tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post8225174489972049178..comments2023-04-29T08:49:07.560-05:00Comments on Have Notebook, Will Travel: Hot blood, cold comfortTrooperBarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-55335286577006003912012-06-13T13:11:00.914-05:002012-06-13T13:11:00.914-05:00I don't suppose you could bother to say what w...I don't suppose you could bother to say what was too hyperbolic. No, of course not.<br /><br />The situation in Indonesia is every bit as messed up as I've detailed. Show me where I'm wrong.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-81656703835618527282012-06-12T16:07:24.977-05:002012-06-12T16:07:24.977-05:00this is too hyperbolic man..this is too hyperbolic man..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-54869588475759905292012-06-07T22:47:02.703-05:002012-06-07T22:47:02.703-05:00Awesome read. OUR NT is a source of national pride...Awesome read. OUR NT is a source of national pride for most of us Filipinos and though we are just seeing a resurgence of this right now, I am so hoping that we will reach the kind of success most of our Asian neighbors have achieved. Coming from the SOuthern part of the Philippines where football, not basketball has always been the more dominant sports and seeing the love for this sports has reached the capital and the rest of the nation gives me so much hope. We are after all one of the oldest member of FIFA in this part of the world and gave the world, our very own PAULINO ALCANTARA, Barca legend and an inspiration to our young players right now. <br /><br />Your blog really gave an insight on Indonesian football and I do hope they get out of this current problem they are ambattled with now.Brown Mitsukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503311521708405410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-80143643323891148322012-06-07T05:38:44.300-05:002012-06-07T05:38:44.300-05:00My pleasure, Rachel. I figured that was the case.My pleasure, Rachel. I figured that was the case.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-50076301132951552592012-06-07T01:36:11.665-05:002012-06-07T01:36:11.665-05:00Thank you for the great article!
by the way, yes,...Thank you for the great article!<br /><br />by the way, yes, although the Filipino players don't have Filipino-sounding names, it's because they were born to non-Filipino fathers and Filipino mothers. The Younghusbands and Etheridge, for instance, are half-British; Muller and Schrock are half-German, to name just a few.Rachel Everdenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953870851968516349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-23664475428043933012012-06-06T09:15:56.891-05:002012-06-06T09:15:56.891-05:00Thanks. The vast majority of Indonesian fans are c...Thanks. The vast majority of Indonesian fans are cool about most everything and just want to enjoy their football. As usual, though, a small group of knuckleheads gives the larger group a bad name.<br /><br />That fine line between patriotism and nationalism can get awfully blurry here at times.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-5829030811592223252012-06-06T08:55:38.871-05:002012-06-06T08:55:38.871-05:00I think people are aware of what they could be mis...I think people are aware of what they could be missing. The problem is that the people running the show aren't actually interested in football -- it's all just a way for them to advance their financial and political interests. The whole split in the PSSI goes back to business and political rivalries -- Bakries vs. Arifin, Golkar vs. Democrats, Javanese vs. Chinese, etc. Football is just a popular means to an end here.<br /><br />Perverse as it sounds, the fact that people keep turning out in the thousands for matches despite being poorly served could be part of the problem. It won't be until fans start voting with their feet that the money men sit up and take notice.<br /><br />Every country has its own quirks, but hopefully the Philippines never has to deal with something like this as it builds its own football culture. The cynicism and arrogance are just infuriating.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-53220312294136430812012-06-06T08:19:09.186-05:002012-06-06T08:19:09.186-05:00Wow! This is enlightening. Hope everything work ou...Wow! This is enlightening. Hope everything work out with Indonesia football. Thank for the unbiased article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-69431184608880319412012-06-06T05:53:20.696-05:002012-06-06T05:53:20.696-05:00Man, if the Philippines had as much fan support as...Man, if the Philippines had as much fan support as you guys have, we will soar right now. Our football program is on the right track, our sports commission is very supportive, and the Azkals manager is very creative. If only more Filipinos love this beautiful sport.<br /><br />Indonesia really needs to straighten things out. It's like you don't know hat you'll be missing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06444306022302938947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-26397577198063414972012-06-06T04:42:49.466-05:002012-06-06T04:42:49.466-05:00Thanks. Honestly, the best thing that could happen...Thanks. Honestly, the best thing that could happen to Indonesian football right now is to get banned by FIFA. Sitting on the sidelines during the AFF Cup is probably the only thing that will embarrass the powers-that-be enough to enact meaningful change.<br /><br />Given FIFA's recent record of treating the PSSI with kid gloves, though, holding out hope for even that might be too much.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-6058718104236108162012-06-06T04:35:57.422-05:002012-06-06T04:35:57.422-05:00I wasn't quite sure what to do with that one. ...I wasn't quite sure what to do with that one. Wiki said it was an A match, so I figured as long as both countries used their full national teams it counted.<br /><br />Appreciate the heads-up, though.TrooperBarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029102389163216767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-74838280497549138102012-06-06T03:10:52.612-05:002012-06-06T03:10:52.612-05:00im a filipino and i was dissappointed how indonesi...im a filipino and i was dissappointed how indonesian fans being rude about racial descrimination against our players...yah..indonesia has been established as a strong football nation but the sad part was some indonesian fans take it on their heads that forget one of the basic guiding principle of football..and that is anti-racial discrimination...it even shocked me about written on the blog for death reports of indonesian football match.<br /><br />Filipinos do have developed passion for football...and we never used racial slur against our visiting opponents...<br /><br />anyways..nice article...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186954915517441807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-19764852777531595862012-06-06T00:25:53.568-05:002012-06-06T00:25:53.568-05:00Mauritania match was no "A" match accord...Mauritania match was no "A" match according to FIFA<br /><br />http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=idn/index.htmljonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721398772806838546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-48900147771026311802012-06-06T00:03:29.563-05:002012-06-06T00:03:29.563-05:00Well written...Well written...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072003049937563695.post-37634650707845786372012-06-05T22:37:17.224-05:002012-06-05T22:37:17.224-05:00Wow. A pretty good read. 'Hope it all turns ou...Wow. A pretty good read. 'Hope it all turns out well for football in your country.<br /><br />--- from an Azkals follower and a football fan, in general.uberjamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996675472259831411noreply@blogger.com