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The 2011 Chinese Super League has reached the two-thirds stage and the fate of this season's
newcomers Ghangzhou Evergrande and Chengdu Blades is one of stark contrast. The former, who won
promotion last season as League One winners, are the team that currently leads the way in the
Chinese Super League whilst the latter are, like most promoted sides, struggling at the bottom of
the 16 team league.
So what are people saying after last night's brawl before the Hougang United v Etoile SLeague which
saw the game cancelled before the kick off.
The SLeague website comes out with the usual spiel about taking a serious view blah blah blah. The
FA took a serious view last year of a similar incident between Young Lions and Beijing Guoan, those
lengthy suspensions saw players miss out on the AFF Cup and obviously no lessons have been learned.
Former SLeague side Tanjung Pagar are considering a return to the SLeague according to this report.
But would the SLeague, with their expressed penchant for foreign clubs, last year they decided to
let in Beijing Guoan rather than Yishun Super Reds with disasterous results, be willing to let them
back?
Po Hui is claiming on his Twitter thing that Tanjung Pagar will join the SLeague for 2011 after a
break of a few years. They replace Beijing Guoan who decided to do what the other Chinese teams
have done in Singapore and leave after one miserable season.
With the SLeague due to start in a couple of weeks fans in Singapore expecting great changes
following a disappointing 2010 are likely to be disappointed. Tanjong Pagar have returned to
replace Beijing Guan but that's about it. Weekend games aren't being scheduled because they clash
with English premier League, talk about an insecurity complex emanating from FAS headquarters!
Brawls happen. Sometimes they seem to happen a bit more frequently in ertain places, but they
happen on every level at some point. Tis the nature of the competitive beast.
A junior brawl erupted in Florida last week, the scale of the scrum proportional to the level
itselt twas a high school game.
The SLeague are at it again. So often they make decisions to appease the court of public opinion
rather than for the good of the game.
Last year, after a brawl between players from Young Lions and Beijing Guoan, the FAS slapped heavy
fines and lengthy bans on players from both sides in response to a media outcry.
