Misbun’s silence over BAM offer leaves NSC guessing

KUALA LUMPUR: The deafening silence of Misbun Sidek on an offer to reconsider his decision to quit as a singles coach has not gone down too well with National Sports Council (NSC) director general Datuk Zolkples Embong.
And he hoped that there will be an end to his pending status so that the NSC can look again into assisting Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and Lee Chong Wei in the preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.
The BAM had asked Misbun to reconsider his decision to quit but he had yet to respond to it.
In his absence, Chong Wei has been training under Tey Seu Bock and monitored by singles chief coach Rashid Sidek.
Zolkples said that a decision by Misbun would determine whether the NSC would have to fork out money to support hiring another coach.
After all, the NSC had been paying part of Misbun’s monthly income before he quit in a huff on Dec 31.
“Hopefully, there will be an end to this issue soon,” said Zolkples after announcing the nominees for the national sports awards yesterday.
Zolkples said that he would be meeting Chong Wei after the All-England, which ends in Birmingham on Sunday, to find out what the player wanted as far as coaching assistance was concerned.
“I am happy that Chong Wei remains focused on training.
“He is training well under Seu Bock. If Misbun does not return, I will ask him whether he needs a new coach or whether he is happy with the current arrangements,” he said.
Although the BAM hire the coaches, the NSC are also responsible in decision making because they pay a certain amount of the salaries.
Meanwhile, the BAM’s council meeting on April 1 will make a final decision on Misbun.
It is likely that if Misbun does not get in touch with the BAM management over the next few days, the council will accept his resignation without further consideration.

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