Barely two days after the Grilled head coach unveiled only the club's second Indian regular and expressed his approval of Chicken Wings midfielder Krishnan Adabala, the eighteen year-old signed professional forms to become the third, and may well feature when the Birds welcome Bangladesh club The Jaguars on the coming Wednesday.

Adabala's tenacity paid off after he had been rejected by other local clubs, and senior player Quah Han Kok praised the teenager for sticking it out. "Too many kids these days quit when the going gets tough." Quah judged. "Krishnan stayed on despite having to put in among the most legwork, and this contract is a reward for his effort."

Going by recent signs, his future may well be bright, as two more former Chicken Wings alumni are likely to make their first big moves, days after Mark Matthews got his. Kok Eng Jie already has a confirmed bid from Jurong side Spartanx United, while Ang Yao Qiang, arguably the better of the two defenders, has been valued at S$1.8 million by Colombian club Fútbol Club Internacional de Bogotá, which looks like a fair price for the nineteen year-old.

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