Perth Glory

[ManfredSchaefer]

20 minutes ago, pseudonym said:

BHP named front of shirt sponsor

https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/bhp-confirmed-principal-club-partner

 

Bit of a coup

Course when you're following in the grand tradition of the Illawarra Steelers...

[Paul01]

BHP might be paying for a 6 week stint for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

Has to be true if the ABC sports segment on 702 is discussing it.

[GunnerWanderer]

Was about to post same thing 

 

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/aleague-premiers-perth-glory-launch-blockbuster-bid-to-sign-zlatan-ibrahimovic/news-story/5ca68df0f036c336fbe098b74417390b
 

fixtures are home to esfc, wsw and jets 

 

away to both melb teams and NYE at bluetongue 

as unlikely as it would be would be massive for the league 

[MartinTyler]

Yeah massive for a few weeks then back to situation normal.....

[Zelinsky]

Most likely scenarios.

1) David Beckham - a move to Perth is not part of my business plan (= why on Earth would I want to go to bloody Perth?)

2) William Gallas - man, it's hot here (= why on Earth did I go to bloody Perth?)

[Burgerman]

Awesome if so, sure Popa would be a little pissed off but don't think he can try cut the Zlatan 

[SBW]

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/meet-the-man-behind-the-cryptocurrency-group-trying-to-buy-in-to-australian-soccer-20200213-p540fe.html

This is already looking too dodgy, FC Nantes already saw right through this when "when the group could not provide the "minimum bank guarantees" required."

 

[Burgerman]

R. I. P Perth Glory 

[SBW]

this was not surprising at all, Sage almost got duped by a con artist

 

[Taurus]

Almost?, he's the Chairman of that shonky business

[Paul01]

Joel Chianese apparently signed for Indian Super League club Hyderabad 

[Davo]

 

[WHACKO]

1 hour ago, Davo said:

 

What's he said no pay no play and an up yours to Tony Sage.🖕

[WHACKO]

Nabbout off to Perth. They also seem to be able to sign players under the current salary conditions. Us (the big club) on the other must wait to see what's happening first.

[Carns]

Curious if this eventuated. Greek football isn't much more stable than Turkey.

 

[mack]

Xanthi are playing a relegation play-off over 2 legs in the next few days. He might be in the 2nd tier by the time he gets over there.

[ItchyNek]

Good luck to Perth next year if he does leave..

Would their be anyone we would want from that team? Oikon maybe but he wouldn't come cheap

[wendybr]

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/popovic-heads-to-greece-as-aussie-trio-bid-to-revive-battling-xanthi

[THEWANDERERSPOST]

Perth look in a lot of trouble. Looks like their was an issue between Castro and Tony Sage as well. All their most influential people seem to be leaving. 

[WHACKO]

2 hours ago, wendybr said:

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/popovic-heads-to-greece-as-aussie-trio-bid-to-revive-battling-xanthi

Lost the first leg.  1 nil

[mack]

2 hours ago, THEWANDERERSPOST said:

Perth look in a lot of trouble. Looks like their was an issue between Castro and Tony Sage as well. All their most influential people seem to be leaving. 

I'd hazard a guess it was the same issue as Lopar. The owner didn't want to pay their contract as written, so they left.

[mack]

16 hours ago, mack said:

I'd hazard a guess it was the same issue as Lopar. The owner didn't want to pay their contract as written, so they left.

Confirmed.

https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/he-threw-the-contract-at-popa-castro-feud-set-to-get-ugly-552546

[pseudonym]

if Castro is out of Glory I'd like to see him at WSW

[wswnick]

Franjic gone too

[Keithie]

Castro to Belgium

[THEWANDERERSPOST]

If that story is true, I hope we don't end up signing Castro. Extremely disrespectful to the club and his team mates. As a captain of the club I would've expected much better from him.

Edited August 28, 2020 by THEWANDERERSPOST

[mack]

It's a stitch up to me. Billionaire mining magnate owner doesn't want to adhere to the contract he signed, uses the PFA as a shield, then he tells everyone else first before the Captain.

Same with Lederer and Lopar.

[StringerBellend]

2 hours ago, THEWANDERERSPOST said:

If that story is true, I hope we don't end up signing Castro. Extremely disrespectful to the club and his team mates. As a captain of the club I would've expected much better from him.

As an employee of a company I expect to get paid and would certainly be then reluctant to fly half way across the country and spend 6 weeks apart from family to show loyalty to a company that stopped paying me

[StringerBellend]

3 minutes ago, mack said:

It's a stitch up to me. Billionaire mining magnate owner doesn't want to adhere to the contract he signed, uses the PFA as a shield, then he tells everyone else first before the Captain.

Same with Lederer and Lopar.

Exactly

[THEWANDERERSPOST]

1 hour ago, StringerBellend said:

As an employee of a company I expect to get paid and would certainly be then reluctant to fly half way across the country and spend 6 weeks apart from family to show loyalty to a company that stopped paying me

Did he go back to Spain? Yes you expect to get paid as an employee of a company, but most if not all of the players in the league have had to suck it up, take the reduced money and play. For me, shows the difference in a player like Schwegler and Castro. Schwegler owed us absolutely nothing but still came back on a significantly reduced contract, completed his 2 weeks quarantine and did it for his team mates, no fuss. 

Also the Glory didn't stop paying him, it states that they were going to pay him for the rest of the season, but on a reduced deal. 

Edited August 28, 2020 by THEWANDERERSPOST