Back Passt With Ras

This week we speak to one of the captains of the team, Ho Wai Loon this week.  We look at the positives of the team's performances this season, the negatives and look ahead to the next match against Young Lions. We speak to him about his recovery from an ankle injury as well.  In between the segments, we ask him some quick-fire questions and quizzes.  Find us here on various platfor...

Back Passt With Ras is back after a long break to speak to former Singapore international, Malek Awab who has over a century of caps for his country.  We speak to him about how he made his breakthrough to the Singapore team for the Malaysia League, Cup and national team, his transfer to Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA), his return to Singapore and being part of the Singapore Dream Tea...

Apologies for the sound quality. It is inherent from the source.  We speak to the FIFA Global Series Team this week! We have Muhd "Kun" Syakir Muhd Syakir, one of Asia's brightest FIFA talents, Mohamed 'Xtr3me3' Phirkhan, the coach with an illustrious FIFA career and Yasser Ismail, the mastermind behind FTRD esports, an organisation specialising in developing Singaporean talent in FIFA esport...

We speak to Balestier Khalsa's custodian, Rudy Khairullah as we look back at Balestier's opening day draw against Tampines Rovers. We then look ahead to their first away game against one of the favourites to win the league, Albirex Niigata Singapore FC.  We speak about what he can bring to Balestier Khalsa FC after his experience with Lion City Sailors and the preparation he undergoes leading...

We speak to three Balestier Khalsa fans, Harprit Singh Sidhu, Jasdeep Kang and Alvinjeet Singh.  We speak to them about what made them fans of the club, when they became fans, the difference between supporting a European team and a local (Singaporean) team, Harprit shares his memories of Balestier from the yesteryears. Alvin shares with us the new fan club that he is in charge of creating for...

We speak to Balestier Khalsa's Vice Chairman, Darwin Jalil and the longest-serving manager in Singapore football, Timnee Cheng in this episode. We discuss Darwin and Timnee's memories of the early days of S-League, what keeps Timnee going after so many years in the job at Balestier Khalsa and the path Darwin took to becoming the Vice Chairman at Balestier Khalsa. We then speak to them on the club'...

In this episode, we speak to the foreign talent at Balestier Khalsa FC, Shuhei Hoshino, Ryoya Taniguchi, Kuraba Kondo and Ensar Bruncevic.  We speak about their first impression of Singapore, Ryoya speaks about his time playing football in Japan, Kuraba tells us about a former team-mate in the Japanese national team and Ensar speaks about his time in Serbian football.  Shuhei shares how...

In this episode, we speak to two of Singapore's leading sports podcasters, ex-S-League player, pundit, commentator and lecturer, Shasi Kumar and ex-producer and now digital media manager, Zia ul-Raushan.  We discuss the past and present of the English Premier League, European football, Singapore football, their media work including sharing their memories of the late Shebby Singh.  Find u...

In this episode, we speak to the captains Darren Teh, Ho Wai Loon and Shuhei Hoshino.  We look back at the path taken by Darren and Wai Loon; through school, tertiary, social football to becoming a professional footballer. Hoshino shares about the level of football at Japan's university level and a team-mate that is currently in the Japanese national team. He also shared with us his first exp...

In our inaugural episode of Back Passt X Balestier Khalsa, we speak to head coach, Mr Akbar Nawas. We speak about his experiences with Lions XI, in the Philippines and India.  We then speak about his sentiments on the first fixture of the Singapore Premier League (SPL) season against his former club, Tampines Rovers, the changes he has made since his first stint in the SPL. We then move on to...

In this episode, we speak to ex-Malaysia international with over 100 caps for his country, Datuk Santokh Singh. We start the show on a solemn note by getting him to share his memory of the late Serbegeth Singh before speaking briefly about his favourite club, Tottenham Hotspur and extensively on the Golden Era of the Malaysian national team which he was part of. We speak as well about the Selangor...

In the final episode of 2021, we speak to Harjinder Singh and Keng Wei Terk, friends and members of the Singapore Everton Supporters Club. In the first section, we alter the course of the show and bring them back to the 1980s when Everton had a glorious period before moving to the 1995 FA Cup win and then the David Moyes era.  In the second section, they look at Everton of today, the way the...

We speak to a former Football Federation Australia (FFA) Centre of Excellence and Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Technical Director, Dutchman Peter de Roo and a well-connected, well-respected, football agent and coach, Singaporean Khairul Asyraf.  In Segment 1, we speak about their favourite clubs, big-name players that Peter might have come across as a professional footballer in Holl...

In this episode, we speak to the Deputy Chairman of the Singapore Premier League club, Balestier Khalsa and a Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Council Member, Darwin Jalil.  In the first part, he shares his memories of his time as a Manchester United and German national team fan in the 1990s and 2000s. He expanded on the change the German national team took from the 90s to the 00s as w...

We interview Hari Samandas from The PLot Malaysia and Imran Fariz from Singapore on some of their early memories as a Liverpool fan, the Gerard Houllier era and the present-day Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp. We end the show with our usual rapid-fire questions on Liverpool.  Find us on social media:  Facebook - @BackPasstRas  IG - @BackPasst    Twitter - @backpasstras You ca...

We interview the young General Manager of the new Singapore Premier League champions, Lion City Sailors, Badri Ghent.  In the first segment, we speak to him about his memories as a Newcastle United fan from the 1990s-2000s. In the second segment, we get his views on an exciting new time for Newcastle United after their takeover by the PIF, we speak on a similar takeover in his professional ca...

We interview an inductee in the FIFA Century Club, a former Singapore captain and the only Singaporean to score against Manchester United, Indra Sahdan Daud.  We speak about his famous goal against Manchester United in Singapore, his career in the S-League, stints at Chelsea, Real Salt Lake and for the Singapore national team.  In the second segment, we ask him about his pre-match ritual...

This episode features two popular, livewire entertainers in Singapore, Noel Boyd and KP Sandhu.  In the first segment, we speak about how they became a fan of their respective favourite clubs, Liverpool and Arsenal, their favourite team at the World Cup and memories of the Singapore team at the Malaysia Cup.  In the second segment, we speak about Cristiano Ronaldo's return to the English...

In this episode, we look at the Galaticos era at Inter under Massimo Moratti's ownership specifically from 1995-2006.  We are joined by Inter Club Singapore's Andrea Trevisi and Inter Club Malaysia's Amos Aw.  In Segment 1, we look at what Massimo Moratti meant to the fans and what that period was about. We also discuss the favourites, regrets, disappointment, under-rated players from th...

Introducing a new feature where we bridge the past to the present and we have our Resident Young Man, Kelvin to do the bridging.  In this episode, we speak to a legendary striker in the history of Malaysian and Singaporean football, Australian, Abbas Saad.  In the first segment, we speak to him about the past; his favourites, disappointments, greatest career moments, talented team-mates...

In this episode, we speak to two Chelsea fans based in Singapore, Singaporean, Kalvinder Singh and Swiss, Raphael Reich.  In the first segment, we look at their beginning as Chelsea fans.  In the second segment, Kal shares about his first season as a Chelsea fan, their FA Cup win in 1997 and how close he felt they were to winning the league title.  In the third segment, Raphael shar...

In this episode, we speak to the legendary commentator, Mr John Helm.  Mr John Helm has commentated at World Cups, European Championships, FIFA Club World Cup, Champions League, former UEFA Cup, former Intercontinental Cup, Confederations Cup.  In the first segment, we find out how he became a commentator, his practices, research, favourite teams and how he maintains neutrality.  In...

In this episode, we speak to an award-winning journalist with The Star in Malaysia, T.Avineshwaran. He speaks about what made him a fan of Sweden and we look back at Sweden's great teams in 1992, 1994 and 2004. Finally, we get to know his favourites. Read his award-winning column here: https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/say-what/2020/03/10/kick-out-the-racists-in-football?fbclid=IwAR3gNYPIPW3LHHmteT...

The second part of our collaborative episode with our friends at The Bola Bola Show. In Segment 1, we look back at Euro 2000; the disappointment, Holland, France & Italy In Segment 2, we look at Euro 2004; the surprises & Greece In Segment 3, we round up the 00s with Euro 2008; Holland, Turkey, Russia & Spain We name our respective Euros Team of 00s. Finally, a bonus question on Englan...

Our first-ever collaborative episode with our friends at The Bola Bola Show.  In Segment 1, we look back at Euro 92, our first-ever Euros as a fan; Germany, France, England, Marco Van Basten and Denmark. In Segment 2, we look back at Euro 96; the timing of the tournament in the UK, Italy, England, Portugal, Czech Republic, Matthias Sammer & the Golden Goal.  Further to this, we discu...