Sports reporters were understandably clamouring for soundbites from Grilled coach Han Lik-Tsun after the resounding defeat, asking questions ranging from why he had chosen to field a collection of players who clearly couldn't communicate well, to why Mohd Safri was left out.

"I'll take the lead of a very famous coach in saying that one team played very well today, and another team, not so well." Han snapped. "The team that played poorly deserved to lose, yes, but it's no humiliation... what, you never mentioned that? Never mind then."

"I know that I have an excellent team on my hands. We just need a bit of time."

"Safri was rested because he was getting burnt out." Han continued, disregarding the fact that the ambitious forward was looking positively unhappy while seated on the bench. Internal sources confirmed that he was not pleased at being left out. "I overheard him saying that he didn't sign on to be a backup for Chow - I'm sure they're not the best of buddies just yet." an unnamed player revealed.

Grilled now have a mini-crisis on their hands as they visit Arrogancae and Edbe FC next, both of whom won their games, with Arrogancae's display against Sentosa being especially impressive. "Let's face it, we aren't going to get much of the ball against Dawei and Bălan." a disgruntled Grilled fan reasoned. "We might as well tank that, and concentrate on matches we can actually win."