Perth Glory season 2006-07

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The Perth Glory finished 7th in the 2006-07 A-League competition making them the worst Australian team in the A-League. The pre-season expectaions of the club was to achieve a higher ladder finish than their 5th place finish in the first A-League season under Steve McMahon.

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[edit] Under FFA Control, lack of 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 had 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 for the club, the FFA decided that the Galopoulos bid was not financially sound, and the World Sports Group bid was withdrawn.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.

In 2006 The West Australian newspaper reported that Tony Sage (a mining magnate) was leading a group that included Brett McKeon and John Spence in discussions with the FFA. However, no deal was made before the end of the 2005-06 season.

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] Transfers

[edit] In

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

[edit] Out

Player Details
Flag of Australia Nick Ward to Flag of England Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Flag of Australia Billy Celeski to Flag of Victoria (Australia) Bulleen Zebras

[edit] Coaching staff

[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 8,089
December 14 Sydney FC 1-0 Perth Glory Aussie Stadium 11,816
December 28 Perth Glory 0-0 Adelaide United Members Equity Stadium 8,226
January 7 Perth Glory 2-2 Melbourne Victory Members Equity Stadium 6,462
January 14 Perth Glory 3-3 Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium 7,904
January 21 New Zealand Knights 2-0 Perth Glory North Harbour Stadium 4,936

[edit] Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Melbourne Victory 21 14 3 4 41 20 +21 45
Adelaide United 21 10 3 8 32 27 +5 33
Newcastle Jets 21 8 6 7 32 30 +2 30
Sydney FC 21 8 8 5 29 19 +10 29
Queensland Roar 21 8 5 8 25 27 -2 29
Central Coast Mariners 21 6 6 9 22 26 -4 24
Perth Glory 21 5 5 11 24 30 -6 20
New Zealand Knights 21 5 4 12 13 39 -26 19

[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.
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