QUOTE(aweeff @ Oct 19 2011, 09:30 AM)
Pasukan pilihan? ntahlah.. aku sendiri meramalkan Selangor susah nak placing top3 dlm league... Percayalah, Selangor yg maintain top 3 dalam league pun penyokong suam-suam kuku nak ke stadium, kalau dapat top5 terus tinggal saki baki je.. Tapi itulah lagi bagus! aku suka..
ko jgn cuak sgt la, next season selangor amik import kelas2 keh keh keh
*yang x boleh blah 2 players on trial tah macam apa je (korean yang masuk paper tu..suam2 kuku je dgn african), sritharan lg bagus aku rasa lol
Added on October 19, 2011, 1:09 pmPerlawanan yang tak kurang penting harini (6pm ):
Malaysia u23 vs Uzbek u23- Malaysia without several key players
Uzbek oso preparing for olympic qualifier
Added on October 19, 2011, 1:13 pmnice article as usual by Haresh Deol
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FAM could use surplus of sponsorship money on youth and communities
Haresh Deol
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 02:00:00
Khairul Fahmi Che Mat heading to Selangor? Steve Darby hinting of a possible comeback to Malaysia?
Should State teams be given a larger allocation of grants as the FA of Malaysia (FAM) indulge in lucrative sponsorship deals?
Everybody loves Malaysian football. As the race to the Malaysia Cup final heightens, fans are eager to know where their idols are heading to next season.
FA of Selangor (FAS) secretary Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin had, in a text message, dismissed claims Khairul would don the Merah Kuning colours. *sek2 kelate boleh tarik nafas lega keh keh keh
Darby, in an email, hinted he would love to "live in KL" after quitting Indian club Mohan Bagan recently.
However, those running teams in the M-League are eager to know how FAM's sponsorship money has been spent thus far.
FAM enjoy some RM30 million annually, starting this year until 2014, from Astro. This comes as a huge relief as Astro's obligation reminds many of the good old Dunhill days.
However, the writer obtained a copy of the 2008 M-League budget and it totalled up to RM11,047,475 for the said year. The allocation includes grants for the President's Cup and youth teams.
States playing in the Super League enjoy RM300,000 this year — a RM50,000 increase from their allocation last year.
The national team obtain their grants from the government through the Sports Ministry for international assignments while most of their friendly matches abroad including the recent trip to Australia are fully funded by the host teams.
The age group tournaments, meanwhile, are mostly funded by the Education Ministry.
So what happens to the surplus of the money?
A passive calculation could see a surplus of RM10 million annually. This does not account into the previous savings and the interest generated by those savings.
One could easily secure more than four per cent in interest to place RM10 million in a fixed deposit account. That amounts to a minimum of RM400,000 of interest alone after 12 months.
Perhaps some of the sum will be used to absorb administration costs. However, cost cutting measures such as a paperless working environment could be introduced in Wisma FAM. The money could be better spent on a proper library with a collection of Malaysian football history and statistics.
So should State teams be allocated with more grants? The States may think it is their right. State FAs will not take the extra effort to scout for funds as they will be overly reliant over such grants.
It will be wise to pump the extra money into the grassroots in a big way to benefit the masses. After all, not all State FAs organise leagues, much to the frustration and disappointment of many.
We can't expect FAM to do everything but their support towards the community could go a long way in creating a larger pool of talent in the future.
This post has been edited by syazwan: Oct 19 2011, 01:13 PM