Wollongong coach Luke Wilkshire has unloaded on Perth Glory after they denied Thomas James a release for a third-straight week.
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The Glory were bundled out of the A-League finals on Wednesday night, a 2-0 defeat to Sydney FC ending their season.
Despite this, they have refused to grant James a release prior to the expiration of his contract on Monday.
In an added insult, Perth have granted Sydney United 58 midfielder Yianni Perkatis an immediate release. The Wolves will play United on Sunday afternoon.
The match will be the third James has missed after walking out of the A-League bubble three weeks ago.
Wilkshire's frustrations have only grown throughout that period.
"It's a disgrace," the Wolves coach said. "It's a disgrace for Perth Glory, (CEO) Tony Pignata, (coach) Tony Popovic and (general manager) Jacob Burns. All three of them have a vendetta against TJ because he walked out on them.
"Since he's come back, he's been a shadow of himself and he's had three weeks of not being able to play. Now he has the humiliation of going to watch his roommate play while he can't.
"It's a personal vendetta from the Glory against him. It's a disgrace they can get away with it. Burns, Popovic and Pignata need to be held accountable."
The Glory did not respond to requests for comment.
The incident is the latest in a rivalry that has threatened to boil over in recent years.
The Wolves were left frustrated by fan behaviour when the teams clashed in round three last year before Patrick Antelmi was sent off in United's 2-1 victory at WIN Stadium later in the season.
Antelmi will also be available on Sunday after being granted a release by Western United.
Sydney United produced a repeat performance in the preliminary final, coming from 1-0 down to eliminate a stunned Wollongong side.
There were also questions surrounding fan behaviour at that game, with United supporters releasing flares.
With so much history between the sides, the Wolves are expecting a hostile reception when they arrive at Sydney United Sports Centre.
"Most of the guys have been to United before and know what to expect," Wilkshire said.
"I'm waiting for that game that comes where we take the majority of our chances, I hope it will be this weekend.
"We like to attack and we've played some good football, but we haven't been ruthless. We haven't even taken 50% of our chances, we hope to do that on Sunday."
Wollongong have been dealt a late blow, with Lachlan Scott injuring his knee at training. He is set to miss the next month.
Josh Bingham will replace Scott in the starting lineup, while defender Nikola Djordjevic makes his return from a stint on the sidelines.
"Josh has looked really good at training, he scored a goal last week in the 20s," Wilkshire said. "This is his chance to make an impact.
"Nikola will bring steel to our defence, he's an old-school defender. He brings a physical presence, he's always desperate."