KUALA LUMPUR: The anger of Selangor football fans boiled over into the weekend, with skipper Faisal Halim drawn into it even though their target is the club’s management.
Fan group, UltraSel, demanded answers from the Selangor FC management in a scathing Facebook post on Saturday.
Two days earlier, Faisal, known as Mickey, had to meet a group of furious fans and pacify them after their 3-2 loss to Indonesia’s Persib Bandung in an Asian Champions League Two match at the MBPJ Stadium on Thursday.
“Why speak to Mickey (Faisal Halim)? Number one, everyone should know the CEO (Dr Johan Kamal Hamidon) of Selangor left early,” the post read.
“Number two, the management used police and AFC officials as a shield to protect their own failures. Number three, the message delivered to Mickey was not an attack on the players, but a message to the entire team and management.”
The Selangor fans have lashed out at the club’s management following a series of losses. Things came to the boil after Selangor’s defeat to Persib, which triggered pitch invasions and protest scenes outside MBPJ Stadium as fans demanded to see senior officials.
The disgruntled fans have seen their struggling club gone through 10 head coaches (including caretakers) in eight seasons.
UltraSel posted: “10 coaches, including caretakers, in eight years. How much money was spent on compensation alone? And every time a coach changes, player time, energy, and momentum are destroyed. Players have to adjust to new tactics; a new coach can’t properly work with existing players. In the end, everyone gets trapped in a repeating cycle of failure.
“Selangor receive state government funding, not a small amount, but millions over seven to eight seasons. We shouldn’t question trophies or on‑field results first; we should question how the people’s money is being managed,” the post continued.
UltraSel said: “This is not a matter of bad luck. It’s a management problem. Loving your team doesn’t mean tolerating mediocrity.”
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