Finally a strong EPL side has come to Singapore to play a match against us.
I generally think, based on the match, Lionel Lewis is still a better keeper than Hassan Sunny.
Although Lionel conceded 2 goals in just around 15-20 minutes, he was faced with a barrage of attacks, albeit definitely not the best of Liverpool. This is an exhibition match after all.
With the crowd roaring behind Liverpool, it is easy to forget Singapore is actually our nation.
But no shame to lose to a top EPL side. Singapore, despite all its improvement under Raddy Avramovic, remains limited in talents, very good talents, and would probably find it tough to muster a 2-match winning streak if placed in the English League Two.
Not that I know the qualities there.
Our focus remains in Asia. Who knows in the near future, Fandi may send his 2 talented sons to Singapore team and boost us? And how will Hariss Harun actually develop to? He has great potential.
At this moment I see the best players in the present national team to be Lionel Lewis, Mustafic Fahrudin and Daniel Bennett.
Only Lionel is not a foreign talent. We need more local talents.
We are essentially a nation and not a football club. We must make sure in the short future, our own homegrown talents can come up and oust some of the foreign talents in our national squad. Only then can we justify the foreign talent scheme.
Table Tennis may be showing signs of such a benefit. Isabelle Li and Clarence Chew were both pretty solid at the Asian Youth Games. Swimming has done so much with just foreign coaches, and local swimmers. Tao Li and Quah Ting Wen looks to blaze the Guangzhou Asian Games 2010 alight.
Football is our pet sport. Can we make this crucial conversion soon?
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
New Game
Adding to Soccerproject, and the very good game of Hattrick, here is another game I recommend:
Championship Manager Online
Google search these words and you will find your way to the website.
Like Soccermanager, this is a soccer management game based on real life players.
Unlike Soccermanager, it is much more multi-dimensional, due to many skills contributing to the overall 'Judgement', grading from World Class, to Superstar, Star, Superb, Very Good, Good, Fairly Good, Decent, Fairly Decent, Average, etc.
The players can be trained simply under the categories, First Team, Reserve Team, Youth Team, Goalkeeper, Fitness or Rest. By training the players, positive influences may result in the Judgement of the player moving up, until a cap which is the player's maximum potential, based on a system used based on real life performances.
Very good game, after about 1-2 weeks at the game. I currently manage Game World 89 French League side Rennes, currently under me managing 2 league wins and 1 league draw, moving up to 6th.
Unlike Soccermanager, the game also follows the real life format well. The top teams in each league, following the rules for qualification for European tournaments, will participate in the elite Champions Cup (Real life named UEFA Champions League), and the Europa Cup (Europa League?). Some developments are still being carried out, leading to the Europa Cup name not yet used entirely; instead still called UEFA Cup, the real life current name.
My favourite player, favourite striker, favourite footballer, favourite sportsman, is Thierry Henry!!!!! Absolutely divine, world-class player.
If interested, join me in Game World 89!
My friends Yongrui and Seng Peing are also in the game, in the French League with me in Game World 89! But you might not be able to get a team in the French League now because most remaining unmanaged teams are 4star teams, and newcomers start the game only able to manage teams of 3 stars and below.
Positive match results will accumulate in the form of Manager Points, (not to be mixed with Experience Points, which are awarded for exploring features and doing things in the game) till a point where the manager can finally manage higher level teams.
The best teams, like Arsenal FC (GUNNERS!) and FC Barcelona, are 6star teams.
So join me now!
Championship Manager Online
Google search these words and you will find your way to the website.
Like Soccermanager, this is a soccer management game based on real life players.
Unlike Soccermanager, it is much more multi-dimensional, due to many skills contributing to the overall 'Judgement', grading from World Class, to Superstar, Star, Superb, Very Good, Good, Fairly Good, Decent, Fairly Decent, Average, etc.
The players can be trained simply under the categories, First Team, Reserve Team, Youth Team, Goalkeeper, Fitness or Rest. By training the players, positive influences may result in the Judgement of the player moving up, until a cap which is the player's maximum potential, based on a system used based on real life performances.
Very good game, after about 1-2 weeks at the game. I currently manage Game World 89 French League side Rennes, currently under me managing 2 league wins and 1 league draw, moving up to 6th.
Unlike Soccermanager, the game also follows the real life format well. The top teams in each league, following the rules for qualification for European tournaments, will participate in the elite Champions Cup (Real life named UEFA Champions League), and the Europa Cup (Europa League?). Some developments are still being carried out, leading to the Europa Cup name not yet used entirely; instead still called UEFA Cup, the real life current name.
My favourite player, favourite striker, favourite footballer, favourite sportsman, is Thierry Henry!!!!! Absolutely divine, world-class player.
If interested, join me in Game World 89!
My friends Yongrui and Seng Peing are also in the game, in the French League with me in Game World 89! But you might not be able to get a team in the French League now because most remaining unmanaged teams are 4star teams, and newcomers start the game only able to manage teams of 3 stars and below.
Positive match results will accumulate in the form of Manager Points, (not to be mixed with Experience Points, which are awarded for exploring features and doing things in the game) till a point where the manager can finally manage higher level teams.
The best teams, like Arsenal FC (GUNNERS!) and FC Barcelona, are 6star teams.
So join me now!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Crisis
This period is by far the worst period my team Walcott United is going through.
And this isn't the disastrous 2nd attempt at F Division. I am now down to G Division, and currently sit 3rd with 5 wins out of 5.
However, the standings can only say so much.
The team is in financial crisis. At this juncture, the team finances amount to below 400,000 dollars. To boost finances, there are only some limited ways.
1) Advertising boards
The impact is minimal. The ad boards are getting increasingly bad for the team, with bad offers, like 9500dollars for display for >20 days. We are talking about hitting the team's safe region of >1 million.
2) Offload players
Currently, this is the most feasible solution. However, the squad currently consists of only 22 players, and I would never know when a new youth player will be promoted. My policy of recruiting older but better players are finally showing its cons. They can no longer be sold at a good price (ie. >300K). I have placed my star striker (29yo) on sale, as well as a promoted French youth striker (18yo). I hope these 2 players' sale will garner me at least 700K.
3) Offload staff members
Staff members' wages, due to a new game rule, has soared to around 10 times of their original value. This is a big reason my finances are increasingly stretched. However, many positions are crucial. Asst manger will deal well with the team when I am away, as I am, increasingly in this period. Coach is the most impt, as it helps in improving the skills of youth players. The doctor heals injured players, while the scout ensures supply of youth players. The groundsman keeps the ground in good condition, ensuring no fine and good performances from players.
The only remaining position is the physiotherapist, who reduces chances of players getting injuries. At this moment, his salary is 6K+, and offloading him will cost me 70K+, which is much less than letting his contract run out in 1.5season left on his contract. In this critical period, this is really a last-ditch measure.
As I have put 2 players on the transfer list, I still need to buy players to ensure the players don't wear out, and also because the injuries may be much more frequent due to the removal of a physiotherapist. With a mere 300+K left, I will not think about taking a loan yet, but instead invest in free players. I have bidded for about 5, and I will hope at least 1 will materialise.
I will update the situation maybe this weekend.
And this isn't the disastrous 2nd attempt at F Division. I am now down to G Division, and currently sit 3rd with 5 wins out of 5.
However, the standings can only say so much.
The team is in financial crisis. At this juncture, the team finances amount to below 400,000 dollars. To boost finances, there are only some limited ways.
1) Advertising boards
The impact is minimal. The ad boards are getting increasingly bad for the team, with bad offers, like 9500dollars for display for >20 days. We are talking about hitting the team's safe region of >1 million.
2) Offload players
Currently, this is the most feasible solution. However, the squad currently consists of only 22 players, and I would never know when a new youth player will be promoted. My policy of recruiting older but better players are finally showing its cons. They can no longer be sold at a good price (ie. >300K). I have placed my star striker (29yo) on sale, as well as a promoted French youth striker (18yo). I hope these 2 players' sale will garner me at least 700K.
3) Offload staff members
Staff members' wages, due to a new game rule, has soared to around 10 times of their original value. This is a big reason my finances are increasingly stretched. However, many positions are crucial. Asst manger will deal well with the team when I am away, as I am, increasingly in this period. Coach is the most impt, as it helps in improving the skills of youth players. The doctor heals injured players, while the scout ensures supply of youth players. The groundsman keeps the ground in good condition, ensuring no fine and good performances from players.
The only remaining position is the physiotherapist, who reduces chances of players getting injuries. At this moment, his salary is 6K+, and offloading him will cost me 70K+, which is much less than letting his contract run out in 1.5season left on his contract. In this critical period, this is really a last-ditch measure.
As I have put 2 players on the transfer list, I still need to buy players to ensure the players don't wear out, and also because the injuries may be much more frequent due to the removal of a physiotherapist. With a mere 300+K left, I will not think about taking a loan yet, but instead invest in free players. I have bidded for about 5, and I will hope at least 1 will materialise.
I will update the situation maybe this weekend.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Horrible season is finally ending.
How horrible? Just see how long I didn't have the mood to post.
Flunked transfers which are overpriced, poor decision to expand stadium size, costing 1.15million, has led to me resorting to extremely low money transfers days ago to make up the numbers.
Hope that the cheaper ones will prove better than some of the more expensive ones...
How horrible? Just see how long I didn't have the mood to post.
Flunked transfers which are overpriced, poor decision to expand stadium size, costing 1.15million, has led to me resorting to extremely low money transfers days ago to make up the numbers.
Hope that the cheaper ones will prove better than some of the more expensive ones...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
DPMM good start
Very credible showing, exceeding expectations, dominating possession, and rescuing a draw in the dying seconds with a good counter attack with a great volley finishing the move.
Young Lions forced to a draw.
Match is played in Brunei's stadium. They defeat the Super Reds 2-1.
And all that from a team from a nation that doesn't even play in the biannual Tiger Cup or ASEAN Football Championships or AFF Suzuki Cup?
Great job, DPMM.
Young Lions forced to a draw.
Match is played in Brunei's stadium. They defeat the Super Reds 2-1.
And all that from a team from a nation that doesn't even play in the biannual Tiger Cup or ASEAN Football Championships or AFF Suzuki Cup?
Great job, DPMM.
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