TIGERS UNITED

Sejak tewas kepada Liverpool minggu lalu, Sir Alex Ferguson mula menyuarakan rasa kesal keatas beberapa keputusan yang telah beliau lakukan di Old Trafford . Paling utama ialah apabila beliau menjual 3 bintang utama Manchester United iaitu Azimin , Fadzil & Firdaus . Dalam satu temubual di BBC kelmarin, pengurus Red Devils itu telah mengaku bahawa penjualan 3 pemain tersebut kepada Tigers United telah melemahkan pasukannya. Namun, beliau masih mengharap skuad yang ada sekarang dapat mencapai kejayaan yang pernah dikecapi Manchester United ketika trio tersebut beraksi di liga inggeris. Sepanjang 2 musim berada di Manchester, Fadzil, Azimin dan Firdaus telah membantu Manchester United memenangi 1 trofi Liga Juara-Juara Eropah, 2 trofi Liga Perdana dan 2 Piala FA.

Bekas pemain tengah ITD, Mohd Suffian telah diumumkan sebagai Kapten pasukan Young Tigers bagi musim 2012. Pengurus kelab Tigers United telah mengesahkan perlantikan beliau. "Selain mempunyai kebolehan individu yang tinggi, Suffian juga mempunyai pengalaman yang cukup untuk mengetuai skuad Young Tigers", ujar Fadzil semasa mengumumkan kapten kedua-dua pasukan Tigers. Suffian mula menyertai Tigers sejak 2011, dan terus mencipta nama apabila menjaringkan gol tunggal UOB ketika bertemu MPPJ Oktober lalu.

Menara based right-back Hikmal Ahmad is close to completing a move to Tigers United. The UOB international has long been on Tigers' wishlist after an impressive season in which he helped the team to win at the ICG last year. "I have passed a medical, thanks to God everything is okay," Hikmal is quoted as saying by ESPN Sports Centre. Meanwhile, Tigers manager Fadzil Hisham said that Hikmal will play for the Young Tigers in the 2012 Futsal Super League (FSL) to get more games under his belt.

Tigers United goalkeeper Mohamad Firdaus has been named the 2011 Asian footballer of the year. The Jajahan Ampang ex-player has established himself as first choice goalkeeper with the Tigers since arriving at the club in 2005. His displays last season have also helped Fadzil Hisham 's side to finish top four in the Super League. Firdaus is only the second Ampang player to win the award since its inception in 1992, following in the footsteps of the Ampang Jawa striker Kamal Ketibus . The award was voted for by the head coaches of the national teams in Asia. Pelita Jaya Safee Sali & Man United Park Ji-Sung finished second and third respectively.

AC Milan, Lyon dan Barcelona antara pasukan ternama yang kini bersaing untuk mendapatkan khidmat pemain tengah Tigers United, Khaizal. Walaupun masih mempunyai baki 3 tahun kontrak bersama Tigers, Khaizal terus diburu oleh kelab-kelab ternama Eropah. Menurut ejen beliau, sehingga kini sudah ada 5 pasukan yang berminat untuk mendapatkan tandatangan Khaizal.

Tigers United's manager Fadzil Hisham is believed to have met the Chelsea’s billionaire owner during his trip to UK in December last year. A source from the London club confirmed about his visit but refused to comment about the club had offered him a contract to replace the under-pressure Portuguese manager Andre Villas-Boas. Fadzil is the most suitable candidate to manage the London club if they are to maintain with their veteran players for next season. He is one of the few young football managers to have achieved many success in managing veteran squads.

Penyerang muda Tigers, Sazali Muhammad dilaporkan mengalami kecederaan pada satu perlawanan amal yang diadakan di Stadium GIS baru-baru ini. Walau bagaimanapun, doktor pasukan, Dr. Sabun Ghee mengesahkan kecederaan yang dialami pemain bertubuh gebu itu tidak serius. Pihak pengurusan masih memantau perkembangan kecergasan beliau. Zali, penjaring gol kemenangan Malaysia ke atas Singapura di ICG 2011, dilihat masih memakai pembalut kaki hari ini.