Friday, May 07, 2010
Post no. 953
Not many people know this but at one point of time, i was a huge huge soccer fan.
I watched the Singapore Lions got relegated to the then Malaysian Div 2. My heart ached too when Lim Tong Hai scored 2 own goals to send Singapore out of the then SEA Games.
Till now, i cannot ascertain if it was Lim Tong Hai who kelong or David Lee who kelong.
Why? Because the 2nd own goal...i couldnt score even if i tried. How more can a defender who is trying to clear his line from 40 yards out score?!
Nevermind, i digress.
Anyone remember Bohan? That poor fella who left soccer to study in UK died at the young age of 30++. He featured prominently in in the squad of 94.
And then, there was the EPL.
I was mighty proud when i was handed the No.6 jersey for my school team. Gary Pallister who incidentally together with Steve Bruce formed one of the most reliable central defence ever.. One of my earliest memories of the EPL was when Steve Bruce tried to score a goal in a goalmouth melee and got himself a bloodied head instead. The TV zoomed in on his broken head and i almost sworn off EPL...
Then there was the Ryan Giggs soccer show. He was young, handsome and very talented. So much so that they devoted 30mins each week to him on TV. He would sashay his moves on TV every sun nite and i would remember many of my friends trying to copy his moves the following day.
Other than his tricks, i remember his receeding hairline the best. FOr someone who is 18, he does have very little hair. I remember muttering to myself that someday he would be bald.
th be told.. he is bald now. All you folks who think that he has slowed over the years.. BULLSHIT. Hes wearing a wig and if he run too fast, the wig will fall off
So why did i stop soccer altogether? Because starhub came around and took it all away. It used to be 2 matches a week.. then it was one match on saturday nite. And then it became a delayed match on sun afternoon. Subsequently, it was just the highlights.. and then they stopped it altogether.
Drawing a parallel, F1 is going down the same route.
Its sad but folks shouldnt be made to pay huge sums of money to watch TV.
Regards
SAY NO to PAID TV today!
Update
WorldCUP at $66. Early Bird Price somemore... =)
I watched the Singapore Lions got relegated to the then Malaysian Div 2. My heart ached too when Lim Tong Hai scored 2 own goals to send Singapore out of the then SEA Games.
Till now, i cannot ascertain if it was Lim Tong Hai who kelong or David Lee who kelong.
Why? Because the 2nd own goal...i couldnt score even if i tried. How more can a defender who is trying to clear his line from 40 yards out score?!
Nevermind, i digress.
Anyone remember Bohan? That poor fella who left soccer to study in UK died at the young age of 30++. He featured prominently in in the squad of 94.
And then, there was the EPL.
I was mighty proud when i was handed the No.6 jersey for my school team. Gary Pallister who incidentally together with Steve Bruce formed one of the most reliable central defence ever.. One of my earliest memories of the EPL was when Steve Bruce tried to score a goal in a goalmouth melee and got himself a bloodied head instead. The TV zoomed in on his broken head and i almost sworn off EPL...
Then there was the Ryan Giggs soccer show. He was young, handsome and very talented. So much so that they devoted 30mins each week to him on TV. He would sashay his moves on TV every sun nite and i would remember many of my friends trying to copy his moves the following day.
Other than his tricks, i remember his receeding hairline the best. FOr someone who is 18, he does have very little hair. I remember muttering to myself that someday he would be bald.
So why did i stop soccer altogether? Because starhub came around and took it all away. It used to be 2 matches a week.. then it was one match on saturday nite. And then it became a delayed match on sun afternoon. Subsequently, it was just the highlights.. and then they stopped it altogether.
Drawing a parallel, F1 is going down the same route.
Its sad but folks shouldnt be made to pay huge sums of money to watch TV.
Regards
SAY NO to PAID TV today!
Update
WorldCUP at $66. Early Bird Price somemore... =)
# posted by 好人 @ 12:57 PM 
