The Final Whistle

The Final Whistle

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The Final Whistle episodes

  • Episode 30: TFW with Anders Aplin
    The first Singaporean footballer to sign for a Japanese side when he linked up with J2 side Matsumoto Yamaga, current Hougang United defender Anders Aplin talks us through his journey from being a former Sports School student to graduating from NTU.
    We also asked him how he got his big break after playing in the NFL. And we close out the show by addressing a taboo topic amongst the football community : mental health. While 2020 has been tough for most, with the ongoing pandemic, Anders has had to handle some tough setbacks in his personal life. How did he cope and why did he open up to his head coach about his problem? Listen to our conversation now.
    54 min
  • The Extra Time: Should we start to question Mikel Arteta?
    With 8 gameweeks gone in the English Premier League, the numbers speak for themselves. After a 3-0 loss to Aston Villa at home, Arsenal have already suffered four defeats in the current season. The Final Whistle are joined by Arsenal fans Shanjayan and Noah to discuss all things Gunners and especially if manager Mikel Arteta should continue to get a free pass from the media. And stay till the end because TFW take on the Arsenal fans in a brand new segment.
    34 min
  • Episode 29: TFW with S. Subramani
    One of the fulcrums of the Lions and Home United's successful eras, S Subramani joins The Final Whistle on this episode to talk about how two individuals convinced him against retiring from the national team in 2004, what went through his mind during the infamous 2004 bottle throwing incident against Myanmar and how long distance running and not football was his first love.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Episode 28: TFW with Patrick Vallee

    Patrick Vallee, the man who led the Singapore Premier League's first-ever foreign champions, Etoile FC shares with us why leading the French team to the title was tougher than what most thought, why he’s proud to have kick-started Frederic Mendy's career and why he was elated to have signed Ahmad Latiff when he was head coach at Tanjong Pagar. And of course, we asked him how it was like to manage one of Singapore’s most talented players.

    53 min
  • The Extra Time: Out with Brunei DPMM?
    With the Football Association of Singapore's announcement that SPL defending champions Brunei DPMM will sit out the 2020 season, we take a look at whether Singapore football really does need the Bruneian team. Are we better off without them ? Local football observer Gary Koh joins us to debate about the merits of having DPMM in the league and who has what it takes to replace DPMM as champions.
    25 min
  • Episode 27: TFW with Aide Iskandar
    We last saw him five years ago when he was the head coach of the SEA Games football team and finally former national team captain Aide Iskandar returns to the spotlight.
    What does a captain actually do? What kind of a skipper was Aide and did he ever have to step in to be a mediator when players had a go at each other?
    We also addressed the 2015 SEA Games campaign? Does Aide have any regrets? Listen now to find out.
    1 hr 13 min
  • The Extra Time: Hariss Harun at Coventry? We explain

    Singapore national team and Johor Darul Tak'zim captain Hariss Harun caused a stir last week when he announced he was signing for Coventry. It was eventually revealed that Hariss was taking up a role as a PSB Academy Ambassador and student of Coventry University’s Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business and Marketing. We spoke to him about his decision and with a member of PSB's marketing department about post football options for footballers.

    49 min
  • Episode 26: TFW with Shahril Jantan

    One of Singapore's most decorated goalkeepers Shahril Jantan, winner of six S.League titles and four Singapore Cups joins us to talk about the highs and lows of his career. Shahril shared how the 4-0 loss to Malaysia during the 2002 Tiger Cup affected him and we finally got to the bottom of why a player who had such a successful time at club level was largely ignored at the national team level. You've got to listen to this one.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 25: TFW with Sevki Sha'ban
    Former Singapore national team, LionsXII, Home united, Gombak United, Sembawang Rangers and Geylang United defender Sevki Sha’ban shared with us the most memorable moments of his career, how he coped with the several injuries and came back stronger each time, what he really thought of the tactics employed by the LionsXII and what led to him being terminated by Home United.
    57 min

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If you're as obsessed with the beautiful game as we are, you'll know that your attention doesn't stop at the full-time whistle. In our weekly podcast show, the TFW team is joined by special guests as…