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Goodbye 2005, Hello 2006! The end of 2005 closed another chapter of the club short history and during the year, the club competed in its first ever competitive league, Goal Arena Amateur League from March to October and finished a rather respectable 7th in a 13 team league format and in the process, notching 10 wins. It started so brightly for the team when they went on a 4 game winning streak before losing the next 5 games. During the course of the competition, there were some memorable games but one game that came to mind was the game against Bonjol Wanderers who most believed was the turning point of the competition as the Sharks lost 0-1 in a match that they dominated. After that loss, their season just collapsed as the team failed to produce consistent results which reflect their mid-table finish. Results aside, the club participation have indeed achieved its goal of providing the players an insight of what competitive football is all about and to some who are playing in their first ever competition, the experiences they gained were invaluable yet ‘fun’ despite the higher learning curve as compared to playing in friendly matches. Some notable feats which was set during the course of the year are;
In the Reserves team, a total of 29 games were organised for the team as compared to 12 the previous year. While the team provided another avenue for players not selected for the first team to play regularly, the response and the directions the team is heading meant that the club will be scraping the Reserves team for 2006. Off the pitch, the club secured its first corporate in-kind sponsorship with iFoundries (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd during its 2005 sponsorship drive as the club website goes over a makeover with a more robust backend to ease the maintenance of the club’s only source of information.
The year 2006 could probably be an exciting year for the club as they look forward to entry in 2 FAS organised tournaments, namely the FA Cup and Islandwide League which will kick off in March/April and September/October respectively. On top of that, they will continue to participate in local amateur leagues organised throughout the year to supplement their learning curve and hunger for competitions. At the same time, non-football activities will be organised for its members and sponsors. As mentioned, 2006 will sadly spell the end of the reserves team indefinitely until a decision is made later in the year. While the team served it purpose of providing an avenue for non-competitive football, regular games for the players proved taxing and at the tail-end of last year have proved to be a liability rather than an asset to the general running of the club in terms of man-resources and financially. Despite the demise of the team which have provided new players an avenue for trials before promotion to the first team, new players are still welcome to the club’s first team setup. In terms of club management, an executive committee will be elected during the year after the end of the 2 year cycle as per the club Constitution, those leaving their post are notably the club honorary auditors Michael Lim and Jeremy Chua and Treasurer Jojo. Senior players are expected to form the bulk of the new executive committee. While some may feel that 2006 will be a ‘make or break’ year for the club as it aims to fulfil their goal of gaining an entry to the national league, the club chairman thinks otherwise as he feels that while others may think that it will be a failure for the club not to achieve an entry to the NFL Div 3 via the Islandwide League this year, he believed that if the players keep plugging away, nothing will be deemed a failure for a club that not only dares to dream but to put them in action. |
