Perth Glory FC Season 2006-07

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The Perth Glory are currently participating in the 2006-07 A-League competition and expect to achieve a higher ladder finish than their 5th place finish in the first A-League season.

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[edit] Restructuring and progress

On March 27, 2006, the Football Federation of Australia undertook to relieve owner Nick Tana of ownership and management of Perth Glory. David Rodwell, Paul Afkos, David Schrandt, Tom Galopoulos and World Sports Group have all been linked to possible takeovers of Perth Glory. Argentinian legend Gabriel Batistuta, who currently resides in Perth, had been linked to the local consortium headed by Tom Galopoulos.[1] Unfortunately, the FFA decided that the Galopoulos bid was not financially sound, and the World Sports Group bid was withdrawn. The major sticking point appeared to be Nick Tana's company, Allia Holdings, retaining management of Members Equity Stadium.

More recently, The West Australian newspaper reported that Tony Sage (a mining magnate) was leading a group in discussions with the FFA. However, the newspaper later reported that Sage may have been involved in criminal activities and was under investigation. The FFA did not identify Sage as the leader of the new bid.

After a significant amount of bad publicity, good news finally arrived. Firstly, Australian international Stan Lazaridis signed a 2 year deal[2] on 5 July 2006 after a free transfer from Birmingham City F.C..[3] This was quickly followed by the appointment of Ron Smith as head coach and Michelle Phillips as CEO on July 26, 2006.[4] Other signings included Young Socceroos goalkeeper Aleks Vrteski, Jeremy Christie from the New Zealand Knights, former Stockport player Mark Robertson and Leo Bertos from Conference North team Worksop Town F.C.. Unfortunately, star youth player Nick Ward did not honour his two year contract and defied the advice of the FFA and left for QPR in England.[5]

[edit] In

Player Details
Australia Stan Lazaridis from England Birmingham City F.C.
Australia Aleks Vrteski from Australia Australian Institute of Sport
New Zealand Jeremy Christie from New Zealand New Zealand Knights
Australia Mark Robertson from England Stockport
New Zealand Leo Bertos from England Worksop Town F.C.

[edit] Out

Player Details
Australia Nick Ward to England Queens Park Rangers F.C.

[edit] Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach: Ron Smith
  • Assistant Coach: Dave Mitchell

[edit] 2006-07 A-League Season

[edit] Summary

Date Home Team Score Away Team Stadium Crowd Report
August 26 Queensland Roar 3-0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 20,606 report
September 3 Perth Glory 2-0 Central Coast Mariners Members Equity Stadium 7,229 report
September 10 Perth Glory 1-1 Sydney FC Members Equity Stadium 8,052 report
September 16 Adelaide United 3-0 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium 11,474 report
September 24 Perth Glory 1-2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium 7,983 report
September 29 Newcastle Jets 0-3 Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium 7,961 report
October 6 Perth Glory 1-0 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium 7,309 report
October 15 Perth Glory 1-2 Queensland Roar Members Equity Stadium 9,978 report
October 20 Central Coast Mariners 2-1 Perth Glory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium 8,496 report
October 29 Sydney FC 1-1 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium 12,316 report
November 5 Adelaide United 3-2 Perth Glory Hindmarsh Stadium 11,062 report
November 9 Melbourne Victory 1-0 Perth Glory Telstra Dome 22,890 report
November 18 Perth Glory 2-1 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium 7,315 report
November 26 Perth Glory 4-1 New Zealand Knights Members Equity Stadium 6,251 report
December 2 Queensland Roar 1-0 Perth Glory Suncorp Stadium 11,237
December 10 Central Coast Mariners 1-0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium
December 14 Sydney FC - Perth Glory Aussie Stadium
December 28 Perth Glory - Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium
January 7 Perth Glory - Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium
January 14 Perth Glory - Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium
January 21 New Zealand Knights - Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium

[edit] Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Melbourne Victory 16 12 2 2 32 11 +21 38
Sydney FC 16 6 7 3 25 16 +9 25
Adelaide United 16 7 2 7 25 23 +2 23
Central Coast Mariners 16 6 5 5 18 17 +1 23
Newcastle Jets 16 6 5 5 22 22 0 23
Queensland Roar 16 5 4 7 17 20 -3 19
Perth Glory 16 5 2 9 19 22 -3 17
New Zealand Knights 16 2 3 11 7 34 -27 9

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Tragic shadow of former Glory DAVID DAVUTOVIC, www.news.com.au, 3 June 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  2. ^ Perth Glory: welcoming Stan home Stuart Watt, www.abc.net.au. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  3. ^ Transfers - July 2006 BBC Online, 31 July 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  4. ^ Perth Glory name new A-League coach Tim Clarke, soccernet.espn.go.com, 26 July 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.
  5. ^ Midfielder Ward seals move to QPR BBC Online, 8 July 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2006.

[edit] See also

Football in Australia
v • d • e

Governing body: Football Federation Australia | Former: Soccer Australia

National league: A-League | Former: National Soccer League
Hyundai A-League
v • d • e

List of A-League champions | A-League all-time records

Seasons: 2005-06 | 2006-07

Teams:  Adelaide United | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory 
Newcastle Jets | New Zealand Knights | Perth Glory | Queensland Roar | Sydney FC 
Perth Glory
v • d • e

Home: Members Equity Stadium, Perth, Western Australia

Coach: England Ron Smith | Captain: Australia Jamie Harnwell

Seasons: 2005-06 | 2006-07
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