help! my local wont show the perth game due to patronage and tbh i would rather watch the game with some fellow supporters where should i go? i live in spearwood atm. i heard that the elephant and wheelbarrow? is where to be, im new to glory :P please guide me :D

help! my local wont show the perth game due to patronage and tbh i would rather watch the game with some fellow supporters where should i go? i live in spearwood atm. i heard that the elephant and wheelbarrow? is where to be, im new to glory :P please guide me :D

Brazillian Amaral declares desire to re-sign with Glory

BRAZILIAN warhorse Amaral is desperate to secure a new contract with Perth Glory so he can mend his dented pride and repay the club.
The 36-year-old former international sparkled in seven appearances in the midfield last season before a hamstring injury cut his season short.

David Mitchell released the playmaker, with the club forced into making a pragmatic decision after its woeful 2008-09 campaign was sabotaged by a lengthy injury list.

But Amaral was so desperate to return to WA that he paid for his own flight and put in a spritely performance at his first training session hours after arriving.

"They gave me so much and treated me very well and I didn't give much in return last season," Amaral said in Italian.

"I played only a few matches and they paid me a lot. I wanted the opportunity to come back and train and prove myself.

"I want to demonstrate my value and gain a contract, and if I'm given a contract I want to bring my family here.

"I'm ready - it depends on them. I came with seven suitcases and I want to stay here."

While Amaral feels he owes a debt to the club and its fans, he said his attempted return to the A-League was a personal mission.

"It's not for the fans, but for me," he said.

Provided he passes fitness tests this week, Glory will offer him a nine-week guest player contract.

The veteran could make a fairytale return as early as next Sunday's home clash against Newcastle.

Amaral declared himself 100 per cent fit, saying he had played several friendly matches for regional teams in Brazil to keep in shape.

He was impressed by Glory's five major off-season additions and believes the club can be a force this season.

"I see they've made a lot of changes and the squad is a lot stronger than last year. I think I can add something to the team," he said.

"I saw the game against Adelaide and I saw the team play well. Adelaide had a penalty that for me wasn't a penalty.

"Coming up, there are two games at home and they're two important games.

"Last year we had a lot of bad luck in a lot of matches. This year we need to create our own luck, especially at home."

The diminutive midfielder's career has taken him to 15 clubs in seven countries, including stints at Brazilian giants Palmeiras and Vasco da Gama and European outfits Benfica, Parma and Fiorentina.

He won 31 caps for his country and played at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Dida and Roberto Carlos.

Amaral does not speak English and with no Portuguese-speaking players in the squad, relies on fellow midfielder Adriano Pellegrino to translate Mitchell's instructions into Italian.

Amaral, who used hand signals to instruct younger Glory players in his first session back with the squad on Thursday, said the language barrier was not a big problem.

"The language of the game is universal," he said.

Amaral said he had offers from clubs in Asia and the Middle East, where he could earn a higher wage than at Glory, but wants to start a new life in Perth.

Hey mate, apparently a few Glory supporters go to the Elephant and Wheelbarrow to watch away games. Wear your Glory jersey for cheap pints of Guinness, Kilkenny and Tooheys White Stag.

As for home games, the Elephant and Wheelbarrow has quite a few people who rock up to chat with each other. Same deal applies. Come both days if you wish but definately go there for the home games, as you said, its good to be around fellow supporters... AND THEN THERE'S THE MARCH TO THE STADIUM WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD LOL

Geez, gutted that we lost. Really gutted. We should have won that game. At least we played much much better than last week, especially away to NZ and in that sort of weather. Everyone played well.
-Neville should stay as a defender and play no part in any attack. His distribution as right back is horible. But his defending is 10/10
-Good to see Jelic and Sterj played up front together.
-Unlucky on Tando. He made some great saves only to be deflected on the last goal
-The passing and interplay was top notch
-Srhoj was awesome. I was a bit surprised when Dave said he is a Socceroo contender in the local newspaper on Sat. Now I know what he meant.
- Howarth was much better than last week. He can definitely cut it at the A-league level if he continues to play this well.
I hope we win next game. We are starting to fall behind. With our bad start, i hope we can still get a big crowd next week.

Does Everyone here have faith in Dave?
i mean i'm queestioning him now.
hes such a fantastic recruiter, but surely he could transfer this onto the field?

Does Everyone here have faith in Dave?
i mean i'm queestioning him now.
hes such a fantastic recruiter, but surely he could transfer this onto the field?

glory is going to outplay the jets off the park this week.
i can sense it.

I personally think this game can kick start our season.
but a worry for me is the fact i still haven't gotten my membership pack as yet.what the devils up with that?

agree with ur line up leazy ... but i think sikora will start and for some reason i think dadi will start.

I think he may of been dropped for the welly game to put fire in his belly for the jets game.

crazy thought i know ... but the fans do like dadi and he does like to play at home