Foul!

Itu kata-kata Menteri Besar Terengganu Ahmad Said (gambar) kepada peminat skuad Penyu. Beliau memberitahu pihak Media kalah menang adat permainan tetapi ada segelintir penyokong yang cepat melatah dengan mempersalahkan pengurusan pasukan apabila skuad mereka gagal mempamerkan aksi yang cemerlang. Ahmad memberi ulasan mengenai demonstrasi ABC (Asal Bukan Che Mat) yang sepatutnya berlangsung di Dataran Batu Burok pagi Sabtu ini. Mungkin Ahmad tepat dengan penilaiannya. Yang beraksi di atas padang pemain, bukannya ahli pengurusan. Tetapi apabila pemain atau jurulatih gagal, mereka cepat dipersalahkan. Bagaimanapula dengan pihak pengurusan, yang bagaikan menikmati imuniti. Tidakah mereka juga harus menanggung tanggungjawab apabila pasukan mereka gagal dalam kempen mereka? Senario ini tidak hanya berlaku di Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Terengganu (PBNT) tetapi di badan sukan yang lain juga. Jadi kepada mereka yang masih ingin terus berprotes, buatlah dalam keadaan yang aman. ...

They were both penalised for speaking to the Press. Terengganu coach Peter Butler ( pic ) has been handed a six months suspension and RM4,000 fine for "issuing a statement to the media without the approval of the team management", as reported here . Earlier this year, Kelantan boss Annuar Musa was slapped with a similar gag by the FA of Malaysia. My article on Annuar Musa's suspension was highlighted by Yahoo! Malaysia . Butler claims he has not received anything in black and white from the Terengganu FA pertaining the decision. Even Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Said told Bernama he has not received any report about the matter and will "resolve this matter his own way". Apparently, it is widely known that Ahmad has been rather "supportive" towards Butler's cause. However, Butler is not exactly a popular figure - on and off the training grounds - and he knows this for a fact. He left Kelantan in a huff and it looks like his second shot o...

When a party invests heavily into a team, it is only right for them to expect results. Thus it comes to no surprise that the Terengganu government is not going to allow it's yearly RM3 million go down the drain. Menteri Besar Ahmad Said warned that many of the players in the football squad could be axed for the new season. “I expect many of the current players to be dropped … players who are not disciplined will be given the boot. “I will highly recommend the direct recruitment of players, without the assistance of middlemen or agents. “We must scout for players ourselves instead of relying on recommendations by agents.  “I have seen many things … including players deliberately wanting to be red-carded so that they can rest. The Terengganu FA should impose a penalty system so that such players are properly punished.” Read more here . Some claim politicians should not meddle with the state's football affairs. Then again, these are the same people who co...

It's not been a pretty start to the season for the FA of Malaysia (FAM). First, the national body has got a lot of explaining to do - which they have yet to do so - about the mind-boggling insurance scheme seen in 2011. Now, the Terengganu Chief Minister Ahmad Said ( pic from Berita Harian Online ) has threatened to pull the state team and T-Team out of the Super League over the ineligibility of Terengganu foreign signings to play in the Super League. NST's headline states FAM threatened while Berita Harian reported Saman FAM . Here's a question. Fifa ruling clearly states there should not be any government interference in football. How can an MB dictate the fate of the team? But here's a catch. It is an open secret that most teams and even the national team receives funding from the government - may it be State or from the Sports Ministry. So how ah? HD says: Solution simple. League run privately. Full stop.