SLOWLY FADED INTO MEMORY

🏟️ The Toa Payoh Stadium is in the process of demolition to make way for the integrated development slated to complete in 2030.

📷 Snapped this picture from outside days ago while passing by.

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#SINGAPOREFOOTBALL - MALAYSIA CUP OR ASEAN GLORY?

Till this day, many Singapore football fans still regard those Malaysia Cup victories more significant than those Asean titles, the clip may explain why.

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#bftp9am - WAITING FOR KICKOFF AT JBS

🏟️ Some fans were spotted at the grandstand of Jalan Besar Stadium prior to the kickoff of the S.League match between Tanjong Pagar United and Woodlands Wellington back in March 2011.

The match ended nil-nil.

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#bftp9am - AW HOLDS THE COURT

🎙️ Home United Coach Philippe Aw spoke to the media after an S.League match at Bishan Stadium back in March 2016

🧢 Coach Aw took over the Protectors hot seat from Korean Lee Lim Saeng in 2014.

ℹ️ Coach Aw went on to coach Hougang United, Young Lions and took charge of the Singapore U22 squad before his current role as Head of the School Football Academy under the Unleash The Roar! (UTR) project.

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#bftp9am - IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN 1996

📰 This printout of The New Paper (TNP) infographic detailed the improvements made to various stadium in anticipating the inauguration of the S.League back in April 1996.

🏟️ The improvements included the playing field, scoreboards, etc.

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JOURNEY TO KALLANG ROAR (Part1)

🚇 How many of you still walk to the National Stadium from Kallang MRT station via Kallang Airport (the site that used to house People's Association headquarters) like in the pre Singapore Sports Hub days?

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#bftp9am - POOR TURNOUT IN 2009

😔 It was a poor turnout in the friendly match between Singapore and China at the old National Stadium back in August 2009 to mark country's National Day celebration.

😔 Apologies for the poor picture quality, as I was using a dummy proof camera.

Here is the blog post of that match ➡️ https://bit.ly/SGP-CHN-2009

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#bftp9am - LIONS SCALED THE WALL IN 1980.

🎯 The then Lions coach Jita Singh issued the challenge, as shown in this Straits Times cartoon on the match day (8/3/1980), and the team delivered the famous 1-0 win over China at Kallang in the Pre-Olympics Tournament later that night.

Match report ➡️ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19800309-1.2.68.14 (New Nation via NewspaperSG)

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JOURNEY TO KALLANG ROAR (Part2)

🍔🍟 How many of you had your pre-match meals at either KFC or McDonald's at this open air car park at Stadium Boulevard before heading to the Stadium on match days?

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JOURNEY TO KALLANG ROAR (Part3)

🚘 For those who used to park their vehicles at the Kallang Airport (former PA HQ), how many turns or how long it takes before you find a slot for parking despite the "saman" risk?

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HOW WE GO TO NATIONAL STADIUM IN THE OLD DAYS.

🚘 🚌 "We took a bus or MRT or parked our cars at Old PA HQ (Kallang Airport) or walked along the Merdeka Bridge in the Kallang Roar era." 🚇🚶🏻

📝 Read some of the interesting tales shared by those who had been through the journey by click on this link ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2024/02/fans-journeys-to-old-national-stadium.html

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#bftp9am - IT'S MORE THAN JUST A PAINT JOB

⚠️ This blog post attracted quite a bit of criticism when I posted it on July 2011 as I went against the consensus back then.

📝➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2011/07/wishful-thinking.html

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#bftp9m - VENGA RELAXING AT THE BACK

In a slightly reclined posture in the background, former Woodlands Wellington general manager R Vengadasalam, popularly known as "Venga" in the fraternity, focused his attention on Krishna Ramachandra, one of the speakers at "Ideas For Change" - a gathering initiated by the current Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Bernard Tan in February 2017, similar to a TED talk.

Krishna served as chairman of Singapore Premier League (SPL) club Tampines Rovers from November 2015 to August 2017, during which he was part of "Game Changers" - one of the two contesting groups in the 2017 FAS elections.

Meanwhile, Venga continued his involvement in the scene with Woodlands Lions FC, a club he founded and has presided over since its inception in 2018.

📝 The link to the blog post on "Ideas For Change" is ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2017/02/youth-and-grassroots-dominated-ideas.html

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#bftp9am - STANGE STARE

The former Singapore national coach, Bernd Stange, is seen in this undated photograph, looking at a reporter during a media session.

The German coach arrived with an impressive resume, having previously managed the national teams of East Germany and Iraq.

Despite his good intentions, he paid the price for hastily implementing changes that he believed were necessary.

📝 Related blog posts on Coach Stange can be founded here👇🏻

1️⃣ My first face-to-face with Bernd Stange ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2013/10/coach-stange-remains-defiant-amid.html

2️⃣ My summary of Bernd Stange's reign as Lions Coach ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2016/03/end-of-theberndstangeshow.html

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#bftp9am - IAN WRIGHT AT TIONG BAHRU

🎙️ Arsenal legend Ian Wright was interviewed by a journalist at Tiong Bahru Market as part of the 2015 Barclays Asia Trophy promotion back in May 2015.

Wright was the Gunners' all-time leading scorer until October 2005 when he was surpassed by Thierry Henry.

"It was SOFT!" said 'Wrighty' after he sampled one of the local delicacies at the market.

🤔 Do you know what it was?

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#bftp9am - KARI RAIDED THE FLANK

Mislav Karoglan aka "Kari" joined SAFFC in 2011 and was a prolific striker for the Warriors during his time with them.

🎯 He was one of the many top marksmen hailed from the Balkan region who played for the multi-time S.League champions with the likes of late Jure Eres, Mirko Grabovac and former Singapore international Aleksandar Duric.

Pictured here is Kari in his debut for SAFFC in the first 5pm S.League match at the Jalan Besar Stadium against Courts Young Lions in February 2011.

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#bftp9am - DUO READY TO FACE THE MEDIA

🎙️ The then Football Association of Singapore (FAS) President Zainudin Nordin (left) with Vice-President Bernand Tan ready to face the media after the end of FAS Annual General Meeting (AGM) back in Sept 2016 at JBS.

👥 That outcome of that year's AGM was highly anticipated as one of the topics to be discussed was the passing of the new constitution of local game's governing body which never took place during the said AGM.

📝 Why was it so was mentioned in the blog post that detailed the presser of the duo, the link to it can be founded here ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2016/09/proposed-fas-constitution-put-on-hold.html

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#bftp9am - HASSAN, BEE SENG (& AH LAU)

🧤 Hassan Sunny (left) posed with the then national team goalkeeping coach Lee Bee Seng, Hyrulnizam Juma'at was spotted far behind the front duo at Geylang Field back in 2010.

• Hassan is still playing actively for Albirex Niigata (Singapore) in the Singapore Premier League.

• Hyrulnizam aka "Ah Lau" retired at the end of the 2023 season as a player with Albirex Niigata (Singapore).

• Lee, a former national 'keeper in the 1970s, was the Lions' custodian coach from 1999 to 2016 (started out on a part-time basis in 1999 before became a full-time staff from 2000).

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#bftp9am - "OVER HERE, O REI!"

The late Brazilian legend Pele (pictured with his back to the camera, circled) greeted several members of the media who were at the media tribune of Jalan Besar Stadium in March 2011.

The "O Rei," who passed away in December 2022, was in town with former Manchester United star Eric Cantona and former USA international Cobi Jones as part of the touring New York Cosmos contingent.

The trio greeted the crowds during halftime of the S.League match between Courts Young Lions and Geylang United.

📝 The link to the blog post that detailed the visit of the Great One, etc. is here ➡️ https://www.bolasepako.com/2011/03/king-signed-on-my-notepad.html

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