The soap opera that is the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) election took yet another turn today.

The first bombshell had earlier been dropped by Hougang United Chairman Bill Ng last Thursday, when he claimed to have no knowledge that the $500,000 he donated would be used for the Football Management Systemn, an initiative set up by the Asian Footballing Federation.

FAS secretary, Winston Lee, rebutted this claim, and promised to provide evidence that Ng did indeed have knowledge on where the funds would be spent on.

Lee carried through on his promise earlier this evening, providing invoices, as well as a letter apparently written by Ng, acknowledging what the donation was for.

Specifically this line.

"I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for sharing and giving us the opportunity to contribute to the development of Football Association of Singapore and ASEAN Football Federation through the proposed Football Management System."

However, like all good soap operas, the plot twists just keep coming.

In fact, Ng claimed that it was Lee who has written the letter.

Here is Ng's rebuttal at 10.50pm:

"It was Winston Lee who met me on multiple occasions in 2014 to seek the donations from Tiong Bahru FC for a Football Management System to be developed for the benefit of Singapore football and ASEAN football.

At no point during these meetings was ‘a proposal’ ever presented.

What was presented by Winston Lee, however, was a letter which he had prepared, which he then directed me to reproduce using the Tiong Bahru FC letterhead to address to Mr Zainudin Nordin, confirming the ‘request to donate’.

It was in this letter that the term “AFF Football Management System” was first used. As such, all payment vouchers to the FAS thereafter by administrative staff of Tiong Bahru FC adopted this term.

I have never dealt with Mr Zainudin Nordin on the matter of the donation to fund the Football Management System at any point.

Again, and to reiterate, all discussions, and the “Request for Donation” came from Winston Lee.

When Tiong Bahru FC agreed to Winston Lee’s request for a donation, it was strictly on the basis that the money was to be used to develop a system which would benefit Singapore Football, especially our local clubs.

Winston Lee assured me that this was the case. Winston Lee and the former Council still owes the Singapore Football fraternity answers to all these questions."

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