FROM meeting the King of Pop to the hatchet men of England's lower divisions and finally enjoying stardom in the tropics, John Wilkinson's road to Singapore is long and winding, experiencing the peaks and the warts of the football industry.
He gladly traded in his British passport for a pink Singaporean identity card last year and 18 international caps with the Lions later, is set to be a regular under Raddy Avramovic.
With Khairul Amri and Fazrul Nawaz crocked, there is a job opportunity in the left midfield spot.
Read Wang Meng Meng's full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.