Neil Humphreys and I have quite a lot in common. We're both writers, we're both ang mohs who've lived in Singapore (though he now lives in Australia), we're both new dads of daughters. He and I have spoken briefly on Twitter and Facebook, and I've enjoyed his writing. His nonfiction is funny and self-deprecating, much like Dave Barry. Also like Dave Barry, Humphreys' first foray into fiction is a crime novel, and when it was released, I snapped it up.

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Match Fixer by Neil Humphreys, is to put in a light way atrociously bad book. It leaves you bored, it really doesn't give you that much of an insight into how corrupt the S-League, and he spends half of his time talking about absurd and rude topics and also spends half the time swearing, which I think was him trying to amuse the reader and simply made me snort. He drags everything and I just really didn't enjoy this book. Don't waste your time reading this book, I can assure you.

Enjoyably funny, especially if you are a football fan. If you're not, you might get a bit lost when it mentions some footballer's names, clubs, football tactics etc. You might also get lost when some Singlish terms start popping up. Having said that, it isn't terribly difficult to read. A good book for some light weekend reading.

This book will not win any awards even if the award is for best book with the title "Match Fixer". However it still is a good read. A very good insist into the world of football in South-East Asia and the pull of gambling in a world not that interested in football.

Good solid read. Loved the opening.