To the players of both Orange County (pictured above, in orange jersey) and Beyond Imagination
(lime jersey), it was something rather usual for them when they saw a sudden surge of "intruders"
turning out for their Sunday League fixture at the Bedok North Secondary School.
(Pictured above) Rare mainstream media coverage on a Sunday League game.
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(P.S: I was recently put to a task by Tiger Beer, the sponsor of the Singapore National Team, to
see if I deserved a chance to win the grand prize of the "Tiger Beer Regional Online Influencer
Challenge"... read on for more details...)
For one, I'm always try to make myself heard...
And that's the reason why I started this blog to share whatever my opinions and thoughts on the
local game (even if sometimes it did gave me some frightening moments).
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Former Singapore international Fandi Ahmad, consider a cross between George Best and Gary Lineker,
is considering a move to the Netherlands. His former club Gronigen, where he is still fondly
remembered, are believed to have offered him a coaching position.
Fandi is however still under contract with Pelita Jaya, a deal that ends in November, so is
unlikely to rush into a deal.
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This post follows up on a couple of comments by visitors talking about SAFFC and their struggles
this season.
Obviously I'm no coach, I don't even play fantasy football or computer games though I will,
reluctantly, point out that I was The All Clositers Subbuteo Champion in 1975, so these are, as
ever, just the garbled impressions of someone with way too much free time.
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How appropriate to have the Grand Final of this event held at the Grand Ol' Lady (National Stadium
- pictured above) before its scheduled demolish in days to come.
A total of 200 teams from both Senior and Junior categories emerged after two weeks of intensive
competitions around the island to pit for the ultimate prize.
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I first hit this region in 1987 as a callow, skinny youth off to Australia. At that time I
envisaged 12 months away from home before returning to follow the Arsenal over land and sea, and
Leicester, but that never happened did it?
I spent a week in Yogyakarta staying at a hotel by the main railway station.
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Just as I was leaving the house this morning a headline in the local rag caught my eye. It said
that Pelita Jaya coach Fandi Ahmad is 'reported to have been sacked.'
It has been a disappointing season for the team known as Young Guns as they had to settle into
their 3rd home in three seasons.
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IndonesiaPersebaya fans travelling to and from Bandung left a trail of destruction including at least one
dead fan and several injuries. The Mataram Derby between PSIM and PSS was abandoned on 66' after
home fans invaded the pitch. PSMS fans have twice gone wild after recent home games while Persiraja
fans went on one last week.
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PSSB Bireuen is not the easiest place to get to. Up on the Aceh coast the nearest airport is about
a six hour drive away in Medan. If you're lucky. Fandi Ahmad, the Pelita Jaya coach, described
going there a true Indonesian football experience.
Now in the second tier Premier League with little liklihood of promotion anytime soon their small
support is dwindling even further and unfortunately Indonesia doesn't have much in the way of
ground hoppers to purchase little badges and match day programmes to supplement gate receipts.
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We're nearly at the half way point in the Indonesia Super League so as good a time as any to see
which clubs have squaky bums at the moment. Three are guaranteed to be relegated while one other
will have to go into a play off with a side from the Premier League.
15 - PSPS 14 4 4 6 13-17 16 LLWDL
16 - PSM 15 4 4 7 10-21 16 LLWDL
17 - Persitara 13 3 2 9 11 LWLWD
18 - Pelita Jaya 14 1 6 7 8-18 9 LDDDW
You don't need a crystal ball to see which team faces the biggest up hill challenge in the second
half of the season.
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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?
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Indonesia is a big country of course but often people never really realise that till they get
here.
Pelita Jaya coach Fandi Ahmad told me recently about travelling to PSSB Bireuen and it taking 10
hours from the airport in Medan. So that is on top of a two hour flight!
Persema midfielder, and temporary defender, Robbie Gaspar, last week told me about a gruelling road
trip back from Jepara to Malang which also took 10 hours along some of Java's finest road.
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Did you know the following stats and fact?
- Prolific strikers in Singapore football history such as Quah Kim Song, Fandi Ahmad, V
Sundramoorthy (pictured above) NEVER scored a penalty throughout their international career.
- Quah Kim Song (pictured above) only scored NINE times in his 69 appearances for the national
team that begun in 7th August 1971 (vs Burma) and won his last cap in 17th April 1981 against
Malaysia in the Ovaltine Cup.
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