COMMENT | I was a big football fan growing up as a child. I am from Johor and, of course, the Johor state team was my team.

In the late 1980s into the 1990s, my favourite players were Khalid Shahdan, Salehan Mohd Som, Nasir Yusof, Hassan Miskam, Ervin Boban, Alistair Edwards and Abbas Saad.

When they won the double in 1991 - the Malaysia Cup and the League Cup - I was overjoyed. I was a fan even before the terms JDT and Ultras were ever coined.

I was a big fan of the national team as well. If there were...