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#bftp9am - EAGLES MATCH PROGRAMME

I doubt many realised match programme is not only a collectible item but an important source of information that will come handy in future researching.

Here is one 2012 programme issued by Geylang United.

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#bftp9am - 2010 ๐Ÿฏ'S FIXTURES POSTCARD

๐Ÿ“จ This is the fixtures postcard given out by Balestier Khalsa Football Club during the 2010 S.League season. The then head coach was the late Salim Moin.

๐Ÿ“‹ The fixtures list listed which were the games be shown "live" on TV for the Tigers.

โšฝ That season also marked the debut for eventual champions Etoile FC and Beijing Guoan Talent FC.

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#bftp9am - HUFC'S 2016 MEET-AND-GREET

๐Ÿ‰ It is most unfortunate not to see Singapore Premier League clubs hosting events like meet-and-greet like Home United did in 2016 due to Covid situation.

๐Ÿ‘ In my opinion, the mentioned 2016 event by the Protectors was a success, as it was well-attended with fans queuing up for photo opportunities and signing of autographs by the players, as seen in the attached photos.

๐Ÿ“ Click on the link here to have a recap what happened on that day in 2016 โžก๏ธ https://www.bolasepako.com/2016/01/home-engaging.html

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#bftp9am - TESTING THE STRENGTH

Yosuke Nozawa of Albirex Niigata (S) doing his pre-match ritual prior to the start of the 2017 Community Shield, the White Swans beat Tampines Rovers 2-1 at National Stadium.

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#bftp9am - "GOR LI" IN AIR

The then official S.League match ball seen in the Balestier Khalsa - Gombak Utd match in 2011, looks like those "gor-li" (marble balls) we played when we were young.

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OLDEST SINGAPOREAN PLAYER IN A LOCAL PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH

The previous holder of that record was Bennett's former SAFFC and Lions team mate Aleksandar Duric who played for Tampines Rovers against Brunei DPMM in a Singapore Cup match on 5/11/2014 at the age 44 years and 85 days.

However, this does not mean the 146-capped Tanjong Pagar United defender is the oldest ever player to play in a Singapore professional football match, as currently that honour belongs to Bruneian Alizanda Sitom.

A check with Football Association of Singapore revealed Alizanda Sitom was 46 years, 8 months and 4 days old when he completed Brunei DPMMโ€™s 2-0 win Hougang United on 2 April 2017 in the S.League.

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#bftp9am - WAITING FOR KICKOFF

A man at top of slope at Bedok Stadium watching the home side Geylang United (now Geylang International) warming up before their S.League match against SAFFC in 2009.

Bedok Stadium used to be home ground of the Eagles from 1996โ€“2018.

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#bftp9am - THE LAST S.LEAGUE "CEO"

Former SAFFC Chairman Lim Chin was named S.League CEO in January 2012.

In my 2012 annual review, I felt it was too early to judge his performance that year, given how late he was unveiled with his erstwhile deputy Johan Gouttefangeas.

โ†—๏ธ To see what was said in the 2012 review, please access the link via here โžก๏ธ https://www.bolasepako.com/2012/12/annual-review-be-responsible-and-let.html

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YOU GOT BALLS (Part1)?

Images as credited. Here are snaps of some of the official balls used since Singapore football professionalised in 1996.

The brands used were Mikasa and Mitre, but I don't have a photo of the first Umbro matchball though.

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#bftp9am - COLLECTING THE MITRE BALLS

The then Balestier Khalsa head coach Marko Kraljeviฤ‡ (left) and his assistant D Tokijan before their S.League match against Garena Young Lions at Toa Payoh Stadium on 21/4/2016, the Tigers won the match 2-0.

Coach Tokijan was collecting the Mitre Delta Hyperseam balls - the official matchball of that season.

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#bftp9am - A HISTORY SOON TO BE GONE

Balestier Khalsa warming up before an S.League match at Toa Payoh Stadium in 2016.

The stadium will soon be made way to an integrated development which is scheduled to be completed by 2030.

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#bftp9am - CONTRASTING

While some Albirex Niigata (S) players celebrate in the background, a group of Geylang International players seems flabbergasted of the outcome in this Jul 2015 S.League encounter at JBS.

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#bftp9am - "YOU WANNA BUY THE JERSEY?"

Two Hougang United jerseys were being offered for sale outside Hougang Stadium before the Cheetahs' S.League match against Woodlands Wellington back in 2011 on Valentine's Day.

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#bftp9am - "WHAT WENT WRONG, MAN?"

Seems to be the message said by Daniel Bennett (2nd from left) to Shahril Jantan (extreme left) after SAFFC lost 2-1 to Harimau Muda during a 2012 S.League match at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium.

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YOU HAVE THE โšฝ?

๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€โš–๏ธ From a recent court case involving a former Football Association of Singapore (FAS) staff, we got to know the come about of this stress ball and the blemishes on it.

โ“ Just wondering if you have other items mentioned in the inset (screenshot and extracted from The Straits Times) of the attached picture?

๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ To find out more about the mentioned court case, please kindly refer to Straits Times article here โžก๏ธ https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ex-fas-deputy-director-admits-to-cheating-sporting-body-into-disbursing-over-609000

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#bftp9am - WAITING FOR KICKOFF AT JBS

๐ŸŸ๏ธ 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

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Home United Coach Philippe Aw spoke to the media after an S.League match at Bishan Stadium back in March 2016

๐Ÿงข Coach Aw took over the Protectors hot seat from Korean Lee Lim Saeng in 2014.

โ„น๏ธ 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

๐Ÿ“ฐ 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.

๐ŸŸ๏ธ The improvements included the playing field, scoreboards, etc.

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RIP JURE ERES ...

Received this sad news from Mr Andrej Celic on the demise of former SAFFC and Sembawang Rangers striker Jures Eres who passed away on 11/4/2024, he was aged 61.

Mr Eres was part of the SAFFC's Croatian contingent that took the S.League by storm its early days.

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RIP ALAN WONG (FMR GOMBAK UTD TEAM MANAGER)

Former Gombak United team manager Alan Wong (file picture, as credited) passed away on 13/4/24, aged 59.

Wong was instrumental in steering the Bulls to make their S.League debut in 1998 - the same year saw him clinched the "Manager of The Year" award.

He resigned from the mentioned position the following year to concentrate his role as team manager of NFL (National Football League) side Redhill Rangers, a role he held concurrently with the one at Gombak United until October 1999 when the two entities went separate ways (Redhill Rangers successfully applied to join the S.League, leading to their renaming as Gombak United. However, they continued to exist in the lower-tier NFL under the same name).

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