Asked about his much-publicised trip to Singapore, the star footballer claimed he had been there only for a holiday though some clubs officials did speak to him. I was in Singapore for holidaying. Some club officials spoke to me but nothing concrete came out, he said, refusing to elaborate on negotiations. Bhutia plans to be in his home state till the end of June and then proceed to a secret place which he did not wish to disclose. Bhutia does not feel that he was under-utilised by Bury FC during the second division league in England.
Every player has to sit out a few matches.
Very few can play in all the matches. There are no regrets for that, he said. The ace footballer rated India s performance in the recent pre-World Cup Asian Zone qualifying matches as the best in the last 30 to 40 years. We played very well in that tournament, the captain observed. United Arab Emirates was the lone qualifier from the group with 12 points.