Still trying to flog the almost dead football horse
after so many decades of failure. Goal 2010 was when Singapore was
supposed to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in Africa, according to the
tall tales teller. That tale was narrated in 1998, twelve years before
the 2010 World Cup. What happened?
Football is not a sport that
Singapore will be able to excel because the whole world is taking part.
We could not even win consistently within ASEAN against the Thais,
Malaysians and Indonesians. How far can we go? How much money have been
thrown into the black hole without any tinge of a reasonable return.
Goal 2010 was just a fairy tale. Even Goal 2100 is an elusive dream.
There
are sports that nobody wants to participate in, and Singapore may well
stand a chance. Sure, we do have once in 50 years achievements out of
the blue, but those are the odd chances, not the norm.
Anonymous
When developing local talents failed, they resort to paying foreign football and table tennis players by enticing them with big money. After winning all the lucrative prize money and rewards, these foreign players returned home, laughing all the way to the bank. The empty hole of talents still remained unresolved. It looks like throwing money into a black hole.
ReplyDeleteNow, importing foreign talents in sports is not working and it is back to square one of building local talents. Save for the one or two that succeeded, how many parents want their children to pursue a career in sports that have a short lifespan? Trying to attract local talents in sports like football is just wishful thinking. Only those with little career choice will succumb, but life is one long road, not just a few short years in sports to sustain living costs for life..