FOOTBALL IN CRISIS: What the fans say

FOOTBALL IN CRISIS: What the fans say

Below are some of the comments which came through the NST Online that have been featured in our printed edition. Thank you for your participation.

• It is the collective responsibility of the FAM council members for the poor state of football in the country. Therefore, all council members should resign. — King Chong, Johor


• I am glad to see that, finally, the public has given up hope on our football team. I gave up a long time ago and have always been surprised when people say things like "give them a chance", "new members have changed the team", "good management" when the national team kept losing and losing. Our football team just don’t have it in them, why waste time, effort and money. — Gerald Fernandez


• Get the politicians out of the sport! We should not be wasting taxpayers money on quitters and indisciplined players. Tengku Abdullah should not be the only one resigning. If the FAM officials mean what they say about collective responsibility, then they all should go. — Firdaus


• Malaysian players and the FAM management will always be remembered as a disgrace to our people. — Joe, Shah Alam


• I felt sorry for Tengku Abdullah. At least he has the courage to do it. — Borhanuddin Musa, Kuantan


• Why keep on bashing the officials and management ? What about the players and coaches? Are the players really the best in the country and are they totally committed to play for the country? We should look further into this and select players without fear or favour. — Richard, Kuala Lumpur


• I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. — Fannie Lao Hamer.
• Malaysian football is an embarrassment to the country and failure should not be tolerated. — Old School


• Collective responsibility they all say? Good. They all should resign. — GCGH


• Let the professionals run the show. EPL is the perfect example. No politics. — Siv


• After more than 10 years of failure, the FAM’s top management is still the same. When is Raja Ahmad going to resign? — Concerned, Penang


• What can I say, I feel so ashamed. Bunch of players who are well paid, so called "professionals", world class training centres, sports science, but yet they have only brought shame to the country. Just look at the Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Thais — they have passion for their country. — Dream, Melbourne