Following what TNP had published in the past few days regarding the match between Singapore & Liverpool. Why wasn’t the National Anthem played? Were the players being respected? Did the fans let Singapore down?
I particularly like one of the replies in the papers, “when was supporting football a symbolic act of nationalism? the fact was the entire event was a showcase of Liverpool team in Asia. not a showcase of any national team, be it Thailand or Singapore. so what is the problem of thousands of fans showing their utmost support to the team they paid to come and see?
i support what a lot of fans said, if the National Anthem was played, no doubt everyone in the stadium would have stood up and sang our hearts out. We are true Singaporeans all our lives. But can’t we be more gracious for just 4 hours or more for showing a support for a club many of us supported since young? I don’t see the PM or President Nathan coming out to rebuke the 45,000+ people in the stadium for being disloyal to Singapore, of course as political leaders, it would be silly to do so..
I’m not sure who started this whole talk about letting Singapore down. But hopefully not one of those opposition team’s fans who are jealous becos they were not given the chance to show their ardent support like the Reds did. So with nothing to say, the next best thing is to attack the fans who were truly enjoying a rare chance to experience the Anfield atmosphere in Singapore.
In Chinese, we have a saying that ‘one kind of rice feeds a hundred kinds of people’. We will never be able to please everyone. I don’t think the organizers or LFC were here to please all. But I am sure, 100% that at least more than 45,000 people were super pleased for the match last sunday. And thanks for that!
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