 He was Blackburn Rovers' Global Adviser during the 2012/2013 season – he was accused of 'presiding over the farcical decline of the club'.Singh started his football career as a defender for Johor FA, before moving to Federal Territory in 1983, for which he was suspended from playing for a year by Johor FA for allegedly moving without permission.He was chiefly associated with Kuala Lumpur FA, and was part of the team which won the Malaysia Cup three years in a row from 1987–89.