ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl splˈɪt lˈɛft ɐ bˈɪɾɚ tˈeɪst ɪnðə mˈaʊðz ʌv mˈɛni mˌæsɪdˈoʊniənz lˈɪvɪŋ ɪn pˈɜːθ, ɪspˈɛʃəli ðoʊz hˌuː səpˈoːɹɾᵻd stˈɜːlɪŋ, ænd hɐz lˈɛd tə wˈʌn ʌv dˌʌbəljˌuːˈeɪz mˈoʊst ɪntˈɛns ɹˈaɪvəlɹiz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə tˈuː klˈʌbz ðæt stˈɪl lˈæsts tə ðɪs dˈeɪ.
The official split left a bitter taste in the mouths of many Macedonians living in Perth, especially those who supported Stirling, and has led to one of WA's most intense rivalries between the two clubs that still lasts to this day.