"Even if people think they’re normal, they’re not normal. Normally, the normal ones are the unique ones." Sat down with Adam Griffiths to chat about football and life. No goats or lions were harmed in the writing of this article.

Somehow, Perth Glory escaped with a win last night. The second time in as many visits to Perth Bev Priestman has watched her team concede an Olympico. Weird it happened twice huh?

No goats or mountain lion talk from Adam Griffiths today - but the interim coach confirmed he's in negotiations to take the role full-time.

United Cup tournament director Stephen Farrow has declared ticket sales are tracking ahead of last year, while Jason Kubler and Maddison Inglis are excited as they begin preparations for the 2026 tournament.

Can reveal Perth Glory's home game against Sydney FC on Saturday night will be Adam Griffiths' first as the club's permanent head coach. Glory set to officially confirm his appointment this week.

ANALYSIS: Despite this being the weakest group by average FIFA world ranking the Socceroos have faced over their past five World Cups, don't expect anything out of the ordinary when Popaball gets it global launch.

Adam Griffiths spoke really well about Glory's response after going down to 10 men. But nothing was more interesting than his mosaic of a monologue about mountain goats and a lion. 1/3 Eric Cantona 1/3 Brett Kirk 1/3 Charlie Sheen.

Stephen Peters expects Jeff Hopkins will have had his Victory side 'chewing glass' this week after their loss to Wellington. Glory will be boosted by the return of Georgia Cassidy, who I'd expect to play some part off the bench.

Katrina Gorry first-half summary #AUSvNZL

Some result that for Glory in Newcastle - their 13th win in 30 games away to the Jets, and most importantly, their first victory of the 2025-26 season. Kaltak and Kucharski their best, and Taggart and Pennington had an impact off the bench.

OH NO! DISASTER! WHAT A BAD IDEA!

Glory's worst performance of the Dub season. McKellar Park a tough place to go at the best of times, but just an all-round poor performance. Midfield overrun in both halves despite changing it up.

Of the six goals Perth have conceded this dub season, four have come in the 10 minutes after half-time. And when lightning forced players off-field for 75 minutes during their loss to Sydney, Glory conceded 13 minutes after that restart. A worrying trend?

No de Minaur for the second United Cup running in Perth - but plenty to like elsewhere and on the balance WA probably got the slightly better draw. Fritz, Gauff, Osaka, Draper, Raducanu, Bencic, Paolini, Tsitsipas and Wawrinka all draws.

If I had a nickel for every time a Glory dub game for delayed by lightning in Sydney, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice - in back-to-back away games at that.

Former Valencia midfielder Emma Tovar has credited Philippines coach Mark Torcaso for encouraging her move to the A-League. Good pick-up for Glory. Has arguably been their best player across two games.

After being involved in two Socceroos camps this year but not having made his international debut just yet, Jack Iredale is desperate to finally win a maiden cap for Australia.

Had a lovely chat to a certain Mark Schwarzer last week about Alessandro Circati and Tony Popovic, among other things.

Fun game in the Dub. Both teams will take plenty of heart - Glory probably unlucky to lose, but that 10-minute quickfire double from Brisbane proved the difference. That Freier/Jansen combo is going to kill teams.

Agustin Moyano a very handy pick-up for the Force. Last name added to their Super Rugby Pacific squad for 2026. Lot of depth at prop and in the halves, class in the second and back rows and plenty of both at outside back.

Tom Lawrence will miss the Central Coast clash with a concussion sustained against Melbourne Victory. Joins a mounting injury list for Perth.

Perth Glory fan favourite David Williams is set to bid the club he has called home the past three seasons farewell. But while he has a few off-field irons in the fire, the last survivor from the inaugural A-League season has no plans to retire just yet.

United Cup news: Alex de Minaur and Maya Joint headline the Australian team, while Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu lead Team GB.

UNLOCKED AND FREE: It's Halloween, but less Nightmare on Elm (or Pier) Street & more Groundhog Day for Perth Glory. How they reached the Zdrilic sacking was a Rube Goldberg machine of their own making. My analysis on Perth's hunt for a fifth coach in six seasons.

Perth Glory chief executive Anthony Radichon why they sacked David Zdrilic sacking just two games into the new season and the hunt for a fifth coach in six seasons - but any new coach is not expected to be able to bring a big support staff with them.

Breaking: Perth Glory have sacked David Zdrilic, one season and two games into a three-year deal. A brutal call in its timing, but very hard to argue against it.

"It was really hard, you didn’t know if you were going to have a job; this is our life, my career." Julia Sardo has opened up on the uncertainty of Western United's off-field woes & her gratefulness Glory quickly moved to extend her professional career.

Spoke to @stevenmcgarry about Perth Glory's possession problems and lack of control over games. Not just a two-game sample size - Glory had a league-low 39.9 per cent average possession per game last season.

It has been more than six years since Perth Glory played in the A-League Women finals - but coach Stephen Peters is confident the wait will end sooner rather than later.

Ancient Australian addage: when in doubt, give Caitlin Foord the ball #WALvAUS

Sam Kerr has opened up on the self-doubt which plagued her during her 20-month injury lay-off, the mystery issue which kept her on the sidelines, and her hopes for the Women's Asian Cup.

Lachie Wales think Sebastian Despotovski is a 'goldfish' in the best way possible, and has commended the Glory young gun's football IQ.

While Bumble Lloyd's mischievous 5-0 tip was taken with a grain of salt by a host of Australian cricket greats, Kim Hughes does have serious concerns over England's pace cartel's lack of Test experience down under.

I know they squandered the chance to win it and then immediately threw the game away with some calamitious defending up the other end, but I actually came away more impressed with Newcastle #F3Derby

🔓Perth Glory had less than 30 per cent of the ball against Wellington. One of my biggest questions going into the season was how their two-man midfield would cope. Against the Phoenix, who overloaded in the middle of the park, it struggled.

Positives: Perth's new look front three looked electric. Negatives: Most of the game after Glory went 2-0 up. Last time they won an opening game was 2020.

Scott Wootton couldn't believe it when he was told Perth Glory were chasing Tom Lawrence; Adam Taggart felt like celebrating when the deal was done. The Welshman won't play Saturday night, but he's made a strong early impression on his new teammates.

How Scott Wootton slid into Adam Taggart's DMs and now the pair will share the captaincy for the upcoming Perth Glory season.

United Cup tournament director Stephen Farrow says conversations are ongoing with Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz for the 2026 event. Iga Swiatek is confirmed to return for the cross-city tournament, and don't rule out Alex de Minaur.

Entering his second season as Perth Glory coach, David Zdrilic might be the most under-pressure coach in Australian sport. How does he deal with the pressure he has found himself under? And will it be a case of sophomore slump or comeback of the year?

Perth Glory have beaten Melbourne Victory to the signature of Welsh international Tom Lawrence, with the former Manchester United, Derby County and Rangers attacking midfielder filling a huge area of need for Perth.

Joe Montemurro has offered updates on Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler - and they're both positive. Kerr expected to be named on Friday in the squad to face England and Wales.

A lot to take out of that. Wallabies: another noble loss. That seven minutes before half-time decided the game though and the All Blacks played that spell to perfection, then kept Australia at arms' length. Pulsating game for the most part.

"I’ve loved moving over. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made." Jeremy Williams and Carlo Tizzano open up on how Western Force have paved the way for them to cement themselves in the Wallabies set-up.

Tamaiti Williams grew up in Narrogin and Cannington, went to school in Leederville, played his rugby in Kalamunda and supported the West Coast Eagles. On Saturday night he will run out at Optus Stadium - but not for the Wallabies.

Daniel Bennie & Jaylan Pearman grew up playing together as promising teenage prospects, but never did they imagine taking the first steps of their professional journey side-by-side at Perth Glory & QPR and now playing at an under-20 World Cup together.

After a retirement game which turned into a tour and yet another scrum-half injury in recent days, will Nic White suit up for the Wallabies in Perth and onto the spring tour? Only in case of extreme emergency, says the man himself.

I spoke with Perth's own Manchester United academy prospect James Overy about training with the first team, the international tug of war over his services and his incredible journey over the past two years. Nice kid. Forza Young Sokkahroos. thewest.com.au/sport/fifa-u...

"I bring a bit of the Cats and my time there to my day-to-day here at the Eagles, just having had the opportunity to see someone like him up close." Daisy Pearce on the influence of Chris Scott during her time at Geelong.

In which I compare Bailey Smith and Will Ashcroft to Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling, and try and cram in as many movie references as possible.