Seems like no one really knows whats going on.

If you want talk about Jobs for the boys you could start with mentioning Ali Edwards gave jobs to his 2 sons, their mate, a kid from their home club Cockburn also a couple of old buddies who used to play with him 'back in the day' now there is an example of Jobs for the boys.

How are any related?

I still fail to see any point in considering Lowe for the job.
His efforts were far less than acceptable with the time he had and the squad he had. And that was even after strengthening it to ensure a decent crack at the finals.
Avoiding the spoon suddenly became the criteria for success, so he's been given the 'reasonable job' tag.
Crap.
The 2 teams below us lost both lost their final matches at home to ensure our safety. Thank goodness we didn't need to rely on a final match win, 'cause we failed there.
As pointed out, many will not be back if Lowe is appointed, and the club rolls on knowing that 5,000 of us will front each week regardless.
Alas, I will be one of them.

The mention of Carle hopefully gets short shift.
We do not need another aging 32+ inconsistent midfielder popping into his umpteenth club in his umpteenth year. The decent players are good enough to get offers to stay for a time at one club.
We need the consistent, defence unlocking midfielder who can set things up, plus can score half a dozen goals a season.

And on goals, this really sums up our season.
27 matches, our joint Golden Boot winners are going to walk out at the MGP awards with ... 4 goals.
And McGarry almost snatched it outright with his 3 penalties included!
26 players across the other 9 teams scored 5 or more for the season, and Miller even got 3 in Brissy.
Would any team in a national football competition anywhere in the world ever have a golden boot winner such as this?

Gents,

I'm looking for a list of our players coming off contract At the end of the season, can anyone pull one up?

mate after reading all this babble about who Glory should sign for their next season manager something has become apparent that a..

WA team can not rely on Eastern States coaches or any influence from the Eastern States or FFA. That Perth Glory needs to find its own solution to its own problem and that no help may ever come from anyone of the likes of GA or any player from the vic sydney or the otherwise..

Gents,

I'm looking for a list of our players coming off contract At the end of the season, can anyone pull one up?

Surely Bosnich wouldn't recommend Lowe….

Surely Bosnich wouldn't recommend Lowe….

Lowe to be named on Tuesday, only Glory could go from a club low to an even greater Lowe in 6 months.

What a fuck up, sack everyone.

Edited by iridium1010: 21/4/2014 10:57:27 PM

Kenny Lowe is expected to be handed the vacant Perth Glory job on a full-time basis on Tuesday as the club focuses on youth development in the years ahead.

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Lowe – given the reins on a temporary basis following the acrimonious exit of Alistair Edwards in December- will be officially handed the baton with the club to make a formal announcement after sifting through a host of candidates including several from overseas.

Highly regarded in Western Australia for his work in youth development, Lowe also convinced Glory owner Tony Sage of his A-League credentials by sparking a late season revival which saw Perth win two of its last three games to finish eighth on the ladder.

Sage refused to confirm that Lowe had received the nod on Monday night, but did confirm the club‘s focus will be on producing, rather than poaching, young talent in the seasons to come.

Sage also revealed that controversial French striker Nicolas Anelka has been touted to Glory but that “there was no interest” in making signings until a new coach is appointed.

“I was contacted last Thursday and replied that it’s up to our new coach what he wants to do – whether he wants a marquee or wants to continue on with our policy of developing youth players," he explained. “Anelka would be a great acquisition for any club in Australia, but whether he would fit into our structure under the new coach, I don’t know.

“But I think it would be hard to sway the board because we want to continue on with our youth policy – and we want a coach who will take us in that direction."

Lowe took over amid player unrest during Edwards’ short stint, and with key striker Shane Smeltz out for long periods and consistency hard to come by, his record of four wins, four draws and nine defeats showed how tough the transition was.

But Sage – and his board – have seen enough promise in his methods to place their trust in him after top choice, Graham Arnold, opted not to apply for the job.

“It’s a shame he didn’t want to throw his hat in the ring. We had a long chat and he didn’t want to do anything so soon after Japan where he had a tough time," explained Sage.

“For us, there was a sense of urgency because we could lose up to nine players and want to be in a position to offer deals to other players domestically and overseas straight away.

“Arnie couldn’t make that commitment and I respect his decision.”

On the path ahead, Sage added: “We played more under-21 year olds than any other A-League team this season – and had seven in our starting line-up twice.

“The likes of Matt Davies, Riley Woodcock and Jack Clisby have all had 10 games odd now and that's good for the club going forward.”

Sage is keen to follow the model set by Central Coast Mariners in moulding youngsters who then go on to big money moves overseas – just like teenage midfielder Daniel De Silva whose $1 million plus transfer to Serie A giant Roma should be confirmed later this week.

Also likely to leave is 36-year-old French defender William Gallas, who despite voicing his desire to stay, has, according to Sage, substantial offers from Asia and is unlikely to be at nib Stadium next season.

The same applies to midfielder Steve McGarry, 33, who could be heading for Malaysia.

“In the next three to five years we would like to be like a Central Coast where we are still strong but we are in the habit of selling players on overseas," said Sage.

“We already have three or four players on the radar in Woodcock, Davies, Clisby and even Josh Risdon.

"A lot of scouts watching our games.

“The way things are shaping up, we could have the youngest squad in the A League next year.”

He might end up delivering the goods for all we know, but idk what he has done since taking over to even still be in the running for the top job.

Edited by A16Man: 21/4/2014 11:33:44 PM

I'm absolute furious, but we have to give Kenny time.

Points to think about for next season:

-No Burns
-$200 000 freed up by Dodd retiring
- Gallas, Smeltz and McGarry all possibly leaving
- Another off season of physical maturity for; DDS, Maclaren, Harold, Woodcock, Clisby, Davies and Duncan
- A full pre-season with a new look side
- Plenty of quality Australian players available
- we have cap space to burn