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| A random chit-chat in a taxi |
"So why are you heading there (to the stadium)?" asked the friendly taxi driver, as he began this conversation to kick start the journey after I boarded a cab on my way to Choa Chu Kang Stadium the other day (as I was rushing for time).
"I'm there for a game," I replied
"Ah... I see, the last time, l was there for one of the election rallies, hahaha" joked the cabbie. "So, is there a match going on?" asked this cabbie.
"Yes, there is, it's between SAF and Balestier," l said.
"Oh OK.. you see, I used to watch a few games at the beginning, with my son, who was young at that time," as we drove along BKE after exiting from PIE (if I didn't mix up the names of the expressways)
"Back then, the crowd was passionate as there was no gambling (the legalized betting) involved but nowadays it seems that there are more punters than real fans at the stadium," commented the taxi driver.
"Oh OK.. you see, I used to watch a few games at the beginning, with my son, who was young at that time," as we drove along BKE after exiting from PIE (if I didn't mix up the names of the expressways)
"Back then, the crowd was passionate as there was no gambling (the legalized betting) involved but nowadays it seems that there are more punters than real fans at the stadium," commented the taxi driver.
Agreed with that point (as referred to in my earlier post - Some of the You and me at the stands).
"So how much we need to pay to see the game?" the cabby enquired
"Well, it's five dollars, while at The Young Lions' home game at Jalan Besar, school-going kids are free admission," I replied (P.S: Please correct me if I'm wrong about this fact.)
"What? Young Lions play at Jalan Besar!" the cabby sounded surprised when I told him that.
"So Fandi is still the coach of SAFFC?" that's probably the last main question he asked before I alighted at the entrance of the basement car park of the stadium.
"Nope, he's with the Young Lions now," I said before handing over my fare to him.
It looked as if it was a normal chat but it still highlighted a nagging problem - the lack of awareness among some Singaporean football fans, towards the S.League.
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| Fandi Ahmad coached several top profile sides |
"So Fandi is still the coach of SAFFC?" that's probably the last main question he asked before I alighted at the entrance of the basement car park of the stadium.
"Nope, he's with the Young Lions now," I said before handing over my fare to him.
It looked as if it was a normal chat but it still highlighted a nagging problem - the lack of awareness among some Singaporean football fans, towards the S.League.
Pretending fan disengagement is a mystery feels a bit like asking why NS isn’t universally well regarded — the reasons are already well known, just uncomfortable to say plainly.
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