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July 16th 2009 @ 12:52am
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Nevland lands triple blow as Fulham rout Glory
Fulham striker Erik Nevland grabbed a hat-trick in the space of eight minutes as Perth Glory crashed to a demoralising 5-0 defeat in front of 14,903 fans at Members Equity Stadium in Perth on Wednesday night.
Former England striker Andrew Johnson opened the scoring in the 16th minute in a drab first half before Nevland, who [...]
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collin said | July 16th 2009 @ 1:10am | Report comment
preseason doesn’t mean much. this team has to much to prove to stay down. good luck to the west
collin said | July 16th 2009 @ 1:15am | Report comment
good news for adrian leijer. keep up the good work and make that first team!