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(Picture) Coach Raddy (with cap) put his players through the pace. Good thing was I managed to make it to the national team training session at Geylang Field after work, when initially I thought some stupid accidents along the PIE would derail my plan to catch the session. (Picture) Fahrudin Mustafic doing some stretching on the sideline. (Picture) The Lions taking a breather. The team were going through some passing practices in the pitch, with both Gombak United's Agu Casmir and Sevki Sha'ban doing some light jogging on the sideline (as the duo were featured on last match's Gombak-Super Reds clash) when I reached the ground with team manager Eugene Loo and ST's reporter Wang Meng Meng watching from far. (Picture) Baihaikki Khaizan and Isa Halim in passing practice. Evergreen striker Aleksandar Duric cordially said "Hi" to me as the team were having their break between the drills. (Picture) Noh Alam Shah (foreground) just recovered from fever but not so luck

Sad for the fact that a negative story as such will hit the front pages and common folks would then take notice of the local game for the wrong reasons. Days after black Sunday, Leonard Thomas, the sports editor of TODAY urged the Football of Association of Singapore (FAS) to make a bold initiative by implementing the use of video at the matches to address this nagging issue (pictured above). However, one must bear in mind that using such technology may not necessarily solve the issue overnight. Furthermore, several factors need to be taken care of should the league authority decide to push ahead. LOGISTIC ISSUES Soon expensive equipment have to be installed and more manpower will have to be deployed on match days if the league authority decides to give the go-ahead. Are we ready for this in the unfavourable financial climate when prudence is the key? ADDITIONAL TIME TO BE INCURRED The game has to be halted should the referee decide to consult the video referee. Time must be added on t

THE SHORT TAKE OF THE GAME Barely 30 minutes into the game, the defending champions SAFFC shown that being the more experienced side given them the much-needed composure in the attacking front. Two goals in a space of seven minutes by Korean winger Park Tae Won done well to jolt the momentum of Tampines Rovers who struggled to break into the Warriors heartlands in the first half. So what happened in the second half could well perceived as another segment added on to the ongoing Stags-Warriors feud that captivated the league followers this season. (Picture) Tampines fans felt their team were let down again by the poor handling of the game. Due respect given to young referee Muhd Taqi who tried his best to stamp his authority, but it wasn't good enough as some of the decisions did not go down too well with the fans. One of which was the controversial sending off of ace striker Noh Alam Shah (again!) in the second half. Instead of protesting against the decision like he did the last t

INTRODUCTION Mr Ammar Sachak served his six-month internship with TODAY, the local free daily, under the pen name - "AS Dwight". During his time with the paper, the 19 year-old from Melbourne covered mainly S.League football and did some stories on the local sporting scene as well. In this Q & A session, Ammar shared with us his insights and opinions on local sports scene during his time in Singapore. (Picture) Ammar (left) with the blogger. Ammar's Q & A 1)Please do tell us a bit of yourself like your background. "I’m 19 years-old. I finished school in 2007 and in 2008 I completed the first year of my three-year Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) degree at RMIT University. I have always wanted to be involved with the media and thought my personality would be suited to journalism but now I am starting to think about going into PR! " 2)How and why did you end up in Singapore to do your internship as we always thought Australian sporting scene are mor

(P.S: Below is a press release by Strategic Public Relations Group Singapore, a renowned public relations consultancy who are coordinating the above-mentioned event) Singapore, 28 July 2009 NATIONAL DAY CHALLENGE KICKS OFF WITH GRUDGE MATCH Singapore Lions takes on China to launch new football event Singapore – In celebration of Singapore’s National Day, the Singapore National Team will play China to kick off a new annual football event – the National Day Challenge. Continuing Singapore’s birthday celebrations, the Lions will hope to win the first ever National Day Challenge against the Chinese national team which will take place on 12 August at the National Stadium. The National Day Challenge 2009 is the brainchild of local sports and marketing consultancy firm, The Red Card Pte Ltd which is headed by former national footballer R. Sasikumar. According to Sasikumar, there are plans in place to bring other international teams. Asian giants, Japan have already been identified for futu