By Daniel Harford

Peering through The Glass today I see some problems up front and in the front office of the Melbourne Victory.

With the season starting on August 5, the Victory has been unable to find a replacement striker for their marquee player Archie Thompson.

Pardon me? Didn’t Archie do his knee in March? Isn’t there another team in town that is trying to eat into their territory? Shouldn’t this have been the single most important signing of all?

I know that head office has said today that if it means another two weeks before finding the right player, then so be it. But what if two becomes four and then eight?

Good luck to Robbie Kruse and Mate Dugandzic who will spearhead the line-up until a signing, but the early season glass of the Victory looks Harf-empty.