Ben Davis rejection: This cannot be right for Singapore sport

[TerrexLee]

Hours before France beat Croatia in Moscow, The Straits Times reported that young Singapore football hopeful Benjamin Davis' request for deferment from national service had been rejected.

It felt like a hammer blow to Singapore's No. 1 sport, and to all male aspirants of team sports in the country.

The 17-year-old signed a professional contract last month, halfway into his two-year football scholarship with English side Fulham FC, newly promoted to the English Premier League. He must now cut short his stint in London and return here in December, unless his appeal is successful.

As part of its statement, Mindef says deferments in sports are given to "those who represent Singapore in international competitions like the Olympic Games and are potential medal winners for Singapore".

Mindef recognises how important deferment is for the continued development of a sportsman pursuing success on the international stage.

But its latest statement suggests it will help a male swimmer realise his talent, or a sailor, but not an individual in a team sport like a footballer, rugby or basketball player, and this is difficult to understand.

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[zhihau]

Can someone describe what happened to Patrick Tan in the 80s? Teehee...

 

[halsey02]

Can someone describe what happened to Patrick Tan in the 80s? Teehee...

Patrick Tan did research that will benefit future generation of Stinkerporeans, who would otherwise would not have a future to serve N.S. Ben Davis, should not have taken up citizenship, what were his parents thinking? A Leopard never changes its spots, will the government that had been around for 53 years, changed..NO!. The message is clear, if this boy parents like the Schoolings have the money...just show us the money & connections. Other than that...you submit your sons to years of slavery here...& please be reminded that ' IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE NATIONAL SERVICE".

 

[eatshitndie]

for a more legit reason he can try to enrol in kensington and chelsea college or imperial college in london to study a major and use that to apply for deferment and pay the bond. after securing deferment for overseas studies use the time there to train and play for fulham fc. just using a fulham fc scholarship to seek for deferment is not within the usual comfort boundary of mindeaf.

 

[KuanTi01]

Poor Ben Davis! Singapore is run by a bunch of civil servants going by the rule book called "law by law" Special exemptions and special conditions exist only for the elites. Unless you are doing some top-secret research like Patrick Tan, or very likely to win an Olympic medal like Schooling, you can forget about getting exemption. The Senior Minister of State Ah Heng already hinted as much. Show him some special reasons or else, it's law by law!

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

there may be another side to the story... his father seems like a cunning chao ang mo

 

[congo9]

Mindef say Davies has no intention to serve NS. That's jumping to. Conclusion trying to Paint Davies a bad guy.

Anyway we know how bias is ST is.

 

[zhihau]

NS IS KILLING SG!

Teehee...

 

[JohnTan]

Most sinkies I know are disgusted with this Davis chap. He clearly has no intentions to serve NS and wants a free pass. We should revoke his sinkie citizenship and declare him to be an outlaw, a fugitive.

 

[oneMdeeBee]

arbitrarily and summarily deleted

 

[tanwahtiu]

Evil angmoh war with Chinese is here. You hv to choose annex bu angmoh or go to China.

Petro dollar collapse will be defended by angmoh to the end....

What the fuck is NS about?

Being the cannon fodder to keep those maggots in white in power to tiew and kann and fuck all of us.
Being toys and meaningless lifes for paper generals to kan and tiew and fuck for more medals and more millions.

NS never for Singapore purpose.
NS nothing but a fucking scheme for maggots in white to tighten their grip on power so they can tiew and kan and fuck stinkaporeans and continue to laff and laff on way to their fucking banks.

 

[Annunaki]

 

[Confuseous]

The father said he has met various stake holders - except MINDEF.

Conclusion: orders come from the top. MINDEF choose to respond child-like via Facebook - but dare not meet face to face.

Now you know why they are called paper generals in Singapore.

 

[Reddog]

Poor Ben Davis! Singapore is run by a bunch of civil servants going by the rule book called "law by law" Special exemptions and special conditions exist only for the elites. Unless you are doing some top-secret research like Patrick Tan, or very likely to win an Olympic medal like Schooling, you can forget about getting exemption. The Senior Minister of State Ah Heng already hinted as much. Show him some special reasons or else, it's law by law!

 

[Reddog]

Sports only benefit a few people. Cannot put food on table for most. Also football for losers mainly. Foul mouthed, bad mannered and spitting constantly.

 

[shittypore]

Sports only benefit a few people. Cannot put food on table for most. Also football for losers mainly. Foul mouthed, bad mannered and spitting constantly.

Tats what the old Crook who kick the bucket thought about footballers. How shallow, look at the revenue soccer generate world wide. In Spore I dare Singtel not to beam the PL or the WCup.

 

[batman1]

No point appealing or whining unless u are a VVIP Whitehorse.

 

[bobby]

Mr Davis senior apparently chose to fuck the wrong asian woman....

 

[Robert Half]

Oh boy .. just go ahead to pursue your dream and dun look back here