Persib Bandung's first home game of the season tomorrow night sees them up against Pelita Jaya at
the Jalak Harupat Stadium in Soreang.
Persib have lost both their games so far this season and they will welcome Sinthaweechai 'Kosin'
Hathairatnakul back on a loan spell while fellow Thai international Suchao Nuchnam will also get
his first run out.
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A Singapore defeat is always good news for the media there. Reluctant to write about the game
generally, once the national team fails to win the World Cup or even win a group stage game all the
whiners come crawling out from under their toadstools they call home and sing the usual refrain.
Chuffed to pieces they are at being given another opportunity to rant and rave.
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Pelita Jaya have announced the signing of Yuthajak Konjan. The former national team player will be
among familiar faces as he was part of the 2003 Thai SEA Games squad that also featured Kosin
Hatairatkul (Persib) and Phaitoon Thiabma (Persijap).
In the 2009 Thai Premier League the midfielder played for PEA and was a part of their AFC Cup run.
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Heartbreak for Fandi Ahmad's Young Guns as the same old problems from last season returned to haunt
them in their first home game of the new season.
Things started brightly enough for Pelita Jaya as they took the lead through their new signing,
Colombian international Edison Fonseca, in the first minute but from then on it was same old, same
old for Pelita Jaya as they failed to capitalise.
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Pelita Jaya coach Fandi Ahmad, who knows a thing or two about Singapore football, is interested in
SAF player Masahiro Fukasawa.
Good headline innit? Sod all to do with the story. Learnt that technique from The Sun in the UK...
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Things have been quiet of late what with Ramadhan and the Eid festival but that's all coming to an
end and how.
We'll start off with the SLeague in Singapore. Despite all the doom and gloom merchants who come
crawling out of (Sentosa artificial) rocks every time some bad news is percieved to hit the game
there things ain't so bad in Lion City.
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This eighth edition of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup, that is hosted by Singapore for the third
time, will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 4th October.
The main match between the Singapore Selection and Selangor Selection will kick off at 7.30pm,
while the curtain-raiser match between both Veterans team featuring football legends the likes of
Fandi Ahmad and Dollah Kassim will start at 6.
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SINGAPORE, 23 September 2009 - Ticket sales for the 2009 Sultan of Selangor's Cup will commence
tomorrow (24 September 2009) at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
This eighth edition of the Sultan of Selangor's Cup, that is hosted by Singapore for the third
time, will be played at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday, 4th October.
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Not since the early 1980s when we last seen some of our top footballers left for greener
pasture.
Coincide with Singapore's second pulled out from the Malaysia Cup in 1982, stars like Fandi Ahmad,
Terry Pathmanathan, David Lee packed their bags and ventured to either the Malaysian or Indonesian
leagues then.
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Last year during the AFF Cup I met up with Singaporean striker Noh Alam Shah for an interview. We
had a great chat, one that greatly exceeded the initial time we had agreed on and covered many
topics.
One topic was Indonesian football. Of course he knew a bit about the game here through Pelita Jaya
coach Fandi Ahmad and he was really excited by what he had heard of the fans here.
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After a few weeks when it seemed hardly a day went by without an Indonesian team being linked with
players from Singapore or Thailand now all seems quiet.
Sriwijaya, seemingly linked with every player in south east Asia, are now considering a 35 year old
Liberian striker named Maker. A far cry from the likes of Noh Alam Shah, Teerasil Dangda, Agu
Casmir and Theerathep Winothai who had previously been linked with the Palembang side.
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Local FIFA registered agent Edy Syahputra sees plenty of opportunities for Singaporean players to
ply their trade in Indonesia, especially following the introduction of the 3 = 2 rule which says
that two foreigners must be Asian.
Sriwijaya are still interested in Agu Casmir while rumours about Lionel Lewis moving to Persija
persist.
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I'm convinced that if ever the Olympic Games added whinging as a sport Singapore could give the
original whingers Australia a run for their money.
The Sleague is one of the top leagues in Asia without a doubt, next weekend sees Tampines Rovers
take on Singapore Armed Forces in a classic first v second match that would have fans salivating in
their coffee shops.
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With Thai striker Teerathep Winothai returning from his spell with Belgian side to play for Muang
Thong United in the second half of the Thai Premier League the question remains. Who will be the
first south east Asian player to successfully make a career in Europe.
Fandi Ahmad (Singaporean) - was offered a chance with Ajax but was persuaded to move somewhere
closer to home, NIAC Mitra in Surabaya, by his family.
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"I didn't make him a star, the media did!" refuted a coach recently when asked about the
less-than-desirable performance by his "star" player after another defeat to his team.
How true that statement was as a matter of fact it's only when a player who performed consistently
well enough and therefore being mentioned in the media.
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Was late for the game anyway but it was a good turn-out for this charity match organized by former
Singapore international Rafi Ali, as thousands of fans turned out at the Tampines Stadium to catch
stars of the yesteryears to parade their skills in aid for the four-year old cancer patient
Charmaine Lim.
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Registration counter of the clinic
I was told of this clinic, being one of fringe activities of the visiting North Queensland Fury, by
the media liaison officers.
It is certainly a nice thing to see two footballing legends - Robbie Fowler and Fandi Ahmad came
together and imparted some of their knowledges to these kids who were obviously having a good time
despite the scorching heat at Hougang Stadium.
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Indonesia Super LeaguePSIS v Persela 0-1 (Charly)
Pelita Jaya v Persija 2-1 (Rudi Wibowo, Eduardo; Bambang Pamungkas)
Three straight wins for Pelita Jaya, hasn't happened for a while, effectively ended Persija's title
challenge this eveining. What will have delighted coach Fandi Ahmad was that this was achieved
without leading scorer Cristian Lopes who was suspended.
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Tonight sees Fandi Ahmad bring his Pelita Jaya side to the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore to take
on DPMM in the Singapore Cup. Catch an exclusive preview here.
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Pelita Jaya host Persela tonight in the ISL desperately searching for some firepower from their
forwards. Rudi Wibowo has disappointed all season while coach Fandi Ahmad finally recruited former
PSMS striker James Koko Lomel to partner the prolific, if somewhat lonley, Cristian Lopes.
Mid table stuff expected from both teams though at least Pelita Jaya have the Singapore Cup to look
forward to in 10 days time or so.
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SINGAPORE, 9 April 2009: Indonesian Super League side Pelita Jaya, coached by former Singapore
captain Fandi Ahmad, will join three other invited foreign sides to compete with the 12 S.League
clubs in the prestigious RHB Singapore Cup which kicks off on 27 April 2009.
Pelita Jaya will be the first ever Indonesian club side to compete in the Singapore Cup although
the Indonesian Under-23 team did make it to the quarter finals of the Singapore Cup in 2005.
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Fandi Ahmad's Pelita Jaya suffered their first defeat of the season last night in the ISL when a
Marcio Souza free kick, his fifth goal of the season, was enough to give the home side Persela
three points.
First half the visitors seemed content to play long with little success and while they changed
things around a bit at half time, with captain Firman Utina being replaced, up front they
threatened little with Cristian Lopes looking isolated.
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Mitra Kukar play in the Indonesian Premier League eastern Division where they sit in mid table
oblivion.
Their lowly status doesn't stop them having possibly the best club web site I have come across so
far. Oddly, for Indonesia, it looks to be regularly updated and has a message board where fans are
thanked for their support!
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Though this game was played Wednesday night this is the first chance I've had to write anything
about it.
As ever with a Persik game you're left holding your breath. A side short of quality such as
Legimin, Danilo and Fagundez was good enough to beat most teams in the ISL, especially with Budi
Sudarsono, for me the most technically gifted Indonesian player at the moment, in such sincilating
form.
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New signings to make a difference at Sengkang
Syahrom Sulaiman info@sleague.com
All season long, Sengkang Punggol's well-documented problems up front became a major talking point
in the S.League. Currently occupying the last spot, the Dolphins' inability to convert the chances
in front of goal is putting them in danger of finishing the season on a new low.
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Their father was the first Singapore footballer to stamp his mark on Europe. Now, two of Fandi
Ahmad's sons are set to retrace his famous footsteps - although at a much younger age. Irfan, 10,
and Ikhsan, eight - Fandi's elder sons - have been invited by Spanish club Valencia for a stint
with their academy team [.
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Yesterday before the Persija v Deltra Copa Q/F I sat down with Pelita Jaya coach Fandi Ahmad and
had a good old chin wag about the Pakistan crisis and the price of oil. Actually no, we didn't.
We talked about his playing career, which you can hear here. We talked about his experience as a 19
year playing against, and scoring against, Arsenal in Surabaya.
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