Saturday, October 18, 2008

Johnson withdraws candidacy

Johnson Fernandez has withdrawn his candicacy for the secretary's post in the upcoming Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) elections.

In his text message to those concerned, the Malay Mail copy editor said he has informed KLHA of his decision.

"Some of us were meant to write sports, some to manage sports. I guess my calling is the former," said Johnson, who served as the sports editor of the Malay Mail (old version) from 1999 to 2003. This could pave the way for Sgt Hashim Mohd Yusoff to retain his post.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does this mean he will remain in the new Malay Mail?

He has to, since the paper is losing so many of its staff.

Last I heard 8 and counting.

Anonymous said...

Johnson should not have backed out. Maybe he can contribute more than just thru his writings. There is a big different between being inside and outside.

Anonymous said...

but why did he back out? Johnson could have brought some much needed change and a different point of view.

oh, i hear circulation of malay mail is going up, despite leaving nst and its protection

Anonymous said...

Hehe! Just because u a reporter doesn't mean you can manage lah Johnson! Malay Mail barely surviving. Jump ship already?

ex colleague

Anonymous said...

Saudara,

Betulkah Malay Mail nak offer jawatan sports editor kepada kawan saudara, SS Dhaliwal?

Mana boleh? Tak adil!

Anonymous said...

Johnson sud hav stayed on until the 25th wen nominations closed.he sud hav given a deep thought b4 deciding 2 cum in,in the 1st place.tis is not a circus playground.nomination was made by the most active hockey association in the country KLHA.wats your comment KLHA.

Anonymous said...

johnson, oh johnson... fail lah u... first hang kacau malaysian hoki dgn artikel-artikel yang power hang tu. u cakap sarjit singh and tengku majid is teruk. selepas itu, u bangga cakap u nak tanding for setiausaha mhf. u orang lama dalam hoki dan tau banyak tapi after u decide utk tanding u sudah jadi reporter dgn agenda sendiri. tapi itu takpa lagi, banyak reporter orang baik. kalau hang betul nak tolong hoki, teruskan tanding sajalah?! tapi u pun dah sedar kan? u dah buat salah dan salah u is guna malay mail untuk kempen diri sendiri (u memang tak tau malu!),tapi lepas tu u tarik diri?! kenapa hang takut kalah lepas tu mm pun tak ambik hang? ke lagi senang hantam orang dgn tulis story dari buat kerja-kerja mhf sendiri? kalau macam tu, takkan hang tak kaw-kaw fikir benda-benda macam ni dulu? cakap reporter ? tapi apa-apapun sebab u tarik diri, lepas ni jangan berani tulis apa-apa pasal hoki becoz u r sama macam politician-politician yang salah guna kuasa mereka utk kepentingan peribadi sahaja. if hang tulis jugak, hmmm.. jangan la brader, tlg belajar malu sikit. u dah tunjuk satu malaysia betapa tamak u r dgn apa yg u sanggup buat dengan kuasa media. sekarang u saja dah malu tapi kalau u tulis jugak satu famili fernandez yg akan malu. jgn la buat macam tu. aku dengar u ada abang dan anak keje kat mm jugak.majulah sukan untuk johnson, famili johnson or untuk negara?

Anonymous said...

Brother Rizal,
How come the local newspapers did not mention who were the delegates present in the recent meeting with TM Pahang ? Surprise!
How come one of the MHF VP, Secretary , Treasurer and some state secretary's were present? Are they turning the table over the present regime or just playing the ball game ? Most of them look like bump lickers.
Can't the present rigime take Diciplinay Action against them or they were the spies? These MHF fellows are always playing "bad stick" but they know the game. That is the name of the game. What ever it is I am safe sound that is as long as I hold the post is more than enough. Hockey goes down the drain or goes to the brink of disaster , its not my bussiness.That is MHF Officials.

Good Bye Malaysian Hockey !

1975 Fan.

Anonymous said...

Tu lah wartawan suka Malaysia...pemilik blog ni pun 2 x 5...main pilih kasih....mcm saudara kit kat LONdon.....

Anonymous said...

anon october 20 4.55pm

saya setuju. pemilik blog ini tak penah tell us the true story of kenapa msl nak orang atasan baru.
sebab, kawan dia terlibat.

malu