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July 11th 2009 @ 2:24am
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Socceroos defender Chris Coyne sought the blessing of national coach Pim Verbeek before agreeing to join Perth Glory for the next three A-League seasons.
Verbeek has made no secret of his preference for players to remain in the higher quality leagues of Europe rather than return to Australia ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South [...]
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Billo said | July 11th 2009 @ 8:14pm | Report comment
If the A-League is going to be successful it needs a strong Perth Glory.
If they can get one I’m sure the crowds will come flooding back.