The Perth Glory Sentinel
Market23 Oct 2028
Arion Sulemani asks to leave Perth Glory
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout23 Oct 2028
Lucas Scicluna says Perth Glory went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Boardroom23 Oct 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Perth Glory
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Tempers go at Perth Glory
Tom Lawrence was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad23 Oct 2028
Thomas Waddingham falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Player ratings23 Oct 2028
Thomas Waddingham runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The terraces23 Oct 2028
Perth Glory supporters have found a favourite in Daniel Adu-Adjei
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Daniel Adu-Adjei has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Blake Johnson joins the Perth Glory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Blake Johnson is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Oct 2028
One of our own: Bryce Gallagher joins the Perth Glory first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bryce Gallagher is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Perth Glory promote Blake Edwards from within
- Match No time for Auckland FC to settle
- Boardroom Perth Glory board go back on their word