Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Foreign clubs due to join SLeague
Chinese Super League Beijing Guaon are just one of a handful of sides who have expressed an interest in joining next season's SLeague. Another CSL side, Chengdu Blades, are also believed to be interested in entering a team in Singapore.
Three Chinese clubs have previously played in the league and the results have been less than flattering. Sinchi FC, Liaoning Guangyuan and Dalian Shide have hardly set the world alight and indeed Liaoning get kicked out for match fixing and Dalian struggled to attract any fans.
There is also interest from a Darwin based team. Previously Perth and Darwin have been represented in Singapore football but not during the SLeague era.
Oh, and some French outfit.
Probably the best bets would be Chengdu Blades and Darwin. The Blades have an association with Sheffield United while former Manchester United and Fulham defender Paul Parker is involved with Darwin (which explains why he is always on TV these days). And we all know the fixation Singapore has with English football...
...dunno how many will have heard of Sheffield United mind!
COMMENT - once saw Parker score an awesome goal for Fulham against Aldershot back in 1986. Straight up, if Maradona had scored it they would still be replaying it now. I think he was also involved in a penalty shoot out, also against Aldershot, that the Shots won 11-10. Remember them Paul, eh? Eh?
Three Chinese clubs have previously played in the league and the results have been less than flattering. Sinchi FC, Liaoning Guangyuan and Dalian Shide have hardly set the world alight and indeed Liaoning get kicked out for match fixing and Dalian struggled to attract any fans.
There is also interest from a Darwin based team. Previously Perth and Darwin have been represented in Singapore football but not during the SLeague era.
Oh, and some French outfit.
Probably the best bets would be Chengdu Blades and Darwin. The Blades have an association with Sheffield United while former Manchester United and Fulham defender Paul Parker is involved with Darwin (which explains why he is always on TV these days). And we all know the fixation Singapore has with English football...
...dunno how many will have heard of Sheffield United mind!
COMMENT - once saw Parker score an awesome goal for Fulham against Aldershot back in 1986. Straight up, if Maradona had scored it they would still be replaying it now. I think he was also involved in a penalty shoot out, also against Aldershot, that the Shots won 11-10. Remember them Paul, eh? Eh?
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