dreaming at the moment.

Yep I agree looking forward to Dave's blog ... actually it's really cool to see how many dedicated fans there are for this club, especially after the past few years...

yeh thats true eyyy ....

im a mad glory supporter ... no matter wat happens ... dont miss a game .... for anything! lol ... and obviously make sure my lungs are airless after singing in the shed :)

i thought i was the only one!
thankgod theres more out there lol!

*polishes memorable photo's with mori and bobby*
*polishes ball from 02 signed by the whole squad*
*polishes glory flag on his bedroom wall*

haha

and soon ... polishing my champions 09/10 shirt!

Edited by -=GLoRiOuS=-: 28/5/2009 11:56:07 PM

Well it can't be Lujbo as he plays with the Jets now...\:d/

Who have you got hanging on your wall???? :shock:

oh fuk ... my bad

i meant glory FLAG haha

late night typo.

fixed up now LOL

lol nice save...

64 pages and thats the best thing ive seen on here :P

Lol when I read it, i thought ok so he's got a gay guy on his wall.... but i suppose the official version makes sense as well

Well it would be natural for it to be a glory fag.
we are purple in colour after all.

The West Australian today said that the Belgian international we're chasing is Emile Mpenza, and supported with a quote from Dave Mitchell, it looks like its legit. Also says we're looking at him as a marquee, as well as signing Sterj. Don't know how that could work, but if we somehow get both that would be amazing!

:lol: Awesome, will have to recruit some writers from 442 for articles this season. Just need to figure out this nagging funding issue damn it.

Edited by seanious: 29/5/2009 10:47:22 AM

Like people have said on GBs, the E+W will probably be able to chip in some "sponsorship" to get their name out there...

It also mentioned that even Mitch is getting annoyed with all the different players being linked with Glory.

Hmmm why would we need 2 more forwards? Surely you'd think it would be one or the other.

As I read it, he was looking at Mpenza but Sterjovski was another option. I can't see BOTH signing on...

I got the impression from the article they were "also looking at Sterj" for marquee.

Yeah thats the impression I got I thought they said the Marquee was not finalised and they were still talking to Sterj, but so where other HAL clubs.

Going to have to get a copy of the West again.....

Hey I like the way your plugging the new stuff on your blog in your signature, but seriously I didnt mind you announcing the new stuff in posts you and Sausage Mahoney keep us more informed than the local media. Besides hasnt that jerk ever heard of free speech.

here's that article in today's west guys ...

Glory bid for Belgian takes shape
Perth Glory have made contact with former Belgian striker Emile Mpenza about the prospect of filling the club’s marquee position this season.
Coach David Mitchell yesterday scoffed at suggestions he had spoken to 40-year-old former Hull City striker Dean Windass but confirmed Mpenza, who played for Manchester City in 2007-08, could pull on the club’s new purple and white striped shirt next season.
“We’re not sure how the marquee situation will fall but we’ve spoken to Mpenza’s representatives,” Mitchell said. “Our marquee hasn’t been arranged as yet and we are in deep negotiations with a couple of players.”
Mpenza played for English Championship club Plymouth Argyle this season after spells in Germany and Belgium before joining City from Qatari club Al-Rayyan.
Glory are also in pursuit of Socceroos winger Mile Sterjovski, who is being courted by several A-League clubs.
Mitchell admitted his frustration at the number of players who had been linked with Glory for next season but said the club was unable to control the speculation.
“There is a lot of rubbish and speculation out there,” Mitchell said. “Windass is not what we are looking for. The way he plays is a robust game and he wouldn’t suit our style. I don’t think he would be suited to the conditions here, either.”

There solves that issue for us .... that's the one we're lookin at ... Emile Mpenza

Well it is Emile then - makes sense to be looking at a pacy striker. Good to see Mitch isn't sitting on his hands waiting for Sterj to call.

Hmmm Mile or Emile, I guess I'd prefer Sterj largely because Mpenza hasn't played a Plymouth game since January.

Still, when are we going to get some more defenders Mitch!

Edited by glorywonderland: 29/5/2009 11:10:07 AM