Better late than never. That seems to be the message that Malaysian Football League (MFL) is trying to send out after reduced punishments were meted out to seven teams across the top two divisions in the country for their failure to comply with the team registration process.
But rather being bombarded with criticism for not standing firm with their decisions, MFL's decision need to be viewed from a much bigger vantage point. Teams have undergone massive changes over the past 12 months, particularly with the change in governement at state level having repercussions on the respective teams.
Hence why MFL decided to hand out 5-10% grant cuts compared to the 17-30% cuts that 10 teams received in the 2018 season.