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thought id start off with this from BBC, anyone know other news about other clubs here could be the place to post

Birmingham angry at Phillips bid

Phillips has scored 13 goals for Birmingham this season
Birmingham City have asked the Football Association to complain on their behalf to Fifa about the behaviour of Australian club Perth Glory.

They are angry that the A-League side have been quoted as saying they plan to meet striker Kevin Phillips to discuss a move to Australia.

A Blues statement said there has been no official approach for Phillips and they have no plans to sell him.

The 35-year-old has one year left on his St Andrew's contract.

Phillips is Birmingham's top scorer with 13 goals so far this season but has been out recently with a hamstring injury.

"He's under contract but we have made some inquiries about him and he's a good player," Perth coach David Mitchell told his club's website. "If we get him, he'd be a great asset."

Mitchell is due to travel to England to watch Birmingham's game with Championship promotion rivals Wolves at St Andrew's next month.

Birmingham say they will now be asking Fifa to investigate whether Perth have broken the rules on approaching players who are under contract to another club and inducing them to break their contracts.

BUMP!

Fox Sports reports that Central Coast Mariners have signed Northampton Town captain Chris Doig to a 2 year deal. Apparently he played with Pedj Bojic at the Cobblers, who also now plays with Central Coast.

And, more importantly, the Reds have signed Lloyd Owusu, the Ghanaian striker, to a 2 year deal. The 32-year old has been in the 2nd and 3rd tier of English football (most recently at Brighton and Hove Albion) for a decade or so and has maintained a decent goal-scoring record in that time. Whatever that means! Maybe JTC could shed some light on our new signing? He definitely knows how to impress a potential new club, scoring twice in an internal trial game with the Reds the other week. Viddie is very happy to have him anyway, with his aerial strength and ability to hold the ball up hopefully making him someone that Cristiano can work off.

Perth have signed former Derby lad & Socceroo Mile Sterjovski

Marquee player for 3 years !! Wow !!

Sterjovski is also getting $2 million over those 3 years as well