Its not just one factor Duke. Its a combination of a little bit of this and a little bit of that that create this complete mess.
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Here's the thing though. I doubt it's because of a perceived lack of income. Why? Our national basketball team for example, comprises heavily of Chinese and I cannot imagine them getting paid more than your average footballer.
But the stigma on most parent's mind is that football is a poor people's game. They do not know that top football player's on Malaysia earn 25k a month with an education of a bricklayer or and DVD seller. THEY DO NOT KNOW. Because of that they subdue their child's development from taking that route from the early age.
They do be more permissive with basketball. I think this is just simply because you people are good at sports that values slim lightweight physique and excellent eye-hand coordination (ping-pong, badminton, basketball, kung fu). And also because, like other minority sports, basketball in Malaysia is more of a interest and hobby issue instead of a professional one. This is not good enough for football.
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Lack of talent? Perhaps but we've all kicked a ball about during our school days, so we all had the same opportunity.
i never have the pleasure to be mixed school with Chinese. But reports that i receive imply that football development in Chinese vernacular school are not that prioritized. this can be seen in inter-school match results. Since there are no push for development, we will not know if there are talent or not .
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Lack of interest? Definitely not in the sport because I know a lot of Chinese who play socially.
The interest is there. But if the target from beginning is to just be good enough socially, the improvement rate would not be enough for you to make it professionally. Even if you do, consideration from other factor would deter you from making that leap of faith.
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Sports politics? I think this is a no brainer. It is ingrained in the very fabric of our society and it isn't just the Chinese and Indians that suffer.
This is why we must create a team specifically for the Chinese and the Indians. So that they can play and grow in comfortable area, safe from this perceived sports politics.
But i do think racism in Malaysian football is exaggerated. Every team would not have an Indian and Chow Chee Weng, Joseph Kallang Tie and Malaysian Cup finalist Ching Hong Aik would not played a key role in respective teams if racism is truly widespread.
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On the other hand it could be unhealthy because it further divides the races. Imagine an all-Chinese team going up against an all-Malay team especially in our current political climate. I shudder to think of the repercussions. Chinese participation has to begin higher up, in the ranks of the FAM or the individual state FAs. Maybe even in at Youth and Sports Ministry level where Chinese talent can be cultivated at primary or early secondary level. Interest has to be generated at a young age.
Yes the idea has their repercussions. But i truly frustrated with this dragging status quo and want something done differently for a change. Even though we will not be playing together in a same team, at least we will playing together in a same field. Compare to the current environment where we shield each others away and live in separate worlds, thats good enough as a start is it not?
This post has been edited by aressandro10: Nov 3 2010, 08:05 PM 
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