The arrival of two new foreign teams in the SLeague hasn't gone down too well in Singapore with
some fans calling for a boycott of games in the upcoming season. A bit drastic that when no bugger
goes anyway.
Etoille and Beijing Guoan have of course replaced DPMM and Super Reds. But why do we have to have
two foreign clubs replace two domestic clubs?
Let's be honest, no matter how much certain journalists keep writing about him, Michael Owen is not
going to make the England World Cup squad. This is because he's lost his pace, his eye for goal and
is, frankly, rubbish these days. It's not, as professional Yorkshireman and ex-cricketer Geoff
Boycott would like you to believe, because Owen hasn't spent enough time feng shui-ing his living
The boycott, as things turned out, only ended up being unofficial for a couple of days. After
just 425 people turned out on Tuesday night for their Blue Square Premier match against Salisbury
City, the results of a survey carried out by the supporters group showed 72% of those polled to be
in favour of a boycott of the club's home matches, while 23% "considered it an option".
