The Indians appear finally to be acknowledging that they need astute, experienced people from within football at the top of the club, rather than agents or moguls like Singh. In the last three months, Singh's only presence at the club was his one-week flying visit to sack manager Michael Appleton, whom he had never met. The farcical recent court case in which Rovers' owners attempted to renege on a contract to pay Appleton's predecessor, Henning Berg, heard that Singh had been in his native Malaysia and unable to get into Britain because of visa problems.
He has been involved less and less in day-to-day business at the club and has played a minimal part in helping new manager, Gary Bowyer, prepare for next season. Rovers' managing director, Derek Shaw, may outlast Singh, despite the damage of the High Court case in which he was characterised by Rovers' own barristers as a rogue element at Ewood Park who had signed off a lucrative contract which paid off the Norwegian Berg in full. The responsibilities would depend on the nature of the appointment.
Sometimes it would be just as a face to the public, which is usually the case when a former legend is appointed by the club. In other cases, it is a job that is designed to relieve the manager of the extra burden of taking care of transfers, contracts and other off field activities. Being only an ambassador would obviously mean lower accountability, but if it is the latter, often also referred to as a technical director, then it calls for experience and a smart head.
On the panel with other pundits, Shebby always had his ideas and he staunchly stuck by them. In this particular position, as Director of Football, he may need to have the same attitude, but how far it will take him is to be seen. As the Director of Football, he would act as the g0-between for the owners and the manager and he needs to be careful not be seen by the manager or the owners as someone who is not on the same page.
Another reason would be his lack of experience. Of course, Shebby has been a part of football in the global arena, but how qualified is he for the job is an open ended question. He only lasted one year at the club. In , Singh coached a fictional football team named 'MyTeam' for a Malaysian reality television show. The squad was mainly composed of amateur Malaysian footballers.
During the series, the team visited the training grounds of Manchester United, where they faced a selection of United players. The game ended in a goalless draw. They lost 2—0 to the Indonesia football team. Singh started his football career as a defender for Johor FA, before moving to Federal Territory in , for which he was suspended from playing for a year by Johor FA for allegedly moving without permission.
He was chiefly associated with Kuala Lumpur FA, and was part of the team which won the Malaysia Cup three years in a row from — He played nine years of international football for Malaysia, including playing in three Asian Games in , and , and was a South East Asian Games gold medallist in His career in domestic football lasted eighteen years from — Famous Birthdays August Kilee Nickels Blogger. Randa Mahmoud Powerlifter. Ric Menello Screenwriter.
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