Magunsson And Hobson Arrive
Without much fanfare, two raincoat-clad players arrived at Gamma Stadium for the team's training session. It turned out that Haupai had sourced for a midfielder and a forward on the cheap right after Sunday's draw with Casilium. The results of his scouting were 18-year old Peter Magunsson, from Sverige and 19-year old
Tim Hobson from England, costing a total of S$16,500, spare change even by any cash-strapped club's standards.
Both players were the result of youth training programmes, and both have not had wholly satisfying experiences from their first transfer. Magunsson spent some time with Schweiz club panzerschwein after being sold by mother club Wimbledon FF for S$84000, while Hobson spent just 12 days with Australian side Nundah Knights from Grumblewood Rovers.
Critics have pointed to the fact that both players were offloaded below cost as proof of their incompetency, but Haupai waved aside such rumours and insisted that both players were real bargains. They looked sharp in practice, reportedly. Magunsson took the No. 13 shirt, while Hobson chose No. 11 to be his own.
