The Glory had an average season in 2008/09, finishing second bottom and copping an average of more than two goals a match.

This season the proud club will be out to shore up their defensive stocks which may come in the mould of Derby County defender Andy Todd and they have also been linked with big-name stars such as Alvaro Recoba and Nwankwo Kanu.

Arrivals: Jacob Burns (FC Unirea Urziceni, Romania – 3 years), Howard Fondyke (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years), Griffiths (Perth Glory NYL – 2 years), Andrija Jukic (Perth Glory NYL - 2 years), Scott Neville (Perth Glory NYL – 3 years), Anthony Skorich (Perth Glory NYL – 2 years).

Departures: Jason Petkovic (retired), Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Newcastle Jets), David Tarka (released), Dino Djulbic (Rot Weiss Ahlen, Germany), Nick Rizzo (released), James Robinson (North Queensland Fury), Adrian Trinidad (released), Amaral (released), Josip Magdic (released), Nikita Rukavytsya (FC Twente, Netherlands), Hayden Doyle (Perth Glory NYL), Hayden Foxe (released), Mark Lee (released).