The Bali Geckos last week advised the Vietnam Swans that they would not be able to make the tour to Saigon next wekend due to a lack of players.

The Vietnam Swans are well aware of the difficulty of having enough players for a tour (we had to postpone last year’s trip to Malaysia for the same reason). This was also the key driving factor for deciding to have a combined Vietnam team covering both Hanoi and Saigon.

By drawing upon players in both cities, we are more likely to get the required numbers for the tours that we commit to. And if Vietnam is touring, other teams from the region are more likely to tour to Vietnam. And then, it’s all good again.

Meanwhile, the Geckos have said that they hope to tour to Vietnam next year in 2009.