Definitively football
Alternative meanings of popular terms starring S.League players
Nicholas Velez of Warriors FC. TNP PICTURE: ARIFFIN JAMAR ART: JONATHAN ROBERTS
5. Playmaker
a) An attacking midfielder who creates goals through passing and controls the flow of play.
b) Someone who creates plays, a bit like Shakespeare
FAN PROFILE
Name: Ian Koh (above)
Age: 34
Club: Warriors FC
When did you start supporting the club and why?
I started supporting the Singapore Armed Forces Football Club, the predecessor of Warriors FC, since the inception of the S.League in 1996.
I chose the team nearest to where I was staying (Jurong).
Favourite current player for the club?
There are many talented players but it has to be our hitman who wears No. 10, Nicholas Velez. His speed and eye for goals are simply phenomenal.
Favourite Warriors player of all time?
Warriors legend Velimir Crljen. He was the complete package; able to create goals from nothing.
How often do you watch the matches?
I try my best to attend all matches, both home and away. The farthest I have been was to Pasir Gudang in Malaysia, to support the team against Harimau Muda.
Is supporting the team a family affair?
When the league first started, my parents would take me there. I continue to support the team on my own - with the rest of the Cheer Warriors.
Favourite chant or song
Go Warriors Go! Fight Warriors Fight! Win Warriors Win! Go!
Fight! Win!
GREAT EASTERN YEO’S S.LEAGUE FIXTURES THIS WEEK
- Wednesday, 7.30pm
Warriors FC v Courts Young Lions
CHOA CHU KANG STADIUM
- Thursday, 7.30pm
Home United FC v Albirex Niigata FC (S)
BISHAN STADIUM
- Thursday, 7.30pm
Balestier Khalsa FC v Brunei DPMM FC
TOA PAYOH Stadium
- Friday, 7.30pm
Woodlands Wellington FC v Geylang Int'l FC
JALAN BESAR STADIUM
- Friday, 7.30pm
Tampines Rovers FC v Tanjong Pagar United FC
CLEMENTI STADIUM
- Saturday, 7.30pm
Courts Young Lions FC v Hougang United FC
JALAN BESAR STADIUM
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