Team Manager Brandon was recently interviewed by Star Times upon touching down on Changi Airport after his honeymoon in Italy.

1) Hi and welcome back to Singapore after 2 weeks of holiday in Italy. What do you miss most about Singapore during your stay in Italy?

Well, I definitely miss the local food such as the Hokkien Mee, Curry and the spices in Singapore.. Over in Italy, there were alot of bread and also pizzas/pasta which I was not really used to and eating it everyday makes me appreciate Singapore flavour.

I also do miss family and friends in Singapore and most notable my guys in Schwarz Star FC..getting every opportunity to surf the net and interact with them on the team shoutout box as well as the occasional emails.

I would like to thank Leonie and the committee for doing a great job in my absence with regards to the management of the team

2) Heard from sources that you managed to play a game of soccer with the locals at the beach?

Yes its true, I was at this place called Cinque Terra ,happened to see a futsal court and there were some teenagers (7-8 of them) playing so I asked if I could join them..so had a 1 hour session with them..I had to play barefoot as I didnt bring soccer gear with me and I was wearing sandals.

2-3 of the players were about 13-14 years old but their playing mentality if like of a 24 year old. There was maturity and also “sound ” techinque for theie age. After the session, I sat down with the guys and had a chit chat session with them( though was very hard as they were speaking Italian) so after awhile managed to get a hang of what they were saying.

One was them is currently a youth player in the Barcelona rank and is having holiday now.

3) So any plans for the coming future for SSFC?

Though I was on holiday, the fact that my mind tends to drift away to think about SSFC..”how can I make the team better in terms of playing as well as the operational perspectives”…( But I did all these thinking while my wife was napping away on the train )

There will definitely be changes within SSFC..in order to compete with the rest of the teams..there must be changes not whole sale but rather just some fine tuning in the system.

Schwarz Star FC will be a leaner and more efficient team able to compete with the best in the region.

However this process will take some time to implement and I seek the players understanding and patience during this transition period.

The first fine tuning will be the team hierachy/committee of which a dynamic and driven approach will be taken. This is in view that a solid foundation for every team/organisation stems from a driven/motivated committee. This is in alignment of our vision to reach the NFL in 2012 and the basic building blocks are to be in place to reach our goal.

Players must also know that their slot in either the D2D/EFL squad must not be taken for granted and everyone to be kept on their toes through hard work and committment.

4) So when will you be returning to office…?

Since Leonie and the committee is doing a fine job in my absence , I guess they can continue for alittle while longer while I have a longer break.

But on a serious note, I will be away for the next few weeks as I am still settling down into my new place and also spening some time with mywife and family before coming back to the helm again..but rest assured..” I will be back”.

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