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. Click to continue reading...

The annual marquee event of the local football fraternity returned to Caldecott Broadcast Center after a two-year break, as all involved came together to honour the best of the best of the who and who of Singapore football.
As I was tasked something else in the event, I did not watch the whole proceeding like two years at Suntec City, while hopping in and out of media at Orchard Hotel last year. Click to continue reading...

While filtering through the internet for English Premier League news, I came across this bit of article from AsiaOne Sports section.

HONG KONG - English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur have offered a trial to a Hong Kong international striker who scored against the London giants in a pre-season friendly, a news report said Wednesday.

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It wasn't that long ago I did a piece on Jakarta Casual TV saying that the Young Lions were better off packing their bags and moving to Malaysia as that was the only way they were going to add the competitive bite that was necessary to their future development.
That was posted two days after a 1-1 draw with Super Reds, not a bad rsult as it happens, but look back at the run they were on at the time. Click to continue reading...

Referee Abdul Malik made a brave decision to carry on the match despite the heavy downpour (as pictured above) that started prior to the start of this live televised game.
Frankly, this fixture would have been a title decider perfectly fit for this season's finale, but it wasn't the case after all. Click to continue reading...

A couple of weeks back when I was last in Singapore I interviewed Dez Corkhill for Jakarta Casual TV. Dez has long done his best to promote South East Asian football and now commentates on SLeague games for some local channels.
Since then the interview has gone on to be the most viewed piece on Jakarta Casual TV, nothing spectacular we're just talking hundreds, as well as being discussed in circles high and low. Click to continue reading...

Gobsmacked this morning to glance at the local rags and actually see some coverage of Singapore football. Especially as there are no SLeague games tonight.
One rag has a trip down memory lane as it looks at what has happened to the team of 1977. Usually I like this things but then that's in the context of the here and now. Click to continue reading...

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... Click to continue reading...

I've mentioned before on here about Singapore's whiney sports culture. They complained that Liverpool didn't bring Steve Gerrard, they complained about the ticket prices against China for a recent friendly. And now they have something else to complain about. And rather like a gaggle of hags settled round their knitting and cauldrons you get the impression they might just be enjoying themselves. Click to continue reading...

He scored a hat trick, he picked up a yellow card, Noh Alam Shah never does things by half. His last game for Tampines before moving to Arema was an eventful affair. And Singapore football fans turned out in force to bid him farewell. All 1,300 of them.
He will be a star in Indonesia and then Singaporeans may well have a second look at their biggest name in footbal. Click to continue reading...

Fortune favours the brave. Rather than sitting down and licking its paws in impotent rage as one by one the star names leave Singapore football, surely this is an opportunity for clubs there to re-evaluate themselves and think afresh.
And that means not just whinging because some players are leaving. Click to continue reading...

Last night Noh Alam Shah came on as a second half substitute for Tampines Rovers in the SLeague. But next month he will be pulling on the blue of Arema Malang in Indonesia.
"I have lost a lot of motivation to play in the S-League, for reasons I do not wish to elaborate right now," Alam Shah told Today. Click to continue reading...

Now that I'm back,I will be constantly updating on Singapore football.Don't forget to pay a visit Kallangroar.com for the latest news of our very own and beloved Lions!

With some important fixtures in two months time,back to back clash against fierce rival Thailand,also the upcoming important Sea Games in Laos as well for our Young Lions.

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In England there is a breed of fan that seeks to visit all the grounds in the top four divisions. They're called ground-hoppers and they aspire to join the 92 Club.
Other fans collect football programmes, badges, match tickets...just do some research on eBay to find the lengths people go to to keep their hobby going. Click to continue reading...

The close season isn't my favourite time of the year. Stories switch from on the field to off it and often come through second or third hand sources. With no action people have to elsewhere for their fix and of course that means gossip.
Hardly a day goes by without one of the Indonesian sports tabloids linking a Singaporean or Thai with clubs here. Click to continue reading...

With the Manchester United circus flying its merry way to South Korea and Liverpool landing in Singapore we can look back on some high profile friendlies, a high profile non event and plenty of new snaps on Flickr.
But long term will Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore football be the better for their one night stands with England's most popular? Click to continue reading...

For the first time ever I had to queue to get into an Sleague game. Unfortunately the punters weren't here for the East Coast Derby. What pulled these people from valuable mall time was the prospect of seeing local legends Sheikh Hailkul and Glenn Ong in a charity kick around before the Sleague match. Click to continue reading...

(P.S: Below is a press release by Strategic Public Relations Group Singapore, a renowned public relations consultancy who are coordinating the above-mentioned event )
Australian team brings Robbie Fowler back to Singapore!
New A-League Franchise North Queensland Fury to play Singapore at Jalan Besar Stadium on 31 May 2009
Singapore, 14 May 2009 - Australia's newest team in their domestic A-League, The North Queensland Fury, is set to play the Tampines Rovers at Jalan Besar Stadium come the end of May. Click to continue reading...

June 1 sees the start of the Singapore League Cup (SLC) with the 12 members of the SLeague facing off against each other for the chance of some silverware.
Woodlands Wellington won the first edition of this trophy in 2007 while last year Gombak United collected it.
This season sees some changes with the competition beginning with a group format, replacing the knock out manner of earlier years. Click to continue reading...

TAMPINES Rovers striker Qiu Li, who has four Singapore caps to his name, could be thrown into the international wilderness if it is deemed a new Fifa ruling applies to him. The China-born player is currently awaiting clarification on the Fifa circular dated May 30, 2008. The circular, entitled "Eligibility to play for representative teams", states that [. Click to continue reading...