Foul!

BA of Malaysia president Nadzmi Salleh spoke to the Media after the Exco meeting yesterday. Here are two points taken from an 18:05s video clip from Satwant Singh’s blog . Point 1 “We deliberated at length, about Koo (Kien Keat) and Tan (Boon Heong)..you know there are a lot of opinion about this pair…this pair has approached us. They would like us to consider giving them the last chance for the World Championships next year. We deliberated that at length and we finally decided…of course I don’t want to tell you what went on in the discussion but we finally decided we give them the last chance because this is what they want and we will make it very clear to them that this is the last chance for them but despite of that we will also expose them to other partners in the lesser tournaments.  If they can’t make it by the time of the World Championships or don’t perform well, we have other partners to partner them. The target for them must be very clear and the exco r...

Rexy Mainaky ( pic ) will guide the women's doubles and mixed doubles teams starting on Monday. And he was in a cheerful mood after the coaching and training committee meeting yesterday - as reported here . But some see it as a 'demotion' as reported here . Perhaps Rexy could change the mindset of certain quarters that the women's and mixed doubles teams are equally important as the men's events. UPDATE (6.10pm) : Someone just told me it's the same misconception most have when it comes to the National Sports Institute and the National Sports Council, where the latter is often presumed to be of a higher standing than the former. James Selvaraj, meanwhile, will continue serving as the high performance director on a voluntary basis until a suitable candidate is hired on a full time basis - hopefully by the end of the year. What about Razif Sidek who was seen coaching at Juara Stadium recently? Apparently he was told not to make his presence felt at the courts - pol...

Some claim he craves the limelight. Those who know him better say is a nice bubbly chap. The fact remains, James Selvaraj ( pic ) is a rather well decorated former national shuttler in the 70s. Many would know him better as Mr Bata. Today he also serves as the BA of Malaysia high performance director - but not for long though. It looks like James is equally eager to see the outcome of the coaching and training meeting on Thursday. If favourable, he would know what to tell Bata at the end of the year. Otherwise, he will brace for another year or two of working life at the shoe manufacturing company. James didn't need to talk much as his body language said it all here . HD says: Interesting times eh.