La Liga 2008/09: Depor 'kena' lagi sekali!

27 Oct 2008

Nightmare week for Deportivo. Lotina’s squad wasn’t able to pass little Racing seven days ago, it was crushed by CSKA in Moscow and now humiliated at the Riazor by Sporting, club that was the worst defence at Primera División but that achieved a clean sheet at Depor’s territory. The Galician team was terrible in this game, it wasted its chanced and fell down against a Sporting that knew how to take advantage of the opportunity.

BEFORE THE GAME

Coach Miguel Angel Lotina sent the expected lineup with Angel Lafita performing as the playmaker, also with Pablo Alvarez and Andrés Guardado on the wings, and with Riki as the reference in attack. Manuel Pablo also started the game despite the fears of Lotina about his physical condition.

The surprises were at the side of Sporting. Coach Manolo Preciado rested his top goal scorer, Mate Bilic, and allowed the entrance of David Barral while Neru continued in the centre of the defence. Another surprise was to see Luis Morán covering the right wing despite he was not fit enough due to a thigh injury. 4,000 fans of Sporting were at the Riazor, something remarkable since only 18,000 local fans were supporting Depor.

FIRST HALF

Maybe this has been the most weird game in recent times judging by how the things started. And it’s that Deportivo have enough chances to take the lead in the score within the first twenty minutes, more in concrete five opportunities that were all wasted by Lotina’s squad. The first one just seconds after the kick-off as Riki sent out a cross of Filipe that was previously deflected by a rival.

But Sporting sent his first warning at minute 8, Diego Castro made a great play on the right and he assisted Michel, but the final shot went out. Just a first look of what the Galician striker would do later. After this play, the other four chances of Deportivo occurred. At the 12th minute, Diego Colotto headed a corner-kick from Sergio, keeper Cuellar was defeated but captain Rafael Sastre was in the right place as he cleared the ball in the goal line.

Two minutes later Angel Lafita had his chance after a pass of Pablo Álvarez, the Aragonian was alone in the area, but his shot was deflected by a defender and went to a corner-kick. Then it was time for Andrés Guardado, at minute 15 the Mexican had an attempt to score after a pass of Riki, but his shot was stopped by Cuellar.

And the must clear opportunity for Depor occurred five minutes later, again with Guardado as the main protagonist. The ex-Atlas found the ball in the area after a big error of Sastre, the same defender that saved Sporting minutes before, but despite been alone against the keeper, the Mexican missed the opportunity as his shot went over the crossbar. As it usually occurs in the cruel world of football when a team misses so much chances, the visitors scored their first goal in the next play.

David Barral sent a shot that Aranzubia barely deflected, the ball was left in front of the Basque keeper and the same Barral tried to reach the rebound but he was pulled first by Albert Lopo. Referee Teixeira Vitienes called the penalty. Barral himself came to score his second goal on the season beating Aranzubia with a shot that went into the centre of the goal.

And just as it happened in Moscow, when Depor allowed two goals in a matter of three minutes after a good start, Sporting Gijón replied with a deadly counterattack that showed the miseries at Deportivo. And it was the same David Barral who started the play, the Cádiz-born player run all over the right wing after a his team mates intercepted a bad pass of Lopo, then he sent a drilling and perfect cross that found Carmelo González alone in the penalty spot, Lopo tried to clear the ball but the Catalan didn’t reach it, instead the Canarian beat Aranzubia just pushing the ball in. And as it happened against CSKA, Depor was now facing a rival that was playing with deadly counterattacks against the fragility of its defensive zone.

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Then things became worse with the pass of the minutes. Pablo Álvarez, who was doubtful all over the week due a hamstring string, was replaced by Juan Carlos Valerón at minute 37. It isn’t clear if it was a tactical change or a modification caused because the ex-Sporting was not feeling fine. The true is that Lotina used the change trying to solve the mess on the pitch. Valerón became the playmaker at the squad and Lafita passed to cover the right wing. But the shock became bigger one minute before half-time as Diego Colotto saw a direct red card after a doubtful foul over Barral. The Argentinean was the last man, but it’s also true that Barral was also committing a foul.

It was an incredible scene at the Riazor. During the first minutes it seemed that Depor had all in favour in order to take a comfortable victory, but instead it was losing by two goals after the first forty five minutes, and to make things worse it was now forced to search the comeback with only ten men on the pitch. Curiously, of the four home matches of Depor in the current liga season, this is the third time in which Lotina’s squad suffers an expulsion.

SECOND HALF

The smell of the defeat was everywhere at the Riazor. A squad that had barely scored on this season was now forced to conquer two goals in 45 minutes and with only ten men on the pitch. Lotina tried to recompose the scheme as he kept playing with the same men in attack and with only three defenders at the back, something that opened the holes to Sporting. That’s why the visitors were the better side during the second half. Always insisting with the deadly duo Luis Morán-Diego Castro on the wings and with Barral waiting at the centre.

The second half started with Juan Carlos Valerón falling inside the penalty box after he was trying to receive a pass from Riki, but referee Teixeira Vitienes didn’t have the guts to call the penalty. At minute 60, Guardado had an attempt to score as he sent a shot from mid-distance, but his final effort went directly to the hands of Cuellar. These couple of plays represents the only chances of Depor within the first 20 minutes in the second part, just a demonstration of how terrible was Depor playing.

Sporting Gijón was feeling more comfortable with the pass of time, and the true is that they had enough chances to score more goals, but Daniel Aranzubia appeared with three important saves. First miraculously saving a short-distance effort from Diego Castro after a corner-kick (62’). Later it was a one-to-one play against Luis Morán (67’). And finally a direct free-kick of Diego Castro (71’).

It was clear that Depor was broke. Lotina tried to refresh the things with the entrances of Mista and Juan Rodríguez replacing Riki and Sergio, but things continued the same. The Galician team was lost in attack and its defensive line was imprecise, starting with Albert Lopo, player that again had a terrible night as he was involved in the two goals of the Asturians.

At minute 68, Depor finally had a chance to reduce the distance in the scoresheet through a shot of Guardado after a pass of Valerón, but again the ball went directly to the hands of Cuellar. Five minute after this action, Aranzubia appeared again to make an important save, once again against a direct free-kick of Diego Castro.

It was now clear that Depor would not achieve the comeback, the squad was broke in two and the lack of ideas was evident. At least the players were trying to score a goal. At minute 76, Lafita sent a dangerous shot that passed inches away from the post, and four minutes later the referee disallowed a goal of Mista after an offside.

But the holes left in the defensive sector were bigger enough to allow a new goal from the visitors. First Aranzubia stopped a header of Bilic, who entered replacing Carmelo some minutes before. And then it came, it was a masterpiece from Sporting. A great play of Camacho ended with the goal of Diego Castro, Michel had the ball in the left corner and passed it to Camacho in the centre, then Depor was trying to use the offside trap, but the drilling pass of Camacho beat the trick and left Castro alone against Aranzubia, the Pontevedra-born player just had to drill the ball to the right side of Aranzubia. There was no time for more as Depor’s fans left the Riazor defeated and as the 4,000 visiting fans were dancing at the stands.

AFTER THE GAME

A new 0-3 score for Deportivo, the second in just three days. It was an unbelievable match, Depor had the chances to define the things since the start, but the lack of goals is now killing the team as Lotina’s players wasted all the occasions just to end the first half with a disadvantage of two goals and with one less man. The second half was just a complement in which Depor was only a shadow against an ordered Sporting.

This is Depor’s first home defeat of the season and the first one in five months, the previous one was the 0-2 against Villarreal in the closing match of the past liga campaign. The result leaves Depor in a complicate situation, with just nine points and now only three points above the salvation. To make things worse, the squad has now to face two away games in the next seven days (Elche in Copa and Betis in liga).

MATCH STATISTICS

Deportivo: Aranzubia - Manuel Pablo, Lopo, Colotto, Filipe Luis - Sergio (Juan Rodríguez 72’), De Guzmán - Pablo Álvarez (Valerón 37’), Lafita, Guardado - Riki (Mista 72’).

Sporting Gijón: Cuellar - Sastre, Gerard, Neru, Canella - Camacho, Míchel - Luis Morán, Carmelo (Bilic 66’), Diego Castro (Omar 87’) - David Barral (Matabuena 80’).

Goals: 0-1: (22’) Barral (penalty), 0-2: (26’) Carmelo, 0-3: (84’) Diego Castro.

Referee: Teixeira Vitienes. He showed yellow card to Neru (36’), Camacho (40’), Aranzubia (43’), Lopo (71’) and Míchel (72’). Colotto was sent off (43’)

Venue: Riazor (22,000)

Tokoh: Omar al-Mokhtar (Singa Padang Pasir)

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Figur: Omar Mokhtar, singa padang pasir digeruni musuh

Susunan Ustaz Zainudin Hashim Mon Oct 27, 08 12:06:11 pm MYT

Tokoh terbilang ini nama penuhnya Omar al-Mokhtar Muhammad Farhat Abridan Muhammad Mukmin Buhadimeh Abdullah bin Manaf Bin Muhsen bin Hasan bin Ikrimah bin al-Wataj Bin Sufyan bin Khaled bin al-Joshafi bin Toher Bin al-Arqa' bin Sa'id bin Uwaidah bin al-Jareh bin Khofi bin Hisham Bin Manaf al-Kabir yang berketurunan sampai kepada bangsa Quraisy.

Omar dilahirkan di perkampungan Timur Jenzur di timur Libya bersempadan dengan Mesir pada 1858M. Beliau lahir dalam keadaan yatim piatu apabila kedua-dua ayah dan ibunya meninggal dunia semasa dalam perjalanan ke Makkah untuk menunaikan ibadat haji.

Omar mendapat pendidikan awal di desanya sebelum melanjutkan di peringkat menengah di bandar al-Jaghbub kira-kira 500 kilometer dari ibu negara Libya, Tripoli.

Beliau menetap di situ selama lapan tahun untuk mendalami ilmu-ilmu agama di tangan para ulama tersohor seperti Imam Saiyid al-Mahdi as-sanusi tokoh ulama sufi tarekat as-Sanusiyyah.

Beliau sempat belajar bahasa Arab, subjek-subjek yang berkaitan dengan Syariat Islamiah, ilmu-ilmu al-Quran dan menghafaznya dalam usia yang begitu muda.

Kepintaran beliau dapat dikesan oleh para gurunya dan mendapat perhatian serius dalam setiap subjek yang dipelajari. Begitu juga bakat kepimpinan yang ditampilkan beliau semasa belajar di situ. Beliau sering dipuji melangit oleh guru-gurunya kerana contoh teladan yang ditunjukkan di samping disiplin ketika belajar.

Beliau telah diminta oleh Syeikh al-Mahdi untuk mengiringinya ke Sudan dan Chad pada 1899 ketika beliau berusia 37 tahun memimpin pasukan mujahidin as-Sanusiyyah menentang penjajah Perancis, di mana beliau sudah mula terlibat dalam jihad menentang penjajah yang sering mendatangkan masalah kepada negara.

Menyertai jihad

Libya merupakan destinasi kedua Itali selepas Turki yang ditaklukinya pada 29 September 1911 untuk melenyapkan pemerintahan Islam Othmaniyyah yang akhirnya jatuh pada 1924 di tangan Inggeris.

Ia menghadapi tentangan hebat daripada tentera Itali yang mahu menakluk Libya seluruhnya, ini bermakna selepas tahun 1911, suasana untuk belajar secara formal tidak lagi dianggap munasabah, kerana di mana-mana pelosok dibanjiri dengan peluru dan bom tentera Itali.

Omar al-Mokhtar telah biasa dengan suasana itu. Ketika umurnya 37 tahun beliau telah menyertai jihad menentang Perancis di sempadan Sudan dan Chad, iaitu satu usia yang dianggap muda khususnya dalam suasasan peperangan.

Libya menanti kehadiran pasukan tentera laut Itali yang menyeberangi Laut Mediterranean untuk menyusup masuk bandar Tripoli dan Benghazi pada 1912, iaitu dianggap tahun berlakunya peperangan besar antara tentera Itali dan Libya.

Mujahidin Libya yang diketuai oleh Omar al-Mokhtar berjaya membunuh belasan tentera laut Itali, mengusir 400 daripada mereka dan merampas persenjataan perang serta alat-alat kelengkapan perang yang menjadikan pergerakan mereka lebih mudah untuk mengusir dan bertahan.

Kejayaan Omar al-Mokhtar menghadapi tentera Itali boleh dibahagikan kepada tiga aspek penting:

1. Menghalang kemasukan tentera laut Itali dari Mesir dan memperkukuh barisan mujahidin di bandar Marmarika.

2. Pengawasan mujahidin di persempadan negara-negara jiran seperti di al-'Arqub, Salnatah dan al-Mukhili.

3. Persediaan mujahidin sepenuhnya di Miswas dan Ajdabiya yang merupakan pintu masuk penjajah.

Jeneral Itali yang bertugas pada waktu itu sudah dapat menghidu pergerakan Omar al-Mokhtar serta perancangannya, maka beliau mengarahkan supaya mencetuskan peperangan hanya menunggu di Umm Syakhnab, Syalizimah dan Zuwaitinah, ia berlaku pada 1914M hingga tercetusnya Perang Dunia Pertama.

Ketokohan Omar terserlah

Perang Dunia I berlarutan antara 28 Julai 1914 hingga 11 November 1918 dan ia bermula di rantau Balkan dan ketika itu juga kebanyakan negara-negara Barat atau lebih dikenali sebagai negara-negara yang menyimpan dendam kesumat terhadap Islam akibat kekalahan dalam perang Salib satu ketika dahulu.

Mereka menyimpan hasrat untuk membalas dendam terhadap negara-negara umat Islam di seluruh dunia. Negara-negara yang jelas menunjukkan kebencian terhadap Islam adalah seperti Belanda, Perancis, Jerman, Itali, Britain, Sepanyol dan lain-lain.

Apabila tentera Itali mula memasuki Libya peringkat demi peringkat serta mencetuskan kekacauan pada 1922, Omar al-Mokhtar menyusun strategi untuk menghadapi kemaraan tentera-tentera Itali yang tidak diundang.

Selain sibuk dengan kelas-kelas pengajian al-Quran dengan anak-anak orang kampungnya, beliau tetap mempersiapkan generasi muda untuk bangkit berjihad ketika beliau mencecah usia hampir 50 tahun. Tetapi semangat untuk berjihad tetap membara seperti ketika beliau menemani gurunya satu ketika dahulu di sempadan Sudan dan Chad menghadapi kerakusan bala tentera Perancis.

Omar al-Mokhtar dan anak-anak buahnya yang berjihad walaupun pada peringkat awal berjaya melepasi serangan demi serangan daripada pihak Itali yang merasakan bahawa kepimpinan dan pengalamannya dalam peperangan sukar untuk ditembusi, kepimpinannya dikagumi pihak musuh, namun kehadiran tentera Itali di bumi Libya adalah untuk menaklukinya.

Justeru, mereka juga mempunyai pelbagai perancangan dan kemudahan peralatan berbanding Omar dan rakan-rakannya yang berbekalkan senjata lapuk. Namun keimanan yang cukup tingi kepada Allah SWT merupakan senjata ampuh yang sukar dikalahkan dan mereka tetap menjadi sasaran musuh untuk dikalahkan. Bagi mereka (musuh Itali) jika Omar dapat dikalahkan bermakna mudahlah Libya di bawah penguasaan mereka.

Dihukum gantung sampai mati

Akhirnya Omar berjaya ditahan. Beliau dan beberapa orang kanannya didakwa dan dibicarakan, keputusan menyebut bahawa Omar al-Mokhtar didapati bersalah kerana melawan kerajaan Itali dan dijatuhkan hukuman gantung sampai mati.

Sebelum beliau digantung pada pagi 16 September 1931 di hadapan pembesar Angkatan Tentera Itali, beliau meminta izin untuk berpesan kepada seluruh rakyat Libya yang hadir untuk menyaksikan hukuman berkenaan dan jasadnya yang terakhir sebelum terkulai layu sebagai syahid.

Beliau meingatkan kepada mereka: "Kita tidak akan menyerah dengan mudah kepada pihak musuh, kerana sama ada kita menang ataupun kita mati, ini bukanlah penghujung perjuangan kita. Bahkan kamu semua juga akan menghadapi peperangan demi peperangan, jika kamu gugur, ia akan diteruskan oleh generasi selepas kamu, adapun umur aku sendiri hanya setakat ini, tetapi ia terus hidup menjadi kenang-kenangan sampai bila-bila (sekurang-kurangnya aku telah menunjukkan jalan yang baik) untuk mempertahan agama Allah yang benar di muka bumi ini."

Berita dari Kuala Krai: 28hb Oktober 2008 [Selasa]

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Edisi Kelantan - Berita Daerah

30 murid terima sumbangan Deepavali

PASIR GAJAH – Walaupun penduduk kaum India semakin berkurangan di ladang Pasir Gajah, beberapa kanak-kanak yang masih bersekolah di Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) Tamil Pasir Gajah tetap menerima sumbangan sempena sambutan Deepavali.

Kelmarin, 30 murid dari sekolah berkenaan menerima sumbangan hamper daripada badan bukan kerajaan (NGO), Lions Club Kuala Krai, District 308 B1 Malaysia.

Gabenor Kawasan, Dr J.P Kamalanathan berkata, walaupun penduduk kaum India di kawasan Ladang Pasir Gajah semakin berkurangan, tetapi mereka tetap memerlukan perhatian yang sama terutama musim perayaan ini.

Menurut Kamalanathan, kebanyakan kaum India di daerah tersebut kini menetap di kawasan bandar dan menghantar anak mereka bersekolah di kawasan bandar dan bukan lagi di kawasan itu.

Namun, katanya, setiap kali musim perayaan, mereka tetap memilih lokasi tertentu untuk memberikan agihan perayaan bagi setiap kaum.

“Jika pada sambutan Aidilfitri lalu kita pilih kanak-kanak kurang upaya menerima hamper dan bersempena Deepavali ini kita pilih kanak-kanak kawasan ladang ini untuk menerima sumbangan tersebut.

“Ia adalah sebagai tanda penghargaan dan bagi memberikan sedikit cahaya kegembiraan kepada kanak-kanak tersebut meraikan perayaan mereka,” ujarnya kepada Sinar Harian selepas penyerahan sumbangan berkenaan kelmarin.

Katanya, kanak-kanak berkenaan berhak meraikan sambutan perayaan setahun sekali ini dengan penuh bermakna bersama keluarga dan rakan-rakan mereka yang lain.

Dalam majlis yang sama, Kamalanathan juga memberikan saranan agar semua kanak-kanak menumpukan perhatian mereka kepada pelajaran untuk masa hadapan mereka.

“Telah ramai golongan pekerja estet berhijrah ke bandar untuk mengubah nasib keluarga mereka yang mana kanak-kanak ini juga boleh melakukan perkara yang sama untuk mengubah mobiliti sosial mereka.

“Mereka perlu menumpukan kepada pelajaran kerana hanya pelajaran dapat mengubah nasib mereka untuk menjadi seorang yang berguna pada masa depan,” ujarnya.

Sementara itu, guru besar SJK Tamil Pasir Gajah, Gnanamoney Moses merakamkan penghargaan kepada pihak Lions Club yang sudi menghulurkan sumbangan kepada kanak-kanak sekolah berkenaan sempena sambutan perayaan tersebut.

Menurut Gnanamoney, beliau ingin mengucapkan jutaan penghargaan kepada pihak Lions Club yang sentiasa prihatin terhadap semua kaum di daerah itu termasuk kanak-kanak tersebut.

“Walaupun bilangan mereka di sini amat kecil tetapi dengan sumbangan yang diberikan, saya pasti semua kanak-kanak ini tetap gembira di atas perhatian dan sumbangan yang diterima.

“Semoga pada masa hada-pan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan ini akan tetap bergerak aktif dalam masyarakat membantu mereka yang memerlukan,” katanya.

Sinar Harian difahamkan, sekolah berkenaan hanya mempunyai 30 orang murid dan tujuh tenaga pengajar dan merupakan satu-satunya Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil di daerah Kuala Krai.

EPL 2008/09: Petanda awal menuju kejuaraan

Xabi Alonso lega mendengar wisel penamat

Ini adalah permulaan yang terbaik bagi The Kops sepanjang 20 tahun dalam perebutan kejuaraan Liga Perdana Inggeris.

Pemain meraikan jaringan Xabi

Rekod 86 perlawanan tanpa kalah selama 4 tahun dan 8 bulan Chelsea di Stamford Bridge berkecai turut memeriahkan lagi suasana kegembiraan penyokong kelab ini.

Benitez dan Scolari mencatur strategi

Biarpun jaringan yang tidak cantik (kira nasib le tu!), tetapi sudah cukup untuk memastikan pencabar utama itu menggigit jari.

Suasana tegang antara Reina dan Terry

Bagiku, dua pemain yang berjaya membawa perlawanan ini berpihak kepada Liverpool iaitu, Albert Riera (menghasilkan pelbagai alternatif dimensi serangan) dan Jimmy Caragher (jeneral bagi jentera pertahanan).

Gerrard membuat hantaran silang

Mascherano dan Deco merebut bola

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Chelsea..0 Liverpool..1

Sunday 26 October 2008 13:30

Barclays Premier League

Stamford Bridge

ALONSO FIRES REDS CLEAR AT THE TOP

Liverpool have moved three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League after Xabi Alonso's first-half strike gave them a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

The Spaniard's first goal of the season was enough to maintain the Reds' unbeaten start to the season and brings an end to the Blues' proud home run that had stretched to 86 matches undefeated.

It means Liverpool have now notched up a landmark 600th top-flight victory on the road and halts a Chelsea hoodoo that had seen them win only once at the Bridge - in January 2004 - since the inauguration of the Premier League.

Both sides had gone into the match level on points at the summit of English football and with Chelsea protecting their incredible Bridge record, few observers would have been surprised to see them create the first opening of this heavyweight bout on three minutes.

A slip from Alonso allowed Nicolas Anelka to seize possession and race towards the Liverpool goal. The Frenchman jinked past the first defender before seeing the ball break menacingly towards Deco, but just when it seemed the Portuguese playmaker would open the scoring, Jamie Carragher intervened with one of his trademark blocks to deflect the ball to safety.

If the home support thought it was a sign of things to come then they would be very mistaken, and Alonso's next contribution would result in the opening goal of the game on 10 minutes.

A long throw on the right was flicked on by Dirk Kuyt and as Robbie Keane battled for it, the ball fell invitingly to Alonso who did not waste his chance, firing an awkward left-foot shot that deflected past Petr Cech and into the net.

It was a dream start for a Rafa and co and they would go on to boss the remainder of the first-half, restricting Chelsea to wayward shots from distance, whilst carving out one or two good opportunities of their own.

Indeed, it could have got even better for the visitors on 16 minutes when the impressive Albert Riera danced his way beyond the attentions of Jose Bosingwa and fizzed a shot just wide of the near post.

With Steven Gerrard operating just behind lone striker Robbie Keane, the Reds continued to cause problems, and the skipper nearly added to his eclectic mix of great goals with a stunning 25 yarder that Petr Cech somehow managed to touch over the crossbar.

For their part, Chelsea continued to probe for openings but the away side were well worth their interval lead and Deco's 34th minute piledriver was the closest they came to troubling Pepe Reina.

The home side upped their tempo in the second period but it was the away side who continued to enjoy the best attacking moments with Dirk Kuyt firing just wide from 20 yards.

If the Dutchman's strike was close, then Alonso's exquisite free-kick was even closer, with only a lick of paint on the post preventing the midfielder from doubling his tally.

At times Liverpool were playing some breathtaking counter-attacking football and substitute Ryan Babel was only inches away from collecting a pass to send him clear on goal while Javier Mascherano over-hit his cross when he may have been better placed to shoot.

Babel then showed a cameo of what he is all about with a great first touch to turn his man before sending a sizzling effort wide of the left-hand post.

With so many opportunities going begging, there was always the nagging doubt that Luiz Felipe Scolari's men would snatch a draw, but with Jamie Carragher once again immense at the back, the Reds saw it out to secure Rafael Benitez's first victory away to one of the top-flight's so-called big four.

Teams

Liverpool: Reina, Aurelio, Carragher, Agger, Arbeloa, Riera, Alonso, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard (captain), Keane. Subs - Hyypia, Babel, Leiva, Dossena, Cavalieri, Pennant, Benayoun

Chelsea: Cech, Cole, Terry (captain), Carvalho, Bosingwa, Malouda, Lampard, Obi Mikel, , Kalou, Anelka. Subs - Cudicini, Ferreira, Belletti, Di Santo, Sinclair, Ivanovic,

Referee: Howard Webb

Conditions: wet

Attendance: Unknown

Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Jamie Carragher

Hotel Perdana di bawah pentadbiran baru

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Hotel Perdana dijual RM34 juta kepada PNB

Mohd Nor Yahya Sun Oct 26, 08 5:41:21 pm MYT

KOTA BHARU, 26 Okt (Hrkh) - Kerajaan Negeri mengambil langkah menjual Hotel Perdana memandangkan perniagaan perhotelan bukan lagi menjadi teras kepada Perbadanan Kemajuan Iktisad Negeri Kelantan (PKINK).

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perancangan Ekonomi, Kewangan dan Kebajikan, Dato' Husam Musa berkata, PKINK sebelum ini hanya menjadi perintis kepada industri perhotelan memandangkan ketika itu industri tersebut belum berkembang di Kelantan.

Bagaimanapun katanya, hari ini sudah banyak hotel berkelas bintang yang wujud di Kota Bharu termasuk Hotel Renaisance yang mempunyai taraf hampir lima bintang.

"PKINK hanyalah menjadi perintis menyediakan kemudahan tersebut bagi peringkat awal.

"Bagaimanapun sekarang sudah banyak hotel bertaraf bintang ada di sini menyebabkan industri perhotelan tidak lagi menjadi tumpuan kepada perniagaan PKINK," katanya menjawab soalan Mohd Adhan Kechik (BN-Bukit Bunga) pada persidangan Dun hari ini.

Lagi pun tambahnya, PKINK perlu menyuntik lebih banyak dana bagi meningkatkan taraf hotel tersebut supaya lebih berdaya saing.

Katanya, Hotel Perdana dijual dengan harga RM34 juta kepada Perbadanan Nasional Berhad (PNB), sebuah syarikat milik kerajaan persekutuan yang begitu dikenali.

Beliau berkata, PKINK menggunakan wang tersebut untuk melabur dalam bidang asas perniagaan strategik PKINK termasuk sektor hartanah.

Husam juga berkata, sejumlah RM 4.1 juta daripada bayaran yang diterima digunakan untuk membayar pampasan kepada seramai 170 kakitangan hotel yang diberhentikan.

Menurutnya, daripada jumlah tersebut seramai 24 orang telah mendapat pekerjaan baru.

"Bekas-bekas pekerja juga akan diberi keutamaan oleh PNB untuk diambil sebagai kakitangan hotel baru yang akan beroperasi.

"Hotel baru itu akan dibina PNB setinggi 11 tingkat dan semestinya memerlukan kakitangan yang ramai." ujarnya.