Why No LIVE Telecast , Mediacorp & Starhub ?

So the Singapore Selection side which made up of mostly Young Lions players gave a commendable account of themselves , losing only by a solitary Chris Eagles goal to Burnley FC in a Friendly Match played at Jalan Besar Stadium last night . A strong crowd of 5100 people turned up to be part of this once in a lifetime rare occasion to catch Burnley FC in action playing at our shores . But sadly though , those who could not make it at the venue were not able to catch this exciting match LIVE on TV yesterday . Mediacorp Channel 5 which had previously shown Liverpool Friendly Match against the Lions Senior Team LIVE from the National Stadium last year , did not telecast last night encounter with Championship side Burnley FC . Neither did any of Starhub Cable TV Sports Channels .

Why was this the case ? Some felt it was due to the fact that it was Burnley FC and not a big household name that the respective TV Stations refused to screen the match LIVE ! While it may be Burnley and not Barcelona , or some other EPL clubs such as Bolton or Blackburn Rovers making their trip here , still due " respect " should be given to them ! After all , they were plying their trade in top League football only last Season and had achieved giant killing victories along the way , over the likes of Man United , Tottenham and Liverpool . If anything , many felt that they were quite unlucky to be relegated to Championship football .

Quite a large number of soccer fans here were visibly disappointed with Mediacorp & Starhub TV no show of the Friendly Match which Lions coach Raddy Avromach even said that it was a chance to see the future of the national side . Most of the players who took to the field clearly treat this Friendly Match as their preparation for the upcoming Asian Games to be held in China this November . But sadly , Singaporeans were not able to rally their support for the young national team playing possibily their biggest game of their lives against a reputable quality team like Burnley FC .

Both Mediacorp Channel 5 & Starhub Cable TV certainly owe the many die hard local soccer fans here an explanation as to why this highly anticipated match was not shown LIVE !