Saturday, November 12, 2022

Timely update for singapore football

Singapore football has been alright in a sense of things, the local leagues seem to be getting on, moving forward in some direction, as usual the news but after watching some matches, namely some stuff i will talk about here.

Firstly, the crowd for matches is there, as usual.

Secondly, the football is still the same, as many times i have written about it before.

As the history repeats itself, nothing much to talk about in the end anyway.

Now about the coaching part, the courses have opened up and many are signed up, overwhelming response that is.

The news coverage is good, there are many interesting articles but i will like to see topics on other things like not just people in detail, some topics that are covered are fun and light hearted, even so, straight to the point, cover things that are not cover at all.

football in singapore has not just stayed as i have said many times, some things just have to restart.

With the cup of the asean level as i call it coming up, i really do not know what can it do to help the local scene, the world cup buzz is coming to fog up the minds again perhaps things might look up soon, that is for the optimist.

The roundup for now.

Sunday, April 3, 2022

The spirit of sporting

The spirit of sporting.

Things have been unpredictable in the world, but sports in Singapore has some stuff going on.

Singapore football has shown signs of improvement, but for me results mean nothing.

Thailand is still better in Singapore in some ways for their improvement on the ground not just framework.

The youth results show that, nothing more.

One thing that left an impression in my head is that the players or potential players did not get a chance to play on the field because they were not selected.

For one selected, ten are not.

Perhaps it is better off somewhere else, 100 per cent agreed.

Friday, October 29, 2021

To be or not to be, that is the question, to be a solo kid or for the country?

Recently a news article about a footballer who has singapore citizenship, a google search I found a 20 page forum talking about it.

Some comments are like, Davis part 2, interesting as it seems but it is the same outcome, a person who decides to follow his dreams.

The funny thing is that some people are talking about his case to be a case by case basis. Some are saying that he should be dealt with harshly.

What should be done is that he is not the next son heung-min, nobody is above the law. Son heung-min by a similar age would be very talented. Many more points can be talking point, if you are detailed enough, that is for the keyboard warriors or trolls to dig.

We are an island state, we are not Korea. One very important point, you choose your path, you must pay the price. 

It is highly unlikely we are able to accommodate a son heung-min, a Joseph schooling has brought us glory, he is a miracle. Just like are we able to get a asian game gold or even sea games gold, I have written about this before, the answer is clear.

A thing about Joseph, his parents has put in lots of effort, money, time, which normal parents might never even able to come close too with, his parents are extraordinary. With football, you have only one shot.

This scenario might be occuring more often that people realise, because of globalisation but key thing is that Singapore football is not improving and staying the same. 

Anyway other countries in south east Asia will also experience some tough times, Myanmar is also having a hard time, I just hope football in this region will be able to go the world cup, males that is, at least the good news is that the management of all countries are able to come a understanding and align our sports with the olympic selection, that is good news.

In the end, football is a sport but also a business, that should be known to everyone by now, you are at the mercy of the owner or money, never it is going back to the original state, stay safe and take care of your health, that is key.