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I would like to recommend a book, yes! And it's a "textbook" to be precise. Not sure how you guys thought about it. Nay... not those published by the Ministry of Education. But the one as illustrated above. In short, it traced the conceiving to the launch and the wanning of hype of the J-League, plus insights in areas such as administration, players recruiting/developing, generate publicity, creating awareness, fans participating and etc. Not only that, it also explained why the game of football is seen as a tool to break away from the core traditional Japanese values that have been dominating all aspects of their life. This should served as a useful reference to all involved in Singapore soccer, who might still remained clueless, how to run the game. Yes! You may argue that the background and setting are different from ours but bear that in mind - Football was completely an "alien" game prior the introduction of the J-League. Isn't it sad that for us, who ...

How irony, they must have expecting a big turnout but with the admission priced around 50% higher, that's "Gajah Putih" for you Ok.. Ok.. Alex Duric was great against the Tajiks... At the age of 37, he shown he still has it and proved it!! (must have read my previous blog entry?) With two goals to mark his international debut at the "Grand Ol' Lady" - National Stadium (Heaven knows when it's gonna tear down!!).. All I can say I eat my words.. All the best in the return-leg, Guys!! (P.s: Duric claimed the honour of being the last goal scorer at the National Stadium - to be confirmed :P) Some Pictures along the way The game banner at the Lobby. I think most of the media were struggling to figure out what the Tajiks translator (the first gentleman on the right) trying to translate the thoughts of Tajiks' coach. Whereas, we are more or less accustomed to coach Raddy's accent :P

TODAY story on Duric I think 37 year-old Aleksandar Duric should be the oldest "call-up" to national team in history. A slight tweak in the normal "youth-prioritised" policy, coach Raddy's inclusion of Duric should gave more attacking options to the Lions. Perhaps, the whole idea is to make use of the naturalized citizen's gigantic physical presence in the box. Although, one must realized that international game is a different ball game (Egmar and Mirko should know why). But feel sorry for SAFFC as it wasn't a pleasant news they wanted, as inclusion of Duric in the national team had further dealt a blow in their quest to retain the title. Maybe, Warriors' coach Richard Bok should somehow felt the agony of what his mentor, Home United coach Vincent Subramaniam, felt. (p.s: just a cheeky thought :p) Straits Times story on Duric

Not that long ago, I was privileged to be at the seminar organized by the FAS Referees Committee. The aim of the get-together session with the referees, coaches, media, and officials was aimed to foster better understanding between various parties pertaining to issues related to the laws of the game. It was a wonderful session as attendees benefited from this short but informative session, which helped in understanding the challenges faced by the match officials in today's game. Some pictures snapped during the seminar FAS Referees Committee Chairman Mr Jeffrey Beh kicked start the session with a short opening speech. The Speakers of the seminar - Mr Shamsul Maidin and Mr John Chia John was the first speaker with everybody's "favourite" law - OFFSIDE Shamsul covered the Laws of Foul and Misconduct, he quoted a lot of incidents from his vast match officiating experience to highlight the topic he covered.