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The result of this friendly (SIngapore 4-1The Philippines) don't really reflected the truth hidden beneath it. Yes, thrashing is the right word to phrase the outcome of this warm-up prior the commencement of the Asean Football Championship but for those at the ground, it meant otherwise. Though they looked scrappy, the goals by ace striker Indra Sahdan Daud and Khairul Amri will provided a sign of relieve for the team's poor scoring record of late. The defence will have to look into the chinks they exposed by their slow regrouping after losing the ball at the middle. After than that, let's keep our fingers crossed - make or break, it's up to you, Lions!

While I appreciated the fact that the Lions are pretty confident in retaining the tag as the best footballing nation in South East Asia, let's not be too over-confident. Spoke to a working colleague, one of those sceptical folks you found on the street, I asked what deterred him from supporting the national team and Singapore football. Stereotypical answers were given like Talk BIG (over-confident), can't deliver The absence of that ambience we last saw in the Malaysia Cup days (that a stark hard fact we got to face which something can't be erased so easily) Stagnant - we still stuck in perimeter of the SEA stage Of course, it's never easy to convert fans like this coleague of me easily, however, let's just our finger crossed. Come 13th Jan, let's get start all over again give the Kallang Roar a fitting farewell on the 4th of Feb. Majulah Singapura!!

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The anniversary logo With nothing to grip on, Barefooted, with one leg bending struggling to stand firm on the ground, While another foot, trying to balance the ball The green patch beneath symbolized the lack of space we facing now. - This is the 10th anniversary of BoLASEPaKO After 10 years This blog entry is significant in the sense that it marks the 10th anniversary of BoLASEPaKO. From a monthly updated site to opting for a more flexible approach offered by a blogging format, is the major transformation of the humble little site. The decade-long existence of BoLASEPaKO witnessed the "come-and-go" of many promising local football websites that closed down fast before it was able to stand on their own. It is all boiled down to passion, focus, and keeping within the means, that see this platform last to this day (which is something I am proud to say). Taking a break when any sign of fatigue occurred, helps to rejuvenate the spirit, doesn't matter if the crowds decided no

Nay.. I'm not going to brief you guys how did the game went on, as you can source for it on the web. The Thai media were here to cover the game and they made the smart choice to snap some photos before the "grand old lady" is going to tear down in months to come. It must be my lucky day, after allowed a member from the Thai media to access the net through my lappy, as a token of appreciation, I was given this Thai Olympics collar pin!! (Wow.. 好心有好吧？hehehe) The crowds at the ground, frankly speaking, the crowds were slightly higher than last year, though I'm sad that it would take many years to realize the dream of having 65,000 for this premier cup tournament. Tampines Rovers' Aliff Shafaein rescued the day for the Stags, after his last ditch attempt ensured the new trohpy stayed in Singapore. Stag's coach Vorawan Chitavanich shared his thoughts of the game... .. So did Chonburi's coach Withaya Laohakul (who can't hide his disappointment after surren