Then i'll happily be labelled a child.
long live immaturity.

Btw the Cockburn (you guys are silly billys) is just a training match not a proper friendly (more on the blog)

Damn interesting on your blog about both Coyne and the Perth base thing.
how wicked would that be ?
but kind of weird.
do you mean as in there based here before the world cup or during ?

i think it's before ....

lol I thought that was the case, it just seemed odd that local fans found it funny.

yer like a precup camp. the majority of the southern hemisphere is 3rd world so to have a place like perth with similar weather, a few hours ahead in time zone and world class facilities is ideal.

World class facilities?
for football?
where?

maybe i was getting a little ahead of myself there but you know they can use the WAIS and things like that

in regards to chris coyne ... id say we've pretty much got him ... and its just a matter on waiting to see wat colchester want to do ... which hopefully they allow him to come and release him!

Look this WC pretournament camp thing is sooooo rumourish its not funny - I'm not even sure if Italy or Portugal have even qualified for the World Cup let alone thought about training camp

ah yeah i suppose its ok.
have any of you heard about CCM's super facility ?
that sounds pretty decent i wish we could do something like that here.
maybe if we win the league afew more times.
which mightn't be so far away, particuarly if we can pick up coyne.

You've got to win the league at least once before you win it a few more times.

Well obviously i was talking about the NSL douche.
or does not exist to you ?
don't we still count all the times that clubs in england won the first division title even before it was redone as the premier league.

well in, shut him down!!! Thats the thing, people don't recognise that we are the most successful current a-league club.

With that facility we need a government who cares about football, vote 1 Matthew Southern for premier of WA!!! :P Or just wait till Australia hosts the world cup. :-k

Edited by southern3: 2/7/2009 09:26:32 PM

As a Liverpool fan I can safely tell you: No, apparently winning in the past counts little. According to United fans anyway ](*,)

According to an article in the west today, Andy Todd will ramp up his training today and Jelic will arrive this weekend (got his visa on Tuesday).

I think Mile is arriving monday, but I'm not sure about Burns.

Boo-urns! Boo-urns!

Here you go lads:

SOCCEROOS ON SHOW AT BALCATTA SOCCER CLUB

Two Socceroo stars will be on show at Balcatta football Club on Saturday morning from 9am as part of filming for Channel 9’s newest sports show ‘Football Stars of Tomorrow’.

In attendance in the morning will be RICHARD GARCIA & ADRIAN MADASCHI who both played for Balcatta SC and are both current Socceroos.

The show will be doing a feature about the Under 17 Girls team which has won three Premierships in a row, and filming the scratch match between the Under 17 and Under 15 Girls Teams.

Local media are welcome to attend and there will be excellent vision and interview opportunities.

Details:

Date: Saturday 4th July

Time: 9.00am

Location: Balcatta SC, Grindleford Reserve, Grindleford Drive, Balcatta

i was saying boo urns :]

Lol Simpsons ... :P

in regards to our new signings fellas ....

mile, burns and todd are all here :)

jelic shall arrive on sunday :)

woot woot! 1 week till first major hitout!

cant wait!

Just a couple of things from the west

http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=585411

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=15&ContentID=152788

Fox Sports report (video) on Coyne and fitness. Sure looks like we'll be fitter this season than ever before!

Yeah was at today's game - good win by the Glory though they could have scored a few more...

Hmmmm.
good to see Bulloch in form.
our midfields gonna rock out this year.
god i cant wait till friday.
it should be so amazing it wont be funny.

hey everyone

any of you guys wanna text me updates of the two big pre-season friendlies?

Edited by southern3: 5/7/2009 03:53:59 PM

^^^^ Hey mate I will most likely twitter updates from the game as per the Ingelwood game...

The TAB now puts perth at 5th favourite to win the league at $8.50:
https://www.ozbet.com.au/UISecure/SportUI/SportBetPage.aspx?eventSeq=683939&sportSeq=201

I was hoping to get 15 to 1 :(

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25732835-5005408,00.html

Newly arrived Glory acquisition Sterjovski feeling pressure

Braden Quartermain

July 04, 2009 03:24pm
PERTH Glory marquee signing Mile Sterjovski arrived in WA Saturday night, saying he felt under pressure to perform.

Putting his hand up to make his Glory debut in Friday night's showpiece clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sterjovski said he wanted to help soccer one day become WA's No.1 sport.

The Socceroo joins Matthew Pavlich, Daniel Kerr, Nathan Sharpe and now James O'Connor as one of Perth's highest paid sportsmen.

His deal is believed to be worth $2 million over the next three seasons - about $25,000 a game.

Sterjovski said he felt sorry for World Cup teammate John Aloisi, his highly-paid counterpart at Sydney FC, who crumbled under the burden of expectation last season.

"There is pressure having that role but I've been a professional for a long time now," Sterjovski said.

"I definitely have thought about (the downside to being the marquee player). But if the team is doing well there'll be less focus on myself.

"Hopefully I can bring my experience with me and I'll be able to deal with that."

Striker Aloisi scored two goals for Sydney last season and the one-time national hero was booed by his own fans after he missed two sitters against Glory last year.

"Sydney FC weren't doing so well and they had to point at somebody and John was an easy target I guess," Sterjovski said.

"John's a very good professional and he works hard. It's just unlucky that he had to go through that. But he's got a strong character and I'm sure he'll do well this season."

Sterjovski appreciated his role as the marquee man gave him a unique responsibility as the face of soccer in WA.

"I understand it's quite an important role, and I'm really determined to make Perth Glory a successful club," he said.

"I'm looking forward to lifting the profile of the club in any way I can. I really want to make it the No.1 sport in Western Australia.

"I don't know how far down the line but in the future I'm sure it will rival the AFL."

The 30-year-old Derby County recruit said the A-League was improving in standard every season.

"Maybe the pace of the game is a bit slower than it is in Europe but otherwise technically I think the A-League is just as good," he said.

"There are some very good players in the league and as the years go on there are more quality players coming to the league."

Thats awesome, helps me get involved in the game from the other side of the country, YAY! \:d/