Ahh Ljubo leaving is really disappointing. Wouldn't want Thompson in, would rather an other CB to replace Pantelidis (or just go with O'Niel or Clisby). Think they should recruit another CB or maybe recruit someone to give the right wing more depth. I voted for strikers as the most important for recruitment but with Ljubo gone I'd maybe vote defense now, especially if Thwaite leaves anytime soon.

And I hope no one pre-ordered a shirt with Milicevic. Part of me is looking forward to seeing someone wearing one.

Yep, stole my thunder.
And given that he scored a goal in pre season, I doubt anyone else will get a look in for the next 6 months.
Why is it so difficult to find 1 Glory player half capable of testing the 'keeper from a free kick? He doesn't necessarily even have to score, just making the 'keeper move would be a good start.

I think we are pretty well set:

Strikers: (Smeltz) Maclaren, Makeche
Wide Attackers/Wingers: Sidnei, Nagai, Harold, Zahra
ACM: R Edwards, De Silva, O'Brien, Cernak (R Edwards, Brien can also play wide)
Mids: McGarry, Burns, C Edwards (McGarry can do ACM)
FB: Jamieson, Risdon, Woodcock, Davies
CB: Thwaite, Pantelidis, Clisby, O'Neill, Evans (latter two also DM's, Clisby can play FB)

If Ali likes him, and thinks he can play #9, he might well go for Gustavo.

Smeltz won't be fit for a fair while and all the talk was that this was Smeltz's last year with us and he will head off East next season. If so, why not have other options we can develop. Esp as I don't think Ali really trusts Makeche to lead the line (at least not yet).

Yeah I'm pretty sure Cernak and Maclaren can play left wing too so we've got a lot of cover and I think Evans will be used more to cover one of the CDMs.

Would he be the Injury Replacement Player for Dodd, or Glory utilising that spot on him I mean?



Agreed.

Though, if possible, just to add to chorus - Would be nice to have Madaschi 'back home' and he'd be a realistic target too.

The K-League season is only a month or two most from it's end and Madaschi hasn't seen any game time for a number of months now. These are the final months of his contract (Expires Nov/Dec 2013/Jan 2014?), afaik? Madaschi could easily secure a slightly earlier release, if, as it seems, his services are no-longer required?

Not sure of the status of DeVere, Hammill or the like as ATE mentioned - though it WOULD be good to see the likes of DeVere and/or Hammill especially return home IF those talented young defenders are NOT seeing the regular match time they need! For Hammill especially this unfortunately seems to be the case - 'bout time he moved on!

Edited by GloryPerth: 5/10/2013 03:41:07 AM

The only question is what money was Ljubo on? Someone coming back from Korea/Japan may ask for more...

Evans is Dodd's IR.
If Marulunda came he'd have been on an IR contract for however long Smeltz is out for.

Of course now with no Ljubo, there is a spot free.

You are right Dave, but it's not like room in the salary cap is tight. Not unless someone has signed these youngsters onto ridiculous contracts.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/soccer/19262629/glory-focus-on-extra-firepower/

It's mentioned here about Marulanda.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Does anyone else never receive membership emails? I've seen people post the content of member specific emails, and I've noticed I've never received them. I think quite a few people are in the same boat - going off previous discussions I've seen and confusion surrounding membership renewal. I don't mean the newsletter that they send out.

I have a silver membership and have had an associate one in the past. I signed up using the webstore rather than calling - I wonder if that has something to do with it?

Spoke to Ali Edwards during the family day, we're not looking for any replacement players, treating the whole affair as easy come, easy go.

if you haven't seen it yet, that new glory site has a preseason wrap which isn't too bad http://gloryforum.com/pre-season-201314-wrap-up/

How many games did Maclaren play in to lead us in goals over preseason? 8 or 9 maybe with 6 goals is a good effort

https://twitter.com/PGFC_CEO/status/387016225017982977




Could Brewer be the coolest and best CEO Glory have had? How high is the bar for that btw, can any long term Glory fans recollect?

A local who actually loves the game and has been involved an administrator at WA State League level. He's made all the right noises and has been very communicative via the Social Networks, even answering the long held member number question. :P Things certainly seem to be looking up, even if there are still the odd hang ups over membership notifications and delivery etc... - I'm sure longer he's in charge, the more he may look to sort out some of those niggling issues too.

BTW We've also read on FB that they will bring the 'HT Dancers' back! A fair few fans have missed the lack of H/T entertainment that existed in earlier days, which included the likes of announcer 'Steve Armstrong'.. hopefully Brewer can work on getting him back in some capacity too. :)

Apparently there's 3 "major" player announcements tomorrow. :D

No idea but I don't think you want to be playing limbo with it.

lol! :lol:



Dissecting your words carefully - key word being 'player', though your highlighted word is 'Major'... where have we heard that before? :p

So... NYL? :p

Edited by GloryPerth: 7/10/2013 06:46:56 PM

No idea. Maraluda could be one, as a injury replacement for Smeltz. NFI on the other two. Who knows with Glory.

v Sydney FC (full match) goals: 2
v WA State Amateurs (did not play)
v Best of the North (started, played 52 minutes) goals: 2
v Melbourne Heart (full match) did not score
v Melbourne Heart (started, played 45 minutes) goals: 1
v Stirling Lions (full match) goals: 1
v Cockburn City (did not play)
v WA State Team (started, played 45 minutes) did not score
v Johor Darul Takzim (started*) did not score
v SuperSport United (started, played 60 minutes) did not score
v University of Pretoria (60th minute substitute) did not score
v MP Black Aces (started, played 45 minutes) did not score

*I am fairly certain Jamie was replaced by Ndumba Makeche late in this match but can't find a match report with subs (let alone times)

So he has played in 10 of our pre-season matches, for up to (given my uncertainty regarding the Johor match) 637 minutes of game time- equivalent of a shade over 7 full matches. Importantly, the only match he has not scored in since opening his account was the friendly against Melbourne Heart in absolutely torrid conditions. It is worth factoring in that prior to opening his account against Stirling he played no full matches (if I am right about Johor) in a squad he was unfamiliar with (and were unfamiliar with themselves.) Once the team started to settle and nail down their style he has been prolific with 6 goals in 5 matches (two of which he only played a half.) He has scored braces in his last two matches.

Could mean anything! After the Macron fiasco it wouldn't surprise me if we're signing the Chicken Treat chicken as an injury replacement! Or that Clough mascot abomination...

... if you add the Glory Gorilla to that, you've got your three player signings! :lol:

Ahhh they're it, ofcourse! :lol: :p Been seeing photos of them all over their Social Media sites recently, from the recent Fan Day. :p

Edited by GloryPerth: 7/10/2013 08:01:44 PM

How many members do Glory now have? CEO Brewer announced 4,394 on Twitter weeks ago, edit:





Another Glory fan here suggested the CEO said at the recent Fan Day, that Glory were pushing over 5k to a new club record? Can people who have Twitter ask him? Would be interesting to see where Glory are at, entering into season's start:

https://twitter.com/PGFC_CEO/

Edited by GloryPerth: 7/10/2013 08:20:58 PM

Anyone pre-order the new Glory Kit before it was revealed when redoing their membership? Mine was waiting for me at the front door when I got home from work. Will post pics if anyone is interested.

I think the site is aiming to have a review every game.

Time will tell with the new CEO.
Membership packs still a bugbear to many.
Does anyone know what is included in the pack this season? Member cap, another scarf, etc. Regardless of first up away games, Members would still like stuff before the first game, especially if attending.

And here's a novel idea for Glory's first home game.
What about, now that we know everyone in the squad, and everyone has been training, someone walk out (not Ljubo) with a camera and take a picture of each player. Then anytime our team gets announced on the big screens, we use actual pictures and don't end with silhouttes for 1/2 the team. It really wouldn't take too much effort to ensure this is done.

And any improvement this season in the pre-game, half-time entertainment would be bonus.

From what I heard from one of the players, we haven't moved much from there. Interestingly, we are up on last year, despite last year being bulked out by 500~700 "complimentary" memberships that were handed out...

Which ... kind of tells us how far this club has slid and how far we need to go.

I guess one of the signings was Devon Spence - short term injury replacement for Duncan http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/GLORY-SECURE-SPENCE-FOR-SIX-WEEKS/76685

For anyone who hasn't seen it yet - inside of the new kits.

Mine was waiting for me as well, wearing it now actually, haha.

The merch lady (Lucy Sage, I think?) mentioned that she thought the collars weren't conveyed well with the original event photos and people would warm to them more when they saw them in person. I'm inclined to agree.

It's lighter fabric as well, which I appreciate, will be good during summer, counteract the fact its dark.

Wore mine for much of the night also. Feels quite nice though the logo bits are quite heavy - they do seem very durable though. Was surprised to find the shirts are 100% Polyester. They really feel quite good - must be in the weave and the thread count.

So that's one down. Well he had a lot of practice last season on the pine when Italiano wasn't available. Hopefully Duncan's injury isn't too serious or affects his ability.