Singapore football can’t continue to live on past glories - Footballing Weekly
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- We have to convince corporates around this area, Robinson Road, Shenton Way, that Singapore football is worth investing in. And this idea that, wow, it's the national game. So what? So what?
The one thing I will say that's relevant to this comment, if I hear the Malaysia Cup one more time, it kept coming up that night, right? In the old days, where we used to-- The old days are done. I'm not thinking now like a football fan. I'm thinking like a corporate and our local football scene must think like corporates. Don't go into a room with these people and say, oh, Fandi Ahmad, Sundramoorthy.
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They don't care. How do I make money? How is my brand going to be affected if I'm associated with your product?
Sell me your plan for one year, three years, five years, seven years, and then I will think about putting money. Don't just say, oh, Malaysia Cup, Kallang roar, Farrer Park, full stadiums. I don't care. It's history.
