Back Passt With Ras

We speak to Balestier Khalsa's newly formed Supporters Club, Lightning Tigers. In the first segment, we speak about the positives, negatives and players that have stood out and about Head Coach, Akbar Nawas in Balestier Khalsa's Singapore Premier League season.  In the second segment, we found out about the formation of the Lightning Tigers, their participation in the Fan Club Futsal League a...

This week we speak about Barcelona's Dream Team under Johan Cruyff with our Spanish football expert, Antonio Codinach who is an ex-football pundit at Mio Stadium, Star Sports and ESPN. We find out about his vision when he took on the managerial role, the changes he made, what it meant to break Real Madrid's dominance in La Liga, winning their first European Cup, the standout and underrated players...

We speak to Balestier Khalsa's Amer Hakeem about the team's record-breaking 6-1 win over Hougang United - the positives of it and what can still be improved on. In the second segment, we ask him what is it like growing up as the son of a Singaporean legend, Nazri Nasir and if his father has any influence on his career choices. We ask him how he would rate his career at the moment and what his futu...

We speak to Balestier Khalsa's Performance Analyst, Razif Ariff and find out what his role at the club entails and how he came about joining the club.  In the next segment, we get his thoughts on Balestier's season so far and get him to analyse the other teams in the Singapore Premier League (SPL). We also find out what he would do if he becomes the President of the Football Association of Si...

This week we speak to Balestier Khalsa's U21 head coach, Haris Sumri and captain, Aqil Yazid.  We find out more about the squad selection, pre-season preparation for the players and ask the coach what he learned about his squad from their pre-season friendlies.  We then look back at their first league match against Geylang International which ended in a defeat. We analyse the reasons for...

This week we speak to long-time, Manchester City fans, Manchester City FC Singapore Supporters' Secretary Haizam and a former member of the fan club, Helmizan.  In the first segment, we speak about the time lows of their time as City fans when they played at Maine Road, their best memories playing there and the best players and managers of that time. In the second segment, we discuss the club...

This week we speak to someone who has been widely recommended by his team-mates to appear on the show, Daniel Goh.  In the first segment, we speak about the previous match against Tampines Rovers and his first goal this season against Lion City Sailors.  In the second segment, he shared his experience of playing for the Young Lions and Albirex Niigata, the difference of playing with his...

This week we speak to Balestier Khalsa FC's brother duo, Naufal and Akmal Azman. In the first segment, we try to dissect Balestier's defeat to Geylang International with the brothers - what went wrong and a blunted attack in recent matches.  In the second segment, we find out what it is like to have 3 brothers playing in the Singapore Premier League (SPL), if there are any friendly duels betw...

This week we speak to Balestier Khalsa FC's new signing, Madhu Mohana.  In the first segment, we find out what made him come back to professional football after a period out of it. We find out what were the key factors behind his decision to sign for Balestier and if he still harbours hope of playing for the Singapore national team.  In the next segment, we look back at the baptism of fi...

This week we speak to members of the Balestier Khalsa FC's e-sports team, Yaseer Ismail, Muhd Syakir "Kun" and Phirkhan.  We start by reflecting on "Kun"'s experience in the SEA Games, catching up on what Phirkhan has been up to in e-sports since we last spoke to him and asking Yaseer what is upcoming for the Balestier Khalsa e-sports team.  In the next segment, we speak to Kun about the...

We catch up with Yazid Yasin, a former goalkeeper in the S-League whose career spanned 2 decades from 1996-2014. He shared about his debut for Sembawang Rangers and what it meant for him to play for them, his transfer to their Northern rivals, Woodlands Wellington and winning trophies for Home United and Geylang United.  He then spoke about the best foreign and Singaporean players he played w...

This week we speak to the goalkeeper of Balestier Khalsa that has played the most number of minutes between the posts, Hairul Syirhan. We start by looking back at their trip to Terengganu for the friendly against Terengganu FC. He shared with us the travelling experience, what the team got up to in the bus, the hospitality they receive, the facilities and the stadium itself. He ends the segment sp...

This week we speak to assistant Head Coach, Syed Azmir and co-captain, Darren Teh as we look back at the recent matches, the morale in the team at the moment, the sentiment among the management staff and looking ahead to the next two Singapore Premier League matches.  We look ahead to the cross-border friendly against Terengganu. How that opportunity came about, what they know about their opp...

We speak to Balestier Khalsa FC's Fitness Coach, Rory Winters revisiting the defeat to Hougang United and the sequence of defeats since Round 2 of fixtures started.  We then get him to compare the fitness level of players in Singapore and those in Europe, the diet and lifestyle of the players in Singapore, the fitness level of the Balestier players and their motivation to train beyond the clu...

In a continuation of the previous episode, we speak to Real Madrid fan, Dalvin on Real Madrid again this week. We speak about all the big signings the club made from 2000-2010; the hits and the misses.  Then we speak about the club's triumphs in this period. We end with Dal's Real Madrid XI vs Europe XI.  Find us here on various platforms: https://linktr.ee/backpasstwithras You can...

This week we speak specially to the Balestier Khalsa FC Women head coach, Ratna Suffian and captain, Mastura Jeilani ahead of the start of the Deloitte Women Premier League on Saturday, 28th May 2022.  We learn about how the squad was brought together and the pre-season training and friendly matches.  Then we find out about the team's objective for the season, Mastura's personal objectiv...

We speak to Real Madrid fan, Dalvin and ex-STAR Sports, FOX Sports and ESPN pundit, Antonio Codinach on Real Madrid this week.  We touch on the Presidents - Florentino Perez and Ramon Calderon.  Then we speak about the flop signings, great signings and under-rated players and end it by speaking about the future of the current team.  Look out for Part 2 where we speak about the big s...

We speak to legendary S-League goalkeeper and current Balestier Khalsa goalkeeping coach, Yazid Yasin about the late, narrow defeat to Albirex Niigata and look ahead to the match against Tanjong Pagar United.  We also try and understand better his goalkeeping coaching methods; how he imparts his experience as a goalkeeper to the keepers that he is training now and the differences as a goalkee...

We speak to Ammirul Emmran about what went right, the goals conceded, Delwinder's red card and his personal performance in Balestier Khalsa's previous defeat against Tampines Rovers FC.  We then look ahead to their preparation for the upcoming match against Albirex Niigata and how the corresponding defeat would serve as a motivation. Finally, we end it by getting him to look back at his Youth...

We speak to Gareth Low about how he fell in love with football, where he got his first professional break, his versatility on the pitch, his preferred position, and what he learned from his season in the Singapore Premier League (SPL)/S-League champion with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC.  We look ahead to Balestier's upcoming match against Tampines Rovers as he shared the team's preparation. &...

We speak to Ignatius Ang about his professional football career - where he made his big break, the experience of being part of Lions XII and his first spell at Balestier Khalsa. We then ask him about the difference at the club between his first spell and now, if the team could be pushing for glory this season and if coaching could be an option for him at the end of his career.  We round it up...

This week we speak to the current Geylang International head coach, former Singapore international, Mohd Noor Ali.  We speak about the good and bad times of his career as a professional player in the S-League, with the national team, comparing the national team in his time and today. In our final segment, we discuss his coaching career and the lessons he has learnt from his time in Japan and...

This week we look back at the great Milan teams of the late 80s and 90s with two fans who started supporting Milan in the late 80s, Javier Yang from Milan Club Singapore and Ahmad Fawwaz from Milan Malaysia.  We reminisce about the club's ownership under Silvio Berlusconi, the management of the team under Arrigo Sacchi first then Fabio Capello before a little on Alberto Zaccheroni, all the tr...

This week we speak to one of the senior players in the team, centre back, Delwinder Singh. He shares with us the team's preparation ahead of their match against big-spending, Lion City Sailors at Jalan Besar Stadium. We also go down memory lane with him on the challenges he faced in his family as a child and how his parents are his biggest influencers, the major injury he had at the start of his c...

This week we speak to the assistant coach at Balestier Khalsa FC, Syed Azmir.   We take stock of the season so far, look forward to the next match after the international break against Lion City Sailors and in the final segment, we end on an inspirational and motivational note as Syed Azmir takes us through his life journey as a professional footballer to a professional singer, artiste,...