Judging from FAS' FB posts, it's the ultimate fair weather fan

Sing when you are winning.

Tan Xing Qi| June 20, 09:54 AM

Sing when you are winning, as they say, and the Football Association of Singapore followed this to a tee.

The Lions scored an - make no mistake about this - amazeball 0-0 draw against Asian giants Japan in a World Cup qualifier on June 16 and the association gleefully, and expectedly, went on a social media blitz.

Sans the live updates, here were what FAS posted between June 16 to 18.

Post #1: FAS president Zainudin Nordin's Facebook update.

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Post #2: Pictures of the team as if we won the World Cup.

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Post #3 and #4: Videos of two football legends - Fandi and Sundram.

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"Exclusive videos" aside, the association also sneaked this in:

The Lions will be returning tomorrow night via SQ633H, ETA 2305hrs.

What? The association was expecting a red carpet reception?

Post #5: A positive review of the match.

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Post #6: A plug for not-so-popular coach Bernd Stange and a gentle reminder of the ETA of the flight.

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Post #7: A gif article by ... wait a minute, The Straits Times

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Post #8: An influx of must-read articles just because.

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That's right. Eight Facebook posts stretching over three days milking focusing on ONE historic draw. With such aggressive and extensive coverage, it seemed like Singapore football has hit the height of its powers.

And what of the Young Lions' performance at the SEA Games? A standard concoction of a match report, photos and highlights for all four games. And this post on Young Lions' coach Aide Iskandar's resignation - which was only highlighted in the URL.

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Perhaps the association was taking cue from president Zainudin Nordin, who posted a grand total of nothing on the Young Lion's SEA Games performances.

This pretty illuminating post on his Facebook wall kinda sums it up:

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However, others were pretty on the ball.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

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Singapore team captain Al Qaasimy after a hard fought 3-1 victory over Cambodia. Well done! Continue to give your best for the remaining games.(MCI Photo by Terence Tan)

Posted by Lee Hsien Loong on Monday, June 8, 2015

Minister Tan Chuan-Jin

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Well done boys and WELL DONE SUPPORTERS! Need you against Indonesia Thursday!Off to MPS...but no more voice to...

Posted by Tan Chuan-Jin on Monday, June 8, 2015

Minister Lawrence Wong

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Young Lions start their SEA GAMES 2015 campaign with a 1-0 victory over the Philippines! The score line could have...

Posted by Lawrence Wong on Monday, June 1, 2015

Sure, by all means, celebrate when you are winning but also remember to get behind the team when it is losing.

 

Like what Minister Tan did.

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to Indonesia. Just stepped out of the dressing room. It's clear how much this meant to them. But we couldn't do what...

Posted by Tan Chuan-Jin on Thursday, June 11, 2015

 

For a wise guy once said: "If you can’t support us when we lose or draw, don’t support us when we win.”

Top photo from FAS Facebook page.

 

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