Old Toilet - Theater of Clowns

Kawan-kawan nasihatkan aku, kononnya blog aku ni dah makin popular, jadi aku tidak lagi boleh tulis benda-benda yang kecil, isu-isu tak menarik, dan terlalu peribadi. Konon-kononnya aku kena jaga standard blog akubetul.com. Hahahaha….! Partly I agreed with their advise, aku pun tidak berpeluang lagi buat posting daily, tiada masa nak follow dan komen pasal isu semasa yang remeh temeh. Sebab itulah juga aku tidak bersungguh bercerita selepas Liverpool belasah Real Madrid in mid week Champ League match.

But last night totally different scenario. Mangkuk kena belasah 4-1 dengan Liverpool. Hahahaha… Blogger-blogger mat salleh ramai yang buat lawak konon-kononnya mereka baru lepas turun dari ceiling rumah yang pecah selepas melompat kegembiraan bila Liverpool belasah Real Madrid, dan semalam sekali lagi mereka terpaksa repair ceiling.

News Flash:

Liverpool beat arch-rivals Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford to keep their English Premiership dreams alive. – The Times

Liverpool breathed fresh life into their Barclays Premier League title dream with a deserved 4-1 crushing of 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford. – Press Association

Liverpool revived their ambitions of claiming the Premier League title in remarkable fashion as they humiliated champions Manchester United at Old Trafford. – BBC

Liverpool came from behind to hit four goals at Old Trafford and reduce the gap at the top of table on a miserable day for the champions who also had Nemanja Vidic sent off. – Goal.com

First Real Madrid, now Manchester United. Liverpool arrived at Old Trafford dreaming of giving their title charge CPR. What they managed was a rout so comprehensive, so humiliating that by the end it was little less than resurrection. – Telegraph.co.uk

Liverpool rekindled the Premier League title race on Saturday with a 4-1 mauling of leaders and bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford. – Yahoo! News

Liverpool hauled themselves back into the Premier League title race in the lunchtime kick-off, crushing 10-man Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford. The Merseysiders battled back from a goal down to defeat the league leaders in clinical fashion. – Football365

Gerrard's Camera Kiss

This is the biggest Liverpool win in Old Trafford in more than 70 years! Even during Liverpool domination of the league in 70s and 80s they never belasah Mangkuk sebesar itu. In 1936-1937 season mereka kalahkan Mangkuk 5-2, but pada aku 4-1 is more compelling scoreline, kan?

I do not care if Mangkuk clinch all the title this season, tak kisahlah Cup bawah umur 12 tahun sekalipun, kepuasan mengalahkan mereka twice dan membelasah mereka di tempat sendiri memang best gila. Mereka boleh menang semua league game dan clinch the BPL title, pergilah conquer Europe dengan menang Champ League, dapatkan lah Piala FA, tapi kalau fans Mangkuk belagak dengan aku aku boleh cakap…

WE KICKED YOUR ASS IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD!

MUAHAHAHAHA….!

Jenis-jenis Peminat Bolasepak

Notice: Untuk bukan peminat bola, sorry. Every time aku hilang idea nak tulis apa, bola atau politic adalah penyelamat setia.

There are so many varieties of football fans. If you a football fans, please read to understand you in which category and for those yang tak minat bola also spare some time since this article will help you to conduct yourself in front of your friends, lover, or family member yang gila bola.

1. Die Hard Fan.
Aku. Write this paragraph just like reflecting my own self. Kalau Real Madrid lawan Barcelona di Stadium Bukit Jalil then same time final Piala Malaysia, Perak lawan Selangor di Stadium Shah Alam. Tanpa sangsi aku akan pergi tengok game Perak. Aku bukannya pencinta bolasepak, aku cuma suka tengok team yang aku sokong main bolasepak. Win ugly is not an issue, yang penting pasukan aku sokong menang. Baca berita bola yang hanya related dengan pasukan yang disokong sahaja. Aku tak minat nak follow Carlos Teves saga, or Juventus team re-building process. Aku tak peduli. Kalau team aku kalah aku akan mengamok, sedih dan geram. Usually Die Hard fans adalah bad loser as well, since they will find all kind of excuse defending their team. Mana mungkin AC Milan lebih power dari Liverpool…and aku percaya Perak adalah local team paling berjaya in recent years also pasukan kebangsaan kita adalah… ops.

2. Truly Football Lover.
Selalunya orang macam ini memang terror main bola. Sampai umur 40an still ada team. Tiap-tiap minggu main futsal. Mereka tak kira pasukan apa, tak kira player yang main tu mereka kenal atau tidak. Yang penting, beautiful game. Sometimes, they not even know some of the star player. Mereka tak baca lansung berita bola. Ronaldinho main team mana pun takpe, cuma bila Ronaldinho main mereka suka tengok. Most of them support underdog team. Just like Shebby Singh yang cukup benci dengan Brazil and Argentina masa Copa America hari tu, base on his commentary during the live telecast.

3. Soft Fan.
They not really love the game, they just happy to follow news related to football world. Since nowadays sports in particularly football just like entertainment industry, full with gossip, controversy, scandal and banyak lagi. This kind of people knew Robinho real name adalah Robson. And Robinho stand for Little Robson just like Ronaldinho, Little Ronaldo. But setahun sekali sahaja mereka tengok Robinho's step over secara live, most of the time they watch it through YouTube. Time transfer window open ni, mereka la jaguh dalam bersembang dengan kawan-kawan. Semua info ada dalam kepala.

4. Glory Hunter.
Peminat bola mesti dah jemu dengan perkataan ini. Glory Hunter adalah orang yang tidak berpendirian. They will switch team base on achievement and popularity. Bravely said, most Chelsea current supporters tergolong dalam jenis ini. Tak mungkin aku minat Chelsea dari kecil, kerana Chelsea never and once we thought it is impossible for them to become an EPL powerhouse. Macam new majority shareholder of Birmingham cakap, he wants Birmingham to play in Champ League, rasa nak tergelak dengar apek Hong Kong tu cakap. Ramai Die Hard Fan benci dengan Glory Hunter, sebab…. macam-macam, tak larat aku nak listkan.

5. Chicken
Ini lagi keji dari Glory Hunter, since they follows football just to kutuk their friend. Regardless what team playing, they will find point untuk kutuk. If Manchester draw dengan Liverpool, Si Pengecut ini akan kutuk both supporters. They themselves do not dare to choose any team. Bacul…! Or sometimes to be safe, they select like 2 teams from each league. Haiya… come on la make up your tiny, stink mind. Jangan terkejut kalau dengar sesetangah dari mereka declare mereka memang sokong Greece few years back.

Of cause, some supporters are combination of more than one of these categories. Ada Die Hard fans yang juga Truly Football Lover… ada jugak Glory Hunter yang Chicken out to declare which team yang dia sokong. But basically, these are the type of fans yang aku rasa wujud.

Selamat berlibur hujung minggu...!

National Football Squad for Asian Cup

Semalam aku dengan member-member rajinkan diri pergi tengok Malaysia belasah Cambodia 6-0 di Stadium Shah Alam. Not much we can say about their performance. One thing for sure, majority yang hadir bukan penyokong bolasepak, tapi pengkritik. Pengkritik yang betul-betul ikhlas dan sedikit kejam. Makian dan cemuhan mereka tak kenal player, pegawai, setiausaha agong, referee, atau siapa sahaja. Termasuklah Rita Rudaini yang datang menyokong 'abang' tercinta. Si Aidil pula berjaya mengadiahkan buah hati beliau dengan satu jaringan cantik pada minit-minit akhir.

So, aku pun terpanggil to give my 2 cents regarding Cikgu Jan's selection.

NATIONAL TEAM PRESS CONFERENCE
DATE and TIME: 17th June, 2007 at 2pm
VENUE: Grand Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam

National coach named his squad for Asian Cup Final this July.

Since ramai peminat rajin analysis perkembangan bolasepak antarabangsa, biarlah aku cuba analysis bolasepak tempatan. Susah juga since aku jarang tengok bola tempatan kalau bukan pasukan Perak main. To be fair, I will not throw my sting opinion, let talk about statistic and figures.

Antara semua penyerang kebangsaan yang dinamakan, cuma used-to-be Kedah darling, Akmal Rizal berjaya buat comeback this season and managed to register 6 goals. Aku juga shock bila aku found out dalam list scorer untuk Super League there are no Safee Sali, Indra or Hairuddin names. If the record from FAM.org.my is correct, 3 out of 4 national strikers failed to score even a single goal for their team in Super League. Maybe Norizan select them base on their performance in FA Cup or Malaysian Cup, which I failed to found any goal scorer record. There are only 2 local players inside top 10 goal scorer of Super League. And both of them failed to secure a place in national squad.

Keita Mandjou (Perak) – 19

Shahrazain Said (Brunei) – 19

Marlon James (Kedah) – 17

Walter Silva (Johor FC) – 16

Khalid Jamlus (Perak) – 12

Sharlei Miranda (T’ganu) – 11

Chepita (Perlis) – 10

Azlan Ismail (Perlis) – 9

Frederico Santos (N.9) – 9

Chaswe Nsofwa (TMFC) – 8

Even if we divide the players base on teams they represent, it will raise few questions. Majority player, excluding the waiting list, are from Pahang and Selangor both teams has 4 representatives. While Super League powerhouse Perak and Kedah only has 2 players, and only sole representative from Perlis and Terengganu. Pahang's and Selangor's point combined, still can't make them leader of Super League.

Statistic from Premiere League also did not helping us to figure out how Norizan pick his player. Local top scorer there did not make a cut. Even players from lowly PKNS and Kuala Lumpur manage to squeeze in.

3 Questions:

1. Why Norizan did not pick player base on current form?

2. Is it true, Norizan play a very small part in selecting the player?

3. Asian Cup Final, some sort of FAM rewarding their senior player?

Tapi tak kira kalau mereka ambil budak Sekolah Bukit Jalil sekalipun, aku akan cuba untuk pergi menonton sambil menyokong dan mengkritik pasukan negara Julai nanti.

All The Best...!

Complete team list:

Penjaga gol:
Azizon Kadir (Negeri Sembilan), Suffian Abdul Rahman (TMFC);

Pertahanan:
Kaironnisam Sahabuddin Hussain (UPB-MyTeam), Hamzani Omar (Johor-Pasir Gudang), Nazrulerwan Makmor (PKNS), Fauzie Nan (Perlis), K Nanthakumar (Perak), V Thirumurugan (Kedah), Rosdi Talib (Pahang), Aidil Zafuan Abdul Radzak (Negeri Sembilan);

Tengah:
Hardi Jaafar (TMFC), Norhafiz Zamani Misbah (Pahang), Ivan Yusoff (Kuala Lumpur), Fadzli Saari (Selangor), Shahrulnizam Mustapha (Perak), Eddy Helmi Manan (Johor FC), Nor Farhan Muhammad (Terengganu), Ahmad Fauzi Shaari (Kedah), Shukor Adan (Selangor);

Penyerang:
Akmal Rizal Ahmad Rakhli (Selangor), Safee Sali (Selangor), Indra Putra Mahayuddin (Pahang), Hairuddin Omar (Pahang).

Simpanan:
Syed Adney Syed Hussain (Selangor), S Subramaniam (Perak), Khyril Muhymeen Zambri (Kedah), Amirulhadi Zainal (Selangor), Azi Shahri, Azmi (Perlis), Rezal Zambery Yahya (Negeri Sembilan), Ronny Harun (Sabah).

Picture and statistic from www.fam.org.my

Persatuan Bolasepak Sarawak - Muflis?

Sarawak yang dilanda masalah kewangan sedaya upaya ke tempat lawan untuk perlawanan bola sepak Liga Super menentang Brunei walaupun terpaksa menempuh perjalanan darat menggunakan bas sejauh hampir seribu kilometer yang memakan masa 14 jam.

- Utusan (05/06/07)

Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Sarawak (FAS), Nyipa Tinggang memberitahu wartawan FAS tidak mempunyai wang lansung. Semua pemain sudah tidak menerima gaji selama tiga bulan sehingga perlawanan ke Brunei terpaksa menggunakan bas yang diberikan percuma oleh ahli perniagaan, Datin Azerina Arip.

Aku pernah sentuh isu ini dulu. Sukar untuk aku percaya sebuah persatuan sukan yang cukup terkenal (bolasepak) gagal memenuhkan akaun persatuan. Cuba fikirkan:

1. Bolasepak sukan paling diminati di Malaysia, malahan didunia.
2. Paling kurang beribu kalau tidak berjuta manusia menonton perlawanan bolasepak setiap minggu. Paling tidak pun, mereka akan menonton highlight atau berita sukan.

Aku rasa budak university yang baru belajar marketing pun tahu ianya sebuah platform pemasaran yang berpotensi tinggi.

Di negara lain, terutama di Eropah persatuan atau kelab bolasepak menjadi satu cabang perniagaan yang sangat-sangat menguntungkan. Mungkin market mereka lebih besar, tapi gaji dan perbelanjaan mereka juga beratus kali ganda besar berbanding di Malaysia.

Tentunya ada cara untuk menjana keuntungan dari persatuan atau kelab bolasepak. Aku tidak tahu exactly how, but surely pakar-pakar business and marketing tahu cara terbaik untuk mempromosikan sesebuah pasukan bolasepak.

Dalam isu ini ini kesimpulan aku:

FAM – Bodoh. Mungkin mereka boleh mendapatkan sponsor yang lebih untuk membantu persatuan-persatuan negeri. Atau jika difikirkan perlu ‘releasekan’ persatuan negeri agar mereka cari sponsor sendiri 100%. Tidak perlu beri grant tahunan atas ehsan sponsorship FAM.

FAS – Super Bodoh. Majority persatuan bolasepak negeri tidak menghadapai masalah kewangan. Malahan ada yang berjaya mengaut keuntungan. Aku tidak tahu negeri lain, tapi Persatuan Bolasepak Perak boleh memberi peruntukan RM 50,000.00 setahun untuk kelab penyokong. Jadi semestinya ‘something wrong’ dengan FAS sehingga akaun persatuan boleh kering.

Latest Transfer Gossip

With EPL and almost all European club competition come to an end this month, peminat bolasepak akan officially menjadi pemerhati ‘stock market’. Pasaran saham jual beli player. During this period www.soccernet.com or club official site (for me, www.liverpoolfc.tv/news) are not the best source of info anymore. They will not produce the most juiciest and controversial gossip. We can’t expect Liverpoolfc.tv to expose any Liverpool target, kan. And Soccernet.com will only publish solid and proved news. For past several years, I have been using newsnow.co.uk to provide me with any latest news during this period, although some of the news simply out of this world. Who cares…

Newsnow.co.uk actually a news portal, they will feed all news related to any particular subject and put it on one page for our easy viewing.

http://newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Liverpool&x=7&y=7

The intensiveness of the news links includes news from Thestar.com.my, even Sarawak Tribune. So, if there is any publisher around the globe write any news related to Liverpool we will be able to read it there. And the page update every 5 minutes. Cool right?

For other topic, simply explore the site yourself.

Talking about cool, jika rakan-rakan disini boring tak tau nak buat apa. Play this ‘game’.

1. Go to google.com
2. key in aku betul
3. press ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’
4. Wallaaah..!

Hehehe...

Manchester United vs Malaysia XI - Off?

6 May 2007
“The Manchester United tour dates clash with the AFC Asian Cup and AFC doesn't want any competitions to be promoted or organised during the month of July…If the tour goes ahead then it will be a breach of the OAA (Organising Association Agreement).” - Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam, Soccernet

8 May 2007
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has thrown his weight behind calls for Manchester United to look again at this summer's controversial tour of Asia. - Soccernet

11 May 2007
"This is what the government wants. All Malaysians will enjoy the Manchester United game…I don't think we should reject this tour. I hope the AFC understand this." Pak Lah told media, quote by BBC

19 May 2007
“There is room for compromise. We have sought an audience with the prime minister ... We owe it to him to explain our side of the story… AFC had never called for the United game on July 27 to be called off. We only want them to reschedule their match” – Mohamed Bin Hammam respond to Pak Lah statement.

Here the story:

While planning activities for Visit Malaysia Year 2007 with the conjunction of 50^th years of independent celebration, Malaysia government organizes various world class sporting events to promote sport tourism. Event such as Formula One, Roger Federer vs Pete Sampras, Badminton Super Series, Malaysia Open Tennis Championship, Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tourney and of cause Asia Cup Final (one month of July) and Manchester United exhibition match (27 July) against Malaysia selection - the problem occurs here.

1. FAM already signed an agreement with AFC that they will not organize any high profile event to divide media and fans attention from AFC Cup during one month period. (July)
2. FIFA rules indicate any government must approach them for any Category A match through football association, in this case FAM

So, FAM as we all knew their level of stupidity plan to organize the match without realize they violate the agreement. AFC president warn them about the issue. Our beloved prime minister stupidly getting himself involves and makes the matter worst. When AFC refuse to allow the match even with Pak Lah instruction, everybody slam AFC and label them as arrogant and failed to repay Malaysia deeds, including set up AFC ‘home’ near Bukit Jalil.

My view:

FAM – Stupid, what we can expect from this bunch of idiot.

Pak Lah – Stupid, why he need to publicize his support?

Mohamed Bin Hammam – Correct, cool…

Other politic figures that slam AFC – Damn stupid, just shut your month. (Including ‘the son in law’)

My suggestion:

1. Reschedule the match to early August (if possible). M.U should agree to reschedule their plan since we (Malaysian) throw our money to them via sponsorship (AirAsia and Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board) and TV right (Astro)
2. Forget Mangkuk, and invite other club or national team to play in early August.
3. We not really celebrate our national football team, so just forget about the exhibition match.

I realize if we follow AFC instruction, we lose some face. But, it is our own damn mistake. Furthermore we not rank that high in football world anyway.

Lanun Pawagam

Aku bukanlah peminat filem, tambahan lagi filem yang ada sequence. Star Wars, LOTR, Sembilu (Hahahaa…). Pada aku reason menonton filem adalah untuk hiburan. So, everytime aku reached cinema aku akan pick any comedy related movie. Aku sedar itu bukan satu benda yang betul dan aku pun tak suruh sesiapa tiru cara aku itu. Cuma sebagai laymen dalam industry filem aku terkejut bila lihat sambutan orang Malaysia terhadap Pirates of Caribbean 3. Lihat gambar dibawah yag aku ambil di TGV, Bukit Raja, late Saturday evening.


TGV sediakan 2 counters for that movie tapi still kena queue sampai luar. Counter untuk filem-filem lain kosong je. Including filem Sumolah.

Kuat betul sokongan orang Malaysia terhadap filem luar. Tidak cukup dengan lambakan filem Hollywood, Hong Kong, Korea, Siam, Indon, China dan Hindustan di sini. GSC bawa pula filem dari France untuk santapan rakyat Malaysia.

Tahun ini, buat kali ketujuh, GSC membawakan tujuh buah filem terbaik Perancis dalam siri Festival Filem Perancis yang bermula pada 24 Mei lalu sehingga 3 Jun ini di GSC MidValley, Kuala Lumpur dan GSC One Utama, Petaling Jaya. - Utusan

Agaknya filem-filem kita dapat tempat ke di negara-negara luar? Aku bukan maksudkan dapat tayangan amal, tayangan sempena pesta filem or dapat award-award picisan. Aku maksudkan tayangan umum yang berbayar.

Memang budaya kita senang terima barang dari luar kot.... (Dah makin jauh aku cuba fikir). Malas.... baik aku layan Perak vs Kedah, 2nd half.

We Failed to Paint Europe Red

Even the most hard core Milan's fans would agree we almost shut them down totally. Statistic never lies....


But, the final score....



I still believe Liverpool are the best in Europe, well done guys...


Update:

Aku lupa nak buat pagi tadi, sorry...

The complete result of UEFA Champion League 2007.

Champion: Athletic Club Milan
1st Runner Up: Liverpool Football Club
2nd Runner Up: Chelsea Football Club
3rd Runner Up: Manchester United Football Club (a.k.a Mangkuk)

Ada yang tak puas hati dengan kedudukan ni ke?