Secondly, for poor countries, playing well or excelling in a sport is a way out of poverty.
Vietnam and Indonesia dun have professional league.
Playing good football will not be a way out of poverty.
Unless u are at South American and African.
Secondly, for poor countries, playing well or excelling in a sport is a way out of poverty.
madmacs said:sorry to hear about that. i can only imagine how you felt. was it nazri who made that comment? bloody idiot.
This is what I dun understand. being reward better yet perform poorer.
imet said:Singapore Football Team don't chase after the ball. They always have to wait for the ball to come to them or waiting for the ball to stop in front of them before the kick. Hahaha :dunno:.
wong_se said:This is what I dun understand. being reward better yet perform poorer.
madmacs said:10000:1? ;p
If you feel there's nothing wrong with the players, then support them.tokrot said:I have not been a fan of Sg soccer team for long time since ever Abass (His name?) left the team due to corruption. He's a good player and has never taken a bribe. He only opted to play better for Sg team but was accused of corruption (brible taking). If there's no monetary or incentives involved, I dun think it should be considered taking a bribe at all. Moreover, the SG team coach quitted which he has conflicting ideology with the management too. This spells the doom for SG soccer. Team players are of very low morale. I think the soccer team management needs to be changed in order for my soccer team to take off. There's nothing wrong with the players only the management sucks.
fastlane said:Support local sport with what you can, time, money, your presence.
A lot is chicken and egg problem, no sponsors -> no money -> slow development.
Supporting local sport will help increase revenue -> increase sponsorship -> may speed up development.
Fan support is important because you can't expect corporates to sponsor teams like "charity", without getting something back, because they want advertising, mileage, etc. Imagine from business perspective, why would I want to pay $$$ to have my brandname on the jersey, and advertising billboards in stadiums, when only a handful of people watch a game. Your support helps teams in more way than just the few dollar ticket you pay. You are important.
Do your bit to support, whatever way you can.
My personal view is that a lot of the problem lies in our sense of belonging or relation to a team. We feel we belong to Singapore, and therefore want Malaysia Cup days, where we play outsiders, but not Tampines or Geylang, playing against Woodlands. Why?
In England, I know of people supporting their team for 20 30 years, because it is their TEAM!! Even when the team relegate to 2nd or 3rd division, they are still there. Why?
I think as citizens, we have to also look at what we can do to help bring the spirit back, instead of waiting for someone "do it" for us.
madmacs said:i think its more than that. take the singapore-malaysia game last year. they asked for support and thousands of fans turn up. and what happens? they lose 0-4 and have the cheek to say they not used to playing in front of such a large crowd. bull man.
ok maybe that was one incident. the thing is fans can support with pride but are the players playing with pride? so far i have not see much evidence of that. maybe they should start playing their hearts out first, starting tonight. if they do that, the fans will come back.
akane said:Singapore vs Japan soon...
What's your take?
How big a scoreline will we lose by?
;p