The Northern Rams' Kampong

~ The Singing Contingent ~

~ The Junior Rams ~

Welcome to the Rams' kampong (village), a green pasture located in the northern part of Singapore where a warm hello, a  hearty handshake and a big smile help to bridge the gap between the neighbourhood in Woodlands. Neighbours of different backgrounds, ethnicity, professions made it a family affair bringing not only their kids in tow, but the extended family of grandparents and other close relatives to cheer for the WWFC Rams who played their hearts out in the various matches. 

In this small community of ours, everyone is part of the Rams' family which is always full of friendly smiles of all ages.  The seniors, middle-aged, youngsters, teens and kids are brothers and sisters to one another.  And we stand united for the love of  football as a single entity without racial prejudice. This multi-cultural group is dedicated to supporting the team at every home game, and travels to most away games. With drums and non-stop chanting, in both English & Bahasa Melayu (Malay language), the Northern Rams have been with the WWFC Rams through the good times and the bad times.

At every game we stand proudly and throw our voices for 90+ minutes singing and cheering in support of our beloved home team.  Energetic & vocal with a "WE ARE ONE" attitude is what this supporter's group are all about.... and we like to party!

Our cheers are all positive and family friendly given the large number of children in the stand.  Kids are great at yelling too!!!

Our aim?  To bring people from all walks of life together during football games and promote the long-lost kampong spirit. 

Our mission? To carry and inspire the team to victory by creating a fun and true football atmosphere in all venues where the team plays.

Our Membership fees? The Group is pretty free flowing.  We are one big family and everyone plays a part to help keep things going but there are no membership fees.  If you stand with us on game day then you are one of us. 

Our door is always open to anyone who wish to become part of this big happy family. It is always a delight to see some new faces in the group.  If you want to meet other like minded supporters from Woodlands (and many other parts of Singapore too), to participate in a wide variety of fun extras which include waving flags, tossing streamers and confetti, showing off a variety of posters and banners, then this is the right group for you.  

So join us for the next match. Just make sure to bring your spirit, your passion, and your voice! 

We know we are, we're sure we are.. we're Woodlands 'til we die.

Like our Facebook Page [link provided below] for updates and details on match day gatherings plus other events & benefits.

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My Apologies

Hi All Rams Kakis,

I haven't been able to update this blog lately due to family commitments and some maid issues.  I know I had skipped many games & many features & stories, but p~l~e~a~s~e give me some time to update them & I promised to do them fast. 

Once again, sorry for the inconvenience, and do come back for more juicy news on the Rams. 

Thanks & have a great day!

TNR Rock On Stage ~ S.League Awards Night 2014 At ITE College East [09/11/2014]

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

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Remember Each Member!

We, the fans gonna miss each and every one of you.... best of luck, take care & Best wishes to everyone!

No Merger!!

The picture tells a thousand words!!!

Jaguars To Sit Out Next S-League Season, Rams To Merge With Hougang

[This article was first published on The Straits Times, Nov 4, 2014]

The S-League has shrunk from 12 to 10 teams for the 2015 season, barely days after this year's campaign came to an end.

Woodlands Wellington - one of the eight founding members of the league in 1996 - will merge with Hougang United and compete as one team next season.

Meanwhile, Tanjong Pagar United, finalists in this year's League Cup and last year's Singapore Cup, announced that they will sit out the next campaign.

A post on the Jaguars' official Facebook page last night read: "It is confirmed that (Tanjong Pagar) will be sitting out of the 2015 S-League season. We thank all our supporters for your support from 2011 to 2014."

This is the second time the Jaguars - another S-League founding member - have sat out of the professional league. They withdrew from the S-League after the 2004 season, citing financial problems, before returning in 2011.

Once again, they are sitting out due to money. Said chairman Edward Liu: "We were unable to find a sponsor for this year after Field Catering, who came in with a $100,000 sponsorship last season, pulled out before this season.

"With our current resources, we were unable to do our utmost to challenge for glory. We finished ninth this year, when my target for the team was to better last season's sixth-position placing.

"We don't want to just make up the numbers. We want to fight for glory (but) we'll be rather challenged financially... if we take part in next year's campaign."

Liu said the plan was to sit out a year as he tries to locate a sponsor but added: "Anything can happen, depending on (finding) a sponsor."

Meanwhile, news of the Woodlands-Hougang merger was delivered in an hour-long meeting at the Woodlands Stadium yesterday, attended by Woodlands players, officials and S-League chief executive Lim Chin.

"Woodlands will be merging with Hougang United for the new season," said Lim. He declined to give further details.

Both Woodlands and Hougang officials declined comment when contacted by The Straits Times.

Woodlands personnel have no idea what the future holds, with the club giving no indication who will be released or retained.

Midfielder Goh Swee Swee may give up the sport for good if he does not find a new club.

"You're shrinking a pool from over 40 jobs to just over 20, so what are those who are left out going to do?" said the 28-year-old.

"I've got my family to consider so if I can't find a club, I'll have to find a job outside of football. Nobody likes a situation like this but we got to face this reality now."

The Rams finished at the bottom of the table from 2010 to 2012, and were second-from-bottom in the recent season, while Hougang have also struggled through several incarnations. Former Woodlands manager R. Vengadasalam likened the merger to "an attempt to mix oil and water".

He said: "Geographically, this won't work as the two clubs are so far apart. Will they train at Woodlands and play at Hougang, or vice versa?

"To me, they're killing off 19 years of history with Woodlands Wellington by merging the two clubs together.

"I may have left Woodlands (in 2004), but I never thought this day would come."

Only 10 teams In S.League Next Year

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

[This article was first published in The New Paper, Nov 4, 2014]

Next year will mark the 20th edition of the Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League, and it will be ushered in with yet another slew of changes, the most obvious of which is the number of teams. 

Tanjong Pagar United, one of the eight founding clubs of the S.League in 1996 - under the banner of Tiong Bahru United - will not be in the mix next season, along with another pioneer outfit, Woodlands Wellington. 

From 12 teams this year, the 2015 S.League will see a reduced roster of 10 sides. Woodlands will merge with Hougang United to form a club whose shape and form has yet to be decided, while financial struggles will see Queenstown-based Tanjong Pagar sit out the league for the second time, after the club pulled out after the 2004 season - also due to monetary difficulties.

Next year will mark the 20th edition of the Great Eastern-Yeo's S.League, and it will be ushered in with yet another slew of changes, the most obvious of which is the number of teams. 

Tanjong Pagar United, one of the eight founding clubs of the S.League in 1996 - under the banner of Tiong Bahru United - will not be in the mix next season, along with another pioneer outfit, Woodlands Wellington.

From 12 teams this year, the 2015 S.League will see a reduced roster of 10 sides. 

Woodlands will merge with Hougang United to form a club whose shape and form has yet to be decided, while financial struggles will see Queenstown-based Tanjong Pagar sit out the league for the second time, after the club pulled out after the 2004 season - also due to monetary difficulties. 

The Jaguars returned in 2011, but beside a sixth-placed finish in 2013 that also saw them ending the year as runners-up in the RHB Singapore Cup, they have struggled.

They finished ninth among the 12 teams this year, while Woodlands ended the season in 11th spot.

"Presently the S.League is too big for the local environment... the demography of Singapore cannot support it fully, that is one of the key reasons for this initiative," said S.League chief executive Lim Chin.

"Naturally (the reduction in teams will mean) there will be more resources (subsidies) for the remaining clubs and in turn make the S.League even stronger and more competitive, and through that we will help to raise the overall standard of Singapore football."

Admitting that the club have been "a bit stretched" financially, Tanjong Pagar chairman Edward Liu told The New Paper that their inability to secure a main sponsor for 2014 has hurt them.

"After talking to our committee members, I am of the view that we can better contribute to the league by sitting out, and conducting a strategic review of our own resources and conserve to build a better resource base going forward," he said.

Woodlands' officials were uncontactable yesterday, while Hougang chairman Bill Ng declined to comment.

TNP understands that coaching staff and players of Tanjong Pagar, Woodlands and Hougang were only informed yesterday - three days after the end of the 2014 season - of the changes.

"My situation? Limbo," said Woodlands coach Salim Moin, the former Singapore midfield star.

"It's worse for my players but what can I do? We're still waiting for the management to sit down and discuss."

Clubs are required to submit a list of players they wish to retain on their roster for the next year to S.League administrators, usually within 10 days of the last matchday of the current season (Nov 14 this year).

It suggests a number of players from the three affected clubs may struggle to find employment in football.

While the norm is for clubs to only sign single-year contracts with most of their players, Tanjong Pagar have a group who are on two-year deals, including coach Patrick Vallee.

"We will honour all our contractual obligations with players and coaches," said Liu, with Lim asserting that both Woodlands and Hougang will do the same.

"The timing of announcement for any major change will be made only at the end of every season and this is similar to past seasons," said Lim, insisting that affected players will have enough time to find new clubs.

Tampines Rovers chairman Teo Hock Seng believes that some key elements of the league will stay the same, despite the changes to be implemented.

"Balestier Central and Clementi Khalsa merged in the past, and I thought that was a good marriage, and they came out stronger. I don't think there's anything wrong with a merger," he said, of the impending Woodlands-Hougang pairing.

That merger came at the end of the 2002 season.

"I don't think there'll be a drastic difference, it will be a shorter league, but four or five top teams will still compete for the title - we're going to compete," said Teo.

"The spirit of competition is still all there, and our local teams will beat the foreign teams."

S.League 2014 ~ Woodlands Wellington FC vs Courts Young Lions [01/07/2014]

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Do come down to join us in an evening of fun & action! Enjoy pre-match activities, snacks & half-time lucky draw.  Bring your family & friends!

Let us show our support for the Rams! See you at Woodlands Stadium. 

Lee Laments Draw; Salim Eager For More

Home United and Woodlands Wellington shared the spoils of an entertaining scoreless draw and Home coach Lee Lim Saeng was disappointed that his side failed to claim all three points.

“We should have gotten all three points to close the gap at the top of the table,” he mentioned.

Read more about it here [S.League.com]

Home Stutter To Stalemate Wth Woodlands

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

The scoreline was not reflective of game’s intensity, as fans were constantly kept on the edge of their seats as Woodlands Wellington held title-chasing Home United to a goalless draw at the Bishan Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Woodlands were the ones who were presented with the first opportunity of the game as Chang Jo Yoon’s effort from eight yards out in the eighth minute was saved by Shahril Jantan’s legs after the custodian stumbled upon an initial indirect free-kick.

Read more about it here [S.League.com]

It's a Boy!

Congratulations to Bah Mamadou on the arrival of his new son! 

May your new baby boy's cheerful coos and happy laughter emanate from every room of your lovely home!

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Happy Birthday, Yazid Yasin!

Hey, it's Yazid's Birthday today

S.League 2014 ~ Home United FC vs Woodlands Wellington FC [24/06/2014]

Come to Bishan Stadium and give your full support to the RAMS. Kick-off @ 07:30pm 

Free bus service leaves from Woodlands Stadium @ 06:15pm.

Kambing Power!

Video ~ S.League 2014 Woodlands Wellington FC vs Warriors FC [20/06/2014]

~ Video Credit: S.League Videos ~

TNR Supporters @ Woodlands Stadium ~ S.League WWFC vs Warriors FC [20/06/2014]

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

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Salim’s Magical Touch Revives Rams

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

Warriors FC failed to leapfrog Tampines Rovers into second place and close down the gap on Brunei DPMM after their latest 1-0 loss to Woodlands Wellington allowed newly-appointed coach Salim Moin to make a winning return to the Great Eastern Yeo’s S.League.

Former Warriors defender Bah Mamadou grabbed the only goal of the match and destroyed the Warriors’ chances of chasing down the league leaders with a second-half goal.

Read more about it here [Voxsports]  

Coach Salim ~ Welcome Back!

Very excited to welcome Coach Salim back to the team

S. Leagaue 2014 ~ Woodlands Wellington FC vs Warriors FC [20/06/2014]

Photo Credit: Heinkel Heinz

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