The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) have moved to clarify their decision to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EOGM) on Nov. 7.
The meeting will see the FAS and their 46 voting members convene to decide on constitutional amendments that will usher in significant changes to the Singapore football scene.
One of the key points will be to vote on allowing for democratic election of FAS leaders, which was initially meant to take place at last month's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
However, an 11th-hour decision was made to withdraw it from the agenda, so it will now be addressed once more at the upcoming EOGM.
A number of affiliates were said to be unhappy with the announcement that the EOGM would take place in just over three weeks' time, especially considering the FAS had earlier stated they would engage members in further consultation over the proposed constitutional amendments.
Nonetheless, Lim Kia Tong, one of four vice presidents of FAS, is satisfied they have done their due diligence ahead of next month's meeting.
"Prior to the AGM, we had already engaged our stakeholders on the proposed constitution and only two clubs, [S.League outfit] Hougang United and Gymkhana FC [of the Island Wide League], made certain proposals on the amendments," said Lim at a discussion session on Wednesday, which had been initiated by FAS.
"A few days before the AGM, a couple of clubs wrote in to ask for more time to examine the proposed constitution, so it was taken off the agenda.
"Immediately after the AGM, all the affiliate members stayed on for over three hours for a session with myself, as well as officials from FIFA and AFC, where we went through almost every proposed amendment by Gymkhana, who seemed to be pleased with the discussions.
"Since then, we have been waiting for feedback from the other clubs but, since there has been none, we decided to send out the notice regarding the EOGM for adopting the proposed amendments.
"Just to emphasise, it doesn't mean that sending out the notice is the seal on the coffin. They [the members] still have a chance to come back to us.
"If other parties feel the need to propose other amendments, there's no stopping them and we can engage them, just as we did for over three hours at the AGM."
Once the new constitution is agreed upon and introduced, it will signal the start of the process in which the FAS will look to elect their next leaders for the new term.
Although FAS admits an ideal case scenario would see it concluded by the end of 2016, he has called for patience, given the lengthy nature of all the processes involved.
"Based on the current constitution, any amendments, even though adopted at the EOGM, will still be subject to approval by the three authorities in Registry of Societies, Commissioner of Charities and MCCY [Ministry of Culture, Community & Youth].
"In the event that all three approve of the amendments, we will then call for election and candidates will have one week to put forward their nominations.
"From there, each candidate will undergo an integrity check and the screenings are not instant.
"Even if a person is deemed to be unsuitable, they can still lodge an appeal so it will still take some time."