For most of this A-league season Perth Glory have been one of the disappointments, always near the bottom of the table and anything but glorious like they once were.
This has lead to some people involved with football in Australia commenting that to be more competitive the Perth playing squad needs a major overhaul. Also it has been said if things didn't improve for Perth the FFA should look at replacing them with another team.
Perth's performances this season haven't been helped by some of the decisions they have received. Defender Dino Djulbic got a five match ban for unsporting conduct towards an official, while later in the season Archie Thompson only got two weeks for a similar offence. Also going against Perth is the fact that twice this season penalties have been given against Perth, when they should of been free kicks because they foul was actually committed outside the eighteen yard box.
However recently Perth has been able to improve picking up seven out of a possible twelve points. With over half the season been played there is only a nine point gap between Perth at the bottom of the table and the top team. A clear indicator all of the teams have been competitive in the A-league.
In their last match Perth was able to earn a two all draw with Newcastle after been awarded a penalty in the final minutes of the match. However this has lead to people attacking the character of Adrian Trinidad the Perth Glory player who earned the penalty, by suggesting he's a diver.
Even though Perth's penalty might not of been the most clean cut, at least the incident occurred in the eighteen yard box unlike two penalties that have been awarded against Perth. There seems to be little justice in the attacks by various footballing people have made on Perth Glory's competitiveness or the decisions that have gone there way.
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