Your football club is the best team in the land - naturally. But once in a while, you play against a team and find yourself wishing that the bloke you're booing the most was actually part of your own starting eleven… no matter how much of a complete dick he is. Some would never admit it of course, but in the early years of the A-League who wouldn't want a Kevin Muscat on their team? Or the attacking prowess of Dwight Yorke or Bobby D? Even the supposed over-the-hill Damian Mori proved himself useful for club after club in the A-League.

These days, I look at our opposition and still find myself thinking the same thing - and I don't think I'm the only one. It's also not often that we bloggers and columnists give much time to players outside of our own changing rooms. So I give to you my personal take on the 10 players I'd like to see at my own club… even though I clearly hate the lot of them. Naturally.

Adama Traore, Gold Coast United - The young Ivorian left back with the attacking instinct always seems to have a knack of doing nasty things to the Glory defence when he comes up against us - and his defensive work has always seemed at the very least passable, certainly when compared to our own defensive stocks on the left side. I would love to say that there isn't a single Gold Coast player that I would take over at Glory, but let's face it - there's a reason why we never beat these guys. What's more, I just love watching this bloke with a ball at his feet.

Alex Wilkinson, Central Coast Mariners - Alex is one of these guys who reminds me a bit of Jamie Harnwell, and has qualities that are lacking more and more at Glory these days. He's a club man, through and through. He has a heart the size of a horse. Above all, he's a reliable, no-nonsense defender who rarely gets into card trouble and tends to lead by example. Sounds pretty boring - but pretty boring is a good thing for a centre half.

Adrian Leijer, Melbourne Victory - There might be better central defenders in the Hyundai A-League, but very few of them are younger than I. Considering the average age of a Glory centre half in recent years (let alone the average Glory player) has been about 34 years old, young blood with a cool head would be more than welcome in our defence. Both Bas and Chris would argue that they're just as good as this lad - but neither could claim to have as much fuel left in the tank as he does.

Ivan Franjic, Brisbane Roar - Another player who seems to cause Glory no end of trouble, Franjic is a right back who can chip in with some goals, create others, and run up and down the wing all day. Now don't get me wrong - Scotty Neville is a great little player in his own right. But if you asked me to poach someone else, chances are it would be this bloke.

Cassio, Adelaide United - Play him in defence, play him on the wing, chances are this left-sided player will still wreck Perth's afternoon. Cassio is one of these rare players (whom Adelaide seem to know how to attract) that come from overseas and yet get stuck straight into Australian football and everything that it is about. By all accounts he is a real club man, and he's also useful from set piece situations… more useful than anyone we've had lately, anyway.

Dario Vidosic, Adelaide United - Continuing the Adelaide theme, Vidosic is one of these players who always seems to be around the fringes of Socceroos action without quite making it. Which I suppose is just fine for fans of Adelaide United - they get to see more of his creativity and attacking nous that way. Many people would say Nick Carle should be taking up this slot in my team, but I don't care. Personally I've seen Glory shut Carle up on more than one occasion, and I just think Dario has more to offer around the park, and to the national team.

Terry Antonis, Sydney FC - A very young, very talented midfielder who can create opportunities for teammates and still be responsible defensively. Glory coaches past and present in the A-League evidently seem to think that you can't win anything with kids. Antonis is one of those kids who you feel could upset that apple cart somewhat, and I'd love to have him plotting opponents' downfalls instead of our own when he comes to nib stadium.

Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar - There's not much that hasn't been said about this bloke. He's probably one of the finest imports we've had in Australia for some time, and he has a variety of skills and attributes that make him a valuable member of any team - decent height, good crossing, the ability to slide a ball in for a perfect assist, good fitness, even a goal or three to boot. What's not to like? Even if Fergie played him out of position, I don't think it would worry him for a second. A consummate professional and a class above most in the A-League.

Archie Thompson, Melbourne Victory - I seem to remember beer cans being thrown at this bloke in the NSL when his sides used to visit Perth Oval, and there have been more than a few unsavoury chants directed at him (and his mother) over the years by the Shed. Yet that only shows just how dangerous a player he is - and there are very few Glory fans who would disagree. He's a dynamo, both in terms of footballing ability and his personality, and adds X-Factor to the game by not being afraid to speak his mind and rile up the opposition. Like Muscat used to be, most Glory fans would term him a complete bastard - but a bastard they'd have in their team any day of the week.

Matt Simon, Central Coast Mariners - The most controversial selection on this list, and by some margin too. Perhaps the ultimate shameful and guilty pleasure. Yes, he's practically a mindless robot on the football field. Yes, he's an ugly bugger on the football pitch. And yes, he's got the childish histrionics of a five year old girl when he doesn't get his way. But you sure can't argue with efficeincy - and that's exactly what Simon brings to the Central Coast attack. A goal-scoring record of better than a goal every three games? Apart from Shane Smeltz I don't think you'll find many recent Perth Glory forwards who can beat that - not Robbie Fowler. Not Mile Sterjovski. Not Branko Jelic or Michael Baird. In fact, you need to go back to the combination of Nikita Rukavytsya and Eugene Dadi to find those sort of figures. Perhaps Billy Mehmet shares some similar qualities, but Simon does it without the expense of a visa spot and in the full knowledge that he's unlikely to be leaving to go overseas to play in Europe anytime soon.

And to coach this lot? Well, I guess you can't go past Ange, can you? The way the man has transformed Brisbane Roar whilst being unafraid of a few egos makes you wonder just what could have happened if the people running the show at Perth weren't afraid to act in the same way these past few years.

While I'm at it, I suppose I should name a few Glory players that might be the envy of opposition fans once in a while, too:

Shane Smeltz - Sheep-shagger, money-grabber, call him what you like - the fact is Smeltz has been one of the most effective strikers in the A-League for some time now. He is a game-changing player who can create a goal out of nothing off his own back, and his record speaks for itself: over 50 goals in the A-League, the only player to do so apart from Archie Thompson, and done in a lot less games too.

Bas van den Brink - Well-spoken, composed, professional, and not yet even 30 years of age, Bas is one of these defenders who could slot into just about any team in the country without problem. Reliable at both winning possession and keeping it, he can fit the take-it-and-hoof Glory style of play, or the hold-it-and-think Brisbane method. Any team could benefit of his service, but he's ours, understand?

You could possibly throw Liam Miller into that too, but we really need a bit more time to see what he's capable of - and maybe, you know, a couple games with him being played in an attacking central role? Just maybe?

So that's my guilty pleasures team. No goalkeeper, because I don't really covet anyone in particular while we've got Danny, whom I feel is equal to most, if not all, keepers out there in the league. I'd be interested to see what your own looks like in the comments section below - and just how many Glory players make the mix.