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Came to know that "McDonald's" decided to show the World Cup matches at some of their restaurants (those selected 24-hours outlets). Great for fans like me who refused to pay the leech provider for that unjustified extra cost. Now at least for a month or so, we could hang out at "Mac”, munching the burgers, sips our coke while catching the games. Of course, crowds will definitely swell in numbers though I have been pondering if this is worthwhile. On surface, it may appeared "Mac" is doing a brisk business with the folks but think about it - how much when some just walk in either they order a cup of coke and jolly well occupy a seat for a double header or even NOTHING at all? With some outlets like the one near Braddell MRT station (commonly known as " Braddell Mac" pictured on top), the display screen is visible from outside thanks to the transparent glass panels, so don't be surprise if things really get out of hands when fans trying to figh

That's something that I would not want to hear after dragging myself from the National stadium to take one of those late night trains back home from Kallang MRT station. Noticed my Lion's die-hard t-shirt (pictured left, at the top tier of the grandstand), the stranger at the platform asked "You went see the game ah? Who win?" "We (Singapore) won but (only) after (the) penalty shootout (against Malaysia)" I replied "You know why we played badly?" this stranger said "Because the players we have are formed last minute. "Where are the players who won the Tiger Cup? Like Subramani? The Chinese guy (Goh Tat Chuan)? You know why England can't perform? Because they are formed last minute!" Thank goodness, before the "pundit" could prove his theory, our train arrived. Rather than listen to his nonsense, I just stood near the train door and listen to my music. I have nothing against fans who want to make their views heard, ackn

.. is something not everybody would want to see, especially a team like Home Utd. The Protectors are pretty unlucky right from the start of the year. The departure of several players end of last season (either transfer or retired) had definitely signaled a new era at Bishan stadium. Nobody would want to be in the shoes of its Hungarian coach Zolts Bucs. Things can't be help when national players like Indra Sahdan and Lionel Lewis were heavily involved with the national team during the early period of the year. When we heard the sad tales that it's Hungarian imports can't adapt to the local environment, I guessed must be something Bucs had yet to expect as these guys were brought in by him. So with a much depleted setup, this Home Utd we seen presently is a sad reminder of it's glorious past, at least at this moment. Of course, we got to be fair to the team due to the problems it faces. However, looking from another angle, should this be an excellent opportunity for the

Absolutely crap game of football.. Just absolutely crap, was just wondering why are we spending our precious night watching that crap display of the beautiful game, which turned absolutely sour right from the start. The players weren't doing their job in providing the entertainment for those who paid their wages! The cheering from the official cheer group weren't doing the job either. The drumming were poor, the cheering, dance routine remained static and lifeless. The announcer flopped big time, which l wonder why he is still around? He can't pronounced the players' name in full ("Sutee Suksomkit" become "Suteeeeee....") despite being around for the past few years!! I guess any newcomer would have done a much better job!! The referee was equally at fault for his poor handling of the match. Just absolutely CRAP!! (So what's the point of telling the world that Home Utd just lost 0-2 to Hong Kong's Sun Hei, hours ago??)

Initially when this event was first staged five years back, I was skeptic whether if this annual match featuring the best of Singapore and Selangor football, would ever stir the interest like the Malaysia Cup did in the past. The year before last when MPPJ (represented the state of Selangor) played the S-League selection at Kallang, more than 40,000 turned out for that fixture. Last year, I was told sizable crowd were there too at Shah Alam. Before the main event, fans were treated to a game featuring star players from the yesteryear, which the visiting Selangor triumphed over their hosts 1-2. A fan watching the veterans' match in progress Though not as intensive as they used to be more than 20 years back, these legends must be glad that there they were playing against each other once again, on the same pitch like they did back in the 70's HRH the Sultan of Selangor was there to grace the occasion. Unfortunately, it was an one-sided event that didn't complement the royal p