Coming Into Cash
As Grilled pulled in near S$1.4 million from the attendance of nearly 74000, with another big payday against Arrogancae to come, the talk on the street has inevitably turned to how the club might reinvest some of those profits.
Grilled refused to comment on whether they had in fact submitted bids for defenders Omar Pumachagua, from Peru, and Pang An Beng, formerly of Toh Guan FC. "To borrow a cliché, there's not much value in the market right now." head coach
Han Lik-Tsun said. "It's not that we need more players either. I'm happy with the squad."
Han's comments were met with skepticism by the denizens of the area coffee shops, however. "Yah, right. The Birds have a weak midfield staffed mostly by has-beens living on their names now." one regular slurred, while swigging his beer. "If he won't buy a real playmaker or two for next season, all the counterattacks in the world won't save his job."
