September 13, 2004

Leave the champagne on ice, Tampines Rovers, you are not going to win the S-League championship at Jurong East Stadium.- that is the warning served up by Albirex Niigata, who are standing between the Stags & their first-ever league title.

This Thursday, the Japanese side will host Tampines Rovers, who need a win to lift the coveted S-League trophy but the Swans vow to play party popper

Swans team manager Bogdan Brasoveanu said if Tampines Rovers want the championship this Thursday, they will have to earn it the hard way & they can try, but the Swans are not just going to stand aside & let them have it.

After all there is still much for Albirex Niigata to play for as the Japanese side are also desperate for the 3 points as they bid to overtake the Young Lions for third place — a target the J-League feeder squad had set for themselves before the start of their maiden S-League campaign.