Terengganu football fans have urged Menteri Besar Ahmad Said to reconsider his plan to sack nine of the state players in a major reshuffle in the run up to the new Malaysian League season.

Roslan Zainudin, 43, from Kampung Seberang Marang, said although he neither supports nor objects to the plan, the announcement made by the menteri besar would further lower the morale of the squad as they grappled in a quagmire following dismal performance in the Malaysia Cup.

A private sector employee, Roslan said he was worried that the rash decision would give a negative impact on the state football development.

On the contrary, Rosli Jalil, 32, from Kampung Manir, who supported the decision, hoped the decision would enable changes to be made to take the squad out of their doldrums.

However, he was against the sacking of too many players as he did not think all of them had disciplinary problems and put the squad into trouble.

Another fan, Jamaliah Haron, 22, from Bukit Kecil, questioned whether the sacking of the players would ensure that top players would join Terengganu.

He said obviously other players would think twice before joining the state team as they might be scared that they would also suffer the same fate while others were tied down with contracts with other squads.

- Bernama