A-League owner unleashes stunning spray on Melbourne Victory – labelling them ‘Perth Glory’s B-team’
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A-League owner unleashes impressive spray on Melbourne Victory, saying club spent $13m on stars just to play as ‘Perth Glory B-team’
- Perth Glory owner Tony Sage has wrecked Melbourne Victory’s A-League season
- He told SEN Radio that the high-spending club is ‘playing like the ‘Perth Glory B-team’
- Since the suspended Melbourne derby, Victory have lost three straight
- On Tuesday, Football Australia issued penalties totaling $550,000 after the derby
Tony Sage has unleashed an impressive spray on Melbourne Victory following their poor start to the men’s A-League season, declaring that Tony Popovic’s men are playing like the ‘Perth Glory B-team’.
Mining magnate Sage owns Glory, who are currently in line to pick up the wooden spoon after 10 games, but still didn’t mince words about the perennial A-League heavyweights. and their interstate rivals.
“It just goes to show that you can throw away the most money… I think (Victory) spent $13 million, that’s a $5 million increase since Tony (Popovic) got there,” Sage said on SEN Radio.
‘(The win has been) hugely disappointing, it’s the Glory B team at the moment, isn’t it, with (former players) (Bruno) Fornaroli, (Chris) Ikonomidis and (Nick) D’Agostino.
“How they can’t score (regular goals) with that talent up front is unbelievable.”
Tony Sage has unleashed an impressive spray on Melbourne Victory following their poor start to the men’s A-League season
Winning coach Tony Popovic is struggling to avoid the wooden spoon after a slow start to the season.
On the pitch, Victory’s season has taken a nosedive since the devilish scenes that ensued from the abandoned derby against Melbourne City at AAMI Park on December 17.
Since then, a total of 17 football ‘fans’ have been penalized for the ugly A-League pitch invasion, which generated unwelcome global headlines.
One supporter received a lifetime ban, and others were banned for up to 20 years.
Since Boxing Day, Victory have lost to Western United (1-0), Central Coast Mariners (2-1) and Brisbane Roar (1-0).
Victory’s current misery was compounded by a season-ending injury to top signing Nani on 6 January.
He leaves Victory with just three wins and one draw from their 10 A-League games to date.
His misery was compounded by a season-ending injury to top signing Nani on 6 January.
The former Manchester United winger tore his ACL and will not play again this season.
Meanwhile, Melbourne Victory have been hit with a record financial penalty and a series of other tough measures by Football Australia in the aftermath of the derby saga.
On Tuesday, the governing body announced that the club will be hit with financial penalties totaling $550,000, of which $450,000 consists of fines and the remainder in loss of revenue.
Melbourne Victory have been slapped with a record financial penalty and a host of other tough measures by Football Australia after some of their unruly supporters invaded the pitch during the derby against Melbourne City on December 17 (pictured)
Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover is left bloody and concussed after being hit over the head with a bucket of sand.
Additionally, no seats will be assigned to their fans at road games for the remainder of the 2022-23 regular season and the final series.
The penalties come after fans stormed the pitch after 20 minutes of play at AAMI Park on December 17.
Crowds had been protesting the Australian Professional Leagues’ decision to sell the A-League grand final for the next three years, starting this season.
While at other A-League games there were passive protests including strikes, crowds erupted at AAMI Park, breaking down barriers, throwing water bottles and flares and attacking officials and even players.
Melbourne City goalkeeper Tom Glover was left bloodied and concussed after he was hit over the head with a bucket of sand, allegedly in retaliation for the janitor throwing a lit flare into the crowd.