“Under coach Alistair Edwards, the team had an excellent pre-season, which showed last weekend when they beat Sydney FC 3-0 in New South Wales, and everyone-s now looking forward to the start of the season.
“Last season-s ticket initiative for juniors was a huge success and it would be fantastic to have the same sort of response from the many junior clubs in Perth for our first home game of the 2013-14 season,” Brewer said. The club-s new Chief Executive Jason Brewer hoped Football West clubs would again lend their voices to create an inspiring atmosphere against Heart.
Glory midfielder Steven McGarry remarked after the game how the support had been instrumental in the home side-s 1-1 draw, which secured their place in the finals. Glory officials were delighted with the response to a similar ticket scheme last season when almost 17,000 fans – including 8000 associated with Football West junior clubs – poured into the newly renovated venue for the last regular home game of the season against Adelaide United. We encourage our junior clubs to take advantage of this offer but also to continue to support Glory throughout the season.” “We have had a fantastic winter season across our various competitions and the arrival of warmer weather signals the start of the Hyundai A-League and a new campaign for Glory. “And this ticket initiative is another example of how the football community benefits when we work towards a common goal. “Perth Glory and Football West continue to work together in various initiatives for the betterment of football in WA,” Hugg said. Glory kick-off their season away to Adelaide United on October 13 before a trip to the Hunter Valley the following week to take on Newcastle Jets, whetting the appetite for a Super Sunday against Melbourne Heart at nib Stadium on October 27.įootball West Chief Executive Peter Hugg said the governing body was delighted to provide the logistical support necessary to ensure junior clubs could take advantage of the free-ticket offer. The ticket initiative which helped attract an A-League record crowd to nib Stadium last season is on again.Īfter the success of last season-s venture, Perth Glory in conjunction with Football West will make available 5000 tickets to be distributed to junior clubs for the A-League outfit-s first home game of the new campaign.
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