The Stirling Curva Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Jaguar Force
It's all about local football. TSCP is a Singapore-based football podcast channel, founded and created by the boys who brought you The Jaguar Force. The Jaguar Force are supporters of Singapore Premier League side, Tanjong Pagar United. TSCP covers anything and everything Singapore football - unfiltered, uncensored and unbiased.
In this rather short episode, we preview the upcoming (and newly revamped) Deloitte Women's Premier League. We discuss the new WPL format and of course, we can't talk about Women's football without talking about the double champs of 2019, Tanjong Pagar United.
This is just a short intro of Women's football. Keep a lookout for more episodes on women's football in the near future.
Do note, this episode was recorded before the official squad list was out. Do keep a lookout for latest updates on The Jaguar Force page.
We review the Men's and Women's Football teams' respective Southeast Asian Games campaigns. In this TLR episode, we discuss everything SEA Games from the disappointments to that historic win by our Lionesses. Both teams were knocked out in the group stage but their respective performances were like night and day. What should the FA do from now to change the fortunes for our SEA games performances? Where do we go from here?
The football association has, through a "rigorous recruitment process", appointed Takayuki Nishigaya as the new head coach of the Singapore NT. And yes, your first reaction is probably WHO? Hear us out as we drop truth bombs in this rather no holds barred, heated discussion of the recruitment process for the head coach of the NT.
It's Hari Raya! Wishing all the Muslims a Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Let's talk about the Lion City Sailors and their recent AFC Champions' League campaign. A decent campaign? They did surprise a few doubters by beating a Korean powerhouse and came extremely close to qualifying for the KO stage. Hear us out as we discuss the AFC Champions' League, the Lion City Sailors and the comparison between Japanese/Korean football and us.
We're back after a long break. Take a listen as we review round 1* of 4 of the 2022 Singapore Premiere League season. We discuss the standings, the rise of Tanjong Pagar United and the demise of Young Lions. Plus the issues we had with round 1 namely questionable officiating and seating arrangements. We end the episode off with our standout performers in round 1.
We apologise for any audio issues in this episode.
- Do note that round 1 review is excluding the postponed Young Lions matches against Geylang International and Tampines Rovers which will be played on 16th and 20th April respectively.
We're back after a hectic opening month of the SPL! In this episode of TLR, we focus on the new appointment of the Lions' interim coach and we preview the upcoming Tri-Nation Series involving the Azkals of the Philippines and our causeway rivals, the Harimau Malaya from Malaysia.
Do Note: Info is accurate at point of recording. Breaking News! Iqram Rifqi has pulled out from the Tri-Nation Series Squad after testing positive for CoVid-19. Anumanthan has pulled out from the squad due to a family emergency.
The opening gameweek of the 2022 Singapore Premier League season is one to remember. With an amazing outcome for one team and a number of debutants making an impression for their respective team, it was indeed an exciting weekend of matches. Hear us out as we review the opening gameweek of the season featuring the Albirex Niigata-Tanjong Pagar United match, the Balestier Khalsa-Tampines Rovers match and the Lion City Sailors-Hougang United match.
It's part 2 of TSCP's SPL Preview. In this episode, we preview the 8 clubs that will fight it out for the 2022 Singapore Premier League title. From the defending champions, Lion City Sailors to the depleted Young Lions, ravaged by CoVid-19 and returning from Cambodia after an unfortunate AFF U23 campaign. We discuss the winners (and losers) of the transfer window so far. Plus, we predict who will finish the season as the top scorer and who will claim the golden glove. Ending off with a message to our fellow supporters of the Jaguars of Tanjong Pagar United.
It's time! The start of the 2022 season is upon us and we can just countdown the days! We kick off this 2-part episode discussing the new rulings and format for the upcoming season. We will also preview the battle for the Community Shield. In one end, we have the defending champions of the SPL, Lion City Sailors. In the other, we have 2021 SPL runners-up, Albirex Niigata. We will see two giants of the SPL battle it out for their first piece of silverware in 2022.
We apologise for any audio technical issues in the podcast.
In this episode, we focus on the Jaguars of Tanjong Pagar United and The Jaguar Force's viral post (published at the end of January) raising concerns about the state of the club. With a little over 2 weeks to Tanjong Pagar United's first match in the 2022 SPL season, we discuss further concerns of the club's situation - 4th foreign signing, squad depth, fan interaction and where we stand against the other clubs in the league. We also discuss our beloved old home ground of Queenstown Stadium.
In this episode of TSCP's The Lion's Roar, we discuss heartbreaking news - the resignation of Lions' head coach, Tatsuma Yoshida. There have been speculation on potential candidates for the #1 position, the Head Coach of the Singapore National Team. A couple of familiar faces and big names in this region. Who do you think will take up the vacant position? Plus, our thoughts on who should submit their CV for the position.
It's our first episode of 2022! Happy new year to all! What better way to start the year than with a transfer episode! What we thought would be a quiet month of December due to the AFF Suzuki Cup, turned out to be a rather busy one, especially for one specific club. And finally, there's some transfer activity in Jurong East Stadium!
Note: Confirmed Transfers are based off OFFICIAL news from the clubs' official social media pages. Rumoured transfers are based off local football media outlets.
It's our final AFF Special episode of The Lion's Roar as we dig deep into the controversies of the Lions' 2nd leg Semi-final fixture against Indonesia. We discuss the amazing Sports Hub atmosphere of the match and what comes next for the Lions after their herculean effort in one of the most entertaining, dramatic, heart-stopping matches in recent history.
LATEST UPDATE: As we were uploading this episode, news just broke that Lions' Coach Tatsuma Yoshida has resigned from his position.
We continue our AFF Special feature of TSCP's The Lion's Roar. In this rather long episode, we discuss what happened during the Lions' four group stage fixtures - The amazing opening win against Myanmar, the hard-fought wins against the Philippines and Timor Leste and the unfortunate defeat against the Thais. We will also discuss the local fan support for our Lions - the spirit lifters, the boos and of course, the Singa Brigade. Not forgetting our own preview of the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup Semi-Finals. We cap off the episode with breaking news coming in regarding one of our players and end it off finally with a non-football tribute.
It's finally here! The AFF Suzuki Cup! The one that we've been talking about all year! In this TSCP episode of TLR, we will preview the much-anticipated tournament, one that has been delayed for a year now. We will discuss the squad selection of our Lions, who coincidentally are the hosts for this edition of the AFF. We will highlight key figures in our opponents' squad. We will also offer you guys our predictions on who we think will make it out of the group stages, a surprising powerhouse exclusion by one of us. Plus a short discussion on recent AFF-related news including the depletion of the Myanmar squad and Singa Brigade's open letter to the National Team and the fans.
Another transfer episode! This time it's our December Edition. For this episode, we will be covering transfer activity for the entire month of November. Who's In? Who's Out? Juicy rumours or speculations? We've got it all here.
Note: Confirmed Transfers are based off OFFICIAL news from the clubs' official social media pages. Rumoured transfers are based off local football media outlets.
We feel, if Singapore want to do well on the international stage, improvements have to be made to the local league. In this episode, we discuss popular topics and comments that have been raised by the general public on how the league can improve. Can a promotion-relegation system give the spark our local football needs? Or perhaps high-tech shizz such as Goal-Line Tech and the controversial, VAR system. We end off the episode discussing the revision (w.e.f 2022) made on a controversial ruling (introduced in 2018).
One of our more serious episodes, we discuss the love-hate relationship between Singaporeans and local football and the keyboard warriors of social media. We highlight 2 major personal attacks made this year by keyboard warriors towards players in the SPL, one of which, made headlines. We will also discuss what may have (or have not?) caused the constant criticism of Singapore football.
It's that time of year again! The transfer window! We will release monthly episodes to update you guys on the transfer activity of the Singapore Premier League that happened over the past month. For this episode, we will be covering transfer activity from the end of the SPL season to the 30th of October. Who's In? Who's Out? Juicy rumours or speculations? We've got it all here.
Note: Confirmed Transfers are based off OFFICIAL news from the clubs' official social media pages. Rumoured transfers are based off local football media outlets.
Another episode of The Lion's Roar! This time, we will review (and preview) the ongoing AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, happening in our little island country. We will discuss the controversies and tactical mishaps of the draw against Timor Leste and the hard-fought win against the Azkals of the Philippines. We will also preview a mouthwatering encounter against defending champions, Korea Republic.
We continue our 2-part series of the 2021 SPL Post-Season Review with a report of the 8 local clubs. Who were the "winners" and "losers"? We also look at the key players of the 8 clubs and the confirmed departures of the clubs. Plus, our expectations for the 2022 SPL season.
Still recovering from the excitement of the final matchweek of the 2021 Singapore Premier League season? We head on to the first of this 2-part series reviewing the 2021 SPL season! The final matchweek was truly one of the best in recent times - tightest title fight since 1998 went down to the wire, first local team to be crowned SPL champs since 2014 and an epic match for the history books - The mother of all comebacks. Whoever said the league was boring?
On to episode #2 of The Stirling Curva Podcast and we kick off "The Lion’s Roar", our National Team feature segment. In this episode, we reminisce the transformation of the home of the Lions, from the Kallang National Stadium to the Singapore Sports Hub. We discuss the evolution (or devolution?) of support for the National Team - how it has changed over the last 3 decades. Has technology killed our support and interest for live football? We will conclude the episode with our thoughts on the recent AFF Suzuki Cup Group Stage Draw and announcement on the host of the AFF Suzuki Cup.
Photo (Artwork) credits: Ismadi Hussain
We kick things off giving you a rough idea on who we are and what we do. Plus, we preview the upcoming (mouthwatering) fixtures of the final matchweek for the 2021 Singapore Premier League Season (featuring the closest title fight since 1998). And a little shout out at the end for our Lionesses.