PRESS STATEMENT

Dear Fans of Gombak United,

On behalf of the Executive Committee, Coaches, Players and Staff, Gombak United Football Club eagerly awaits the start of the 2010 S-League season.

The Club is confident of building upon its best league finish in the 2009 season. Gombak United completed the 2009 S-League season coming in third, narrowing missing out on the runners up spot by three points. The fine print reads positively too, with more points gained, more goals scored, less conceded and less losses. Statistics that reflects an all round improvement. This augurs well for the next season.

No doubt other clubs have been strengthening their squads while Gombak United have been relatively unchanged, the Club do look forward in locking horns with the very best this coming season. This in many ways bodes well for the team as familiarity breeds confidence and the Club is confident of a positive showing this year, barring any major injuries to key players.

Gombak United started preparation for the new season with retaining the appointment of Darren Stewart as Head Coach. Darren has been integral in our success last season and I am confident the team will progress even further with him this year. The other notable change is the return of Aikhena Obadin, who had spent the last two seasons with the Young Lions and the Club welcomes him home.

Gombak United Football Club is also honored and privileged to have tied up with Fujian Hongxing ERKE Sports Goods Co Ltd on a three year attire and apparel sponsorship agreement starting from the 2010 S-League season.

Fujian Hongxing is major manufacturer and distributor of the ERKE brand of sports attire, apparel and equipment in China and is a household name in their local market, besides having substantial presence as well in the international markets.

Synonymously associated with quality, ERKE are sponsors of world class sporting events like the ATP Shanghai Masters & Doha Open for tennis, the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Events in Qatar, Germany and France and is also associated with the LA Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers for basketball in the NBA. Locally in China, ERKE sponsors the China Tennis Grand Prix in Guangdong Province.

As a member of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), ERKE is also honored with the branding of one of China's Top 500 Most Valuable Brands by the World Brand Laboratory in June 2009, ranking 137.

Gombak United FC strongly believes this collaboration with ERKE will enable the brand to make further inroads into the Far East markets, starting from Singapore and there is no bigger platform than the S-League to achieve this goal.

The Club will endeavor to work closely with ERKE to help establish a benchmark for the brand in Singapore. Projects like school outreach, organizing of football tournaments and working closely with grassroots organizations are some of the initiatives that will enable ERKE to reach out to a wider audience within the local community.

For the coming 2010 S-League season, Gombak United will again strive for entertaining football and its continuous pursuit of honors and improving from last season will be its primary targets.

As a Club with modest financial resources, it has been a great year in 2009 and with a platform to improve.

Gombak United will also strengthen its involvement in community outreach programs. This is an area where the Club sees much growth potential and will dedicate resources in achieving its set targets for this season. We hope to build on our fan base through some initiatives planned and to enhance the Club' image of one that is community oriented.

The Club wishes all teams the best for the coming 2010 season and may fair play also prevail.

Thank you.

John Yap
Chairman