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F*&* me, now the coach wants a 2 or 3 year contract.
He should be happy he is lasting the season, then hopefully getting the boot
PG might finish 4th but I think 5th or 6th place is more likely
Hopefully Sage talks to this bloke, it will be a laugh listening to dumbarse media trying to say his name
Would of thought Fergie would of known by now PG are shit when they play together
Sack the coach
Glory licence threat over Sage stance
Jonathan Cook, The West Australian
March 20, 2012, 8:02 am
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Clive Palmer and Tony sage. Pic: WA News
Perth Glory owner Tony Sage is on a collision course with Football Federation Australia after declaring his intention to breach a condition of his A-League licence.
Sage believes his decision not to fund either a National Youth League or women's team next season could prompt FFA to take back the licence the mining entrepreneur has held since 2007.
"I'm not going to give my licence away. The only way they are going to get it off me is if they take it off me," said Sage, who claims his previous criticisms of FFA did not contravene A-League guidelines.
"All I've ever done is (provide) constructive criticism. This is the first time I'm actually breaching a condition of my licence by not fielding a women's team and a youth team."
Sage said he had been made aware of rumours the club's founding co-owner, Nick Tana, could be parachuted in to take over ownership. But FFA and Tana yesterday denied any knowledge of the plan.
An FFA spokesman also said yesterday the peak body had "received no formal notice" regarding Glory's intentions with women's and youth teams.
"In any case, the Hyundai A-League participation agreements don't make it optional for clubs to field these teams, which are vital pathways for elite youth and women players in WA," the spokesman said.
"If the Glory have concerns, we'll discuss these matters in our regular talks with the club."
Sage believed he could be cut out of the A-League picture as quickly as FFA had dismissed Clive Palmer as owner of Gold Coast United.
"FFA said they will discuss it with me in Sydney on the 29th (of March)," he said. "But without notice, they pulled the licence off Clive in a clandestine operation that I disagreed with. They should've waited until the end of the season."
Glory, who have qualified for their first home final in what has been their best A-League campaign, will embark on cost-cutting measures next season and have started slashing their wage bill.
Sage is adamant he will no longer spend around $450,000 a season on funding the youth team and $100,000 on the W-League team.
The mining entrepreneur said he understood the value of youth development but felt the cost of running the team was excessive.
"It's detrimental to me if I don't have youth coming through," he said. "But I'd do it a lot smarter. I wouldn't spend my dough transporting players across the country."
Football West chief executive Peter Hugg said the local body, which managed the W-League team, was committed to the ongoing development of youth and women's soccer.
Meanwhile, Glory defender Dean Heffernan will be available for the club's home final - likely to take place on April 1 - after receiving a one-match ban for a challenge on Daniel Bowles during the 3-0 defeat to Gold Coast United at the weekend. He will miss Saturday's final regular game of the season against Melbourne Victory at nib Stadium.
What a joke, PG are miles behind 1st & 2nd & alot of other sides (except melbourne victory) have been giving game time to youngsters / inexperienced players in planning to give the title & shot & compete in Asia.
Meanwhile at PG they are paying top dollar to experienced players to play finals & subsequently whinge how it is losing a lot of money
Going to cop a flogging in Asia
melbourne heart was one team i was hoping not to play in the finals. although we have beaten them two of three times this season the game i dont think we played our best in any of them. they have the ability to turn it on. with a bit of luck smeltz will do the same as last week and win the game off his own boot. looking forward to the game. been a long time since we had a home final. anyone from here going?
Sage still has me baffled by Fergies new contract.
I am starting to wonder whether Sage will last the 2 years
Do we dare to dream?
Give smeltz half a chance and we can find something out of nothing :wink:
The Bears aren't though - show is over
Can't believe PG have got so far as I expected them to finish bottom this season.
i had glory finishing about fourth this year, there was no way they would ever finish last... they brought a great squad together this season and was only a matter of time before it worked. you only have to look at the players that we let go last year and see where they are playing now to realise how poor our squad had been in previous years. i bagged fergie out lots during the season and now i have to eat my words. sage will be there, no doubt about that. he has always said that he wanted to play in the asian champions league and he has now achieved that. hard to see him leaving any time soon...
cmon glory...
Will get spanked by the Bears though
I did not alot of the game but might have to wait awhile to sack the coach :D :D