Perth coach Kenny Lowe admits it would be a brave man who keeps him on at the club next season, with the Glory now officially out of A-League finals contention and desperate to avoid the dreaded wooden spoon.
Western Sydney maintained their undefeated record against Perth with a 3-0 victory at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday.
Perth had never managed to overcome the Wanderers in five previous encounters and were again totally dominated by them.
A 10th week without a win left Glory 10 points adrift of the top six with three games remaining and with no chance of making the finals.
Anchored to the bottom, Glory and Lowe are now left playing for pride.
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Lowe, who took his first A-League gig in December as interim coach in place of the sacked Alistair Edwards, admits the club may stick with him next season.
"Bottom of the league. It's a brave man who does, isn't it?" he said.
"I'd certainly love to be around and I think I've got some qualities that would help but that's out of my hands."
The Wanderers posted a club-record fourth consecutive clean sheet with goalkeeper Ante Covic barely troubled by the Glory attack.
Goals from Jerome Polenz, Mark Bridge and Tomi Juric ensured the easy victory, while Youssouf Hersi was a constant threat for the Wanderers, who reclaimed second spot on the ladder.
"When you're dominated like that by a good side, you just have to hold your hands up. You've got to be honest," Lowe said.
"I think it showed today we're not good enough.
"We just got outfought, out-run, out-battled, outplayed."
Lowe implored his charges to look within as he questioned whether they'd done their best this season.
"You have to take a long, hard look at yourself and really ask yourself the question `have I given everything?'" he said.
"That's the big question for everybody, including the coaching staff."
Wanderers coach Tony Popovic praised his side, who had endured five games in 15 days.
"It's been a good day, a good couple of weeks," he said.
"When you think the first of those games was a defeat in a derby, the way the boys have responded in the matches since, we're very proud of the group.
"In the end, it was a reward for a good performance."
