SRAM no money or players being picky?
As some of our top wall bashers including Nicol David, Low Wee Wern and Ong Beng Hee participate in a flash mob at The Curve at 7pm as part of the campaign to get squash into the 2020 Olympics, some of them seem to be pretty disgruntled over certain matters in the scene. There are claims that the Squash Racquet Association of Malaysia (SRAM) do not have enough funds in their coffers despite the funding from the National Sports Council (NSC) and financial giants CIMB. Thus the "national body are not able to pay coaches". But there are those who say there aren't many local coaches to begin with and former players tend to request for "big" salaries. There is also a debate over Wee Wern's recent statement in the newspapers as seen here. She was quoted saying; “The funding is quite limited at the moment and it’s tough at times to compete in more tournaments around the world. “I also want to ask for more funds for Aaron (Soyza) so he can travel with ...