If we had 13 home games last season, in the great scheme of all things being equal, will we be due for 14 this season?
Trying to put some positives into the Membership $'s being asked for.

How's our squad looking and how many spots do we have left? Need another CAM and striker. Reports on here and from Irish friends for Andy aren't glowing and mention he's a striker that needs to be partnered up.

Next season is going to be much of the same, just Zad and Griffiths instead of Burns and McGarry. I guess it should be better, although I'm not that happy with signing Zad atm, he was better than McGarry last season. At least he will be able to run after his man instead of just pointing at him.

So, exactly the same position as 12 months ago????? #-o

I don't expect either position to be filled with a key signing.

This being the case, I expect another season of front third ineptness for Glory.

We still have some time still to make some signings in those positions. It's preseason, the only time I can be optimistic as a glory fan...don't take that away from me too.

Can we change the thread title to "Everything that is wrong with Perth Glory"?

Thanks.

Trying to work out if Keogh and Lowe can make it work in the narrow 4-4-2 diamond he was trying out last season but it just can't, not with two "established" wingers. Nebo would miss out at the minimum or be pushed back. Something like:

--Sidnei-Keogh---
-------Hersi----------
---Nebo-Zadko---
------Griffiths-----

But that looks so icky I don't really want to think about it...

I'm with the coloured feline.

Keogh is gonna struggle to get any service.

Yeah it does, was just trying to figure out how they could line up with another striker but Sidnei/Hersi do limit the options really. As I said, doesn't look good. That front 6 is so underwhelming.

Is it really soo much? Griffiths we hope/expect will improve greatly with a full pre-season and integration into the team. He was basically an A-League star and fringe Socceroo, when he left the A-League and was a regular in the C-League. He could be the dark horse, improving greatly on his stint this season past. We certainly hope so! He came here with understandably a small degree of fanfare and entering into the last season of this contract, he will certainly be playing for his contract too!

Tend to agree with EG on Zadko - within the constraints of the role, he may 'a relative improvement' on Burns/McGarry, just due to his physicality and engine, let alone some of his better 'man marking' games for Newcastle? We know he's a mixed bag (to say the least), 'on the ball' but on the ball is only half of it and alot of the concerns with Zadko may be relieved if Griffiths shows the kind of form we saw at his previous A-League peak combined with...

Marinkovic also improving out of sight, via a full pre-season, acclimatising, tactically gelling with the team and growing into the A-League. Many VISAs take half a season or so to settle in, just see Hernandez and others? He scored a brilliant, top class, free kick last season and so perhaps that's some insight into his potential, moving forward? He's our Visa AM of choice, so he certainly needs to deliver and in a way his performance level could well be tied to that of Lowe's - so if he doesn't perform to the levels we need, then the team won't so Lowe won't be, so a mid-season change - beginning with the coach - may be instigated.

Hersi works hard and if he sees out most of the season, then there's a chance he could see form similar to Wanderers S1 and if so, that again alleviates concerns for our effectiveness going forward. He'd better - because we're paying him more than if he would've stayed with the 'more successful' Wanderers!

Keogh is the true variable and whatever he brings could really shake things up too. The others we've all seen something of, in this league, but he's the true spanner in the works in a key position.

We have to stay optimistic and there's every chance that front 6 could click and surprise us all, just as much as be as dysfunctional, underwhelming as a most of you predict? :-k

Interested to see insights of this team, the line ups and functionality, once we're deeper into pre-season, after a number of low key friendlies.

Edited by GloryPerth: 5/6/2014 02:28:10 AM

I don't wanna be a media whinger, but Channel 10 didn't show anything on David Villa at 5, you guys see anything on the other networks?

7 ran a story on it.

So Madaschi has signed for the Jets, really makes the Zadko signing second rate!

:lol:

Has Glory written all over it.

Madaschi >>> Zadko therefore sign Zadko on a bigger longer contract. #-o

No need for Madaschi once they decided to sign Dino. Whether Dino > Madaschi is debatable.

Was just about to say.



Uh oh.

No, fans expect this to be the norm.

Yup. Bleeding from every orifice is perfectly acceptable these days.

http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/news-display/SUPPORTERS-CONSULTATIVE-COMMITTEE-FINALISED/90807

Lol at the first fmembers forum being called a 'success'. Is it still a members forum or a fan one?

Well at least they're holding another one I suppose, a few months behind schedule netherless.

Don't understand why they wont be given Gin though. ;) #stupidhashtags

I'm guessing that means that none of the 442 posters made it into the committee?

Biscuitman is Simon Ward
Bovs is Michael Bovell

Any of the other posters in it?

Wasn't Biscuit at 8% at one stage? How did he manage to drop out...

My thoughts too. Rigged.

Unfortunately I think he missed out by 1%

Yes, I just missed out. Lots of multiple voting and apparently the candidate with the highest votes received lots of votes from supporters of other clubs after they saw a video he put up on Facebook.

If you have seen it, you will know why supporters of other clubs would vote for him.

Big rush of votes over the last two days and I had already exhausted my contacts.

I did send an email to the CEO suggesting that given the gap between the top 9 and the remaining 5, combined with the tainted voting process, that they might consider expanding the committee to 9 rather than 8, but I didn't get a response.

Of course not, rational thought isn't welcome. It was a rather tarnished voting process, not that the candidates involved will give a fuck now...

Well done for putting your name in at least.

Im afraid the voting was a joke should of been just the members and only one vote each the club is about its members and why anyone else was allowed a vote is beyond me.
As for the guy you are talking about who got them votes yea i did see the video and i reckon the voters were really just taking the piss out of him and the glory what a stupid way to get a committie however i wish them all the best and hopfully they will do well and not become yes men.

Sun 12 Oct - NZ
[size=6]Sun 19 Oct - Brisbane[/size]
Sun 26 Oct - Adelaide
[size=6]Sat 1 Nov - Newcastle[/size]
Sun 9 Nov   - CCM
[size=6]Sat 15 Nov    - WSW[/size]
[size=6]Sat 22 Nov    - NZ[/size]
Sat 29 Nov    - Brisbane
Thur 4 Dec - Sydney
   
Tues 9 Dec - WSW
[size=6]Frid 12 Dec - Newcastle
Sat 20 Dec   - CCM[/size]
Frid 26 Dec - Heart/City
Frid 2 Jan - Victory
[size=6]Mon 5 Jan   - Adelaide
Sun 25 Jan - Victory
Sat 7 Feb - Sydney[/size]
Sun 15 Feb - Adelaide
   
Sun 22 Feb - Heart/City
[size=6]Sat 28 Feb   - Brisbane[/size]
Sat 7 Mar - Victory
[size=6]Sat 14 Mar   - NZ[/size]
Sun 22 Mar - CCM
[size=6]Sat 28 Mar   - WSW[/size]
Mon 6 Apr   - Newcastle
[size=6]Frid 10 Apr - Sydney
Sun 19 Apr - Heart/City[/size]

Few other things to look at in World footy besides our fixtures coming out.
Hope I copied them correctly.
Usual stuff like -
First couple of matches I think at 2.00pm on October afternoons,
Play Brisbane and NZ twice each in the first 8 rounds,
Play Victory 3 times in 8 matches,
Play in Melbourne on a Friday night, then back in Perth for Monday night against Adelaide, whom the plane just flew past,
14 home games, but it was due,
Yes, 8 Saturday matches, but don't forget Glory kindly swapped 2 of these last season after fixtures released - and I still haven't forgiven them,
Adelaide v NZ get the New Years Eve match in a change,
whatever, who really cares at the moment ...

Bad luck biscuitman - I voted for you! The saving grace might be Eamon getting on there, doesn't tend to be a yes man and he is public enemy #1 with FW at present.

You should have bought a couple of fiverr gigs which could have given you 10000 votes for $5