January
9 - 15, 2006
January
15
Note
1 S-league 2006 Beep Test
The
first S-league 2006 Beep Test is to be conducted from 16 January (Monday) to 19
January 2006 (Thursday).
S-League and Prime League players must
achieve Levels 12:8 and 12:2 respectively to participate in the S-League and
Singapore Cup 2006
Note
2 AFC Cup update on oppositions
Malaysian teams Perlis
(Super League Champions) and Selangor (FA Cup
Champions)
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January
14
Note
1 Agu Casmir signed for Persija
Jakarta
Singapore striker Agu
Casmir, without a club since departing from the Young Lions, has found a club
but it is not in the S-league as Indonesian club Persija
Jakarta snapped up the player
It will be a
1 year deal and the player will be getting his desired salary of US$8000
(S$13000) a month.
Both player
and club have expressed delight with the deal.
Agu stated he is happy to be in
Persija Jakarta have also
wasted no time in putting the news on its website as soon as they signed the
player.
This deal
mean that this year there are 3 Singaporean - Singapore captain & defender
Aide Iskandar, midfielder Ahmad Latiff
and striker Agu Casmir - playing oversea in 2 ASEAN
league Malaysia and Indonesia.
Note
2 Raddy banned motorcycles for National Team and
Young Lions
National coach Raddy has banned all National
Team players from riding motorcycles and extended it to include the Young Lions
squad.
Any players who break the rule will be
fined heavily & a repeat will mean the axe from the team.
It happened as 2 youth players - Shariff Samad and Jumaat Jantan - met with
accidents over the last fortnight.
Last week, Jumaat
suffered bruises to his back and legs after an accident and has been ruled out
for two weeks while this week, Shariff lost control
of his motorcycle and suffered bruises and a hairline fracture on his right
toe. He is expected to be out of action for at least a month.
Raddy expect his player to support his view as it
was a decision they themselves would make if they valued their careers.
He stated they are still young and
they should not be risking their lives as even if they are careful, there could
be drivers out there who are careless or sometimes, road conditions bad, so
motorcyclists are always at risk. It is just a risk not worth taking and no
footballers should endanger their lives.
January
12
Note
1 Johor FA reached agreement with FAS on Aide
While a clash between club commitments in Malaysia and Lions' centralised training means Singapore skipper Aide Iskandar will miss the two friendly matches against Oman
and Qatar next month, there were still excellent news for Singapore as the
skipper was released by Johor FA for Singapore's
other tune-up matches against Denmark here on January 26 and Kuwait in Kuwait
City on February 3.
Also Aide will be able to join his
team-mates for centralised training a week before the
Lions' first Asian Cup 2007 qualifier against
While his skipper will miss more than
half of the team's build-up for the Asian Cup qualifiers, head coach Radojko Avramovic said he was
satisfied with Johor's compromise.
The Serbo-Montenegrin note it is a good gesture on Johor's part to let Aide join us as they could have refused
and one can't ask for any more as Johor too have their
own commitments and we have to respect that.
Aide was also delighted that both the
Football Association of Singapore (FAS) and his club were able to reach a
compromise as he stated as long as it is a win-win
situation for both parties, he is happy.
Note
2 Dickson was told to send in written letter on his AWOL
In another development to the Dickson
saga, Raddy revealed he had spoken to Itimi Dickson, after the midfielder failed to show up for
training.
Raddy said "I have informed him to write officially to the
FAS to explain his absence and we will see if these reasons are acceptable. Any
player who is absent from training without satisfactory reasons will be out of
the team."
Note
3
To prepare for the upcoming Asian Cup
qualifiers,
Iraqi Football Association President Hussain Saeed stated all request for transfer of Iraqi players would be
rejected and would only be considered after the Asian Cup qualifiers was over.
January
11
Note
1 Deadline of Sunday for Dickson to explain his action
Itimi Dickson has been given until the upcoming
Sunday to provide team officials with a satisfactory reason for his absence or
he could quickly find himself facing the axe with the Lions.
It is certainly no lame threat as Avramovic has previously dropped players for a lack of commitment,
most notably talented midfielder Ahmad Latiff who now
facing exile from the international squad after missing a string of training
sessions before a World Cup qualifier against Oman.
Note
2 Media report that Dickson is on holiday instead of trial
Media reports have indicated that Itimi
Dickson was not in
It seem he had brought his family
along for the trial while not providing any evidences of a club in Italy
giving him a trial.
Adding to that speculation was the
fact despite assurance from FAS officials that they will not leaked out the
information, Dickson still was unwilling to provide the name of the club
If indeed this was the case then
Dickson could be facing the axe from the National Team as it is unlike Raddy or FAS would stand such indiscipline
January
10
Note
1 Dickson failed to report for National Team training
As the Lions linked up for the first
time in 2006 for training for the upcoming Asian Cup qualifiers, Itimi Dickson spring up a surprise as he informed team
officials before training via telephone that he was in Italy seeking a club.
Raddy was not pleased with the midfielder action
but was giving the player a chance to explain his action before deciding on any
disciplinary action.
The Serbo-Montenegrin said We will wait and see why he is not
here. When the time comes we will make a decision, he is a national player and
he will be treated like any other national player.
Note
2
Media reports are indicating during
Singapore West Asia training stint, the Republic have lined up 3 international friendlies against Kuwait,
However it is not known if they will 'A' internationals but it will be good enough as
January
9
Note 1 FAS announce strategic
staff changes
There are
changes to S-league managemnet as FAS Chief Marketing
Officer, Winston Lee, take over as Chief Executive
Officer of the S.League when the incumbent S.League CEO How Seen Yong steps down from his post on
March 6, 2006.
Seen Yong
will continue his association with the S.League as a
Consultant for the 2006 season
Also announcements are changes in
coaching staffs - Former FAS Director (Administration & Finance), P Sivakumar, will head the new Development and Planning
Division, while former