December 23, 2004
The Eagles are set to showcase their new signings of midfielder John
Wilkinson (Woodlands Wellington), defender Fathi Yunos (Woodlands Wellington) & striker Haris Sumri (Tanjong
Pagar United) when the Eagles embarked on a 10-day
training tour of Malaysia starting on January 19, 2005
Since the end of the 2004 S-league
season the Eagles had been looking to rebuild as they suffered their worst form
in the domestic league where they finished in seventh position, but did superbly
in the AFC Cup where they reached the semi-final. The Bedok-based
club had hoped to finish among the top 3 for 2004 as they along with SAFFC
& Home United have kept a stranglehold on the top 3 since 2001 & the
Eagles also reached 2 Singapore Cup Final in that time as well.
Therefore the first 3 signings with
more to come are the first step in what coach Scott O’Donell
believed will be the revival of the Bedok-based into
a force in the S-league again
The Eagles will play Johor FA, Malaysian Police, Public Bank,