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Munjen Portuguese Club de Futebol
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[est. 2006]

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Board:

Owner : Self Funded
Manager : Jacinth (JAP)
THE Captain : Wee Yang, SEE (SIN)
Brand Director : Sanjay (BRA)
Correspondents : Haris (SCO) & Chris (UK)
Chief Financial Officer : Firdaus (WAL)
Fight Club Coordinator : Saalai Muhammad Ibrahim Hithayatullah bin Abdul Mutalib (AFG)

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I-LOVE-WEE-WEE Fan Club
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

FA TRIES OUT MYSTERY FIXTURES

The FA today has released at press time its ridicule idea of having mystery match fixtures whereby teams would not know their opponents until one day before match day itself. The announcement at the Glory Hall Conference Room came as a shocker to many.

The brainchild of this idea was that of a Member of the Executives of the FA which only wanted to be known as Steve Mc. The stunning resemblance of his name to that of the recently ousted England manager Steve Mclaren raised a couple of eyebrows. The FA spokesman who released the shocking statement reassured the media that the man behind this has nothing to do with the sacked manager.

The reason cited for this change was that it would be a good idea of introducing the element of surprise into the modern game.

"Not only will it have the element of surprise, it will make one team prepare harder for their next opponents as they would not know if it will be a strong or a weak team that they'll be facing. This will therefore keep all club players match fit and prepared when called upon," quoted the FA spokesperson, Ian Karrulmore.

This move has been widely criticised by supporting fans as they would not be able to plan their weekend schedules in time for all the club's matches and most are planning to boycott the FA by having zero attendance for the coming matches.

The next reason for the implementation of this idea was that by having its players ready at full fitness and match preparation each week, it will improve the playing standards of their leagues and eventually having a great talent pool for the new England manager to tap on. With that, it would then have an England squad that is rich of talent to repeat the feat of the 1966 Jules Rimet World Cup.

Syabab Lions' left-back, Sheikh was enraged by FA's move as it had not consulted its members and opinions of those on the ground before proceeding with their decision, "Yes i see the big picture of having a magnificent, almost faultless England squad with this but this idea is just pure nonsense as this would ultimately lose the fan's support and eventually, the whole idea of soccer."

MPFC's manager Jac declined to give any comments by press time but is understood to be in a daze about the FA's idea.

MPFC will be due for a match this weekend, 1st December 2007, Saturday, at the Mango Stadia in West Tampines County. Kick-off at 1500 hours.

"It will certainly be interesting to see what the reaction is by all parties come this weekend towards the FA's immaturity," commented MPFC striker, Alan Harris.



-Reuters/MPW Haris