January 6th, 2009 by mrBadak | No Comments | Posted under Sabah
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KOTA KINABALU: The Premier League has not even started, but the Rhinos have won their first battle albeit off the field.
Yesterday, Rahman Zakaria said they are not setting any specific target for the Rhinos for the new season that kicks off on Friday.
The words from the Rhinos’ team manager will certainly give the team less playing pressure and freedom, without having to worry too much about what lies ahead.
The Rhinos, who will be making their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League, will take on unknown SDM Kepala Batas of Penang in the opener at the Likas Stadium.
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January 3rd, 2009 by mrBadak | No Comments | Posted under Sabah
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KOTA KINABALU: The upcoming M-League 2008/09 season will see 12 men in black from Sabah on duty.
These referees have qualified to officiate matches in the Super League, Premier League, President’s Cup, Academy League or the FAM Cup League.
The Sabah FA referees’ officer Junaidi Ahmad Fauzi said these refs are currently attending a two-day seminar ahead of the M-League which kicks off this Saturday with a Charity Shield match between Kedah and Selangor.
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January 3rd, 2009 by mrBadak | No Comments | Posted under Malaysia
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TIRED with the lack of action from the FA of Malaysia (FAM), three foreign players who claim to have not been paid their salaries have sought help from Fifa’s players status committee.
Chileans Carlos Caceres, Jorge Nunoz and Mario Bario, who featured for Perak in the 2007-2008 season, have written to Fifa requesting for a combined total of US$54,000 (RM186,000).
The players claimed they were owed four months wages and had written to FAM’s players status committee which recommended that the amount be deducted from the national body’s annual grant to its affiliates.
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December 30th, 2008 by mrBadak | No Comments | Posted under Sabah
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KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Lawrence Gimbang insists there is no substitution to victory as he wants the Rhinos to lure the fans back to the Likas Stadium by winning matches!
At the same time, the Sabah FA acting president also gave the Rhinos a tall order by wanting them to end their title drought when the new season kicks off next month.
Speaking at a gathering cum dinner with the players held at a local hotel here on Saturday, Gimbang also stressed on the importance of discipline among the players.
He said: “This is your career and you must realise that this is your bread and butter.”
“You have to be disciplined yourselves be it on or off the field. You may not realise it, but fans are watching you.
“You have to gain respect not only for yourself, but also for the team,” Gimbang added.
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December 16th, 2008 by scott | 2 Comments | Posted under Scottie Says
Another poor performance by Malaysia in the recent Asean Suzuki Cup has led to the normal finger pointing and accusations of why Malaysia continues to be stuck in the International backwaters. FAM, the coach and the players have copped it from all quarters but I am yet to read anything constructive of just what needs to happen for the long term benefit of Malaysian Football.
I don’t profess to have all the answers however what I do know is this - FOR ANY COUNTRY TO SUCCEED AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL THEY NEED TO HAVE AN EFFICIENTLY WELL RUN JUNIOR PROGRAMME.
At the very least Malaysia needs to have organized Leagues for our Junior players all over the country. I will use Sabah as an example however the same principle would apply for all states.
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