Senin, 29 Oktober 2007

Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Siapa?

Di sepanjang jalan A. Yani dari Banjarmasin sampai Martapura saya memperhatikan banyak baliho-baliho yang memajang ucapan selamat hari raya idul fitri 1428 H dari para bupati dan pengurus partai di Kalimantan Selatan.Namun yang sangat disayangkan, sepengetahuan saya, tidak ada ucapan selamat yang disampaikan oleh Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Kalimantan Selatan. Yang ada hanyalah ucapan selamat dari Rudy Arifin sebagai ketua PPP Kalsel dan Rosehan sebagai ketua PKB Kalsel.Yudi Wahyuni (Walikota Banjarmasin) juga ikut-ikutan latah dengan mengucapkan selamat Idul Fitri sebagai ketua PAN Kalsel.Hal ini membuat hati saya miris dan bertanya, gubernur dan wakil gubernur siapa pasangan Rudy Arifin dan rosehan?Apakah Gubernur dan Wakil Gubernur Kalimantan Selatan atau Gubernur PPP dan Wakil Gubernur PKB?

Menurut saya, sangatlah tidak etis kiranya kalau seorang pejabat public, seperti gubernur dan wakil gubernur, yang rangkap jabatan sebagai pengurus partai lebih mengedepankan kapasitasnya sebagai pengurus partai,sebab sejak dia disumpah menjadi gubernur dan wakil gubernur di merupakan milik rakyat Kalimantan Selatan, bukan hanya milik partainya saja.

Sabtu, 25 Agustus 2007

United History 2000-2007

United started the new decade, century and millennium in typical pioneering fashion. They entered a brand new competition – the FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil – but at the expense of their participation in the FA Cup, of which they were the holders.
The January jaunt to South America didn't result in any silverware but it gave the Reds valuable relaxation time in the sun. Rejuvenated by this, they raced ahead of their rivals in the title race when they returned to England. They achieved their sixth Premiership title early, in April, and still without a convincing replacement for Peter Schmeichel.
Several goalkeepers including Mark Bosnich tried and failed to establish themselves during the 1999/2000 season. So it was hardly surprising when World Cup and European Championship winner Fabien Barthez joined United in July 2000.
The eccentric but brilliant French goalkeeper helped United to win their third successive title in 2000/01, a feat that had previously been achieved by only a handful of clubs in England. Liverpool had been the last team to do it, in 1982, 1983 and 1984, but this was under the supervision of two different managers - Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan. Sir Alex Ferguson had been at the helm for all three of United's back-to-back titles, and was the first manager in English football to achieve the hat-trick. On the back of this latest trophy, he announced his impending retirement, only to backtrack and decide to stay.Ferguson's major signing in the summer of 2002 was Rio Ferdinand, one of England's best performers at the World Cup Finals in Japan and Korea. The £30m acquisition from Leeds added the steel that had arguably been missing from United's defence since the departure of Jaap Stam to Lazio.Ferdinand helped the Reds to recapture their Premiership title in May 2003 but the calendar year ended on a low note for the defender - he was punished by the FA for failing to attend a mandatory drugs test at Carrington and was suspended for eight months.In the period without Rio, the Reds lost their title - to Arsenal again - but won the FA Cup for a record eleventh time, beating Millwall 3-0 in the 2004 final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. A year later United were back in Wales to face Arsenal for the trophy. Chelsea had taken the Premiership and Carling Cup, and it was the Gunners who triumphed on penalties despite a dominant display from United - for whom Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were outstanding. The following season brought maiden silverware for the pair as the Reds beat Wigan Athletic in the Carling Cup final.For Sir Alex and his players, the main aim remained Premiership glory, which was duly snared the following season as United notched a 16th league title, finishing six points clear of former incumbents Chelsea. While the whole squad performed admirably to snatch the title back from Stamford Bridge, the man who took most of the plaudits was Ronaldo, who collected 13 personal honours during the campaign - including the PFA Player and Young Player of the Year award.
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United History 1990-1999

The dawn of the 1990's saw Alex Ferguson collecting his first silverware as Manchester United manager, and Liverpool winning their last League Championship with an ageing team. The tide was turning…
Fergie's first FA Cup, achieved after a replay against Crystal Palace, seemed at the time to be a stand-alone success, one that possibly saved his job after another poor season in the League. But nine years later, it seemed that Lee Martin's winning goal against Palace lit the fuse for an explosion of unprecedented success.
First and foremost, winning the FA Cup in 1990 allowed United to make their return to European competition after an absence of five years. Far from being rusty, they went all the way to the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in Rotterdam where their opponents were Barcelona, the former club of United striker Mark Hughes. Two goals by Hughes sealed the match 2-1 in Fergie's favour in May 1991, 23 years after the club's previous triumph in Europe.
The other long wait, for that elusive League Championship, very nearly ended in April 1992. The Reds had already won Fergie's third trophy in March, the League Cup, and were in a two-horse race with Leeds. Liverpool were out of the running, but they still had a say in the destiny of the title, beating United 2-0 at Anfield to ruin their challenge.
The 1991/92 title would be remembered in Manchester as the title that United lost, rather than the one that Leeds actually won. Leeds, after all, were not the greatest of football powers in the 1990's and their star quality was further reduced when they allowed one of their best players to join Manchester United in December 1992.
In selling Eric Cantona to Old Trafford, the Yorkshire club practically handed over the keys to the League Championship. The Frenchman brought that little extra bit of magic that had been missing from United's previous campaigns and was an instant hit with the Mancunian faithful, scoring nine goals to help the Reds win their first title in 26 years.
In the following season 1993/94, the team virtually picked itself en route to an historic League and FA Cup Double, with Cantona sporting the number seven shirt that had been Bryan Robson’s property for so long. The number one, meanwhile, was undoubtedly Peter Schmeichel, arguably the best goalkeeper ever seen at Old Trafford.
Cantona’s eight-month absence from January 1995, following his clash with a fan at Crystal Palace, proved to be United’s undoing as they tried to defend their Double. They lost the title by one point to Blackburn Rovers and then lost the FA Cup final by one goal to Everton. The former champions were hampered at Wembley by an injury to Steve Bruce, the brave captain who was a defensive rock in the early 1990’s.
Bruce also missed the following year's FA Cup Final, at the end of the 1995/96 season, but this time the result was rather different. Liverpool stood between United and a first-ever ‘Double Double’ and were holding out for extra-time, when Cantona struck home a sublime shot in the 86th minute. The French skipper had throughout the season been an inspiration to the talented young players in the team, including David Beckham and Gary Neville.
In May 1997, Cantona helped the club to its fourth League Championship of the decade. It was to be his last, as he surprisingly retired from football later that same month. The shock waves of Eric’s decision seemed to last for a whole year, as the Reds went empty-handed in 1997/98 while Arsenal won the Double. Again, injuries to key players, especially Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane were cited for United’s downfall.
The influence that Giggs could have on results was never more apparent than in the 1998/99 FA Cup semi-final replay, when he scored perhaps the goal of the decade – a solo run and finish that left Arsenal's defenders grasping at thin air. It booked United's place in their fifth FA Cup final of the 1990's, and this time they won it, beating Newcastle United 2-0 with goals by Paul Scholes and substitute Teddy Sheringham.
That result clinched United's third Double, six days after the Premiership title had been wrapped by Andy Cole's goal against Tottenham at Old Trafford. But still there was more to come from a remarkable campaign.
After an epic Champions League semi-final against Juventus, when Keane inspired the team to fight back from 2-0 down in the second leg, United marched into an epic final against Bayern Munich in Barcelona.
United's attempts to win the European Cup for the first time since 1968 looked to be doomed when Bayern took an early lead through Mario Basler and defended it with typical German resilience. But then, in injury time, the Reds produced one of the most stunning revivals in sporting history – Sheringham equalised, and moments later his fellow substitute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fired in the winner to make the score 2-1. United had won the Treble; their manager Alex Ferguson was subsequently knighted as his fans around the globe basked in the glory.
The Treble became a quadruple later in the year when Sir Alex Ferguson's men travelled to Tokyo to compete for the Inter-Continental Cup. Keane's goal against Palmeiras of Brazil bestowed upon United the title of World Club Champions. Officially, at the end of the millennium, the biggest football club in the world had also become the best in the world!

United History 1980-1989

United made a poor start to the 1980's. Following an early FA Cup exit to Spurs and a First Division hammering at Ipswich, however, Dave Sexton and his team recovered to win eight of their last ten league games, and finish just two points behind Liverpool in the title race.
United produced another blistering finish at the end of the following season, 1980/81, when they won their last seven league games in a row. This time, however, they could only finish eighth in the table – a position which the club's board could not tolerate. Sexton was sacked on 30 April 1981, after four seasons in the hotseat.
Sexton’s replacement Ron Atkinson brought in Mick Brown as assistant manager and Eric Harrison as youth coach. But it was his on-the-field acquisitions that really excited the fans. He broke the British transfer record to recruit Bryan Robson from his old club West Bromwich Albion for £1.5m and he spent around a third of that again to add another ex-Albion man, Remi Moses, to the United squad.
In midfield the new arrivals wonderfully complemented the finesse of Ray Wilkins, the ball-playing England star. But still there was something missing. United needed a forward who could match the strike rate of Ian Rush at Liverpool, who again won the Championship in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Atkinson’s men were never far behind, finishing third or fourth in every season of his reign. But they were never that close either.
The domestic cups offered United their best chances of silverware, and in 1983, they reached Wembley in both competitions. Liverpool beat them 2-1 after extra-time to win the Milk (League) Cup, while little-fancied Brighton and Hove Albion were beaten in two attempts in the FA Cup final. A shock 2-2 draw was followed up by a thumping 4-0 win for United through goals from Robson (2), Arnold Muhren and Norman Whiteside.
Whiteside’s habit of rising to the big occasion was never more gratefully received than in 1985, when he curled in the only goal of the FA Cup Final to beat Everton 1-0. United had earlier been reduced to ten men by the dismissal of Kevin Moran, who formed a great defensive partnership in the 1980’s with Paul McGrath.
It was Atkinson’s second FA Cup success in three seasons, but eighteen months later he was sacked for his inability to break Merseyside’s monopoly of the League Championship. Not even ten straight wins at the start of 1985/86 could lead him to the Holy Grail.
In November 1986, United at last appointed a proven winner. At Aberdeen, Alex Ferguson had claimed every prize that Scotland had to offer, not to mention the added bonus of the European Cup Winners Cup when his team defied the odds to beat Real Madrid!
Fergie clearly had the talent for the job, but he also needed time to turn United round. The club remained patient as the Reds finished eleventh in 1986/87 and again in 1988/89. After all, the season in between, 1987/88, had offered encouraging signs as United finished second to Liverpool by winning eight and drawing two of their last ten games.The promise of that season, and some of the signings made, would soon be fulfilled.

United History 1970-1979

With memories of the European Cup triumph beginning to fade, Manchester United's attentions turned to their managerial vacancy. Sir Matt Busby had led the club to the promised land but had now retired, leaving the board with a problem.
Their first solution was to appoint from within, by promoting one of Busby's coaches and former players Wilf McGuinness to the senior position. A combination of ageing players and the lack of overall control in team affairs meant that McGuinness struggled with Sir Matt looking over his shoulder. Putting players like Denis Law and Shay Brennan on the transfer list didn't help matters, neither did George Best's off-field antics.
Wilf wasn't allowed to struggle for too long. On Boxing Day 1970 he was relieved of his duties and Sir Matt was put back in temporary charge. Frank O'Farrell was the next man to take charge in June 1971 but, despite a promising start, United's 5-0 defeat by Crystal Palace on 16 December 1972 was the Irishman's last match in charge.
Although O'Farrell's reign was short, he still left his mark by signing Martin Buchan for a record fee of £125,000. The former Aberdeen captain was to become a key player for O'Farrell's successor, Tommy Docherty, who was appointed at Christmas in 1972.
The Doc's first challenge was to keep the team up while gradually replacing the legends of the 1960's. Sir Bobby Charlton had announced he would retire at the end of the 1972/73 season, George Best was veering off the rails once again and Denis Law had passed his peak. Law, in fact, was given a free transfer in July 1973, a move which later came back to haunt Docherty. The striker joined Manchester City and scored at Old Trafford in April 1974, on a day when United's relegation to the Second Division was confirmed.
To Docherty's credit, the Reds bounced back very quickly. They won the Second Division Championship in 1974/75, with top scorer Stuart 'Pancho' Pearson scoring 17 league goals. Lou Macari scored the goal that clinched promotion, at Southampton on 5 April 1975.
United then reached successive FA Cup finals, losing to Southampton in 1976, but beating Liverpool 2-1 a year later. The Doc's men rose perfectly to the challenge of destroying Liverpool's Treble hopes – the Merseyside club won the League Championship and the European Cup on either side of United's triumph. The joy of that win didn't last very long for the Doc, however. Just 44 days later, he was sacked when it emerged he had set up home with his lover Mary, the wife of the club physiotherapist Laurie Brown.
QPR manager Dave Sexton stepped into the breach, and although he finished no higher than tenth in the table in his first two seasons 1977/78 and 1978/79, he again guided the side to Wembley in 1979. Unfortunately the Reds lost there, 3-2 to Arsenal in one of the most memorable finishes to an FA Cup Final. Gordon McQueen and then Sammy McIlroy scored in the last five minutes to bring United back from 2-0 down, only for Alan Sunderland to grab Arsenal's winner on the brink of extra-time.
Those frenetic last few moments at Wembley summed up the 1970's for United, a decade of high drama when great highs and lows were never far apart.

United History 1960-1969

After building one of the greatest teams seen in England, Matt Busby had to start all over again at the start of the 1960's. The Munich air disaster had robbed him, and football, of some of the era's greatest players. But once the great manager had recovered from his own injuries, he set about building another side to take the world by storm.
Dennis Viollet was one of the leading names within this team. In 1959/60, the Munich survivor broke Jack Rowley's club record by scoring 32 goals in one league season. The team in total scored 102, but they conceded 80 and finished in seventh place.
Viollet wasn't the Munich survivor to enjoy a great Old Trafford career; others included Bill Foulkes, and Bobby Charlton, who came through the club's youth ranks to break goalscoring records for club and country. Nobby Stiles also rose through the ranks, while Denis Law came via a record £115,000 transfer from Torino.
United's form was erratic at the start of the decade, while new names settled in, but then everything came together with a run to Wembley for the 1962/63 FA Cup Final. Busby's new-look team beat Leicester 3-1, with two goals from David Herd and one by Law.
The next season saw United build on the foundations of FA Cup success to challenge for the title – finishing second, only four points behind the champions Liverpool, to whom they lost both at home and away. The 1962/63 season was also notable for the signing and debut of George Best, the young man from Belfast who would become football's first superstar. His incredible skill, pace and control left opponents in knots, making him a hit with the fans, while his filmstar looks made him a hit with the ladies.
In 1964/65, the famous trio of Best, Law and Charlton took United to new heights. They won the League Championship, pipping Leeds on goal difference, and reached the semi-finals of the European Fairs Cup and the FA Cup. Law plundered goals galore and was named the European Footballer of the Year.
The title-winning team seemed to be the finished article, but they finished a disappinting fourth the following season, and exited both the FA and European Cups in the semi-finals. The season's highlight had been the 5-1 away thrashing of Benfica in the European Cup quarter-finals, when Best had been in blistering form.
In 1966/67 United were crowned League Champions again and another season of European Cup football was guaranteed. This time, United would go all the way, beating Benfica in the final at Wembley. Jaime Graca equalised Charlton's headed goal to take the game into extra-time, but further goals from Best, Brian Kidd and Charlton gave United their first European Cup. Just 10 years after Sir Matt had seen his dream team destroyed, he had performed the impossible. He was knighted soon afterwards.
The following season saw the European Champions finish eleventh in the league and fail to win a trophy. They also lost the World Club Championship 2-1 on aggregate to Estudiantes. Despite the anti-climatic end to the decade, United fans could feel delighted with the 1960's. Few could begrudge Sir Matt Busby's retirement in 1969, after all he'd achieved.

United History 1950-1959

The 1950's dawned with the break-up of Matt Busby’s first successful United side - the 1948 FA Cup-winning team. Dressing room dissent led to Johnny Morris departing for Derby and Charlie Mitten exporting his wing wizardry to Colombia. Fans worried by the duo's departure were soon placated.
The great Scot’s plan was to promote the youngsters he’d been recruiting and grooming in the late 1940’s. Jackie Blanchflower and Roger Byrne were the first to emerge and be labelled ‘Babes’ by the newspapers; in their debut season 1951/52, United won the League Championship for the first time since 1911.
In 1955/56 and 1956/57, Byrne lifted the Championship trophy as skipper of a great young side that included several more products of Busby’s youth academy. Eddie Colman, Mark Jones and David Pegg were all first team regulars, having cut their teeth in the FA Youth Cup, which United won five years in a row from its inception in 1953.
Not all the young talent was home-grown, however. The United manager was equally happy to plunge into the transfer market, as shown by the big money signings of proven internationals Tommy Taylor and goalkeeper Harry Gregg.Another young man who excelled for club and country was Duncan Edwards. So powerful, talented and mature was the Dudley teenager that Matt Busby could not hold him back from United’s first team. In April 1953, he became the First Division’s youngest-ever player at the age of 16 years and 185 days.
One match that epitomised the new Busby Babes era was against Arsenal at Highbury on 1 February 1958. In front of a crowd of 63,578 the Reds beat the Gunners in a nine-goal thriller with goals from Edwards, Taylor (2), Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet.
Sadly, what was perhaps their greatest game on English soil was certainly to be the last for that particular Manchester United team. From Highbury, the Babes headed off into Europe to play the second leg of a tie against Red Star Belgrade. Again they won 5-4, this time on aggregate, but on the way home their celebrations were cut short by tragedy.
After refuelling in Munich on 6 February 1958, the United aeroplane crashed, killing twenty-two people, including seven players – Byrne, Colman, Jones, Pegg, Taylor, Geoff Bent and Liam Whelan. Duncan Edwards died of his injuries fifteen days later in a German hospital. The club, the city of Manchester and the English game entered a long period of mourning. It seemed inconceivable that United could recover from such an appalling loss.
But as Busby defied the medics to recover from his crash wounds, the team bounced back and, patched up by Jimmy Murphy, they reached the FA Cup Final in May 1958. They lost at Wembley to Bolton Wanderers, twelve months after losing the final to Aston Villa.
To continue the theme of finishing a close second, the Reds were also runners-up in the League Championship of 1958/59. By then, the team was again in a transitional period, as Matt Busby constructed another great team for another great decade.

United History 1940-1949

The outbreak of the Second World War forced football to the very back of people's minds between 1939 and 1946. But even in the absence of League football, Old Trafford was still the focus of attention.
On 11 March 1941 the stadium was bombed during a German air raid. The attack destroyed the main stand, dressing rooms and offices. It was a devastating blow, but within a few years, there would be optimism again around the famous old ground.
It came with a man named Matt Busby, who would prove to be the most important figure in the history of Manchester United. A former Manchester City and Liverpool player, Busby served in the Ninth Battalion of the King's Liverpool Regiment where his leadership qualities shone through. These qualities did not go unnoticed by United.
Busby joined the Reds in 1945, initially on a five-year contract. Little did he know he would still be managing the club 25 years later!
Busby didn't waste any time in making his mark, altering the positions of several key players. He also founded the "Famous Five" forwards when he brought together Jimmy Delaney, Stan Pearson, Jack Rowley, Charlie Mitten and Johnny Morris.
Perhaps the most important signing Busby made, however, was on the coaching staff. Matt had met Jimmy Murphy during the war, and identified him as his perfect right-hand man. The pair formed a partnership that would see United become a power in world football.
Busby and Murphy's first step on the road to glory was to build a team that was capable of challenging for domestic honours. They succeeded almost at the first attempt, as United finished second to Liverpool in the first Football League campaign after the war, 1946/47. It was the club's highest placing for 36 years, and there was extra cause for optimism when the Reserves won their (Central) League Championship in the same season.
Busby's mix of young local lads and established players won their first trophy the following year, when they beat the Blackpool side of Stanley Matthews, Stan Mortensen and Harry Johnston in the 1948 FA Cup Final. It was 39 years to the day that United had previously won the Cup, in 1909.
The FA Cup was also the club's first major honour since winning the League Championship in 1911, and recapturing the title would now become the number one target for Matt Busby's men. During the first five seasons of his post-war reign, United finished second on four occasions, and fourth on the other (1949/50).
The thrill of the chase for honours brought the fans flooding back – more than one million of them passed through the turnstiles in the 1947/48 season, dragging the club out of debt. Surely these fans wouldn't have to wait long to be rewarded with the prize they all craved…

United History 1930-1939

The decline that had started in the 1920's continued at the outset of the 1930's. United finished 17th in 1929/30, to fill their fans with dread. Their fears were realised in the next season, when United made the worst start in their history by losing their first twelve league matches in a row. The dozen defeats included back-to-back thrashings at Old Trafford, 6-0 by Huddersfield Town and then 7-4 by Newcastle United. United eventually lost 27 of their 42 league matches in 1930/31, conceding 115 goals. Their relegation led to manager Herbert Bamlett bowing out, and secretary Walter Crickmer taking charge of team affairs. The patience of the supporters was being severely tested, and many of them did not hang around - only 3,507 turned up for the opening match of the following season. As the season went on, the situation deteriorated. By December, there was no money to pay the players wages. Bankruptcy was a real threat.
The club's saviour came in the shape of James Gibson, a manufacturer of army uniforms. He invested £30,000, paid the players and got the club back on track. He appointed a new manager, Scott Duncan, who was given money to spend. However, he did not make the most of it.A dreadful run under Duncan in 1933/34 took United to the brink of being relegated into the Third Division for the first time in the club’s history. Survival was only secured on the last day of the season, when they won 2-0 with goals from Tom Manley and Jack Cape to send their opponents, Millwall, down instead. In that same week, Manchester City had won the FA Cup, with a man named Matt Busby in their side.
United finished the 1934/35 season in fifth place, and then in 1935/36 claimed their first silverware of the decade. Unbeaten during the last 19 games of the campaign, they secured the Second Division Championship with a 3-2 win over Bury at Gigg Lane, thanks to goals from Manley and George Mutch.
Their end-of-season form in the Second Division suggested United would do well on their return to the First, but by Christmas they had only won four matches, including one on Christmas Day itself! Only ten wins in the whole season meant relegation, with City again providing stark contrast as the League Champions. The relegated United team included Walter Winterbottom, who would later be knighted after managing England for 16 years.
The yo-yoing continued as United were promoted again the next season, 1937/38, as runners-up to Aston Villa. Scott Duncan could only claim some of the credit, as he left the club in November 1937 to become manager of Ipswich Town. Walter Crickmer again stepped into the breach as United's caretaker manager.
The highlight of Duncan and Crickmer's season was the discovery of Johnny Carey, who would later be recognised as one of the greatest full-backs in football history. Playing 32 games and scoring six goals, Carey helped United to stay up this time, finishing 14th, while City took their turn to be relegated! There was no time to gloat, however - the outbreak of war put the Football League on hold again, for several years.

United History 1920-1929

Manchester United returned to League football on 30 August 1919, following a four-year gap caused by the First World War. The team for that first match back against Derby County included many new faces - in fact only two of the men on duty had played in United's previous league game at the end of the 1914/15 season.
Billy Meredith was still at Old Trafford, but reaching the end of his illustrious Old Trafford career. He made only 19 appearances in 1919/20 when United finished 12th in the First Division. The new hero of the terraces, Joe Spence, finished the season as the team's top scorer with 14 League goals. He was joint top scorer again in 1920/21, but this time with half the tally as United again under-achieved to finish in 13th place.
Manager John Robson then left the club, to be replaced by John Chapman, who reverted to the dual role of secretary/manager last held by JJ Bentley. Meanwhile, former manager Ernest Mangnall continued to make the local headlines with City, as they moved into a new stadium at Maine Road.
Mangnall also re-signed Meredith for City and despite his advancing years, it was perhaps no coincidence that United were relegated in their first season without him, winning only 8 of their 42 matches in 1921/22. Chapman's team that played in the Second Division until the third attempt, when the on-field leadership of Frank Barson resulted in promotion at the end of 1924/25. United finished second to Leicester City, after losing only eight games.United's top flight status was cemented with a ninth-place finish in 1925/26. Chapman's team also went on a great run in the FA Cup, but this came to a halt in the semi-finals when Manchester City beat them 3-0 at Bramall Lane. City's luck then ran out, as they lost both the final (to Bolton) and their place in the First Division.
Not that United supporters could afford to laugh at City. Two months into the 1926/27 season, they had troubles of their own when the FA suspended manager John Chapman with immediate effect, the reasons for which never became public. Wing-half Clarence Hilditch took over as player-manager while the club looked for a more permanent replacement, but 'Lal' was reluctant to pick himself, and the team suffered.Chapman's permanent successor, Herbert Bamlett, arrived later that season. He was already known to United fans as the referee who called off the club's FA Cup quarter-final tie at Burnley in 1909, when their team was trailing 1-0 in the midst of a blizzard. Bamlett, though, was too cold to blow the final whistle, so Charlie Roberts did the job and United went on to win the Cup that season!Sadly Bamlett had no further impact on United's success as their manager. The team slowly slipped down the First Division, finishing 15th in 1926/27 and 18th in 1927/28, only to recover slightly to 12th in 1928/29. Joe Spence continued to score goals by the bucketload but not even he could stop United's steady decline...

United History 1910-1919

The words Old Trafford entered football folklore for the first time during the 1909/10 season. The land on which the stadium was built was bought by the Manchester Brewery Company (John Henry Davies) and leased to the club. Davies himself paid for the building work, which commenced in 1908 under the supervision of architect Archibald Leitch. By 1910, the club had moved lock, stock and barrel from their old home of Bank Street.
United's first fixture at Old Trafford was played on 19 February 1910. The new hosts lost 4-3 to their first visitors Liverpool, but the stadium was successful in accommodating an 80,000 capacity crowd. Two days previously, the old wooden stand at Bank Street had been blown down by strong winds - further evidence, perhaps, that United were suited to and needed their new home.Indeed, United were crowned League Champions for the second time at the end of their first full season at Old Trafford - 1910/1911. They clinched the title at home on the final day of the season, beating Sunderland 5-1 with Harold Halse grabbing two of the goals. Halse also scored six goals as United beat Swindon Town 8-4 to clinch the Charity Shield.Despite such feats, United could not keep up their winning run and in 1911/12, the defending champions finished disappointingly in thirteenth place. Secretary-manager Ernest Mangnall bore the brunt of the criticism, and resigned to join United's neighbours and rivals Manchester City. The search for Mangnall's successor finished at the door of JJ Bentley, the president of the Football League. Under his guidance the Reds claimed fourth place in the League at the end of the 1912/13 season.
The 1913/14 season was a period of transition, while the following campaign was notable for a change of management - in December 1914, the roles of secretary and team manager were separated for the first time. Bentley became full-time secretary and John Robson was appointed to look after and select the team.
Robson's team was a shadow of the one which had performed so well in the previous decade, as only George Stacey, Billy Meredith, Sandy Turnbull and George Wall remained from the 1909 FA Cup-winning side. Not surprisingly, the club struggled, only escaping relegation by a single point.
Before United could form a plan for recovery, the outbreak of the First World War put football firmly to the back of people's minds. The Football League was suspended, and clubs resorted to playing in regional competitions. United played in the Lancashire Prinicipal and Subsidiary Tournaments for four seasons, but this was a less than successful diversion, the misery compounded by the fact that two of the club's players were found guilty of match fixing. Enoch West was banned for life as was Sandy Turnbull, who joined the Footballers' Battalion to help Britain's war effort.Tragically Turnbull was killed during a battle in France in May 1917, to leave United without another of their early century heroes for their return to league football in 1919/20.

United History 1900-1909

John Henry Davies decided to invest in Newton Heath, in return for some interest in running it. This led to a change of name and, after several alternatives including Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were rejected, Manchester United was born in April/May 1902.The next influential figure to arrive at United was Ernest Mangnall, who was appointed secretary in September 1903 but is widely acknowledged as being the club's first manager. His side, including new signings like goalkeeper Harry Moger and forward Charlie Sagar, finished third in the Second Division in 1903/04 and again in 1904/05.
The following season, 1905/06, was to prove one of the greatest in the early life of Manchester United. The half-back line of Dick Duckworth, Alex Bell and captain Charlie Roberts were instrumental in the side which reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, but more importantly finished as runners-up in the Second Division. Twelve years after being relegated, United reclaimed their place in the top flight.
To celebrate, Mangnall signed Billy Meredith from rivals Manchester City. Nicknamed the Welsh Wizard, Meredith had been implicated in a bribery scandal at City, and was due to be auctioned along with 17 other players. Mangnall made his move early, and acquired Meredith's signature before the bidding began.
The winger's arrival proved to be inspirational - Meredith set up countless goals for Sandy Turnbull in 1907/08 when United won the Football League Championship for the first time. As champions, United played in the first ever Charity Shield in 1908. They duly won the trophy, beating FA Cup winners QPR 4-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Sandy's namesake, Jimmy Turnbull.The third trophy to be added to the club's honours board was the FA Cup, at the end of a tremendous run in 1909. United beat Bristol City 1-0 in the final, thanks to Sandy Turnbull's goal.

United History 1879-1899

Manchester United Football Club was first formed in 1878, albeit under a different name - Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway).
Little suspecting the impact they were about to have on the national, even global game, the workers in the railway yard at Newton Heath indulged their passion for association football with games against other departments of the LYR or other railway companies. Indeed, when the Football League was formed in 1888, Newton Heath did not consider themselves good enough to become founder members alongside the likes of Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. They waited instead until 1892 to make their entrance.Financial problems plagued Newton Heath, and by the start of the twentieth century it seemed they were destined for extinction. The club was saved, however, by a local brewery owner, John Henry Davies. Legend has it that he learned of the club's plight when he found a dog belonging to Newton Heath captain Harry Stafford.

United Costum 1892-2007

















Old Trafford 1909 - 2006

The most handsomest, the most spacious and the most remarkable arena I have ever seen. As a football ground it is unrivalled in the world, it is an honour to Manchester and the home of a team who can do wonders when they are so disposed"
Sporting Chronicle: Saturday 19th February 1910

The above words were written on Old Trafford's opening day in 1910. Manchester United had just moved from their old stadium of Bank Street, Clayton, to a new stadium in the Old Trafford area of west Manchester. Built in 1909, for the then huge sum of £60,000, it was terraced on three sides with a seated main south stand under cover. The stadium had a maximum capacity of 80,000 and was designed by famous Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, who also designed stands at Hampden Park, Ibrox Stadium and White Hart Lane.
In 1911 and 1915 it held the FA Cup final and in 1920 it had it's largest ever attendance of 70,504 for a league game against Aston Villa. The 1939 FA Cup Semi-Final of Wolves vs Grimsby would top that with 76,962, a figure which stands to the present day. The original Leitch south stand roof was replaced in the 1930's. The south stand corners were also covered and a partial roof was added on the north side. The stadium was heavily damaged in World War II and for a while United played at local rival, Manchester City's Maine Road from 1946-1949 whilst rebuilding work took place.
In 1949 when it reopened, Old Trafford had been rebuilt exactly as it had been before the war. A roof was later added to the Stretford End in the 1950's, however all the stands suffered from obstructed views because of old fashioned roof-post design. In the mid 1960s development of modern cantilever stands began on the north and east of the ground in time for the World Cup.
The new design had terracing at the front and a larger seated section behind. The master plan of club owners, the Edward's family, was to eventually have cantilever stands on all four sides of the ground. Old Trafford was a venue for the 1966 World Cup hosting three matches and also held the 1970 FA Cup Final replay between Chelsea and Leeds. It also became the first stadium to erect perimeter fencing in the 1970's to combat crowd disturbances. Gradually the entire ground was redeveloped with cantilever roofing over the decades, culminating in 1994 with the Stretford End. The west side of the ground for many fans, will always be the legendary Stretford End. Crammed behind the goal was a heaving mass of almost 20,000 standing United fans who were amongst the loudest in Britain. It was once measured that the roar from the crowd was louder than a Jumbo Jet taking off. The last game played in front of the famous old terrace was a 3-1 win over Spurs on 2nd May 1992. The new £10 million all-seater cantilever stand was completed for the start of the 1993-94 season and had a family seating area. Beneath the corner is the players dressing rooms/tunnel and lounge. In the 1960s, 70s and 80s, over 58,000 could pack into Old Trafford. However in the early 1990s after the Hillsbrough disaster, the Taylor Report required England's top teams to have all-seater stadiums. The Old Trafford design master plan of the 1960's was now complete and the stadium was a perfect bowl, but with United more popular than ever the reduced 44,000 capacity was totally inadequate.This led to further expansion in 1995-6 with the construction of the giantantic three-tiered North Stand, holding 26,000 and bringing capacity to nearly 56,000. The North Stand, reaching around 200 feet in height has four stairwell towers, several lifts and the largest single cantilever roof in Europe. This massive, brooding structure towers over the pitch, intimidating opposing teams. Costing £19 million to build (plus £9 million to buy the land) it also houses the excellent Manchester United Museum on three floors (open on non-match days) and glittering trophy room. There is also the Red Cafe restaurant and two layers of executive "Sky" boxes. The stand sits over the top of United Road, which runs through a tunnel underneath. The South Stand is the smallest stand at Old Trafford but contains the managers bench area, the directors/ television/ police control boxes and luxury restaurants and executive suites. It is rarely seen on television as it contains the TV gantry, which looks North. The players tunnel used to be at the centre of this stand but in 1993 it was moved to the South-west corner. The old tunnel still remains and is opened for special occasions and stadium tours. The seating slopes at a different angle to the rest of the stadium, making it slightly lower than the other stands. The first 20 or so rows of seats around all four sides of the ground are below street level. The East Stand was home to the diehard K-Stand United fans (many of whom have relocated to the Stretford End) as well as the away fans enclosure in the South-East corner and disabled section. It was formerly known as the Scoreboard End, so called because of the large scoreboard that resided until the late 60s, when an electronic one was installed. This scoreboard was recently replaced by four modern electronic scoreboards situated around the stadium. As part of a £30 million redevelopment to put a second tier at each end, in January 2000, the East Stand upper deck was opened creating a 61,000 capacity. On its outside is a large tinted glass front, similar to a modern office block. Below is the location of the huge Manchester United Megastore where every conceivable type of club merchandise is available. On top of the Megastore entrance is the Sir Matt Busby statue. Unveiled in May 1996 he gazes proudly over the forecourt adjacent to the road that bears his name, Sir Matt Busby Way. Off to the left side is the Munich Memorial plaque and the famous Munich clock commemorating the air crash on 6th February 1958 is at the South-East corner. In August 2000 the second tier of seating was added to the Stretford End / West Stand bringing a total capacity of 68,217. You can also see many banners draped over the upper deck, created by United fans to celebrate past history and taunt rivals. A statue of 60's striker Denis Law in the upper concourse was placed there in 2002 - Law was known as "The King of The Stretford End". Many claim the atmosphere at Old Trafford is not as good as it once was. Ironically it is the legend of the Old Trafford atmosphere that has brought the tourists yet they are partly responsible for its decline. Sir Alex Ferguson has often complained about the lack of singing and low noise levels but a designated singing area in the West Stand upper tier has made it the loudest part of the ground.
Old Trafford was a Euro 96 venue hosting five games including a Semi-final. It's also been an annual venue for one of the FA Cup Semi-final's and regular home for the England international team home matches. On 28th May 2003 the stadium had the honour of hosting the Champions League Final between AC Milan and Juventus, which Milan won 3-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
In 2005 a £45 million development began to fill in the corners at the North-West and North-East Quadrants, creating a 76,211 capacity by May 2006 and restoring the "bowl" effect on two thirds of the ground. Expansion work on the South side is not planned in the immediate future because of restricted space and cost. The nearby railway track could be built over, but the club would have to buy up to fifty nearby houses at great expense and disruption to local residents. A total of £114 million has been spent by the club in the last 14 years on stadium redevelopment but the total cost for a new South Stand would almost equal that sum again with estimates in the region of £90-100 million. However, the long-term goal for the club must remain to rebuild the South stand in a similar style to the North and with filled SW/SE corners would make a whopping 96,000 all seater capacity - larger than the new 90,000 Wembley. Old Trafford is undoubtedly one of the greatest and most famous sporting arena's in the world. In an era where many clubs are moving from their traditional homes and although down the years it has changed beyond all recognition, the magic of Old Trafford will always remain. On a big match day or European night the atmosphere is as good as any venue in world football. The Theatre of Dreams (as Bobby Charlton named it) is the biggest club ground in Britain and a fitting home for the world's most famous football club.
Old Trafford total capacity: 76,212
(capacity numbers are not exact figures)
North Stand: 25,500 = 102 rows of seats
Lower: 4,250 = 17 rows
Upper: 8,000 = 32 rows
2nd tier: 8,250 = 34 rows
3rd tier: 5,000 = 19 rows
East Stand: 11,500 = 89 rows
East Stand lower: 1,500 = 17 rows (disabled section)
East Stand upper: 4,000 = 32 rows
East 2nd Tier: 6000 = 40 rows
West Stand: 12,000 = 89 rows
West Stand lower: 2,000 = 17 rows
West Stand upper: 4,000 = 32 rows
West 2nd Tier: 6000 = 40 rows
South Stand: 11,500 = 48 rows
Lower: 2,500 = 11 rows
Upper: 8,500 = 37 rows
Lower corners: 1,500 = 48 rows x 4
Upper North East Quadrant: 4,000 = 33 rows (maximum)
Upper North West Quadrant: 4,000 = 33 rows (maximum)
Executive boxes: 1,000
Determined by highest attendance of the period:
1910-1939: Capacity: 80,000
1945-1960: Capacity: 67,000
1960-1974: Capacity: 65,000
1975-1980: Capacity: 60,000
1980-1988: Capacity: 58,000
1988-1990: Capacity: 48,000
1990-1994: Capacity: 45,000
1994-1996: Capacity: 43,000
1996-1999 Capacity: 55,000
2000-2001 Capacity: 61,000
2001-2005 Capacity: 68,000
2006 Capacity: 76,212
Sumber:www.manutdzone.com

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Kisah Dari Dalam Pagar

Selasa malam (31/7/07) lalu auk umpat Habib Ali ke daerah Dalam Pagar.Sidin diundang oleh Bayu dkk (buhan pemuda di kampung sana) untuk hadir dalam acara pembacaan Maulud Habsyi dan Manakip Syekh Seman.Pas buhannya ma ambili sidin, auk disana, sekalian maantarkan undangan FGD PWPY.Sebelumnya, di rumah sidin auk ketemu dengan salah satu mantan anak buah paman Arif di SANKSI,Radini, inya mahasiswa IAIN Fak. Syariah angkatan 2004 dan aktivis PMII jua.Banyak hal yang kami bicarakan, terutama persoalan gerakan mahasiswa.Inya gelisah melihat gerakan mahasiswa di Kalsel saat ini, termasuk di Kampus IAIN dan PMII sendiri.Menurutnya gerakan mahasiswa saat ini sangatlah elitis, tidak menyentuh terhadap persoalan-persoalan sosial nyata yang terjadi di sekeliling. Kalau sudah demo (meskipun kada tahu jelas tentang isu yang diusung) dan masuk koran, merasa gaya dan sudah menjadi seorang aktivis, begitulah kira-kira kegelisahan yang auk tangkap dari anak ini. Inya juga kurang sepakat dengan gaya para elite gerakan mahasiswa yang cenderung mencari popularitas belaka.Padahal menurutnya gerakan mahasiswa haruslah mampu menjawab persoalan-persoalan riil yang terjadi di rakyat, seperti soal penyaluran BLT, itu contoh yang dikatakannya.Akhirnya, inya pun menjadi minoritas, baik itu di kampus maupun di PMII, karena pemikiran-pemikirannya yang kurang sejalan dengan kawan-kawannya di gerakan mahasiswa.Dikisahkannya jua, inya sempat umpat bertarung di pemilihan Presiden Mahasiswa IAIN tahun semalam namun kalah dengan Presiden yang menjabat sekarang, Thessa Aji Budiono.Inya jua bekisah bagaimana sentimen organisasi itu masih sangat berpengaruh di kalangan mahasiswa, terutama di IAIN. Dimana ada persaingan terselubung antara HMI dan PMII yang terus mengemuka.Menurutnya, ini memenurut auk agak subjektif pang,inya kalah dalam pertarungan itu hanya karena latar belakangnya sebagai orang PMII, karena mayoritas di IAIN itu adalah HMI.Bahkan itu juga sampai terbawa ke tingkat pejabat kampus, dimana para pejabat kampus IAIN saat ini myoritas adalah berlatar belakang HMI, kalau dari PMII akan susah meraih jabatan struktural di kampus.Emang sampai segitunya ya……pikir auk dalam hati.Akhirnya karena Habib handak berangkat , pamandiran kami teputus sampai disitu haja, namun inya auk undang untuk bejajalanan ke kantor WALHI KALSEL untuk sekedar ngobrol-ngobrol atau diskusi.

Kembali ke acara Maulid Habsyi-an di Dalam Pagar.Ketika kami datang urang sudah mulai babacaan Maulid Habsyi lengkap dengan tarbangnya.Auk datang dengan pakaian yang sangat tidak tepat untuk acara itu. Baju kaos dan selawar jeans dengan tambalan Che Guevara di kantong, tanpa kopiah lagi.Asalnya auk merasa kada pede jua pang, napa urang sabarataan baju muslim, betapih dan bakopiah.Namun setelah masuk dan ternyata kadada nang tanganga malihat auk masuk, auk jadi pede sadikit, tapi kada wani jua pang duduk di tangah-tangah, kabalakang jua pang.Di dalam auk berusaha menikmati alunan suara dari pembaca Maulid Habsyi + musik tarbangnya.Pas banar auk berada di belakang bubuhan tarbang-nya.Dalam pikiran auk, anggap haja suara tarbang itu nutrisi bagi otak kanan auk sehingga auk pun umpat geleng-geleng kepala mengikuti irama tarbang-nya.dan…memang berhasil, auk merasa enjoy mandangar urang babacaan Maulid Habsyi yang bagi telinga orang-orang tertentu pasti membosan.Auk yang pertama-tama selalu maitihi jam tarus, akhirnya kada lagi dan menikmati suasananya.Kada karasaan mambaca asrakal sudah dan kada beberapa lama kemudian tuntung secara keseluruhan sesi pembacaan Maulid Habsyi-nya.Tuntung jua jar auk dalam hati…Sakalinya masih balum, acara disambung lawan pembacaan Manakip Syekh Seman,bah cagar lawas pulang nih jar auk (dalam hati lagi).Sakalinya kada sampai 15 menit tuntung pembacaan manakipnya, napa mun urang nang mambacanya cepat banar.Bahkan auk nang mencoba menangkap apa ja garang wasiat-wasiat Syekh Seman dan kisah-kisah soal ke-wali-an sidin, kada kawa jua.Padahal itu dikisahakan dalam bahasa indonesia, tulisannya arab melayu gundul pang.Yang auk sempat rekam adalah bahwa salah satu keistimewaan sidin itu bisa menghilangkan kesusahan orang. Dikisahkan ada seseorang nang terlilit hutang, 3 tahun sudah kada kawa membayari hutangnya.Bahadap lawan sidin, lalu disuruh sidin membaca suatu bacaan (amalan lah kisahnya).Kada sampai setahun urang itu sudah bisa melunasi hutang-hutangnya.Itu ja yang bisa auk tangkap tentang ke-wali-an Syekh Seman, itu gin mun kada salah dangar jua….he….3x.Selesai membaca Manakip Syekh Seman, disambung pulang lawan mambaca tahlil.Kali ini Habib nang diminta untuk memimpin sesi ini.Mambaca tahlil kada tapi lawas, paling sekitar 10 menit-an.Kemudian di akhiri lawan do`a.Nang lucunya, Habib Ali kada mau memimpin do`a.Sidin manyurung lawan urang nang tadi mambaca Manakip Syekh Seman, mungkin karena urang itu lebih tuha dari sidin (kira-kira jua pang).Asalnya urang tuha itu kada mau jua, mambulikakan lawan habib pulang, tapi Habib kada mau jua, disurung sidin pulang lawan urang tuha tadi. Urang tuha itu manyuruh lawan urang nang dihiga sidin, kada mau jua urang itu. Akhirnya si urangtuha itu jua nang mambaca do`a.Dalam pikiran nakal auk, urang tuha itu akhirnya mau membaca do`a karena sudah lapar barataan, dari pada lawas hanyar makanan gara-gara kadada nang mambaca do`a…..he….3x.Tuntung bedo`a, disurung ai makanannya.Menunya seperti biasa urang beselamatan, ayam masak karih alias karih ayam.

Tuntung makanan, sebagian urang bulikan ai. Ada nang masih bertahan jua.Lalu urang di higa habib mambuka pamandiran.Jar sidin wahini kakanakan sudah semakin sadikit nang mau balajar terbang, mungkin sidin ketua perkumpulan terbang di kampung situ.Langsung dijawab Habib ai, bahwa salah satunya itu adalah pengaruh dari televisi.Padahal,jar Habib, televisi saat ini sudah sangat amerika dan yahudi sentris(ini istilah auk pang, soalnya auk kada ingat persis kata-kata Habib).Bagaimana amerika dan yahudi sekarang ini mampu mengendalikan tayangan-tayangan di televisi sehingga mampu mempengaruhi mainstream kaum muslim, terutama para generasi mudanya.Kata sidin, anak-anak muslim saat ini lebih akrab dengan spidermen, batman dan sebagainya dari pada Nabi Muhammad, Fatimah, Ali, Hasan, Husin dan para ahlul bait lainnya.Padahal nabi pernah bersabda sebelum beliau meninggal bahwa barang siapa yang mencintai keturunanku maka ia telah membahagiakan aku. Jar sidin jua,bagimana santri-santri Darussalam wahini lebih senang mejeng di Lapangan Murjani setiap sore Jum`at sampai Minggu dari pada belajar mengkaji kitab-kitab.

Kemudian Habib jua bapandir tentang isu soal syiah yang sekarang sedang berkembang di Martapura.Jar sidin, ada salah satu guru (guru agama) nang mamadahakan bahwa ada para Habib-Habib di Martapura ini nang mengajarkan aliran sesat(sidin kada langsung vulgar pang menyambat syiah).Apa alasannya guru itu berkata seperti itu, jar sidin. Padahal nabi pernah bersabda pula bahwa para ahlul bait yang akan menjaga agama Islam ini.Nah, kalau habib-habib dikatakan sesat, terus bagaimana dengan ente (mungkin maksudnya guru itu tadi), sebab yang menyiarkan agama islam itu sebagian besar adalah para Habib-Habib.Kaya para Wali Sanga yang di Jawa itu jar sidin, diantara sembilan wali itu hanya satu yang bukan sayyid alias habib yakni Sunan Kali Jaga.Yang lain adalah para habaib, Syekh Seman yang tadi manakipnya di baca juga habib.”Kalau itu sesat maka pengikut-pengikutnya sesat jua dong”.begitu kata Habib Ali.Sidin menganjurkan bahwa janganlah kita ini mempermasalahkan soal aliran-aliran yang ada di Islam.Jangan begitu gampang menghakimi seseorang itu kafir hanya karena berbeda alirannya dengan kita.Kata sidin, asal seseorang itu mengakui dan percaya Allah sebagai Tuhannya yang esa, Muhammad sebagai nabinya dan nabi terakhir, dan percaya terhadap hari akhir maka ia muslim dan darahnya haram untuk ditumpahkan.Kada perlu lah energi para ulama kita terkuras mengurusi persoalan-persoalan kaitu,pikirkanlah bagaimana anak-anak muda muslim agar lebih mengenal Rasululullah dan ahlul baitnya,lebih mengenal agamanya, kemudian persoalan-persoalan sosial yang terjadi seperti bencana kayak banjir, ngalih mencari gawian, korupsi para pejabat seperti para anggota DPRD, Bupati dan lain sebagainya.

Sidin kemudian juga menyinggung soal politik.Jar sidin kayapa para pejabat-pejabat itu, anggota dewan, bupati, wakil bupati itu setelah menduduki posisinya langsung sugih bakajut, baisi rumah dimana-mana.Kata-kata yang auk paling ingat”Imbah manjadi wakil bupati langsung baisi rumah di mana-mana padahal asalnya biasa aja rumahnya” (ini mungkin maksudnya adalah menyindir wakil bupati banjar yang latar belakangnya ulama dan mendadak sugih).Makanya PEMILU kaina jar sidin kada usah lagi umpat memilih (wah, kampanye golput Habib nih, jar auk dalam hati), ”menyugihi buahannya ja kita memilih, kita maka am kaini-kaini ja”,itu jar sidin.”Jadi ingat lah pemilu kaina jangan ada nang mancucuknya”, sidin berkali-kali mengingatkan itu.

Kada karasaan sudah jam setengah 12, sadang ai jar sidin. Disambung kaina pulang.Auk lihat audiens jua sudah mulai ngantuk, pas haja nih ditutup.Imbah besalaman, kami pun bulikan ke Martapura.Satu hal yang bisa auk tangkap dari acara itu adalah bagaimana melalui sisi kultural ternyata lebih mudah masuk ke dalam lingkup masyarakat Banjar yang, katanya, religius ini.Bagaimana Habib Ali, dengan ke-habib-an sidin, bisa dengan mudah diterima warga di sana.Padahal sidin baru pertama kalinya ke sana,dan forum-forum pengajian or tahlilan seperti itu sangat banyak di masyarakat Banjar..Jadi, sedikit masukan buat kita bersama (WALHI maksudnya) dan SHI (Sarikat Hijau Indonesia) khususnya,kayaknya perlu dipikirkan ada orang P3OR atau SHI yang berlatar belakang Habib, namun memiliki perspektif sosial yang kuat kayak Habib Ali (ini bukan bermaksud mengkultuskanlah), untuk bisa masuk ke kultur masyarakat Banjar ini.Kada mungkin lo SHI membangun basis hanya di daerah pesisir haja, kalau ingin menjadi sebuah kekuatan politik alternatif.

Semoga kita bisa mewujudkan cita-cita bersama kita di WALHI ini.Muhun ampun dan maaf kalau bahasanya campur aduk alias gado-gado.inilah kesah semalam bersama Habib Ali…..

Viva UNITED,berUNITED WALHI Jaya.
berSHI Rakyat berKUASA.

Selasa, 21 Agustus 2007

EPL oh EPL...

English Premier League (EPL) musim 2007/2008 sudah digelar dari 

tangal 11 Agustus 2007 kemarin.Sayangnya Trans7 sebagai stasiun TV 

yang nyiarin EPL 3 tahun terakhir ini tidak memperpanjang kontrak 

lagi dengan EPL buat nyiarin Liga yang kata banyak pengamat 

merupakan Liga Terbaik Didunia saat ini.Yang ngambil hak siarnya 

malah salah satu TV berlangganan yakni Astro.Jadilah siaran EPL 

tahun ini merupakan tontonan mahal bagi penggila bola 

Indonesia.Parahnya lagi, gara-gara Astro membeli hak siar EPL 

secara ekslusif maka siaran EPL di channel ESPN atau Star Sport di 

TV berlangganan lain di Indonesia, seperti Indovision, menjadi 

tidak ada.Oleh pihak ESPN dan Star Sport untuk Indovision dan TV 

berlangganan lain di Indonesia, siaran EPL diganti dengan siaran 

lain.Entah itu siaran ulang sepakbola Eropa, atau siaran olahraga 

lainnya.
Berbagai pro kontra terjadi akibat pembelian hak siar oleh Astro 

ini.Ada yang menghujat Astro, karena diangap memonopoli.Ada yang 

mengaanggap itu lah bagian dari bisnis, siapa yang mampu membayar 

dai yang berkuasa.saya sendiri mengalami imbas dari hal 

tersebut.Sewaktu tahu EPL tidak disiarkan lagi oleh Trans7, saya 

dan adik-adik saya, yang sama-sama penggemar EPL, memutuskan untuk 

berlangganan Indovison dengan harapan masih bisa melihat tayangan 

EPL dari channel ESPN dan Star Sport.Eh, ternyata harapan tingal 

harapan.Meski sudah mahal-mahal bayar ternyata saya dan adik-adik 

tidak bisa juga melihat tayangan EPL, gara-garanya Astro yang 

memegang hak siar untuk di Indonesia.Waduh, sudah edan nih.pikir 

saya.Saya jadi ikut-ikutan tidak respect dengan gaya berbisnis 

Astro yang memonopoli siaran EPL, meskipun mereka mengunakan 

kekuatan uangnya dan melalui proses yang pair untuk memperoleh 

itu.Coba Astro jangan membeli hak siar secara ekslusif, maka siaran 

EPL masih bisa dinikmati di TV berlangganan lain di 

Indonesia.Tahun-tahun sebelumnya seperti itu.Semua TV berlangganan 

menyiarkan EPL melalui channel ESPN dan Star Sport, tidak hanya di 

salah satu TV aja.
Kalau ditarik lebih jauh lagi menjadi sentimen nasionalisme, maka 

penggila EPL di Indonesia sekarang berada dibawah kuasa Malaysia 

sebab Astro adalah TV berlangganan yang berbasis di sana.Bahkan 

dalam sebuah forum, ada yang berujar"masa kita mesti bayar sama 

Malaysia hanya buat lihat EPL",gila benar.
Akhirnya saya hanya bisa berharap semoga Indovision mampu berbuat 

sesuatu agar bisa menayangkan EPL guna memuaskan pelanggannya yang 

fans EPL seperti saya ini.Apalagi Astro masih belum menjangkau 

wilayah Kalimantan.Yang pasti sampai pertandingan ke-3 ini, saya 

masih belum bisa menikmati aksi para pemain-pemain terbaik di dunia 

seperti Torres,Tevez,Drogba,Lampard dan lain-lain.Terutama lagi 

tidak bisa melihat klub andalan saya Manchester United berlaga 

melibas lawan-lawannya.Uyuh dah...... 

Senin, 20 Agustus 2007

Hijau & Biru

sore hari di murjani....

hari selasa(15/5/07),sore sekitar jam 17.30 wita aq nongkrong di lapangan murjani buat ngetes hotspotnya pemko banjarbaru.maksudnya pengen browsing sambil makan pentol gorengnya mas yanto langganan aq.Sampai di la.murjani ternyata mas yanto masih belum datang, jadilah aq mentol-nya ditempat penjual lain yang kebetulanb aq kenal juga karena walhi turut mendampingi mereka waktu mereka dilarang berjualan oleh Pemko beberapa waktu lalu.Aq kira mas yanto gak jualan,ya udah kata q,gaka ada rotan akar pun jadi.Si Ipul,nama penjual pentol itu, yang ngajarin bikin pentol goreng mas yanto juga."Satu loyang bos", kata q pada si Ipul (sebab aq baru tahu namanya dari mas yannto setelah aq nongkrong di tempatnya).Kebetulan pula datang lela dan vicky, sekalian aja aq ajak mereka gabung.Ternyata mereka juga langganannya mas yanto,saban sore mereka nongkrong di tempat mas yanto.Sambil nunggu pentol di goreng, aq keluarkan acer travel mate 2420-nya walhi kalsel buat nyoba hotspotnya pemko banjarbaru.aq nyalakan laptop, aq buka wireles,langsung terbaca wireles networknya pemko banjarbaru dan langsung aq konekkan.Ternyata bisa, kecepatannya terbaca 54 Mbps.Wah, lumayan nih sama kayak punya walhi kalsel dalam hati q.Langsung aq coba buka gmail-q buat ngecek e-mail.eh, ternyata gak bisa-bias.Aq coba ke www.walhikalsel.org, bisa dibuka.wah berarti koneck aja pikir q.aku lihat kecepata koneksinya,eh ternyata turun menjadi 36 mbps.Aq coba buka google, bisa juga.www.walhi.or.id juga bisa.tapi kecepatannya semakin berkurang.aq lihat drop sampai 12 mbps.kenapa nih pikir q.web yang berhasil kebuka selama sambil makan pentol di tempatnya ipul hanya dua yaitu situsnya walhi dan walhi kalsel.pentol goreng satu loyang sudah habis aq embat,vicky juga sudah menghabiskan pentol gorengnya,lela rupanya masih merasa kurang sehingga mesan satu loyang lagi.kali ini satu loya tambahan kami sikat bertiga,meskipun lelal yang paling banyak makannya...he...3x...(lapar kah lel).q lihat di seberang mas yanto sudah buka, kesana ah....soalnya tempat mas yanto lebih tenang, gak serame di tempatnya ipul.lela dan vicky sudah cabut duluan, aq pun cabut juga,keseberang, ke tempatnya mas yanto.
kok baru buka mas....kata q sesampainya di seberang.seperri biasa mas yanto menjawabnya dengan senyumannya yang khas."jam 5 seperempat baru turun dari rumah mas,singgah dulu di pasar buat beli es",begitu jawab mas yanto.tanpa banyak menunggu langsung q buka acer travelmate walhi."mau nyoba internetnya pemko mas",kata q pada mas yanto yang lagi sibuk memasak pentol goreng untuk langganannya.Konek pertama, kecepatannya sama seperti di tempat ipul,54 Mbps.aq coba buka yahoo massanger, lumayan cepat kebukanya.aq coba masuk room,ternyata kecepatannya down menjadi 36 Mbps.q buka web yang lain-lain, seperti google,walhi,walhi kalsel, walhi jogya....kecepatannya semakin menurun.bahkan sampai cuman 1 Mbps.wah,gak stabil nih hotspotnya pemko,dalam hati q.yah,paling tidak lumayanlah bisa internet-an gratis dengan modal laptop doang(meskipun laptop punya kantor...he...3x).      

The Magnificent Seven (Dalam Bahasa Indonesia Raya Ayam)

Hari ini (19/4) training GSM Angkatan 7 kembali dimulai setelah vakum hampir lebih dari 1 bulan.  Auk mendapat kesempatan untuk menjadi fasilitator pada pertemuan pertama sebab untuk pertemuan selanjutnya auk kada bisa, karena mengikuti Jambore Sahabat Walhi.   Bagi auk, ada 4 hal menarik dari angkatan 7 ini. Pertama, auk jadi teringat dengan istilah The Magnificent Seven di Serie A Liga Italia periode 90-an dulu sebelum Parma degradasi, yakni 7 Klub yang selalu menguasai papan atas Serie A seperti AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, Parma, AS Roma dan Lazio.Ada jua film yang judulnya The Magnificent Seven, tapi auk kada pernah nonton jadi kada kawa mangisahakan ai.Kedua, angkatan ini seluruh pesertanya adalah perempuan alias cewek-cewek, ada 11 orang man…  Wow…sangat beruntung sekali auk selama 3 jam, dikurangi setengah jam jatah Pae menyampaikan kewalhian, menjadi fasilitator dikelilingi perempuan-perempuan cantik.  Senang banar auk……Ketiga, angkatan ini seperti menyalakan kembali semangat dalam diri auk untuk mengembangankan GSM, setelah sempat sedikit kirip alias redup, makanya kenapa sampai sebulan lebih vakum.Ketiga, apabila angka 7 dan juga 11 dikaitkan dengan Manchester United,my favorit club, maka adalah nomor punggung  Cristiano Ronaldo dan Ryan Giggs atau  biasa disebut fans UNITED  CR7 dan RG11.  Keduanya sama-sama berposisi sebagai winger di UNITED,CR7 biasa main di  right wing dan RG11 di  left wing.Kedua-duanya juga merupakan pilar utama UNITED untuk meraih Treble Winner tahun ini (Tropi LC,EPL,FA).Keduanya memiliki speed dan dribling yang mumpuni dan ajaib, bek-bek musuh akan terbirit-birit mengejar mereka dan kebingungan menebak arah driblingnya.  Spesial untuk RG11, he`s my favorit player in UNITED, sejak pertama melihat gocekannya auk langsung jatuh cinta….ta….ta…ta, apalagi RG11 adalah Red Devil sejati,memulai karir di UNITED dan selamanya akan tetap di UNITED sampai pensiun.Kembali ke GSM 7, desain alur untuk training angkatan ini sama seperti training-tarining terdahulu dengan menggunakan pendekatan AI (discovery, dream, desain dan delivery).  Perkenalan auk mulai seperti biasa dengan menggambar komik diri.  Sesi menggambarnya kali ini lumayan lama, sebab para cewek ini kelihatannya lumayan kagok sehingga lama berpikir apa yang mau digambar.Tapi menurut auk biarlah lama sebab kreatifitas itu tidak bisa di gasak-gasak.Selesai menggambar, satu per satu mereka menceritakan apa yang digambarnya.  Berbagai macam cerita masa kecil yang terungkap, ada si ivonk yang sering main “ajakan sandal”, een yang senang main lumpur, sampai si erla (ini keluarganya bapak deputi walhi kalsel….he….3x) yang katuju maunjun di sungai.Dari pengalaman yang terkait dengan lingkungan, beragam pula ceritanya.Ada yang pernah melakukan penanaman pohon sewaktu ikut pramuka, ada yang prihatin sungai di desanya kotor, sawah di belakang rumahnya sudah berubah jadi perumahan dan lain sebagainya.  Namun, ketika menceritakan apa yang ingin disumbangkan terhadap gerakan lingkungan hampir sebagian besar memakai prinsip AA Gym, memulai dari diri sendiri untuk tidak buang sampah sembarangan.  Solidaritas perempuan kali ya…….(apa hubungannya yo!?....Nah….tahu am lah......).  Selesai berkenalan,lanjut penjelasan soal training.Berceramah ai auk,bla....bla....bla.....sampai ada nang ta ngantuk-ngantuk mandangarakan.Saking semangatnya tuh auk, jadi bapandir kada baingat lagi.Padahal sebelumnya sudah auk rencanakan, apabila tuntung satu atau dua slide auk menjelaskan, auk minta buhannya meniup balon gasan oleh-oleh di bawa bulik (ini mencoba memodifikasi tekniknya bang dani.....).Sakalinya....kada ingat......dikulilingi bidadari pang....Mabuk kepayang  ai auk......Pas sadar...Kada kawa lagi am mambuliki kaya rencana awal,langsung ai auk over handle ke Pae  untuk menyampaikan kewalhian dan isu lingkungan.  Kebetulan pula auk ada janji dengan Hamid dan Wildan untuk persiapan Jambore.  Jadi selama Pae menyampaikan kewalhian, auk kada mengikuti prosesnya.Auk masuk lagi selesai Pae untuk closing.Closing kali ini auk coba bikin beda, nyontek jar bang Dani, auk coba closing dengan meditasi.  Pertama-tama auk minta buhannya bikin lingkaran sambil bersila dengan tangan di atas lutut seperti orang meditasi.Lutut satu sama lain harus saling bersentuhan agar energi dari masing-masing individu tersalur dan menjadi energi kelompok.  Auk minta mereka tutup mata, konsentrasi dan mengosongkan pikiran.  Kemudian auk putarkan musik Kitaro agar suasana lebih spiritual, auk minta mereka konsentarsi mendengarkan dan menghayati musik.Kemudian sambil menghayati, mereka auk minta membayangkan kembali kejadian dari pertama kali masuk ke pondok pelatihan, perkenalan, materi sampai saat terakhir sebelum closing. Auk terus minta ingat-ingat kembali.Ketika auk rasa cukup (meskipun musiknya belum selesai), auk matikan musiknya dan auk minta mereka kembali membukakan matanya.Sebenarnya auk ndak sampai musiknya selesai, tapi auk masih kada wani kalau-kalau ada yang pikirannya kosong selajur (kada diisi lawan membayangkan proses training), dan dimasuki oleh nang lain bisa jadi horor am, apalagi sudah senja.Auk pikir closing kaya itu lumayan bagus (balum wani auk menyebutnya great closing).Bahkan peserta ada yang bertanya apa garang tadi maksudnya melakukan seperti itu, nang ngarannya fasilitator magang (mainjam istilahnya itoy) dengan seadanya ai auk jelaskan.....

 

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