In the continuing drama of he-said-I-said, Lions coach Bernd Stange has hit back at Aide Iskandar.

Stange accused Aide of lying and was quoted in The New Paper that it was Aide – and not him – who sent both Faris Ramli and Sahil Suhaimi to the LionsXII.

Now, what the hell is wrong with the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)?

1. The fitness test is not a good indication of a player's match fitness.

While he was still with the Young Lions, Malaysia Cup two-goal hero Sahil Suhaimi took six tries to clear the S.League's mandatory 2.4km test. He missed six games as a result.

In his first game back, Sahil was made captain and even scored once. Aide Iskandar later told S.league.com: “Like I said, he can run all night in a game."

The S.League states that an outfield player must run 2.4km under 9 minutes and 45 seconds before he's allowed to play. Just a year ago – when Sahil failed six times – the passing mark is under 10 minutes. A goalkeeper, who covers the least distance, has to complete it within 12 minutes.

The fitness test is flawed to begin with because an outfield footballer covers anything from 8 to 12km for one match and doesn't sprint unless required.

From the beep test to the current 2.4km test, it seems like Singapore football is stuck with an exams obsession. Even the Ministry of Education is trying to move away from grades with "Every school a good school" and the ASPIRE (Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review) initiative.

FAS? Still playing monkey.

2. The S-League is a lot less appealing than the Malaysian Super League (Duh)

Faris Ramli was in the Young Lions team for two years and was ready to play in MSL for Selangor if he could not play for the Lions XII.

Of course, who would like to play in such an atmosphere?

When you can feel the stadium literally rocking?

The Lions XII – like it or not – has cannibalised the S.League as top local players are being farmed out to play in the MSL.

3. Stange doesn't usually read the news.

No wonder he didn't feel the heat when the Lions crashed out of the 2014 Suzuki Cup.

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He probably also didn't read The Telegraph's piece on him seven years ago, which said he was working as an informer for the Stasi secret police in East Germany and also used a rather unflattering photo of him.

Maybe the FAS also didn't read the news that much if the association is looking at offering Stange a new contract.

4. Stange - like FAS - also scores an own goal

Stange also took offence that Aide blamed the changing of fitness coach six months before the SEA Games affected the Young Lions' performance. He told TNP:

"For example, at the Suzuki Cup, I have no right to say our team are not fit enough for 90 minutes and (fitness coach) Sasha Bozenko was responsible.

If a goalkeeper slips up, I don't have the right to say the goalkeeper coach is responsible for that. It's impossible in football. Head coaches are responsible for all that happens."

It's true.

Because Aide Iskandar has since performed hara-kiri quit. And Stange still doesn't read the news.

5. FAS is busy doing nothing

This internal conflict is nothing less than an embarrassment for FAS. While it is apparent that the mainstream media will be looking for a follow-up story after the article on Aide, FAS didn't stop Stange from talking. And what's with the fight on mainstream media?

Nobody knows who is lying. But at least we know that the FAS house is in a mess.