Ma Rides To Buns
There would be an unexpected postscript to Grilled Birds' midweek match against China's Sylphy, as the Farmer Bunnies brought the latter's
Ma Dingguang to Carrot Field for a nominal fee. Ma had, of course, caught the eye with three goals in that contest, which had
Dan Alstani drop a word with Buns gaffer
Vishnu Tallapaka.
"I was having supper when my phone began buzzing." Tallapaka recounted. "The guy was sending messages one after another! No idea what was so important, but he really pushed the boy, and we do have some squad space left, so why not?"
Vishnu had to move fast, though, as the three-days-past-seventeen trainee had already been in contact with representatives from newly-setup Romanian IV.19 club IAS, with head coach Florin Niculescu eager to make Ma his first buy for the team. It wasn't too difficult to persuade Ma to consider Singapore instead, granted, and Sylphy would be S$28000 richer for it.
Ma would not have the smoothest of receptions at the Buns, however, with his flashy dyed-brown hairstyle and somewhat exaggerated confidence not placing him in the best stead with his new fellows. "We will just let the kids sort it out amongst themselves, as usual." Tallapaka shrugged. "It all comes good eventually."
