Shebby Singh

Serbegeth "Shebby" Singh (; 20 August 1960 – 12 January 2022) was a Malaysian professional footballer who played as a defender. After retiring, he worked as a coach as well as a sports broadcaster in Asia. He was Blackburn Rovers' Global Adviser during the 2012–13 season.

Playing career Singh started his football career for Johor FA, before moving to Federal Territory in 1983, for which he was suspended from playing for a year by Johor FA for allegedly moving without permission. He was chiefly associated with Kuala Lumpur FA, and was part of the team which won the Malaysia Cup three consecutive seasons (1987–1989). He also played with Negeri Sembilan FA and Pahang FA before ending his career with Perak FA in 1996.

He played nine years of international football for Malaysia, including in three Asian Games (1982, 1986 and 1990), and was a South East Asian Games gold medallist in 1989.

His career in domestic football lasted eighteen years from 1978 to 1996. He won every domestic honour, including the Malaysia Cup, Malaysian FA Cup and League Championship.

Blackburn Rovers On 18 June 2012, Venky's, the owners of Blackburn Rovers, appointed Singh as global adviser at the club. On 29 December 2012, he appeared on sports programme 6–0–6 on BBC Radio 5 Live. He confirmed to presenters Robbie Savage and Darren Fletcher that the club's former manager, Steve Kean, had in fact resigned from the club as opposed to reports in the press claiming he was sacked. Singh also described his appointment of Henning Berg as a "mistake that he regretted". Berg's managerial reign lasted just ten games and 57 days.

Singh denied reports that he had taken over training sessions and stated the club's next manager would be a man with experience, ruling out Scottish coach Kevin MacDonald. In spite of this, the inexperienced manager of Blackpool F.C., Michael Appleton, was appointed the club's new manager, unleashing strong criticism from Blackburn fans.

Singh was instrumental in the dismissal of Appleton, who lasted 67 days in his job, ten days longer than his predecessor, Henning Berg. This managerial unrest saw his popularity among Blackburn supporters drop further. During this time, he was accused of 'presiding over the farcical decline of the club', according to one of The Independent article. Singh had not returned to the club after three months on leave, his only presence being a short visit to sack Appleton, whom he had never met. His post mortem showed blockages in three coronary arteries. Singh was cremated at Shamshan Bhoomi Hall, Kuala Lumpur.