Fit Scotty Miller Boosts Glorys Chances

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http://www.thewest.com.au/20030926/sport/soccer/tw-sport-soccer-home-sto113443.html

Glory star raring to get ball rolling

By Len Findlay



SCOTT MILLER declared yesterday he was ready to face Melbourne Knights on Sunday as Perth Glory begins its defence of the NSL championship.

"But I 100 per cent will always tell you that," the defender said. But a completed training session suggested he told the truth and will play at Arena Joondalup.

"He's an old warrior," coach Mich d'Avray said. "He'll want to play."

Miller spent three days under intensive treatment for fluid on the knee, a result of an accidental clash against Perth SC last Sunday. Now he looks set to join a new defensive formation as the Glory starts its season a week after most of the other contenders.

The stuttering start to the season is indicative to some that this is an interim championship, a bit of a fill-in until the new board of Soccer Australia gets a much improved version on deck for 2004-2005.

Just don't tell coach d'Avray or striker Damian Mori.

"The fire is still there," Mori said. "We might have a new team but we are defending the championship and we are out to create our own bit of history."

D'Avray riles at any such suggestion. "Who knows what will happen in the future," he said. "We have a title to play for this season and that is all we are looking at. The attitude of the players is first class and I would have expected nothing else."

Mori was out of action for much of the close season, making three visits to hospital for minor operations.

"It was not the best off-season for me," the NSL record scorer said. "I like to train all the year."

Training might become a bit of a memory for the Glory in the first half of the season when the team plays nine of its first 11 matches away from home, while Perth Oval is redeveloped.

D'Avray knows the trips will be long. He also knows they are into the unknown.

"There will be weeks when we play Sunday, then Friday when we won't train at all. Other weeks it will be one day's training," he said. "We won't know how it will affect us."
 

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Him and Bobby both came back to Perth From the Falcons/Eastern Pride/We don't exist anymore.

Robbie Perth aren't on the spending spree we cut all our players payments.
It is the Power that are out trying to buy a championship.
 
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Originally posted by KiNgCliVe26
Robbie Perth aren't on the spending spree we cut all our players payments.


Player payment weren't cut, the Glory just got rid of more players than they brought in. From memory you brought in better player than you got rid of.
 
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Robbie if you believe the papers

Bobby and Damien both took significant paycuts

Gumprecht and Colosimo both went to the power as they weren't happy with the reduced pay offered.

Thats what i know from the papers (reality may be different) but if we wouldn't pay top $$$ for gumprecht and Colosimo I doubt that we would pay more to recruit the likes of pondlejak and North.

Not that sure about Murphy though.
 

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Stam's signature has just reminded me that the Metrostars are on ESPN in 20 minutes (1am) taking on "DC United". Looks to be a corker. :D
 

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Stam's signature has just reminded me that the Metrostars are on ESPN in 20 minutes (1am) taking on "DC United". Looks to be a corker. :D
I expect a full report.

How many will Taylor Twellman score today?

Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Vieri, Raul, Despostovski... Not even good enough to be Twellman's boot studder.
 
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Originally Posted by Nandrolone Stam
Should go nicely with the goat's head they knock around... cheaper than buying a ball
There is a difference between a goats head and a soccer ball. The soccer balls that the NSL use look exactly like the ones used around the rest of the world. Maybe all the other leagues are using goat heads aswell:eek:

Or it could be that the NSL are using Soccerballs.
 
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Originally posted by KiNgCliVe26
Perth Oval is one of the best soccer pitches in the world.
But alot of the pitchs used in the NSL are a rabble.
Yep and Moorabbin was the best the AFL has ever had. Gee I've seen better pitches in Africa
 
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