wonder when will the teams launch their new jerseys... the kickoff is just one month from now..

i really hope we got brand like FBT...

they produce good kit

S'pore team to be immune from relegation in M'sian Super League
Under an agreement, LionsXII will be safe from the drop regardless of performance until 2015
by Shamir Osman 04:45 AM Dec 14, 2011SHAH ALAM - In 1993, the Singapore football team suffered the ignominy of playing in the second tier of the Malaysia League after it was relegated the year before. But the team bounced back in style the following season by winning both the league and the Malaysia Cup.

But as football fans look forward to Singapore's participation in the Malaysian domestic football competitions, after 17 years, it has emerged that the Republic's LionsXII team will be immune to relegation - at least until 2015 - as part of an agreement inked in July between the football associations of the two countries.

The clause was revealed, for the first time, yesterday by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) vice-president Hamidin Haji Amin.

Speaking to Today on the sidelines of the Malaysia Super League (MSL) draw held at the Grand Bluewave Hotel, Mr Hamidin said: "Until 2015 there will be no relegation in the league for the Singapore team - it was part of the agreement signed. The purpose of this collaboration is to have our respective teams perform, participate and develop at the highest level, and our top league competition will be given as the platform for this."

The agreement between the FAM and the FAS will see the LionsXII play in Malaysian domestic competitions, while the Malaysian under-23 side will ply its trade in Singapore. Singapore's domestic league - the S-League - has no relegation and promotion.

By convention, the bottom two sides in the 14-team MSL will drop into the second tier Malaysian Premier League the following season, with the top two teams in the lower division moving up.

"If Singapore should finish in the bottom two, the next lowest team will be relegated instead. It is important that (Malaysian) clubs know this early on, that's our agreement with Singapore and we'll stick with it," said Mr Hamidin. "We will review this after the 2015 season when the deal runs out."

Mr Tony Mariadass, who was the former sports editor of the Malay Mail, believes the decision will upset Malaysian clubs.

He told Today: "There should be no exceptions to the rules of the league. Even if the (LionsXII) are here for development, if they finish in the bottom two, then they just don't have the calibre to play in the top league, and it won't be fair for the team above them to be relegated."

The clause is stated in the MSL 2012 manual that was handed to the MSL clubs yesterday. But the coaches Today spoke to reiterated that they were unaware of it beforehand.

Sarawak coach Robert Alberts, who led Home United to the S-League title in 1999, said he would only comment on the controversial clause after he hears the FAM's official stance.

ATM, Malaysia's nouveau riche club representing the army, are aiming to gain promotion to the MSL in 2012. Its coach B Sathianathan said: "I'd rather know about this sooner than later ... and we will have to stand by that agreement."

Mr Peter Butler, who used to coach S-League side SAFFC and has been appointed to helm 2011 MSL champions Kelantan, nevertheless supported the idea.

He said: "I've got no issue with the system, the footballing brains have already made their decision and it's not about winning or losing, it's for the sake of development. Having Singapore in the top league here and the Malaysian team in the S-League will make an impact on football in the region on a larger scale."

For LionsXII coach V Sundramoorthy, who had played for Singapore in the then-Second Division in 1993, the issue was irrelevant.

He told Today: "Looking at the team that we've got, and the way the boys have been in training, I don't think we'll be in a situation that requires us to even think about relegation."

Taklah murah jgn ambik dari top tier negara macam Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast etc...Negara bawahan tapi dalam top 120 pon okay. The idea of having foreign players is to give competition to local players but if they're the same standard buang masa je...

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excuse me, what suntuk?
last minit work than said masa yang suntuk?

go die la malaysian football like dis..

selangor tested few imports even they're still on course of PM campaign

same goes to few other teams..

maksud aku, timeframe before ni team lain maybe tak cukup masa test import and terengganu ada lebih masa untuk uji import lebih baik.

so, team lain rugi la sebab dah sign import awal2. kalau diorang nak tukar sekarang pun rugi la. dah byr signing fee bagai. nak cancel kontrak pun kena bayar. apa2pun fam memag fuc*ed up. pengurusan yang sgt lemah.

On 5th January 2012, Football Association of Singapore announced the appointment of StarHub as the Official Broadcaster and Principal Sponsor of LionsXII. As part of the partnership, StarHub will carry all LionsXII content on its pay TV, online and mobile platforms

Midfield selangor 7 - 0 striker selangor.

gila xde finishing la selangor hmmm

alamak boss brp kali dah info, KL xde stadium..repair. maybe TS kena letak note ni heheheh

dah tergolek tu memang la takleh wat aper.... kluar dari line, tak dapat bola, pastu siap tergolek plak tu walaupun takde sorang pon player singapore kat situ...

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Added on January 21, 2012, 11:59 pmBTW ..shy Lions played SUPER DEFENSIVE ? Sharil ishak not only the only striker, he was also the only midfielder tooo...

they treat Sabah as if they are Barcelona...

kelantan fully need a new stadium to spur the nations football industry.... i mean if the gov can give 250m soft loan to NFC for the kettle industry.....

but then again, kelantan people also in obvious need of another alternatives highway to karak and LPT to spur their economy since decades agos but it never happen also...

sape pulak yg takut bile org tak dtg stadium?

dah alang2 kluar jutaan ringgit, buat la stadium besar terus... 60k all-seated.

std yg tak terurus bukan salah capacity stadium, salah management la.

tak perlu takut dgn stadium besar2. hehe

kapasiti stadium kelantan ni jangan la pula kurang dari 40,000 penonton (sebab nanti rugi la pula kalau suatu hari nanti Malaysia nak host World Cup.. macam cadangan kata nak host World Cup 2030), kalau kurang dari 40,000 penonton dalam stadium tak masuk dalam kalendar FIFA World Cup la pula.. syarat FIFA nak stadium yang host World Cup ialah minimum 40,000 penonton dalam stadium.

lepas menang bid untuk host world cup, kepada stadium yang terpilih, FIFA akan bagi duit untuk kerja-kerja maintenance stadium atau buat extension dia punya facility termasuklah kalau nak extend dia punya kapasiti.

buat permulaan, jangan la terlalu nak terlampau besar, sebab cabaran dan halangan dia di masa depan memang hebat, asal lepas syarat FIFA tu untuk masukkan negeri kelantan dan stadium baru, dapat manfaatnya kalau Malaysia berjaya bid menang untuk host World Cup nanti kira ok la..

yang paling penting kebajikan pemain kena jaga,
struktur gaji kena kemas, gaji pemain dan staff jangan lupa dibayar pula,
bila semua orang hati senang, pengurusan kelab akan jadi lebih baik dan boleh sama-sama kongsi rahsia kejayaan.

kes macam stadium shah alam dan juga stadium emirates di arsenal fc,
menyebabkan bertahun-tahun tak dapat piala atau kejayaan.. nak buat besar sangat dan terlalu gempak, memang kena banyak bersabar la sebelum pulangan dia yang bagus datang depan mata..

malaysia mana ada season ticket, kalau tak dah lama rancak dah industri bola sepak malaysia ni.

kaunter stadium shah alam, aku datang awal pagi pun tak buka lagi lebih kurang 2 ke 3 jam sebelum game nak bula baru la diaorang buka kaunter tiket tu.