RedSportsXI
POLLS CLOSED MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY, MAY 23.
Hi football fans and players,
The poll is over and before we get into the best 11 players, I must add that this poll is the most popular on Red Sports so far. As with all reader-generated polls, controversy abounds. Some have said the top 11 are not the best and are just a reflection of their popularity in school and mobilisation efforts by their friends. Well, so be it. No poll is perfect and if the best 11 were just picked by me and a couple of coaches, what’s the fun in that yeah? I’d rather let you guys do the picking.
So, here’s the RedSportsXI based on the votes:
Pierson Ang (#20, goalkeeper, Anglo-Chinese JC)
Adam Yuu Douglas (#26, defender, Anglo-Chinese JC)
Khairil (#23, defender, Meridian JC)
Gavin Lee (#13, defender, Victoria JC)
Fazli (#7, right-back, Meridian JC)
Mohamed Aswad (#10, midfielder, Millenia Institute)
Mahdi (#23, midfielder, Meridian JC)
Nathaniel (#12, centre midfielder, St Andrew’s JC)
Muhd Afrizal (#19, left winger, Jurong JC)
Alex (#10, striker, Victoria JC)
Chong Kuo Loon (#17, striker, St Andrew's JC)
So six schools have representatives on the RedSportsXI team. I think that’s a nice spread of schools and shows that no school has succeeded in spamming the poll in any great way. It also shows that there is talent spread out across the schools, players whose skills have impressed a wider selection of readers.
Out of curiosity, I decided I would list the next 11 players by vote. So here they are:
Alfred Yue (#1, GOALKEEPER, Jurong JC)
Lim Jun Liang (#5, defender, Victoria JC)
Matthew, (#3, defender, Meridian JC)
Warrick Wee (#7, right-back, Anglo-Chinese JC)
Luo Yu Kai (#18, centre-back, Anglo-Chinese JC)
Cedric Goh (#8, centre midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC)
Nicholas Kang (#17, left winger, Victoria JC)
Jeremy Ong (#2, midfielder, St Andrew's JC)
Chester Lum (#16, midfielder, Victoria JC)
Anders Aplin (#9, striker, Victoria JC)
Daniel Kao (#14, striker, Anglo-Chinese JC)
If anyone can tell me what position Irwin Goh (#14, position?, St Andrew's JC) plays, he might warrant a position in the second RedSportsXI. I’ve left him out in the meantime because I don’t have that information.
So there you have it, the two best teams at A Division level according to the readers. Now, I don’t know about you, but I would pay good money to watch these two teams play. And if got to pick my players, I would add someone like Augustus Set (#7, midfielder) of St Andrew’s in my team cos that guy plays beautiful football. Augustus was a very late addition in the poll because he wasn’t nominated early by readers.
Although I only got to watch the semi-finals of the A Division, I was struck by the level of skill on display. It was a joy to watch. Also what was missing was all the nonsense you see from the English Premier League – diving, trying to get opponents sent off, arguing with the referee. Most players conducted themselves with decorum, dignity and manliness. My hats off to you.
So now, if you guys really want to watch RedSportsXI (A) vs RedSportsXI (B), and the players really want to play that game, hey, let me know. Maybe we can form a committee with 3 to 4 people and get this executed. I’m not doing this alone, that’s for sure!
Red Sports. Always Game.
uncle Les
RedSportsXI: Who are the best 11 A Division footballers?
- Alex (#10, striker, Victoria JC) (4%, 193 Votes)
- Mohamed Aswad (#10, midfielder, Millenia Institute) (4%, 180 Votes)
- Chong Kuo Loon (#17, striker, St Andrew's JC) (3%, 154 Votes)
- Mahdi (#23, midfielder, Meridian JC) (3%, 147 Votes)
- Anders Aplin (#9, striker, Victoria JC) (3%, 140 Votes)
- Nathaniel (#12, centre midfielder, St Andrew's JC) (3%, 135 Votes)
- Khairil (#8, defender, Meridian JC) (3%, 134 Votes)
- Adam Yuu Douglas (#26, defender, Anglo-Chinese JC) (3%, 133 Votes)
- Muhd Afrizal (#19, left winger, Jurong JC) (3%, 130 Votes)
- Daniel Kao (#14, striker, Anglo-Chinese JC) (2%, 125 Votes)
- Cedric Goh (#8, centre midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC) (2%, 120 Votes)
- Pierson Ang (#20, GOALKEEPER, Anglo-Chinese JC) (2%, 115 Votes)
- Nicholas Kang (#17, left winger, Victoria JC) (2%, 106 Votes)
- Jeremy Ong (#2, midfielder, St Andrew's JC) (2%, 101 Votes)
- Gavin Lee (#13, defender, Victoria JC) (2%, 91 Votes)
- Fazli (#7, right-back, Meridian JC) (2%, 90 Votes)
- Lim Jun Liang (#5, defender, Victoria JC) (2%, 83 Votes)
- Chester Lum (#16, midfielder, Victoria JC) (2%, 77 Votes)
- Luk Sau Chiu (#22, centre midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC) (2%, 77 Votes)
- Matthew, (#3, defender, Meridian JC) (1%, 74 Votes)
- Warrick Wee (#7, right-back, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 72 Votes)
- Cheong Bao Ren DJ (#15, winger, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 70 Votes)
- Irwin Goh (#14, position?, St Andrew's JC) (1%, 68 Votes)
- Malcolm (#10, right midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 63 Votes)
- Luo Yu Kai (#18, centre-back, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 62 Votes)
- Wei Liang (#20, left-back, Victoria JC) (1%, 62 Votes)
- Jeremy Tan (#4, left-back, St Andrew's JC) (1%, 58 Votes)
- Zachary (#7, right wing, Jurong JC) (1%, 55 Votes)
- Jonathan Tan (#2, right-back, Victoria JC) (1%, 55 Votes)
- Daryl (#11, position, Meridian JC) (1%, 54 Votes)
- Alan (#14, Meridian JC) (1%, 52 Votes)
- Yap Heng (#7, right midfielder, Victoria JC) (1%, 52 Votes)
- Koo Yi Jing (#10, left midflelder, Raffles JC) (1%, 51 Votes)
- Tan Yong Geng (#5, centre midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 48 Votes)
- Akmal (#22, midfielder, Meridian JC) (1%, 48 Votes)
- Hyder (#15, midfielder, Meridian JC) (1%, 48 Votes)
- Samuel Tan (#7, defender, Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 47 Votes)
- Alfred Yue (#1, GOALKEEPER, Jurong JC) (1%, 47 Votes)
- Aran Shanmugaratnam (#19, midfielder, Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 47 Votes)
- Joseph (#16, midfielder, Meridian JC) (1%, 45 Votes)
- Hari Valuri (#9, left midfielder, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 45 Votes)
- Dennis Ciptanicaputra (#17, striker, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 45 Votes)
- Lee Yan Gen (#6, right-back, Victoria JC) (1%, 43 Votes)
- Umesh (#4, midfielder, Victoria JC) (1%, 42 Votes)
- Muhd Faris (#16, centre-back, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 42 Votes)
- Zheng Hao (#8, right midfielder, Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 40 Votes)
- Mohd Hafizuddin (#8, midfielder, Millenia Institute) (1%, 39 Votes)
- Ian Chang (#24, defender, Jurong JC) (1%, 38 Votes)
- Bryan Tan (#20, centre midfielder, Jurong JC) (1%, 37 Votes)
- Daniel Guo (#9, striker, Meridian JC) (1%, 36 Votes)
- Chiang Wen Jun (#4, winger, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 33 Votes)
- Divesh (#24, midfielder, Meridian JC) (1%, 32 Votes)
- Benjamin Raja (#1, GOALKEEPER, National JC) (1%, 31 Votes)
- Wincoln Tham (#27, defender, Hwa Chong Institution) (1%, 30 Votes)
- Siddiq Poh (#7, position, Raffles JC) (1%, 29 Votes)
- Khyrul (#11, GOALKEEPER, Tampines JC) (1%, 27 Votes)
- Asyraf (#26, left-back, Victoria JC) (1%, 27 Votes)
- Toh Hao Li (#11, left-back, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 26 Votes)
- Park Wonil (#16, defender, Jurong JC) (1%, 26 Votes)
- Kai Shuin (#13, GOALKEEPER, Anglo-Chinese JC) (1%, 26 Votes)
- Yong Zhi (#7, midfielder, Nanyang JC) (0%, 25 Votes)
- Lloyd Lin Jian Bang (#22, GOALKEEPER, Innova JC) (0%, 24 Votes)
- Ariff (#10, midfielder, Nanyang JC) (0%, 24 Votes)
- Nasrullah (#18, GOALKEEPER, Millenia Institute) (0%, 24 Votes)
- Aliff (#7, striker, Millenia Institute) (0%, 23 Votes)
- Sivashankar (#9, midfielder, National JC) (0%, 23 Votes)
- Ng Xiang Yi (#4, defender, National JC) (0%, 22 Votes)
- Chun Yang (#3, defender, Nanyang JC) (0%, 22 Votes)
- Hendra Darmawan S(#7, striker, Millenia Institute) (0%, 22 Votes)
- Yap Hsien Liang (#2?, position?, Victoria JC) (0%, 22 Votes)
- Muhaimin (#13, right-back, Millenia Institute) (0%, 21 Votes)
- Navin (#45, position?, Meridian JC) (0%, 20 Votes)
- William Samara (#7, striker, National JC) (0%, 20 Votes)
- Moses Ho (#6, centre-back, Anglo-Chinese JC) (0%, 20 Votes)
- Kor Wei Lun (#1, GOALKEEPER, Anderson JC) (0%, 20 Votes)
- Low Kok Yao (#10, striker, Jurong JC) (0%, 20 Votes)
- Ernest Aw (#22, midfielder, Jurong JC) (0%, 19 Votes)
- Daryl Wong Wai Mun (#23, striker, Tampines JC) (0%, 19 Votes)
- Harrison (#25, striker, Jurong JC) (0%, 19 Votes)
- Cornelius Hey Kah Leong (#?, position?, Nanyang JC) (0%, 18 Votes)
- Muhammad (#4, centre-back, Millenia Institute) (0%, 18 Votes)
- Lee Zi Yang (#6, midfielder, National JC) (0%, 17 Votes)
- Sohail Nagrani (#25, striker, Anglo-Chinese JC) (0%, 16 Votes)
- Chan Peng Xiang (#8, winger, Jurong JC) (0%, 16 Votes)
- Jacky (#10, midfielder, Anderson JC) (0%, 14 Votes)
- Keith Chnioh (#17, midfielder, National JC) (0%, 14 Votes)
- Augustus Set (#7, midfielder, St Andrew's JC) (0%, 14 Votes)
- Haikal (#9, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 14 Votes)
- Raihan (#21, defender, Serangoon JC) (0%, 13 Votes)
- Mohamad Fitri (#21, defender/midfielder, Millenia Institute) (0%, 12 Votes)
- Nigel Lam (#22, midfielder, ACS International) (0%, 12 Votes)
- unnamed (#30, central midfielder, Meridian JC) (0%, 11 Votes)
- Daniel (#6, left-back, Millenia Institute) (0%, 11 Votes)
- Shawn Wee (#7, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 11 Votes)
- Kenneth (#15, striker, Nanyang JC) (0%, 11 Votes)
- Elvinder Singh (#10, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 10 Votes)
- Fairuz (#9, defender, Anderson JC) (0%, 10 Votes)
- Yue Wai Kit (#5, right-back, ACS International) (0%, 10 Votes)
- Joel Tan Jun Hao (#5, position?, Dunman High) (0%, 9 Votes)
- Wee Ta (#4, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 9 Votes)
- Daniel Tan (#17, defender, Anderson JC) (0%, 8 Votes)
- Dan (#1, GOALKEEPER, Nanyang JC) (0%, 8 Votes)
- Haikal (#14, winger, Nanyang JC) (0%, 8 Votes)
- Con (#5, defender, Nanyang JC) (0%, 7 Votes)
- Yi Ning (#?, defender, Nanyang JC) (0%, 7 Votes)
- Lucas Ng (#20, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 7 Votes)
- Chang Hoe (#6, defender, Nanyang JC) (0%, 7 Votes)
- Marcus Phooi (#13, midfielder, ACS International) (0%, 6 Votes)
- Brian (#?, striker, Nanyang JC) (0%, 6 Votes)
- Nigel Poo (#15, defender, Serangoon JC) (0%, 6 Votes)
- Sim Rui Jie (#15, striker, Dunman High) (0%, 6 Votes)
- Sahmadi (#14, defender, Anderson JC) (0%, 6 Votes)
- unnamed (#7, midfielder, Anderson JC) (0%, 6 Votes)
- Crispin (#10, striker, Yishun JC) (0%, 5 Votes)
- Janaton (#23, left midfielder, Yishun JC) (0%, 5 Votes)
- unnamed (#9, stirker, Nanyang JC) (0%, 5 Votes)
- Thanaphon (#9, ACS International) (0%, 5 Votes)
- unnamed (#3, position?, Nanyang JC) (0%, 4 Votes)
- Fang Jia Bin (#19, striker, Meridian JC) (0%, 4 Votes)
- Sean (#?, midfielder, Serangoon JC) (0%, 3 Votes)
- Sze Wee (#6, defender, Dunman High) (0%, 3 Votes)
- Jerome Yew (#4, centre-back, ACS International) (0%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,332
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To birdwatcher.
I agree with you. It’s realli irritating that a good striker gets off form when u need him. Esp when he misses from the 6 yard box! But let’s juz be disappointed for a few seconds after his mistake and continue to support him. After all he is already down when he misses that shot. What he needs is for people to encourage him.
SO Kokyao, after so much… u are left with one game to prove everyone here wrong. All the best.
yeah i totally agree with TheObserver, teams that show the most passion would most likely be the winners, they would work for everyball, and take each game like a final, so good job to acjc and rjc although you guys dont have the best of the best players, hope you guys win with your passion and desire. all the best
So the consensus have been that Kokyao’s been really off form this year?yes,how could anyone reject this claim?To someone who used to be able to finish with aplomb,missing from 6 yard(not just once mind you..) is simply unacceptable.It seems that his place in jjc’s starting lineup is no longer certain and he’s displaced by a certain #14 striker.and lest you think that number 14 is a really skillful player,you’re wrong.he’s just a fighter of the ball and wins aerial challenges(think drogba,but with the skills of a primary 6 boy).So to all defenders of Kokyao,would you all disagree that kokyao’s been playing out of sorts this year?
and i’m not someone who knows kokyao personally and this is not a personal attack.i’m actually someone who’s really disapointed with the way kokyao failed to show his true potential to teh school and allowed his schoolmates to make a laughing stock out of him
I think A div football is less on skill but more on desire. Look at the likes of RJ last year, they ran their guts off and despite being technically deficient they got their reward.
I feel many teams would do much better had more tenacity and desire. I think ACJC are playing above themselves, when you look at their individual ability, i dont think they are as good as many JJ players with the exception of their key players. But they know what they are playing for and it shows through their results. Had other JCs have the history/tradition/heritage of ACS and Raffles, they would certainly fight doubly hard.
So for the likes of those not ‘deserving’ of being in the top11, they make it up with their effort.
yeah guess so. =)
Yes, it is true that any reader voting contest has an element of popularity to it. The only way to make it purely about football would be to have 2-3 football coaches sit down and pick the best 11.
That of course has its problems because readers will say the coaches are biased and have their favourites (who doesn’t).
And anyway, there is no fun in that. More fun to let everyone have their say rather than 3 old men making the decisions, right?
So have fun voting and try not to insult each other to death. The whole point of this exercise is to give student footballers in Singaopre some recognition.
it shouldn’t be the “best 11 a division footballers” but rather the “most popular 11 a division footballers”. Honestly, with all due respect, Nicholas Kang, Anders and Gavin are better footballers than luk sau chiu, daniel kao and warrick wee.
Nick kang #17 is from Victoria JC. Not Meridian.
luk sau chiu of ac has overtook nicholas kang!!!! can you please change the top 11 positions 🙂
in my opinion some of the benched jj players like kokyao are good enough to earn a place in the starting eleven. however they are left on the benched because because of the coach’s selection policy. i believe that players from other schools have witnessed for themselves the quality that these players possess even though they have not been given much playing time. in my opinion, kokyao looks dangerous everytime he’s on the ball and has great control, offering much threat to the opponents. another jj player also came off the bench against acjc and crashed a freekick against the crossbar, being only centimetres away from an equalising goal. these players are great players and have been mostly impactful when brought on and have injected more life in the team. its a pity that players of their calibre are left on the bench.
Adding on to what i have said…i agree with the comment tt was previouslymade abt the pressure. Knowing tt u are the hope tt is gonna bring qualification to the team puts one under alot of pressure. TT happens at times and in this case to Kok Yao. So instead of insulting him i think the JJ fans should show him some encouragement to put him back on the track for his last game agst NJC this coming FRI. Gd luck team JJ i am proud of all of you.
Hey…stop firing comments at kok yao. Everyone knows tt he is the top striker of JJ but really underperforming. Although i am dissappointed nt to see him do his trademark finishing(scoring) but i believe it comes with a reason. Has anyone of you playing in the A div this season experience the pain of playing football when you just lost someone so close to you. I think the chances are slim but unfortunately it happened to one of our stars, kok yao. His grandfather passed away two games into the A div and i believe tt really affected him. So stop firing comments at him especially those hurtful ones. Keep trying KY i’ll always be supporting you. GO….
referring to the above comment, acjc #22 does not lack in skill. he’s a pretty good or if you might say decent player so please dont judge or insult.
Hey come on. Every player make mistakes, C.Ronaldo also missed a penalty. From wad i see, Kokyao is a great striker. Yes he may have missed some open goals and one on ones so wad? It doesn’t show that he is a lousy player. With all the pressure and stress, mistakes will be made. We are TEAM JJ. So jjc, if u do not support ur own school, screw off. Dont come and insult others.
And Kokyao, don worry. Take it as an experience. I dono whether you bragging or just having a lot of confidence, but whatever it is, do ur best to get ur goals… haha..
#12 nathaniel from sajc is the best midfielder i have seen in A division. plz vote for him
I commend Kok Yao for coming in here, stating his name for the world to see with courage and dignity, and making a statement that shows he is a man of humility and courage.
It is not easy to stand before an anonymous mob to speak.
At the end of the day, it is the man who takes the field with courage who is admired, and not those who sit in the stands and throw stones from the shadows.
So good on you, Kok Yao.
TO jjc.
come on la whoever you are..who are you to say that kok yao likes to brag about his skills? theres a difference between confidence and bragging. what kok yao does has got nothing to do with what he says. apparently it seems like you’ve never played soccer before eh.
try playing with the intense pressure of trying to score and the expectation of an entire school for you to score, playing in front of so many fans. lets see if you can even kick the ball let alone put it in the net from the six yard box.
PPl…i know i had a bad game against TJC missing at 6 yard box and many one on ones. To those who have watched be play before, i know i am underperforming in the A div. But i believe everyone have their offdays or season. I know tt many of u think that from my performance against TJC, i am pretty lousy. But ur can say all u want and they will not affect my play. I still believe in myself and where i stand in the A div. If u seroiulsy think tt i dun fit to wear the JJ jersey…come to me, i pass u my jersey and u play in my place. There have been diff view abt me as a player, be it whether they are positive or negative. i will take them as ppl offering me ways tt i can improve and nt insult. Thnx to all who defended me and still show faith in me and thnx uncle les for protecting me.
Comments will sure be given when u see someone missing an open goal from the six yard box.. what’s more is when that someone likes to brag about his skills..
this kind of things are normal in soccer..
i dun wan to target anything at anione.. if not it would become a personal attack already. (: