Malaysia's QPR week

The visiting English club is not a household name in Malaysia. This club can be considered as a lesser team for those following the English Premier League. But the club chairman is a Malaysian, and that could be a big factor why they are coming to the far east.

Frankly, i dont take their Malaysian tour seriously. There is not much for me to look for. The mainstream media tried to build the pre match excitement as much as they can, by giving a special publicity around Park Ji Sung. 

However, i do believe the Malaysian tour against Sabah and Kelantan will benefits the local Super League. The friendlies wont help us in term of football ability, but it may give our super league an extra edge from the marketing view. The QPR fans in England are following the team via clubs news, internet as well as the social network and this will give a very healthy publicity to our local football brand.

Personally, for longe term, if the clubs from europe continously make their visit here every year, our football brand, local youth talents will have a bigger opportunity to get noticed. I suggest for any Malaysian state or club side to field their best local and young players to face the visiting team. Produce and sell, thats the main objective while the match result should be a secondary issue. I wish all the best for QPR for the upcoming new season in England, and you are welcome to Malaysia any time.