2009 Singapore Football Thread

You read my mind Pohui.

I was only just thinking yesterday with the pointless Sengkang-Balestir match on how things could be shaken up.

You should notice the Cambodian league which have a top four entering a semi-final stage. Although your playoff option would be a success i think.

One option to explore would be relegation, but where to? What is the football scene like outside of the S. League?

33 games in my opinion is now just to lumbersome, maybe a shortened down version to 22 with playoffs or a split with top 6, bottom 6, with bottom 6 playing for a two spot 8 team cup at the beginning of every season. Something used in West Asia mainly. This would keep the bottom half fighting for something.

 

Yes, druryfire,

I must say this is a very BOLD initiative which is locally unfamiliar with, as the local fans are so used to the relegation dogfight at the bottom of the table and the title race at the top..

You may wish to take a look at some of the comments posted directly on this entry

 

Yes, i had a quick look earlier, seems you've had a lot of feedback, of course i will give my viewpoint on it later tonight.

 

Brunei football association suspended by FIFA enforcing DPMM Brunei to freeze all reamining games in the S. League.

What effect will this take anyone??

http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1109930.html

 

The local FA still waiting for an official Black and White from the FIFA before proceeding ... but some of us been busy calculation the points gonna be deducted.. hahaha

 

SOS Cup 2009 - Singapore puts up strong squad to win back Sultan of Selangor's Cup trophy

SINGAPORE, 30 September 2009: A robust Singapore squad, consisting of seasoned players such as Indra Sahdan, Shahril Ishak, Daniel Bennett and Agu Casmir, will front the Singapore challenge for the Sultan of Selangor’s Cup trophy this Sunday.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/sos-cup-2009-singapore-puts-up-strong.html

 

Was at the training session of the Singapore sides, who will be facing the Selangor sides in the annual "Sultan of Selangor Cup" tournament, at the Jalan Besar Stadium.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/some-pictures-from-pre-match-training.html

 

So what you waiting for? Just start "tweet" or "plurk" around and made your presence felt by being proactive and not being wait to be discovered by others (and heaven know when) OR retire as nobody.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/players-coaches-are-you-tweet-plurk.html

 

SAFFC on the brink of title,
as DPMM remain in limbo.

 

How many players in U21 Sing taking part in International Under-21 Football Tournament - Vietnam Youth Newspaper Cup 2009 will join Sea Games??????

 

Warriors' 4th consecutive title



So third time lucky for the Warriors with their victory over the Dolphins at Jalan Besar Stadium, thus sealed their fourth consecutive league title and another shot to next year's ACL tournament.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/3rd-time-lucky.html

 

Ho Chi Minh City International Cup: Singapore- Korea University 1-0
Vietnam-Turmenistan 1-0

 

"Would you rather stay in the club that groom you, in order to be a better player, playing with the same group of guys whom you toiled together these years to achieve something in the end (unless circumstances beyond control)?

OR
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Jump the ship when there's better pay offer to play with a group of established "stars" to improve your game?"


http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/stay-focused-boys.html

 

To be honest, it was already a damper prior to this returning fixture of this Singapore Cup semi-final between these two invited teams - Bangkok Glass and TTM Samut Sakorn.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/it-was-already-damper-before-ball-was.html

 

Frankly, this fixture would have been a title decider perfectly fit for this season's finale, but it wasn't the case after all. If not that disastrous October which Tampines Rovers eventually blew their title hopes away.

http://www.bolasepako.com/2009/10/its-another-damper-as-i-cant-get-down.html

 

So there you go, thanks to Kingsley's equalizer in the 87th minute of the 2-2 draw with Gombak on 2-Nov, Gombak United went on to complete a record breaking 2009 season:

- Best position = 3rd (beat 4th in 2007)
- Most points = 53 (beat 52 in 2008)
- Best goal difference = +20 (beat +14 in 2007)
- Best winning ratio = 14/30 games (beat 14/33 in 2008)
- Least losses = 5 (beat 6 in 1999, where only 22 games were played)
- Most Home wins = 9 (beat 8 in 2007)
- Least Home losses = 2 (beat 5 in 2007/08)
- and perhaps a few more records that I may have missed out...

Congratualtions!!