Any of you guys heading over here to Hindmarsh for the Round 1 clash? :p

Not me but there will be a boat load of Glory supporters going.

BTW. [size=9]100!!!!![/size]

Congrats to the glory fans, the best in the land!

^ thank you dt for that correction. we dont need to smash this supporters thread like we did the others do we?

I'm still recovering from the MV youtube flood in the Adelaide thread a couple of weeks ago... :s

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25808187-5000940,00.html

Mass exodus from A-League end of season, you heard it hear first!

Amaral is fully fit again, and wants to come back to the glory...

id like to see how you melbourne fans are after languishing at the bottom of the league for four years and having the FFA rip the club apart.

Care to provide a source?

You never will because it will never happen. :p

****in hate Sydney...

You never will because it will never happen. :p

Ahem. Your optimism is commendable though we shall see how it and your club fares come season proper.
and do please give up with your persistent posts on our supporters page,you merely clog it up with your backwards eastern states drawl which is no doubt amusing but is getting older then kevin muscat. Melbourne is and always will be the scum club.[All melbourne supporters exuent]

lol
Eastern States drawl!!!
Ur funny.

Think big to thrive, Perth urged

21st July 2009, 6:15 WST
A cultural precinct in the city, extended trading hours in the central business district and a multipurpose sports stadium are among ideas for improving Perth that former Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive John Langoulant will discuss at a conference on the city’s future.

Mr Langoulant, one of several high-profile guests who will present ideas for the development of the city at the 2030 Summit on July 31, said yesterday that Perth was a great metropolis but had the capacity to be greater.

He said that more community consultation based planning for infrastructure projects needed to happen now to ensure the city continued to grow.

Foremost among the ideas he would present was a proposal to develop a new cultural precinct in the central business district, stretching from His Majesty’s Theatre on Hay Street down to William Street in Northbridge.

“I’d like to see a lot more activity in and around the city, which would mean the extension of trading hours,” he said.

“I’d like to see some of the critical infrastructure in the city more social than economic in nature.”

Mr Langoulant also said the city needed to open up pedestrian-friendly entertainment and shopping corridors that connected city landmarks such as the Perth Mint and areas such as East Perth to the CBD.

The need for far-sighted planning was crucial for his vision of the city to succeed, because commitments to build new projects would encourage private-sector investment and development.

Mr Langoulant said that, most importantly, Government, planners and the community needed to shift their mindset on the size of Perth.

“We need to think of ourselves as a much bigger city than we do today,” he said.

“We need to think of ourselves as a great city on the Indian Ocean rim and we need to build our infrastructure accordingly.

“We shouldn’t build small stadiums, we shouldn’t build small ?theatres, we should build for the future.”

Mr Langoulant said while the WA economy should continue to be geared primarily around the resource sector for the next 50 to 100 years, opportunities existed for the State to benefit by becoming a leading provider of education and health care services to nations around the Indian Ocean rim.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Bold new ideas to develop Perth will be unveiled by some of the nation’s top minds at a conference designed to stimulate discussion about the city’s future.

Speakers including former Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive John Langoulant, transport mogul Lindsay Fox and former Defence Force chief Peter Cosgrove will present solutions to pressing challenges facing Perth.

Organised by LandCorp, the 2030 Summit will look at transport, communications, tourism, health care and public facilities. Chief executive Ross Holt said it would bring together business owners, residents, government agencies and community groups as well as the big names.

LandCorp offers readers of The West Australian a chance to be involved.

Send your ideas on what is important to your community, family and way of life to webeditor@thewest.com.au. The best 10 ideas will win a tickets valued at $450 for the July 31 summit.

PERTH
JOSEPH CATANZARO

In case anyone was wondering, I've been in contact with the club and they've said that they will be posting out the membership packs late July/early August.

Just so you guys don't get worried about it like I did, thought someoone might've pinched it from my front door (btw, thats happened to us! :x )

:)

Coyne pleased with fitness

22nd July 2009, 12:45 WST

Socceroos defender Chris Coyne has erased doubts over his fitness following his first run-out with Perth Glory on the weekend.

Coyne, who played an hour in the heart of defence during Glory’s 1-0 friendly win over North Queensland in Mandurah, said he pulled up well after the game.

“I was quite surprised at how fit I was. I wasn’t too sure going into the game but after getting a good 60-minute hit-out I’m looking forward to the game on Saturday,” Coyne said.

Coyne, family arrives in Perth on Saturday from the UK, is expected to be a part of coach Dave Mitchell’s first-choice pairing in the centre of defence is excited about the prospect of making his A-League debut away to Adelaide United on August 7.

“If selected I’ll be ready and raring to go. The boys have done a long pre-season now, they’ve worked their socks off, so I think everyone just wants to get into the league,” Coyne said.

“With the expectation levels rising we just want to go out and prove to people what we can achieve. We think we’ll have a great season this year.”

Coyne will play a key role in Glory's final pre-season friendly, against Gold Coast United in Bunbury on Saturday.

Coyne feels he is already creating a solid bond with former English Premier League defender Andy Todd and goalkeeper Tando Velaphi, despite having been back in his hometown for less than two weeks.

And the Socceroos defender thinks the squad is more than capable of covering for the loss of fans favourite Jamie Harnwell, who tore his hamstring against the Fury.

“My brother Jamie (Coyne) can come in for Jamie (Harnwell) now that he’s injured,” Coyne said.

“Todd did really well when he came in there on Saturday at centre-half for me.

“We’ve got strength and depth and it’s the first time we’ve had that for a while I think. That’s why we are so enthusiastic and so optimistic about the season ahead.”

Saturday’s Glory-Gold Coast clash kicks off at 2.00pm at Hands Oval, Bunbury.

PERTH
SHAYNE HOPE