First euporean team in S-League

Short Ninja SG

why the heck these Ang Mohs wanna play in our ASS-League ?????

if they win the league title, there's no glory..............only shame if they don't.............and their players can only get worse playing in this Mickey Mouse league.................

a real ARSE League................

Because Ang Mohs like to Bully Kechik one.

likeyou SG

Also let Manchester United reserve team join S League too =P

So as to attract more Singaporeans playing Man U in future (Most probably Carling Cup)

Not reserve team, is trainee team. Reserve team too good. Wait every match we see the score 6:0. 7:0. 8:0. 9:0. 10:0....malu.

Short Ninja SG

I suggest inviting all the pariah teams who cant play soccer from countries like Brazil,England ,Germany......or even Japan.Each time they kena thrashed by the local teams it will boost the confidence in Singapore born players.That is what Japan does sometimes ,they invite big name teams but with a kucing kurap line up to ensure themselves of a clear victory and a fair chance to let their star players get back their form.

iceFatboy SG

clearly, the FAS management is running out of ideas,and trying this formula of bringing in a foreign team to spice up the local football scene.

however, they fail to note the sharp decline in local quality.

why so far to invite european? y not vietnam or even thai? they are more a match for our local boys as seen in the SEA? and they won't need such a long time to adjust to our conditions.

CKeer SG

Bringing foreign teams into the S-League will not improve the standard of the league. I remember reading somewhere where the phrase "One of the top 10 league in Asia" coming out from the mouth of a FAS management personnel.

The 10 leagues are Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, India, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Our S. League was officially recognised by AFC as one of the top 10 professional leagues in Asia after satisfying 63 stringent criteria set by the AFC Pro League Evaluation team. This is certainly due recognition and affirmation of the progress made by our S.League over the past 13 seasons from Asian Football’s governing body. This earned Singapore a play-off slot for admission to the prestigious 2009 AFC Champions League.

Source

Clearly, they think that they have done everything they can and is proud that the league is among the top 10 but are you sure Malaysia and Indonesia league is worse than Singapore's? Personally, i dont think so, in terms of the crowd, stadium, gameplay, S-League fared so much worse. I don't remember any fullhouse in any stadium when S-League started way back in 96 even though free tickets were given out!

Let me just suggest some ways which the league can improve:

Jersey Design and Sponsor

How many of you feel that the jersey S.League teams are sporting now are fugly, raise your hands? 1, 2, 24. 68... ok i lost count. I think many of you would agree with me that with a good jersey design coming from reputable jersey sponsors (Adidas, Nike, Puma, Umbro etc) will make you have the urge to purchase the jersey.

Just to add on to that, there's no other means to purchase local football club jerseys other than to head down to their stadium and hopefully, the kind lady over at the counter sells it to you. Why not have a shop - An S-League shop that sells all S-League Merchandise?

Promotion Partner

The Major League Soccer (MLS) in the US has joint program with Adidas to uncover future young talents called Generation Adidas.

Foreign Talent

It's a funny thing with S-League teams where foreign players come and go. Do the FAS recognise this problem? Yes, the limit is 4 per club but can the clubs bring in foreign players that are within the same region that can adapt to the climate?

I do not recall any ang moh enjoying much success in the league as compared to their ASEAN counterparts. I can name ASEAN players like Therdsak Chaiman, Suttee Suksomkit but not any European or South American player (Goodness me, i just recalled this supposed Brazilian Football star Tampines Rovers signed that flopped so badly, he returned home in last than a month!)

And stop converting foreign players into local so that you can bring in more FT. Rememebr Mirko Grabovac and Egmar Goncalves? I rest my case.

Cheerleading

I must say that although the spirit of support must be commended, the loud banging of drums and gongs and senseless shouting is very irritating. I think all would agree that cheering together would be so much better than the sound of the drums and gongs.

And cheerleader?! You call that cheerleading? A cheerleader is a person who leads spectators in traditional or formal cheering, especially at a pep rally or athletic event. Can you even make out whats coming out of their mouth?

In conclusion, i think FAS can look into the model that MLS is currently using as S-League and MLS started off at about the same time but MLS is always on the incline but S-League seemed stale.

Just my 2 cents worth.

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