A WAR of words has erupted between bitter rivals Instant-Dict and Golden on the eve of their first round clash in the Senior Challenge Shield at Mongkok Stadium tonight.
Golden president Simon Wan Chi-lok and Instant-Dict president Thomas Tam Wai-tong traded verbal blows claiming their team to be superior to the other.
Wan said Instant-Dict were over-rated and exposed glaring weaknesses in both defence and attack, while Tam said Golden would have to play to 99.9 per cent of their top form to have a chance of drawing with them.
It was hype normally reserved for a world heavyweight boxing title fight as the fierce rivals - both on the field and in commerce - get down to serious business as they seek a second round place in the season's first major knock-out trophy.
Wan said: 'They [the Dickies] can never beat us. They are not as good as people think. Both their forwards and defenders have a lot of weaknesses that can be easily handled.' Wan is so confident that he even let their former national defender Yeung Kin-keung move to Uhlsport-Rangers yesterday.
Although Golden were recently beaten 6-0 by First Division first round champions South China - their first defeat of the season - Wan said his players had already recovered from the humiliation.
