November 15, 2004
Cameroon side Planet FC will not be participating
in the S-league 2005 after failing to meet the league's entry requirements within
the deadline imposed by the league.
The Cameroonians were bidding to
become the league's newest member after the inclusion of new local side Paya Lebar Kovan
but could not produce a cashier's order of $200,000, a banker's guarantee of
$300,000 & a letter of authorisation from the
S-league deputy CEO How Seen Yong said
Planet were not able to meet our requirements & we
have discontinued our evaluation of their application. The 2005 S-league will
be contested by 10 teams. Paya Lebar
Kovan will replace Tanjong Pagar in the league & apart from that there will
be no more changes to the lineup.
Despite the disappointment, Planet FC honourary president Richard Ng hinted at a renewed bid to
join the S-League next season.
Ng said he is not disappointed but rather
he had been strengthened by the experience & will definitely try harder to
apply for entry into the league in 2006. He have learnt a lot from this
experience & will be better prepared next time around as he still believe
in this team because we have a bunch of talented & sincere players &
they want to show that Planet FC can go far.
Planet FC meanwhile have
lined up invites to tournaments in the