Knackered just thinking about it

The Thai season ended in October. The new season starts in March. By utilising the toes on my left foot, a pot of paint and a box of donuts I calculate a five month close season.

Five bloody months.

Except of coure it wasn't anything like that. More like five weeks. For many clubs training began at the beginning of December as teams prepared for an irrelevant, sory, gruelling round of friendlies and tournaments.

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