tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post6896085010640930302..comments2024-03-29T07:29:04.201+08:00Comments on BoLASEPaKO.com - A Blog on Singapore Football: You just can't please all of themKo Po Huihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10112077946426075479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post-38348129914436457252007-06-25T05:14:00.000+08:002007-06-25T05:14:00.000+08:00You can't deny the fact that players of the past e...You can't deny the fact that players of the past era are definitely technically better, thus they are more exciting to watch. As such it is worth the time and money to hit down to the stadium to watch them play.<BR/><BR/>Any present SG footballer plying their trade in Europe currently? Fandi did that in Holland with FC Groningen, Sundra with FC Basel in Switzerland.<BR/><BR/>Back in the Malaysia Cup days in the 70's, we are playing against Malaysian clubs whose National Team are battling with the South Koreans for the dominance of East Asian football.<BR/><BR/>Names like Mokhtar Dahari, Santokh Singh, Soh Chin Aun comes to mind. It was said that even Arsenal scouted the late Mokhtar Dahari after he scored both goals against them in a friendly.<BR/><BR/>Back in those days, Selangor themselves are a top Asian club. They remained the only team from SG-MY-IND to teach the Final of the Asian Champions League. <BR/><BR/>And with Malaysia qualifying for 2 Olympics Football competition, you can't question the standard of the opposition that was played back then.<BR/><BR/>Only Indo and MY football clubs would take a look at our local batch of players. If not for S-League, most of them are probably despatch riders, cooks or deliveryman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17331652.post-58631428252532975262007-06-19T01:06:00.000+08:002007-06-19T01:06:00.000+08:00Well said! This is what I always heard... some peo...Well said! This is what I always heard... some people just refuse to acknowledge the present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com