Sack The Coach
While Grilled still have their fate in their own hands after BDSM FC's brave late comeback attempt fell short, many of the supporters have begun to openly question whether they should even stay in the second division, with pockets stationed behind the Grilled bench already outright calling for
Han Lik-Tsun's head after Grilled went 3-0 down.
"No fire, no fight!" was one of the shouts that could be clearly made out over the background noise on the live telecast, and while Han was impassive throughout, the manner and magnitude of this loss may be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back.
Han's praising of ArseViking's tactics, especially van Steensel's versatility, and excuse of the final score being essentially a freak outcome cut little ice with the disgruntled supporters, and it appears that the former Grilled captain's past valour in the line of duty and successive second-place finishes are beginning to lose their lustre. The board have however backed their man, and confirmed that Han will definitely be in charge against Arrogancae on the final day.
Interestingly, Grilled's hiding was not even the biggest defeat of the round, with newbies being whitewashed 7-0 by Arrogancae, who however have yet to confirm the title. They lead second-placed Shining Lights, who kept dreams alive with three in the final six minutes against Changi Genius, by exactly three points. If Lights beat ArseVikings by a large enough margin in the final round and the Birds somehow pull one over Arrogancae, they may be able to overtake the leaders for a startling first season.
CharlesCheesePie and Changi Genius have already taken the third and fourth spots between them, and will have nothing but pride to play for against newbies and BDSM FC respectively. newbies will likely save their efforts for the playoffs, though, a luxury not afforded to a downcast Grilled side.
"Today was hard to take, but we're Grilled Birds, and we will recover from this." captain
Gleb Dorogan stated. "We will be going all out against Arrogancae - if we do go down, it will be in a blaze of glory."