Tuas - As Myjia slumped to another demoralising defeat on Saturday to SuperDad FC, it is imperative that the club should hold an inquest to determine the causes to this free falling downward slide towards relegation.

A look at previous seasons will show that during Myjia's second season, the first five matches brought about 3 wins and 2 draws. Last season's record was an impressive 4 wins and 1 defeat. Alarmingly, Myjia have started this season horribly with 2 wins and 3 defeats, not forgetting we almost drew the previous game which we won when we had a stranglehold of the game.

Take a deeper look at last season's results and you will find the rot taking place somewhere in August at Old Westlake where in the space of two months, Myjia were thrashed in 3 out of 4 games. Subsequently, Myjia were winless in the remaining 4 games of the season after edging out two identical 3-2 wins.

So, the rot has carried on and eaten into this season. What exactly is happening?

Our game has been frustrating to say the least. So much so that veteran Eric Low allowed his emotions to get the better of him as he lashed out at the referee and getting himself red-carded in the process.

Why are we continually playing below par? I can only imagine that firstly, when Myjia started out, we meet together to firstly participate in this novel idea to play a match as a family and secondly try to win against OTHERS. It's the famed Us Against the World mentality.

As the seasons go by, the first objective was overwhelmingly achieved but not so for the second. We are turning up just to play a game, forget the Us Against Others mentality. Frankly, it is not a bad thing as ultimately we are Myjia. Family unity and spirit should rank above every other thing. However to keep Myjia Family Football Club alive, we must start to win games again. And do so consistently.

Why the need to emphasize on winning games? It's simple. We are a football club and in sports like everything else, everyone loves to be in a winning team, a successful team. Should this current abysmal run continue, the consequences could be dire.

For a start, we are already seeing an increase in cards being dished out to us partly as a result of frustration boiling over. Should such indiscipline continue, the rest of the players on the field will eventually start to get tired of the arguments and fights against the opponents or referees. Remember? We just want to play a game of football. The worst scenario would be for teammates to get fed up with one another be it for spoiling their game of football or showing a lack of desire to win a match.

Maybe such a scenario may appear extreme. However, consider this next point.

Should we continue losing, interest in the team will gradually wane and when players start to leave the team or to a lesser extent not turn up for matches, it is the beginning of the end for Myjia. Why torment yourself to experience the demoralising losing feeling every fortnight?

(Do note at this point that I am not in anyway referring to Delvin who was paparazzied in Genting Highlands' casino and who spilled the beans on fellow striker Ronnie who was also gambling in the same casino. Nor am I referring to Jackson who was also paparazzied at Sentosa. Hahaha..cheers guys! )

The demise of everything starts with a simple four letter word: Lose.

Lose your self-esteem, lose your confidence, lose your pride, you lose yourself. Lose an interest and you will never be interested again. Lose something and that something is forever lost.

Keep losing and Myjia Family Football Club will lose its existence.

All is not lost however. For the antidote to losing is belief. When we start believing we are the better team, start believing that we can play better, start believing that we can win matches again, only then can we will pull ourselves out of this rut.

We have to have that belief in ourselves and Myjia.

This, afterall is my own belief. It is now up to you to believe.