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It's not usual for me to pick up a copy of the flagship broadsheet of the SPH. And it's not usual for the backpages to spotlight on local football as well. One of the stories being featured - the rejection of national striker Indra Sahdan by MLS outfit, Real Salt Lake. With 3/4 of the page focused on the dearth of the COE schemes among the S.League clubs. On Indra's rejection Strike the iron while it's hot, if the ace striker still has that desire to play in some top-notch league. One possible (and the only feasible) destination - Australia. Why not? After all, football ties between the two has always closely linked and quite a handful of former S.League players are plying their trade over there (in the States Leagues and even the top-tier A-League). The dearth of the COE schemes Some might not find it pleasant when I said this but in regards of the dearth, I would said, "SCRAP IT!" Since some clubs find it, either too costly or logistically hard to maintain t

South of the Border - a South Melbourne FC blog: Socceroos to take on Singapore... again Got this blog entry from one of the blog I exchanged link with. What came to my mind was how would the Aussies felt when they realised that they might be playing at Kallang, where the National Stadium "was-supposed-to-be-torn-down" last year? Gosh.. am I realised that I paid a PREMIUM for this sproofy T-Shirt??

SAFFC's warming up at their designated half Kitchee's warming up before the game (does the floodlights match up to 2000lux?) Let's face it, Kitchee (from Hong Kong) were never into the game when they faced SAFFC in this AFC Cup opener. There were no "A-sign" at AFC Cup matches It's not wondering that they ate the humble pie by saying they would be happy if they walked away from Jalan Besar with ONE point at the pre-match media session (I was told this was NOT their best XI due to import restriction for this tournament). A view of the match from the stands Nonetheless, it was a relief for all of us at the JBS after AFC decided to have this fixture in the accustomed timeslot, instead of having it at 4.30pm (to complement the 2000 lux ruling for the floodlights)! Kitchee's team manager, Ken Ng (with necktie) alongside SAFFC's coach Richard Bok in the post-match media conference Ken Ng, the team manager of Kitchee SC paid tribute to the Warriors during the

One shall never flare up in the game especially to those helping out in the game. Above-mentioned clip is a highlight of the Copa Libertadores fixture between Flamengo of Brazil and Nacional of Uruguay. Good Job by the referee.. Kudos!!!

Sorry for the fact that I didn't update anything for the past week, due to the uncertainties involving my working schedule.. I am not sure if I'm pressing the panic button now, having saw some one-sided scores for the past few days. 5 Mar 2008 Sengkang Punggol 1 : 4 Tampines Rovers 6 Mar 2008 Dalian Shide Siwu 1 : 6 Singapore Armed Forces FC 6 Mar 2008 Albirex Niigata (S) 1 : 5 Home United Fair enough, the big guns of the league posted victories in their fixtures against their much weaker opponents but each goal margin is such a worrying sight. It's never something sweet to taste if one lost a game by such a gap. Not just bitter for the players but also the fans, who might jump into the "wrong conclusion" again. Anyway, the season is still at its infancy.. so for the sake of everybody.. fight for your pride and even if you lose, do it with honour.. It's BAD enough to look in this manner.. BUCK UP!!