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| BC | AD | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | Cibubur | Whither to Hither? | Club Song |
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| Whither to Hither? |
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As we look back on what has been achieved it is comforting to know that gone are the days when our ruckmen change on the bench - literally sharing the only large size guernsey in our kit ! The money we have spent on fixing up change rooms and toilets at Cibubur, plus our new kit, should see the Bintangs well placed as a tour venue, and we continue to solicit visits from foreign teams.
There are many teams now claiming to be South East Asian Champions following defeats of the Singapore Wombats, for long the yardstick by which others rated their aerial-ping-pong-in-the-tropics. The Bintangs' win over the Wombats was preceded by Bali beating them by 2 points and was followed by Brunei beating them in Singapore. Following Big Julie's self appointment as the Big Buana of the Asian Australian Football League, there is talk of a Football Festival to be held in Jakarta (Cibubur and surrounds) in October 1999 (depending on the security, etc. in Indonesia/Jakarta) to find a fitting Champion. It is hoped the teams from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, Brunei and China will attend.
There is also the Arafura games and the Bintangs would dearly like to send a team, however as the competition continues over a full week, a few heart-strings start to tear (and few bosses start to weep) and we will probably only be able to contribute players to a combined side.
Training is ad hoc, as is the schedule of games, however interest is high (even if numbers are slightly down because of the crisis in Indonesia) after the relative feast of football over recent years. Future games will be scheduled as worthy opponents are located (ie., any team that will come to Jakarta to play us). With new Coach Leo Crohan and new kit, big things are hoped for. |
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