It was a tale of almost but not quite for Grilled Birds and Farmer Bunnies, as their respective quests to escape Division Three both wound up a couple of points short. The resources expended on setting up an overseas subsidiary in Grilled International might have had some small impact, but if there was one issue common across all three clubs, it would have to be the paucity of their strikeforces.

The Birds had not lingered for more than a season at this level since they broke through to their second tier for the first time, but times had changed. They did win their first six to put themselves in major contention for an instant return, but ArSenal U21 would be a thorn in their side, taking five points off them in the mid-season doubleheader. While Grilled would recover, Changi Genius had been racking the points up quietly, and a draw on the last day was enough for them to hold on.

The cups provided not much of a lift either, thanks to straight losses to Claseek and KingofNoobs United, and the midfield exodus continued with the departures of Clark Won and Ang Leong Kum. The emphasis appears to have shifted back to the wings, though, as Djan Bacelar paid near-record sums for the wing pair of Cyril Künzler and Florus Romijn, who have brought dynamism if not quite dominance back to the club.

Farmer Bunnies' only serious threat in III.11 turned out to be Sporting VDF, but as with the Birds, an inconsistent frontline cost them a number of unnecessary points dropped, most notably draws against M4 United and Kim Tae Hee FC - though it didn't matter by then.

Sikong Darong could hardly be faulted for not addressing this concern, however, as he splurged on two highly-experienced former youth internationals in Liderhan Kadyr and Abderahim Bentellis. The latter in particular has won the approval of the supporters with his late-game heroics, but a dip in Enzo Paolo Panzarino's conversion rate has cost them dearly in the games that mattered.

Grilled International for their part have more or less bumbled along, learning many lessons from their numerous setbacks. A good first few matches soon degenerated into long losing streaks, which under-pressure gaffer Tajit bin Mohd has yet to fix conclusively, citing youth development as his main priority.