Honestly, it’s pretty heartwarming to see that the passion for Singapore football is on the rise again, with former English Premier League star Jermaine Pennant to thank for.
Many years of lacklustre turnout for local matches in the S.League have progressed to solid attendances ever since the ex-Liverpool bad boy signed on with the Tampines Rovers last month.
With heightened passions comes heightened antics from football fans, and the S.League had to come out and warn attendees against flouting the rules. To be specific, they warned against sparklers and flares being lit up at stadiums — such as the ones that were lit up by fans on Feb 18 during a match between Hougang United and Home United at Hougang Stadium.
“The lighted sparklers created a huge ball of fire and billows of thick smoke that engulfed that section of the grandstand,” they wrote in a Facebook post. “The incident created anxiety and threatened the safety of fans,” they said, while reminding that the deed is a criminal offence punishable by law.
Not all seem to agree to the warning however, as netizens made a point of doing in the comments section:
