TMJ immediately comes out with short term plans for FAM

Newly elected Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim has been said to be a man of action and true to form, unveiled his his short term plans for FAM without any delay.

He outlined four plans, of which uppermost, was to review and perform audits on FAM's accounts.

"I will review FAM's accounts to determine its financial status including doing an audit," he told a media conference after the 53rd FAM Congress here today.

Subsequently, he said, he would seek to reduce wastage in FAM as he despised wastage.

Among the measures is by getting rid of the deadwood in FAM itself.

"I need workers who can contribute and give me sound suggestions," he said.

In addition, he said, he wanted to change the philosophy of the national squad and desired to boost the performance and image of national football.

Meanwhile, at the same time, he also wants to boost the quality of refereeing in the Malaysian leagues by seeking aid and exposure from abroad.

"We also need outside expertise if we want to boost the quality of our leagues and not just by boosting technology," he said.

The FAM Congress today saw mostly new faces picked to boost the image of national football. Besides Tunku Ismail as president, new faces Datuk Subahan Kamal and Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mahadi were elected to fill the two deputy president posts. - BERNAMA