Le Samba VS Saints FC
There's a wee song that says about 'when the saints go marching on'. Is it really going to happen this season? 2 teams with equal abilities, that definitely have an eye for a full 3 points on this occasion. A game that could go either way. Samba's Min Jie could prove the difference.
samba lovers 3-1 toh's expensively build army
Boogis VS Chittapa FC
2 teams with the most active blogspot sites. Chittapa looked set to put their ghosts of the past away from them, and Boogis should really expect harder opposition this time. Chittapa's hard training to pay off, but it will take time.
m2 futsal babies 2-2 former RFL kings
Bukit Tinggi VS Gastroboi
The brotherhood is up against RFL's most colorful team. In some way. BT will mean no funny business though the Gastros might want to prove the doubters wrong, that they are really playing serious futsal. Pretty boy Jivan is in between the sticks for Gastro, while BT has wily players Mate and Anol with them. Both teams might still be rusted.
men in black 2-2 boys in pink
Dru N Cos VS Akula
According to not-so-reliable sources, Akula's Azzam is out with a niggling knee injury, and Dru N Cos might barely field a team of 5 people. DNC's Thiva, Lavan and Yumnesh is in serious doubt of making the game according to my so called trusty "mole". Palong to have his hands full again, expecting the full fledged shots of DNC.
jolly men 3-1 red shark enthusiasts
Copa Cobana VS Spartans
Shazli has an exciting list of players on his sleeves, but will the "mini midfield General" be able to accomodate all into a fluid-attacking side once again? Spartans have the roar, but do they have the quality needed? A year of learning perhaps.
pass masters 4-1 supposedly men in loin cloth
Geng Malaysia VS De' Knights
GM will be struggling to put the team back on form again, but dont put them off just yet. DK (not Drift King) will be relishing to start the new season on a good note, last season's bottom place doesnt look too good at all.
yellow flash 3-2 knights in cotton armor
Friday, October 17, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
.Season Preview RFL 08/09.
The ref has blown his whistle, and we now have kick off!! After a hugely enjoyable and unpredictable ending to the RFL Season 07/08, we are pretty sure that all of RSMU can't wait to see the start and kick off to the incumbent RFL Season 08/09. Champions G15, runners up Boogis FC, suprise package Geng Malaysia and the unexpected fall of former champions Chittapa FC all served well for entertainment and the fellow neutrals. With the coming of young bloods, team reorganization, squad improvement and newly instilled spirits, we can be sure to expect a lot for this coming season. Hoist the flags, pick the color and shirts of your favorite team, and make sure to get yourself there, all around supporting the battling teams at RSMU's Sportzal. Lets make this an atmosphere!
Team Analysis
Copa Cobana
A lot has been said about this team in recent years. Since their formation when they were young and hopeful 1st year students, people have been talking about their enjoyable style of football. It can be said, that they are the Tottenham Hotspurs of RFL. All style, but lack of end products. A final fight for a top 4 position was all that they can boast about last season. Add to that their 3rd place match win against a strong M1 team in the highly respected Tamil New Year Cup, with the added help of the Gastroboi army, hard man Nfizree, child-like striker Zufar and defender Naqqib. This season they have recruited title-winning goalkeeper Boo from G15, pacy winger Alep and all-rounder Faiz. Dependable player Awe has been nicked right under their noses as he decided to join the entertaining GM. Rumors has been circulating that striker Nabil will follow fellow goalie Dinie out of the squad due to some reasons. Injuries has prevented star goalie Dinie from being a goalkeeper this season, and he decided to join high flying Gastroboi as an outfield player. The loss of Nik was not expected. Lavan has also joined his best buddies to form Dru N Cos. A headache indeed for the captain. And this just came in. It seems that Nasaei has join Copa after some flirting with other teams. Can Copa be revived again?
In - Faiz, Alep, Boo, Nasaei
Out - Dinie, Nik, Lavan
Dru N Cos
The talisman of G15 for the 2nd part of last RFL Season, Fernando Thiva (an obvious pun really), DNC comprised of 3 of the strongest team of last season's RFL, Copa Cobana, G15 and Tutto Bene. Though the core and backbone of this team really is last year's Tutto Bene. Thiva will spearhead the attack supported by Avinesh. Dependable strikers that can be converted to emergency defenders, Yumnesh and Lavan will provide the backbone of the team. Sometimes hot headed but highly influentia goalie Rajdave will continue to be the last line of their defense and his spirit is second to none. Balinder and Harikrishnan adds depth to this team and their burly presence will make other strikers tremble just by the sight of them. Their squad looked good on paper, balanced and have the right ingredients. With the leadership of Thiva, we can expect a strong attacking intent from the team. Their only weak spot might be the lack of defensive cohesion among the players and their questionable fitness. Fringe players Satish, Faiz, Yan and Firdaus has already seek green pastures new.
In - Thiva, Balinder, Lavan
Out - Satishratnam, Firdaus, Faiz, Apek (Yan)
Geng Malaysia
The team of married men. There's a whopping 4 married men in this team, (Geng Malaysia@ Malaysian Gang or Married Gang). Not that football cares though. Will it be all speed, flair and free scoring again? The loss of Puyi and Nwar might be greatly understated, as it was them that supplied most of the creativity and attacks on goal. Granted, GM is greatly indebted to goal poacher supreme Afiq, whose intelligent runs produces the goals needed. Fakhrullah, with his teasing runs might be a crowd pleaser, but sometimes to the annoyance of other players, seems to be easily fouled. Well maybe he's just too lightweight. Pokwe at times brilliant at goal, is also prone to certain rookie goalie mistakes. With the loss of Nasri at the back, they have to rely on the brilliant stamina of Awe. Anip probably will continue
to become a dependable substitute. New signing Akmal will probably pull the strings in the midfield with his long legs and his handball team fitness. Mahfudz (affectionally called Che Pooh for obvious reasons) will bring his experience from the last season's title challenge at Boogis. Some people say he's the twin of Nasri. Maybe there's not much room for too much Nasris in the team. Hilmi will have to divide his time between being a cameraman and a player. Tough times ahead for GM.
In - Awe, Akmal, Mahfudz
Out - Nasri, Puyi, Nwar
Chittapa FC
Inspirational captain Arulkanesh might be the most dissapointed and devastated player in last season's edition of RFL as his beloved Chittapa, the very 1st RFL Season's champions, surrendered their crown meekly and fell down from grace badly. Out of form, their proud defensive record shattered, being routed by the free flowing Copas in the 1st game, defensive problems and meddlesome team squabble has attributed to all of this. Even the usuall goal-shy Gastroboi managed to sneak a win out of them. Captain Arulkanesh would surely love to put Chittapa back on the RFL map and making them a fearsome team once again. Enigmatic striker Brahmadev and hugely impressively botak Arul will be sure to play the game up to expectations, together with Ganesan. Nomadic player Yupdesh has joined the Chittapa ranks and surely his experience being a lone ranger playing with other teams will be surely hopeful. Never one too shy of having a go at the goal, some may wonder what does it take to get the best out of him in a game. Together with Arulkanesh, Thanes provides stability and able leadership to the team in times of trouble, if there was ever going to be lah. Unfortunately not much is known about newbies Ananthashivam and Sathya. Will they ever win the RFL League again? Will they even get a sniff at the top 4 spots. Time will tell.
In - Yupdesh, Sathya, Ananthashivam
Out - Jivan, Murat, Lan, Ramesh,
Spartans FC
Discarded by their own teams, branded 2nd rated players, most of the Spartans are bound to indeed have a fair chance in the coming RFL Season. Usually playing as a sub for Tutto Bene, Satishratnam relishes challenges and he will provide crosses and dangerous shots on goal. The Spartans firstly tried their mettle with their debut in last seasons' Tamil New Year Cup where they stunned most of the fancied teams and in the way gain some neutral supporters who cherishes their never-say-die attitude and sometimes stubborness in defense. Having the Uni's basketball player Faizal as the goalie might be seen as a coup,, with his flailing long hands waving around the goal. Ganesh is a player who doesnt mind playing anywhere in the court and Ramasamy proved to be surprisingly an interesting player with Alpha FC last season. Ong Wee Kee might well be the Park Ji-sung of the team. His timely run and ability to nick in some important goals for his previous teams might prove priceless. Not much is not about Thamilchelvan. Except that he is probably a rock in defense. If he is not kicking the ball, then he might be kicking your foot. Lanky player Ganesh P has lots of aerial abilities and supported by striker Kumarendran, they might form a formidable and dynamic duo. Together, this squad is not short of brave attitude and high team spirit. Other teams take note.
In - Faizal, Satish, Ong Wee Kee, Thamil
Out - Anand, Ah Chai, William, Selva
Akula
Out with Chipendale, in with Akula. Team captain Palong is more widely known as a funny guy, but his team mean no funny business. Azwani and Seth, the 2 battling rams of the team, and they mean no nonsense. Always there for a nudge or two, some crunching tackles, they are battle hard men. Highly rated but somehow hard to understand defender Azzam has a case to make, and he would relish the battles against RFL's much fancied strikers. Like any other normal person, he has an appetite to go for a goal too. Dol, @ Cristiano RonalDOL, who's last appearance was on the 1st RFL Season, is now back with a bang. A year's sabbatical from high quality football might've done him some good, and rumors has it that he always practices playing Winning Eleven (or Guitar Hero) in Azzam's room on a daily basis, then turned Goldilocks thus sleeping on Azzam's bed, to the dismay of the big guy. Busu, whose real name is Irsyad, is a giant compared to his big bro Palong, but this gentle giant might have something else on his sleeves. The Jumaats are the 1st siblings to be playing in the RFL together. Ipan, whose other athletics achievements was in the gold medal-winning handball team in the Moscow Games, has never played in an RFL match, thus players (and me myself) dont know much about him, maybe he's a secret weapon, maybe he's just there for the fame, or maybe he's just stoned being alone on weekends sitting in his room. Nasri is a surprise signing, a major signing for Palong, as he somehow persuaded him to join the Akula machine. Not forgetting AL, the big boss for RFL this Season, (and my boss too). The Arsenal-mad fan reckons his gameplay is like that of Cesc Fabregas, but I'm not too convinced. Then again, RFL is never predictable. Game on.
In - Azzam, Dol, Busu, Ipan, Nasri
Out - Nasaei, Mate, Zul, Abon, Anol
FC Gastroboi
How could we ever forget this team, the guys who portrays pink as the "new black" among stylish men. Wearing pink never feels so good. Rumors were that this year they have gotten themselves a brighter pink jersey (please spare us) and ready to show us some real football actions. With star keeper Min Jie deciding to leave the team and hang his gloves (and glasses), real drama started building among themselves. Will the clowny captain Qye once again save the team and be the keeper? If so, we could expect some interesting out of this world goalkeeper moves. Some even said Amir started training some weird keeper moves in classes, but however the dudes were spared the pain as Gastro decided to sign not one, but two keepers. Copa legend Dinie and the quick hand Jivan has joined the Gastro masses. Though after a 2 hour interview with our legend he revealed a massive blow to the RFL organising committee, as he has decided to retire as keeper as is now focusing on becoming the next Robinho or Bambang Pamungkas, true to his heritage. He also warned us not to underestimate Jivan's aboriginal abilities. Jivan had apparently trained some secret moves by hunting rodents and wild orangutans by his bare hands in his native Sarawakian UN world heritage-approved vast forests. So watch out M2, for Gastro is not going down this year without putting up a fight.
PS: those interested in purchasing Dinie's cool coaching guide, (now in DVDs) entitled, " Call me the Bro, superkeeper.How to become the next ME" please contact Dinie personally.
In - Dinie, Fareez
Out - Min Jie, Amir, Sam
Le Samba
They're no samba kings, or K.Sanbagamaran, or sambal tumis, but they sure know how to find the target and scoring goals. And guess what, the most unpredictable team in RFL is back in action this season. This time around these guys definitely has some eyecatching jerseys. Team tactician Vikneshwaran Kandiah (more popularly as VK) seemed very confident to take any team on, with his so-called 'solid' tactics. However when he was asleep, the RFL organising committee sneaked in and revealed a major discovery. All his tactics were taken from the latest game of Football Manager 2009. Some tactics huh. On the other hand his roomie Abilash Kumar (also the vice chairman for RFL) was caught making a few suspicious calls. He is believed to be involved in match fixing, probably for Betfair.com, Bwin.com, Magnum or Toto 4D. If proven kantoi, he will be banned for the whole season along with a heavy fine of 500 kopeeks. Main striker Khir Rezza said he spent RM150 for his haircut just to make it look like his Portuguese idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He claimed is was money well spent, although we think he looks more like an anime character. All said and done, we still cant deny the fact that this team has always entertained us with their team work and extraordinary passes. Look down upon this team and you will be definitely regretting it. Go Samba go!
In - Min Jie, Lingesh
Out - Warren, Enci
Bukit Tinggi
This is not a name of a housing area. Alas, its a futsal team. The newly formed BT comprised of a whopping 10 team members. Not much is known about this team, except for their fondness with tigers, Esso oil, Tony the tiger from Kellogg's cornflakes, Maybank, Mufasa from the Lion King and Thundercats. Mate is the stalwart of the team, with seasoned regular players Anol, Rafiq, Yan and Mizi. This team comprised of the most debutants of a certain team, with the likes of Aiman, Hilman, Mebon, Murad and Lan. Could they be the next Gastroboi? A team that not many people took notice to, until to a certain time. One thing for sure is, with having 2 solid goalies in Murad and Lan, plus the defensive abilities of Mate and Anol, they certainly have no part or character of whipping boys. Mizi will provide the spark in attack, ably supported by Yan and maybe some magic from crowd favorite and Spice Boy Rafiq. If they can defense well, then maybe they have the chance to slowly gather up the points, upsetting the odds and slowly climb the charts. Look at GM last season. No one gave them any hope, but my word did they enter the season well with a bang or not. Might be this season's surprise package.
No transfers. New team.
The Knights
Damo played his heart out for every single game last RFL Season, yet they ended last of all 12 teams. Was it because of the namelength of this team? Was it because of their ever changing jersey colors? Former team captain Damo will take no primadonna though, and he's not afraid of showing the door to any team member who disrupts the team's harmony. A solid defender, Damo is never afraid to pull the trigger and launch a shot or two towards the goal. Arasan, the transfer of the season who was handpicked by Toh's Saints, is now the team captain of the Knights, perhaps Damo figures that like Sami Hyypia, he's better suited to full defensive duties other than captaining the team. Arasan though looks like he's currently injured, but he will be ably deputed by the very spirited Sam, who knows no fear. A lot of first timers in Kanthaan, Thiru, Lawrence, Vara and William. Maybe RFL would find a gem or two in these new signings. Like the sands of time, form is temporary, class is permanent. Could this team be better than their predecessor D'crocs Generation? Like they always say, the ball is round, anything is possible.
In - Kanthaan, Vara, Lawrence, Thiru, William
Out - Gajen, Amritt, Amrik, Mizi, Yupdesh
Saints FC
Team captain Toh looks like a desperate man. After scrambling for players for this season's RFL, he can finally settle down and start thinking about team strategies. Players of Saints FC has a reputation for coming in and out of the team and making the team as a stepping stone for greater things. Being a braveheart, (or perhaps lack of team players), Toh is able and willing to play at any given position. His trusty lieutenants Agni, Siva and Prem has always covered Toh whenever he is in any trouble, and Agni especially scored a beauty of a goal last season too. Gajen caused a bit of a stir when he suddenly quit the D'crocs ship during the last part of last season, though he might look a bit more exciting playing as an outfield player. The quiet man with a handful of goals, ex-Tutto's Firdaus has found himself another new team, after some memorable journeys with Copa Cobana and Tutto Bene. The loss of Arasan was quite a blow for Toh last season. Newboys Kuhen and PK might have something to prove to the doubters. Interesting to see a lot of new signings for so many teams this season. Saints has an interesting crop of players, and maybe we can see some early chemistry of the team. Though they are named Saints, dont expect them to give other teams much favor though.
In - Firdaus, PK, Kuhen
Out - Buya, Rafiq, Ong Wee Kee, Arasan
Boogis FC
9 wins 1 draw 1 lost. If those stats don’t reflect on a championship winning team, I have lost the meaning of life.
Despite finishing runners-up in RFL 08/09, this Boogis outfit looks even deadlier than ever with their new signing; the lanky hitman, Anand from Alpha FC. With 2 members classified into the RFL Dream Team, Aman and Iqbal, provides a confidence boost in their camp. Not forgetting Dalvin, Reez, Azri, Paan,and Bugis himself( now sporting a new look, apparently the long hair-snowcap combo hindered him from scoring a couple of goals), this team really looks hungry for glory this time around.
Boogis FC, being synonymous with uber skills and super fast break away attacks(a huge chunk of their 39 goal tally were scored from pure speedy breaks). They have clearly shown this trait in all of their 11 games last season and we at M2FC are very sure that we are going to witness more come this season. A few memorable games for team Boogis would be their tight match-ups with G15 and Tutto Bene, where they have clearly shown us why they are already champions in most of our books here. Credits to Le’Samba in week#10 for providing an entertaining match, when all seems lost, they managed to challenge the red army to the very end. Don’t underestimate your opponents, treat every opponent as A class performers, and I’m sure you will manage a perfect 11-0-0 season.
With G15 out of the picture, we can begin an 11 week countdown to Boogis FC’s countdown to glory.
Do us proud boys !
In - Anand
Out - Che Pooh
Team Analysis
Copa Cobana
A lot has been said about this team in recent years. Since their formation when they were young and hopeful 1st year students, people have been talking about their enjoyable style of football. It can be said, that they are the Tottenham Hotspurs of RFL. All style, but lack of end products. A final fight for a top 4 position was all that they can boast about last season. Add to that their 3rd place match win against a strong M1 team in the highly respected Tamil New Year Cup, with the added help of the Gastroboi army, hard man Nfizree, child-like striker Zufar and defender Naqqib. This season they have recruited title-winning goalkeeper Boo from G15, pacy winger Alep and all-rounder Faiz. Dependable player Awe has been nicked right under their noses as he decided to join the entertaining GM. Rumors has been circulating that striker Nabil will follow fellow goalie Dinie out of the squad due to some reasons. Injuries has prevented star goalie Dinie from being a goalkeeper this season, and he decided to join high flying Gastroboi as an outfield player. The loss of Nik was not expected. Lavan has also joined his best buddies to form Dru N Cos. A headache indeed for the captain. And this just came in. It seems that Nasaei has join Copa after some flirting with other teams. Can Copa be revived again?In - Faiz, Alep, Boo, Nasaei
Out - Dinie, Nik, Lavan
Dru N Cos
The talisman of G15 for the 2nd part of last RFL Season, Fernando Thiva (an obvious pun really), DNC comprised of 3 of the strongest team of last season's RFL, Copa Cobana, G15 and Tutto Bene. Though the core and backbone of this team really is last year's Tutto Bene. Thiva will spearhead the attack supported by Avinesh. Dependable strikers that can be converted to emergency defenders, Yumnesh and Lavan will provide the backbone of the team. Sometimes hot headed but highly influentia goalie Rajdave will continue to be the last line of their defense and his spirit is second to none. Balinder and Harikrishnan adds depth to this team and their burly presence will make other strikers tremble just by the sight of them. Their squad looked good on paper, balanced and have the right ingredients. With the leadership of Thiva, we can expect a strong attacking intent from the team. Their only weak spot might be the lack of defensive cohesion among the players and their questionable fitness. Fringe players Satish, Faiz, Yan and Firdaus has already seek green pastures new.In - Thiva, Balinder, Lavan
Out - Satishratnam, Firdaus, Faiz, Apek (Yan)
Geng Malaysia
The team of married men. There's a whopping 4 married men in this team, (Geng Malaysia@ Malaysian Gang or Married Gang). Not that football cares though. Will it be all speed, flair and free scoring again? The loss of Puyi and Nwar might be greatly understated, as it was them that supplied most of the creativity and attacks on goal. Granted, GM is greatly indebted to goal poacher supreme Afiq, whose intelligent runs produces the goals needed. Fakhrullah, with his teasing runs might be a crowd pleaser, but sometimes to the annoyance of other players, seems to be easily fouled. Well maybe he's just too lightweight. Pokwe at times brilliant at goal, is also prone to certain rookie goalie mistakes. With the loss of Nasri at the back, they have to rely on the brilliant stamina of Awe. Anip probably will continueto become a dependable substitute. New signing Akmal will probably pull the strings in the midfield with his long legs and his handball team fitness. Mahfudz (affectionally called Che Pooh for obvious reasons) will bring his experience from the last season's title challenge at Boogis. Some people say he's the twin of Nasri. Maybe there's not much room for too much Nasris in the team. Hilmi will have to divide his time between being a cameraman and a player. Tough times ahead for GM.
In - Awe, Akmal, Mahfudz
Out - Nasri, Puyi, Nwar
Chittapa FC
Inspirational captain Arulkanesh might be the most dissapointed and devastated player in last season's edition of RFL as his beloved Chittapa, the very 1st RFL Season's champions, surrendered their crown meekly and fell down from grace badly. Out of form, their proud defensive record shattered, being routed by the free flowing Copas in the 1st game, defensive problems and meddlesome team squabble has attributed to all of this. Even the usuall goal-shy Gastroboi managed to sneak a win out of them. Captain Arulkanesh would surely love to put Chittapa back on the RFL map and making them a fearsome team once again. Enigmatic striker Brahmadev and hugely impressively botak Arul will be sure to play the game up to expectations, together with Ganesan. Nomadic player Yupdesh has joined the Chittapa ranks and surely his experience being a lone ranger playing with other teams will be surely hopeful. Never one too shy of having a go at the goal, some may wonder what does it take to get the best out of him in a game. Together with Arulkanesh, Thanes provides stability and able leadership to the team in times of trouble, if there was ever going to be lah. Unfortunately not much is known about newbies Ananthashivam and Sathya. Will they ever win the RFL League again? Will they even get a sniff at the top 4 spots. Time will tell.In - Yupdesh, Sathya, Ananthashivam
Out - Jivan, Murat, Lan, Ramesh,
Spartans FC
Discarded by their own teams, branded 2nd rated players, most of the Spartans are bound to indeed have a fair chance in the coming RFL Season. Usually playing as a sub for Tutto Bene, Satishratnam relishes challenges and he will provide crosses and dangerous shots on goal. The Spartans firstly tried their mettle with their debut in last seasons' Tamil New Year Cup where they stunned most of the fancied teams and in the way gain some neutral supporters who cherishes their never-say-die attitude and sometimes stubborness in defense. Having the Uni's basketball player Faizal as the goalie might be seen as a coup,, with his flailing long hands waving around the goal. Ganesh is a player who doesnt mind playing anywhere in the court and Ramasamy proved to be surprisingly an interesting player with Alpha FC last season. Ong Wee Kee might well be the Park Ji-sung of the team. His timely run and ability to nick in some important goals for his previous teams might prove priceless. Not much is not about Thamilchelvan. Except that he is probably a rock in defense. If he is not kicking the ball, then he might be kicking your foot. Lanky player Ganesh P has lots of aerial abilities and supported by striker Kumarendran, they might form a formidable and dynamic duo. Together, this squad is not short of brave attitude and high team spirit. Other teams take note.In - Faizal, Satish, Ong Wee Kee, Thamil
Out - Anand, Ah Chai, William, Selva
Akula
Out with Chipendale, in with Akula. Team captain Palong is more widely known as a funny guy, but his team mean no funny business. Azwani and Seth, the 2 battling rams of the team, and they mean no nonsense. Always there for a nudge or two, some crunching tackles, they are battle hard men. Highly rated but somehow hard to understand defender Azzam has a case to make, and he would relish the battles against RFL's much fancied strikers. Like any other normal person, he has an appetite to go for a goal too. Dol, @ Cristiano RonalDOL, who's last appearance was on the 1st RFL Season, is now back with a bang. A year's sabbatical from high quality football might've done him some good, and rumors has it that he always practices playing Winning Eleven (or Guitar Hero) in Azzam's room on a daily basis, then turned Goldilocks thus sleeping on Azzam's bed, to the dismay of the big guy. Busu, whose real name is Irsyad, is a giant compared to his big bro Palong, but this gentle giant might have something else on his sleeves. The Jumaats are the 1st siblings to be playing in the RFL together. Ipan, whose other athletics achievements was in the gold medal-winning handball team in the Moscow Games, has never played in an RFL match, thus players (and me myself) dont know much about him, maybe he's a secret weapon, maybe he's just there for the fame, or maybe he's just stoned being alone on weekends sitting in his room. Nasri is a surprise signing, a major signing for Palong, as he somehow persuaded him to join the Akula machine. Not forgetting AL, the big boss for RFL this Season, (and my boss too). The Arsenal-mad fan reckons his gameplay is like that of Cesc Fabregas, but I'm not too convinced. Then again, RFL is never predictable. Game on.In - Azzam, Dol, Busu, Ipan, Nasri
Out - Nasaei, Mate, Zul, Abon, Anol
FC Gastroboi
How could we ever forget this team, the guys who portrays pink as the "new black" among stylish men. Wearing pink never feels so good. Rumors were that this year they have gotten themselves a brighter pink jersey (please spare us) and ready to show us some real football actions. With star keeper Min Jie deciding to leave the team and hang his gloves (and glasses), real drama started building among themselves. Will the clowny captain Qye once again save the team and be the keeper? If so, we could expect some interesting out of this world goalkeeper moves. Some even said Amir started training some weird keeper moves in classes, but however the dudes were spared the pain as Gastro decided to sign not one, but two keepers. Copa legend Dinie and the quick hand Jivan has joined the Gastro masses. Though after a 2 hour interview with our legend he revealed a massive blow to the RFL organising committee, as he has decided to retire as keeper as is now focusing on becoming the next Robinho or Bambang Pamungkas, true to his heritage. He also warned us not to underestimate Jivan's aboriginal abilities. Jivan had apparently trained some secret moves by hunting rodents and wild orangutans by his bare hands in his native Sarawakian UN world heritage-approved vast forests. So watch out M2, for Gastro is not going down this year without putting up a fight.PS: those interested in purchasing Dinie's cool coaching guide, (now in DVDs) entitled, " Call me the Bro, superkeeper.How to become the next ME" please contact Dinie personally.
In - Dinie, Fareez
Out - Min Jie, Amir, Sam
Le Samba
They're no samba kings, or K.Sanbagamaran, or sambal tumis, but they sure know how to find the target and scoring goals. And guess what, the most unpredictable team in RFL is back in action this season. This time around these guys definitely has some eyecatching jerseys. Team tactician Vikneshwaran Kandiah (more popularly as VK) seemed very confident to take any team on, with his so-called 'solid' tactics. However when he was asleep, the RFL organising committee sneaked in and revealed a major discovery. All his tactics were taken from the latest game of Football Manager 2009. Some tactics huh. On the other hand his roomie Abilash Kumar (also the vice chairman for RFL) was caught making a few suspicious calls. He is believed to be involved in match fixing, probably for Betfair.com, Bwin.com, Magnum or Toto 4D. If proven kantoi, he will be banned for the whole season along with a heavy fine of 500 kopeeks. Main striker Khir Rezza said he spent RM150 for his haircut just to make it look like his Portuguese idol Cristiano Ronaldo. He claimed is was money well spent, although we think he looks more like an anime character. All said and done, we still cant deny the fact that this team has always entertained us with their team work and extraordinary passes. Look down upon this team and you will be definitely regretting it. Go Samba go!In - Min Jie, Lingesh
Out - Warren, Enci
Bukit Tinggi
This is not a name of a housing area. Alas, its a futsal team. The newly formed BT comprised of a whopping 10 team members. Not much is known about this team, except for their fondness with tigers, Esso oil, Tony the tiger from Kellogg's cornflakes, Maybank, Mufasa from the Lion King and Thundercats. Mate is the stalwart of the team, with seasoned regular players Anol, Rafiq, Yan and Mizi. This team comprised of the most debutants of a certain team, with the likes of Aiman, Hilman, Mebon, Murad and Lan. Could they be the next Gastroboi? A team that not many people took notice to, until to a certain time. One thing for sure is, with having 2 solid goalies in Murad and Lan, plus the defensive abilities of Mate and Anol, they certainly have no part or character of whipping boys. Mizi will provide the spark in attack, ably supported by Yan and maybe some magic from crowd favorite and Spice Boy Rafiq. If they can defense well, then maybe they have the chance to slowly gather up the points, upsetting the odds and slowly climb the charts. Look at GM last season. No one gave them any hope, but my word did they enter the season well with a bang or not. Might be this season's surprise package.No transfers. New team.
The Knights
Damo played his heart out for every single game last RFL Season, yet they ended last of all 12 teams. Was it because of the namelength of this team? Was it because of their ever changing jersey colors? Former team captain Damo will take no primadonna though, and he's not afraid of showing the door to any team member who disrupts the team's harmony. A solid defender, Damo is never afraid to pull the trigger and launch a shot or two towards the goal. Arasan, the transfer of the season who was handpicked by Toh's Saints, is now the team captain of the Knights, perhaps Damo figures that like Sami Hyypia, he's better suited to full defensive duties other than captaining the team. Arasan though looks like he's currently injured, but he will be ably deputed by the very spirited Sam, who knows no fear. A lot of first timers in Kanthaan, Thiru, Lawrence, Vara and William. Maybe RFL would find a gem or two in these new signings. Like the sands of time, form is temporary, class is permanent. Could this team be better than their predecessor D'crocs Generation? Like they always say, the ball is round, anything is possible.In - Kanthaan, Vara, Lawrence, Thiru, William
Out - Gajen, Amritt, Amrik, Mizi, Yupdesh
Saints FC
Team captain Toh looks like a desperate man. After scrambling for players for this season's RFL, he can finally settle down and start thinking about team strategies. Players of Saints FC has a reputation for coming in and out of the team and making the team as a stepping stone for greater things. Being a braveheart, (or perhaps lack of team players), Toh is able and willing to play at any given position. His trusty lieutenants Agni, Siva and Prem has always covered Toh whenever he is in any trouble, and Agni especially scored a beauty of a goal last season too. Gajen caused a bit of a stir when he suddenly quit the D'crocs ship during the last part of last season, though he might look a bit more exciting playing as an outfield player. The quiet man with a handful of goals, ex-Tutto's Firdaus has found himself another new team, after some memorable journeys with Copa Cobana and Tutto Bene. The loss of Arasan was quite a blow for Toh last season. Newboys Kuhen and PK might have something to prove to the doubters. Interesting to see a lot of new signings for so many teams this season. Saints has an interesting crop of players, and maybe we can see some early chemistry of the team. Though they are named Saints, dont expect them to give other teams much favor though.In - Firdaus, PK, Kuhen
Out - Buya, Rafiq, Ong Wee Kee, Arasan
Boogis FC
9 wins 1 draw 1 lost. If those stats don’t reflect on a championship winning team, I have lost the meaning of life.Despite finishing runners-up in RFL 08/09, this Boogis outfit looks even deadlier than ever with their new signing; the lanky hitman, Anand from Alpha FC. With 2 members classified into the RFL Dream Team, Aman and Iqbal, provides a confidence boost in their camp. Not forgetting Dalvin, Reez, Azri, Paan,and Bugis himself( now sporting a new look, apparently the long hair-snowcap combo hindered him from scoring a couple of goals), this team really looks hungry for glory this time around.
Boogis FC, being synonymous with uber skills and super fast break away attacks(a huge chunk of their 39 goal tally were scored from pure speedy breaks). They have clearly shown this trait in all of their 11 games last season and we at M2FC are very sure that we are going to witness more come this season. A few memorable games for team Boogis would be their tight match-ups with G15 and Tutto Bene, where they have clearly shown us why they are already champions in most of our books here. Credits to Le’Samba in week#10 for providing an entertaining match, when all seems lost, they managed to challenge the red army to the very end. Don’t underestimate your opponents, treat every opponent as A class performers, and I’m sure you will manage a perfect 11-0-0 season.
With G15 out of the picture, we can begin an 11 week countdown to Boogis FC’s countdown to glory.
Do us proud boys !
In - Anand
Out - Che Pooh
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