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The Overturned Final: Could The Oversight Have Been Prevented?

18.01.2026 19:00

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"While Tampines Rovers have admitted their mistake, the Fourth Official and the MC (Match Commissioner) must share the blame. This oversight was entirely preventable had they intervened in time," shared a former Match Commissioner during a recent exchange, days after the 2025/26 Singapore Cup final between Lion City Sailors (LCS) and BG Tampines Rovers.

"Fourth Official" making substitution during a match (as credited)

The aforementioned match was won 2-0 by LCS after extra time... Читать дальше...

[Telegram Chat] - A FORGETTABLE CUP FINAL

10.01.2026 20:31

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It was a damp squib of an affair as both Lion City Sailors (LCS) and BG Tampines Rovers failed to deliver a match worthy of that of a Singapore Cup Final.

The overcautious approach by two of the biggest clubs in local football resulted in an ordeal that the fans simply had to endure. I still cannot believe this was the kind of football we saw at the Jalan Besar Stadium earlier (10/1).

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"Matchpix" - Aug - Dec 2025

31.12.2025 18:59

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BG Tampines Rovers claimed the first trophy of 2025/6 season

BG Tampines Rovers secured a 4-1 victory over Lion City Sailors at the Jurong East Stadium to lift the Community Shield - the traditional curtain-raiser to the Singapore Premier League.

Coach Akbar Nawas made a triumphant return to local football by guiding the Stags to their sixth Community Shield.

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"Pinball Duo" Stay Put At Bishan Till End Of Season

17.12.2025 12:13

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Following the recent announcement by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on 9th December, Jalan Besar Stadium (JBS) will become the home ground for both Lion City Sailors (LCS) and Young Lions, featuring a newly-installed natural grass turf.

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[Telegram Chat] - STABLE THE SHIP BEFORE TOO LATE

22.11.2025 15:47

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I will not comment on whether Gavin Lee (pictured right) should be given the permanent role as Singapore national team head coach after he successfully guided the Lions to their first AFC Asian Cup qualification on merit on an interim basis.

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Revival of the Ho Ho Cup in 1950: Rekindling the Malaya–Hong Kong Football Rivalry After WW2

04.11.2025 06:52

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Some time ago, I received some images of a few black-and-white photographs from a member of the family of the late Mr Foo Hee Jong, a defender who represented Singapore during the 1950s.

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Singapore Premier League Ground Sharing - Lessons from AFL

17.10.2025 08:17

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When ground sharing among Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs started in 2019, there were mixed reactions from the fraternity.

To some fans, the uprooting of their favourite clubs from their allocated home ground was like “losing the sense of identity.”

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[Telegram Chat] - STOP GIVING ACRES OF SPACE LAH!

15.10.2025 04:23

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For a large part of the first half, Singapore was literally swimming against the tide with the Indians dominating much of the possession.

More spaces needed to be created to move the ball forward, and we have to be reminded that this is not a rugby match!

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[Telegram Chat] - I AM JUST A PHOTOGRAPHER

10.10.2025 10:13

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Facing the "lobang" at Kallang

I still have that distraught feeling after the blunder that allowed India to level the game at the closing stages of it.

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[Telegram Chat] - LESSON LEARNED: WHY KNOWING THE BASICS MATTERS ON ASSIGNMENTS

04.10.2025 15:11

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Just realised snapping at games is not merely pressing the shutter only (as credited)

During one of my recent shooting assignments, I stumbled upon a few harmless questions asked by my friend who was next to me.
Those questions circled around the tournament regulations, schedules, etc., which, frankly speaking, I usually don't pay much attention to unless they are deemed necessary, and I would glance through them before coming to the ground. Читать дальше...