MailSport: Will Tuanku watch the match against Iran on Wednesday (tomorrow)?
FAM President: That’s a good idea. I will try. I’m also busy with my State, but I will try.
The full length of the interview can be read Here
BorakBola was lucky enough to get good seats for yesterday's Malaysia v Iran match (thanks Hakim!), which was located right next to the VIP and VVIP seating area.
So near that BorakBola's crew managed to 'remind' - okay shouted - to the Match Commissioner for yesterday's game to stop with this nonsense by the AFC to have a match referee from same region as the playing teams. Yesterday's referee is Mr Muhsen Basma from SYRIA, with the Linesmen and Fourth Official from SYRIA and SAUDI ARABIA respectively. Oh, did BorakBola mention that the Match Commissioner is from LEBANON? It's like an OIC Conference yesterday at Bukit Jalil. Some calls yesterday were a bit dodgy
Anyway, looking over to the VVIP area, there was NO Malaysian officials or VVIP or VIP that was seated in the posh, red carpetted area reserved for VVIPs. The President of FAM was not there, although this is understandable because of the tragedy of the Nuri helicopter crash in his state. But where are the rest? Not even one Minister. Where was the Sport Minister? You'd think Mr I Want All The Sports Association Posts Perlis MB would be there as well to back up his 'interest' for positions in the national football body but he wasn't there too. We know that Datuk Anifah Aman was there, perhaps the other perpetually missing in action Deputy or Vice Presidents are around the stadium but they weren't seated in the VVIP area.
Our point? It shows that talk is cheap. Everyone's out to sharpen their knives but if you really cared about the National Team, you'd turn up and show your support yesterday. One of the sad fact besetting this football 'crisis' in our country is that nobody who are somebody really cared. Like we highlighted before, SBY was at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium showing his support for the Timnas. Prior to that SBY visited the team at their hotel to meet with the players while Jusuf Kalla twice visited the team during training sessions.
We are sure that if the now called-off match by Manchester United would have gone on as planned, the VVIP areas would be filled with various ministers and their families - all decked in the red and white of Manchester instead of the yellow and black of Malaysia.
BorakBola says, those with grandiose views who wants a position in FAM should not be allowed to even consider applying for the job, but then again, who would we really turn to now? Who will actually MAKE the call and MAKE things happen?
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