TurbulenceJarrod was sitting in a bar in Terminal 3 at Heathrow, up on a high stool, watching a re-run of a Japanese J2-League game on his iPad. He was engrossed. The players were all so technically gifted, but the two non-Japanese players in the green shirts were clearly part of the team for their physicality as well as their undeniable skill. Mr Leonard had been in touch a few weeks prior to propose a one-off two-week sojourn in deepest Japan en route to Australia. Jarrod had run it past Marianne and she was okay with it, if not entirely delighted. Jarrod would, after all, be away for some time before Marianne and the kids made the move over, prior to Christmas.
Gary had already come to terms with losing Jarrod and had extended two of the loan deals they had in place to help fill the g
