Miron doesn't turn up for Press Conference to promote there first ever game in the A-League. He sent assistant Paul Okon.
Frank Farina has blasted rival A-League coach Miron Bleiberg, calling his failure to promote Saturday's season opening derby between Brisbane Roar and Gold Coast United "disgraceful".
Relations between the two coaches hit a new low on Tuesday, after Gold Coast assistant coach Paul Okon attended the game's press conference in place of Bleiberg.
"He decided, as you are all aware, that he wasn't going to go out of his way and help promote this match," Okon said.
"That's what he believes in, and I, as his assistant, can only respect that."
Farina, who was sitting next to a cardboard cut-out of Bleiberg, called for A-League's governing body Football Federation Australia to step in.
"In all honesty, I think it's a little bit disgraceful," Farina said.
"All of us, coaches and players, we have a duty to promote our game.
"This is a new club that's come into the league, on the back of four successful seasons and I think it's their duty ... to help promote football in this country.
"I think it's wrong and should be handled properly by the governing body and I hope they do that."
Bleiberg has had little time for the Roar since he quit the franchise after an unsuccessful coaching stint in 2005/06.
He was replaced by Farina in 2007 and there has been little love lost between the parties since.
Roar captain Craig Moore, who last year labelled Bleiberg a clown, decided not to get caught up in the controversy Tuesday, saying he was concentrating only on his own team and Saturday night's match at Suncorp Stadium.
"I'm not too concerned about what's going down at the Gold Coast," Moore said.
"We know that if we go about our jobs and approach the game in the right manner, then especially at home, we can come out with the right result."
Bleiberg said in a media statement on Tuesday that besides the fact it was United's first ever A-League game, it was worth three points just like any other game.
"It represents just one element of our ultimate objective which is to have a very successful season on a number of levels," he said.
