At least it will be on March 30-31 in Java when Indonesia will hold a National Football Congress, endorsed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to formulate ways on how Indonesian football can progress. This is the first time an Indonesian president has paid so much attention on the county's poor achievements in football – things must be bad – but it is not just at the top where concern lies. The fans are also unhappy and there is a growing consensus that the time for change is long overdue.

Even for a man used to such demands. It will be an uncomfortable 48 hours for Nurdin and his connections may not save him this time.

Having already served a jail sentence for corruption, his stewardship was long a controversial one and it is getting worse.

PSSI has been reported to the Court of Arbitration of Sports (CAS) by their World Cup bid consultant Michel Bacchini for failing to pay his fees which reportedly amount to around a quarter of a million US dollars.

The national team is floundering. A football-mad nation of over 200 million people deserves better than collecting just three points from six qualification games for the 2011 Asian Cup. Benny Dollo was kept on too long, especially as qualification hopes had faded but there were still competitive games to play.