Well what a novelty that is - the words International match and Smeltz injury in the one paragraph.

I know different everything, but getting beaten from a 3 - Nil half time may also ring a few bells with Glory fans.
(Why do we keep bringing this up? Because some of us will never get over it).

Anyway, be interesting to see what they do with Maclaren this week.
He scored a couple of hat tricks for the Yoof, so they promptly dragged him from the Yoof - who then got trounced for the first time in a couple of weeks - and sat him on the bench in Brisbane for 90 minutes.
Certainly a rewarding promotion on the back of his recent scoring.
Whether he could cut it or not in the main team, or whether our service to strikers is crap or not, there was at least some opportunity to give him a run somehow in the second half last week, given the way we keep performing up front.

So here's once again expecting wholesale changes on the back of our recent form.
Presumably Thwaites back in, youngest defender out, and that would be about it.
Then probably find we may decide to rest O'Neill, since he did ok last week.

=d> =d> =d>

Thank you for that.

He's just too broken-down these days.

I love what he's done for us, I will always remember him banging in a second-half hat trick in our final against Melbourne Hearts RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, and all the other things he's done for us, but his body is falling apart on him.

Sunday, 9 March 2014
[size=6]Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory[/size]
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Kick-off: 5:00pm local (3:00pm AEDT)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistant Referee 1: Glen Lochrie
Assistant Referee 2: Anton Shchetinin
Fourth Official: Matthew Conger

Wellington Phoenix squad:
1.Glen Moss (GK), 5.Michael Boxall, 6.Josh Brindell-South,7, Leo Bertos, 9.Kenny Cunningham, 10.Stein Huysegems, 11.Jeremy Brockie, 12.Tyler Boyd, 15.Jason Hicks, 17.Vince Lia, 18.Ben Sigmund, 19.Hamish Watson, 20.Lewis Italiano (GK), 21.Carlos Hernandez, 22.Andrew Durante (c), 23.Matthew Ridenton, 24.Roy Krishna, 25.Shaun Timmins
**Two to be omitted**
Ins:
7.Leo Bertos (returns from injury), 15.Jason Hicks (promoted), 25.Shaun Timmins (promoted, injury replacement)
Outs:
2.Manny Muscat (suspended), 3.Reece Caira (fractured cheekbone)
Unavailable:
2.Manny Muscat (suspended), 3.Reece Caira (fractured cheekbone – 6-8 weeks), 8.Paul Ifill (ruptured Achilles – season), 13.Albert Riera (groin injury – 6-8 weeks),16.Louis Fenton (shoulder – season)

Perth Glory squad:
2.Jack CLISBY, 3.Brandon O’NEILL, 5.Rostyn GRIFFITHS, 7.Jacob BURNS (c), 8.Nebojsa MARINKOVIC, 9.Shane SMELTZ, 10.Jamie MACLAREN, 14.Steven McGARRY, 16.Sidnei SCIOLA MORAES, 17.Chris HAROLD, 18.Jack DUNCAN (gk), 19.Josh RISDON, 20.Daniel DE SILVA, 23. Michael THWAITE, 24.Matthew DAVIES, 28.Darvydas SERNAS, 36.William GALLAS, 39.Luke RADONICH (gk)
**Two to be omitted**
Ins:
23.Michael THWAITE (return from suspension), 24.Matthew DAVIES (promoted), 39.Luke RADONICH (promoted)
00. Jarred Gillett (returns from Excile, NZ is far enough away from Perth)
Outs:
1.Daniel VUKOVIC (loan)
Unavailable:
Travis DODD (knee – indefinite), Scott JAMIESON (Achilles – indefinite)

Can't understand why he can't ref in Perth????? :lol:

A-League has already had enough arrested fans, I guess!

:-k

Exactly - why?
Do people running this club not know what our deficiencies are?

Will see how NZ's King Carlos goes this week.
We've had Rogic, the Fink, Broich, etc, now it's the turn of King Carlos.
For our abundance of really, really, really good holding/defensive midfielders, it's these opposition guys that are carving us up each week.

So Madaschi isnt around anymore?

We. Don't. Have. A. Coach.

Stop signing players you muppets.

This would pretty much guarantee that Gallas is a one season "wonder" then and free up a visa/marquee spot where we need quality up front or in the midfield.

Edited by biscuitman1871: 6/3/2014 04:46:52 PM

Djulbic can compete with Thwaite, Gallas, O'Neill, Burns and McGarry for 1 of the 4 centre-back positions in Lowe's formation.

With Smeltz, Sernas, Nebo, Harold, Sidnei, Maclaren and Zahra all battling for the 4 centre-forward positions... everything is sweet! 4 backs, 4 forwards just need to get some form into the wide-backs and you've got a football team.

I can see Lowe scheming in his office right now............

@ Scoll - I hear what you are saying, but I think it's pretty likely that we do have our coach.

Even if we don't, and as unsatisfactory as it may be, Lowe is right that we do need to move for quality AUSTRALIAN players as they come available, as by June it will be too late.

IMO Djulbic was badly let down by Mitchell the first time around. Mitchell didn't back him and give him public support when he was accused of spitting at the ground with the intention of disrespecting a referee. As coach, Mitchell should have publically stood by the player and helped him through. He didn't. Djulbic left. We lost a very good young player.

Djulbic (31yo) and Thwaite (30yo) as starting CB's is a great combination, and leaves us visa spots to try to sort out other problem areas.

That is, assuming out facebook announcement doesn't lead Djulbic to be snapped up by other clubs!


Edited by GloryB: 6/3/2014 06:19:52 PM

I like Dino. Bad temper, but gave his all and was serviceable to us. Modern A-League starting standard I'm not sure about, but it wouldn't kill me to see him back on the pitch for us.

I agree this isn't necessarily the area we need to strengthen first though.

I can only see this as a cover for Gallas leaving come season end.

Shame Madaschi is not still around (or is he, does anyone know what he is doing now???)

Still leaves Glory very weak in midfield even though Lowe thinks the recent signings have strengthened it.

Expect King Carlos to tear Glory apart in midfield this weekend.

Glory sorely need a MF of the ilk of Carlos/Miller/Broich/ADP.

These sorts of players will lay the killer pass to bring other players into play and other teams need to double team to nullify, thus freeing up another attacker.

Glory does not have a player like this , teams have figure this out and can essentially mark out the attackers and control the midfield, the exact opposite to what Glory does ATM.

I'd be more disappointed if he wasn't just a one season "wonder" with us.

I actually think in Nebo Marinkovic we might *have* that creative player we need... certainly alongside Sidnei there's enough in the attacking third to think we might be providing enough chances for a player of Smeltz's calibre.

What we are missing is the cluster of midfielders *behind* those creative players... the guys who want to get on the ball and make as many passes as possible and move the team forward all game.

Even if we had Hernandez or Del Piero in the team, they would struggle to create much when every single attacking play involves a CB laying it wide to a full-back who hoofs it up the line to a winger who then waits for support from the same full-back or the striker.

The way we play ADP would barely touch the ball and Broich would be up against an opposition FB, CB *AND* defensive mid every time he got the ball, limiting his impact. Stick a Miller, Murdocca, Bratten, Isaias or Riera in our team however and you might suddenly see Nebo and Sidnei having a much greater influence on results.

F1 Dave - Djulbic has been spending his best years overseas in some of the strongest leagues in Asia - I'm not sure how regularly he's been featuring recent times, but no doubt he will bring quality on returning...

Then again....

Thought that about Rostyn Griffiths too and look how he's taken his time to 'click into gear' :/

But I prefer to be optimistic and like Rostyn he's a 'proven' product at this level with still some productive years ahead.

Rostyn and he will have ALL our next coming pre-season to re-adjust and click back into top fitness and form.



Seems so - And Djulbic would be a great signing and welcome returnee - another West Aussie and former Glory coming home - probably an upgrade/better value for money than most of our 'senior' CB stocks at present, including *cough* Mr Marquee *cough*...



Indeed, this?

And IF Smeltz IS on the way out, as expected, too... then we 'may' chase Marquee quality in the attacking third - then again, if Sage is still 'cost cutting' then we may give the Marquee idea a rest for a while. If we did, that'd be understandable IMHO. Marquee or no marquee Glory just needs a good quality striker (Jury out on Sernas :/) and a good quality AM (Jury still out on Marinkovic :/)!!!

Edited by GloryPerth: 7/3/2014 01:53:23 AM

Apparently Madaschi is still in Perth.

Maybe he's signed elsewhere, but still to leave? :-k

"Perth Glory's NPL squad will be announced on 6 March"

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/glory-members-npl-match-day-special/87563

Why does the club constantly make statements/commitments that it then fails to meet?

You aren't around from these parts are you??? :lol:

Jewel Bitch is close to signing, apparently.

That raises a question.

Maybe Madaschi was too pricey or something broke down in contract talks?

It was a rhetorical question.

That's quite funny, I was going to write the same thing saying that must have been a rhetorical question.

But, yeah. Why do they continually make themselves look stupid with every press release?

Flying Dutchman Youssouf Hersi is poised to join Shinji Ono at the Western Sydney Wanderers exit lounge after he agreed to play for Perth Glory from the next season.

http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1183530/Hersi-to-trade-in-Sydney-s-west-for-Perth

This is getting ridiculous now, why are we STILL signing players before we have sorted the coaching position? Who's to say the new coach will need him next season?

Oh wait this is Perth, Lowe has the job in the bag I forgot...

Saying it now, Lowe is locked in:lol: and Sage gonna throw the mullah around, suddenly Ferguson is back, possessing the body of Lowe.

Next seasons line-up?

--------------New Keeper--------------------
Risdon---Gallas---Djulbic---Jamieson
----------McGarry--Thwaite-------------
Hersi-----------Nebo------------Sidnei
-----------------Smeltz---------------------


New coach's instruction... keep going with that plan of bringing in talented youngsters. But don't piss off any of our core playing group.


Good luck to whoever gets the job... unless it's KL in which case he's buttered his own bread.