Free Malaysia Today : Controversially-sacked national hockey coach says he was removed over rankings without a full review, despite securing Malaysia’s World Cup berth.
Sarjit Singh says his dismissal as national coach came as a shock despite guiding Malaysia to the World Cup. KUALA LUMPUR: The call came late on a Sunday night. By Monday, Sarjit Singh was told his time as national men’s hockey coach was over. No warning. No review.
No chance to present his report. Just weeks after guiding Malaysia to the World Cup. “It came as a shock,” Sarjit, 63, said in an exclusive interview. “I couldn’t believe it.” He was told the matter had already been settled. Sarjit said he first heard of his fate from coaching and development committee chairman Majid Manjit Abdullah , who asked to meet him the following day.
“I met him and he told me my contract was not extended,” Sarjit said. “I asked him why. He said the decision had already been made.” According to Sarjit, Manjit did not provide a reason, instead indicating that the move came from the president, Subahan Kamal, and the executive board of the Malaysian Hockey Confederation (MHC).
Read it all here.........“He told me the president would see me the next day,” Sarjit said. That meeting came on Tuesday morning. MHC president Subahan Kamal faces scrutiny over the decision-making process behind Sarjit Singh’s removal, as questions emerge over governance within Malaysian hockey. Rankings over results
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