According to today’s news report, SAFA will be selling the tickets only tomorrow. Location was not specified yet but most probably at their office and stadium. Tickets are priced at RM100, RM50 and RM30. You can get more information by calling SAFA’s office at 088 231 112.

However you can also get the tickets for the match online, by going to : http://redtix.airasia.com/Events/QPRTourKK/. Online purchase have RM3 tax for each ticket though.

Tags: QPR, tickets

In an unprecedented move, all independent Sabah fan clubs are joining together in wearing black for the home game tonight, protesting against SAFA (Sabah Football Association).

This is spurred on by the horrendous showing by the team in its 9-0 defeat to the Singapore LIONSXIII last Saturday which brought dishonour to the state’s football.

The latest news from SAFA as of this morning was that Justin Ganai has been removed from the coaching position while SAFA is looking to engage a coach from west Malaysia. However even this news will not stop the planned protest as one of their demands is for the entire management of SAFA to be removed and replaced.

We, from SabahRhinos are 100% behind this protest and we are proud to be involved. We believe the problem has started long ago, not just last Saturday and we believe a big shake-up in the SAFA board is the answer. An insider told us that players were not respecting the coach and SAFA officials were involved in the fielding of players during match days.

This type of intervention needs to be stopped and this is why we are protesting. Rumours were also rife regarding the recent resignation of Tuan Hj Shariman from the team management.

So we welcome anyone who would like to join in the protest tonight, to come in black and meet us in Counter 4. That is the gate nearest to the small roundabout outside the stadium. We’ll be chanting and singing all through the night.

PLEASE JOIN US IN SAVING OUR STATE PRIDE!

Tags: protest

In a major exciting news, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes’ QPR will be making a stop in KK, Sabah to play SAFA’s selection on the 18th of July. Sourced from QPR’s official website;

“I’m also thrilled to be going to East Malaysia which in many ways is the home of AirAsia. To the best of my knowledge no-one has ever toured in Sabah. I’m thrilled that we have remembered all the people that have helped AirAsia get off the ground by bringing QPR to Sabah.”

The tour will commence on Tuesday 10th July, with Bangkok – the capital city of Thailand – being the first destination.

The squad will train at the former Suphachalasai National Stadium in central Bangkok, prior to locking horns with a Thai All Star XI at the 60,000 capacity Rajamangala National Stadium on Saturday 14th July.

Thereafter, the R’s will jet to Kota Kinabalu, where Hughes’s squad will train at the 35,000 capacity Likas Stadium, before playing a Football Association of Sabah Select team at the same venue on Wednesday 18th July.

Well I hope they really will make a stop-over here, as we rarely get an EPL team here. Hope it doesn’t get cancelled like Robbie Fowler’s case a few years back.

I think Joey Barton’s ban is not in effect for friendly, so we can expect to see the controversial man himself live on the pitch.

More news will be published when they are available.

Tags: EPL, Queen's Park Rangers, Tan Sri Tony Fernandez

The nation’s official website for the football competition under FAM (Football Association of Malaysia), including Superleague and Premier League has its domain expired on the 28th August 2011. The domain in question is www.MalaysianSuperLeague.com.

We are already in the first day of September and there is no sign that the domain is going back up. Here is how the website looks now (click for a bigger version);

A check on the whois registration shows the exact date it was expired;

What is even worse? The website for FAM is also suspended!

I guess somebody from the web department took a looongg holiday and nobody checked his or her emails!

Tags: FAM

Yesterday 31 March 2011 marked 10 years since David Rocastle passed away. Being an Arsenal legend and playing for Chelsea in 1998, he shocked everyone in Malaysia and the rest of the footballing world when he joined our little known team Sabah in 1999. Eventhough he didn’t made any impact on the pitch, he sure made an impact in the dressing room.

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Tags: David Rocastle, RIP