Chapter 223: December Challenge
December 11th, 2010
Saturday morning newspapers were full of Swiss flags and Crawley Town crests. At the training ground canteen, the Daily Mail asked, "Swiss Bliss or Alpine Slide?"
Meanwhile, a local paper ran a funny picture of Max Simons wearing a cowbell around his neck.
Thiago was in the middle of an animated story, exaggerating how much snow he expected in Basel. "I'm telling you, Nate, we'll need orange balls and thermal underwear. I heard the fans there throw snowballs if you miss a sitter."
Nate Sutton laughed, holding up a bar of Lindt chocolate from his locker. "Does this count as recovery nutrition? Just trying to get a head start on the local culture."
Thiago smiled. "If it snows that much, football might turn into a snow game."
Nate shrugged, munching chocolate. "Fine by me, as long as no one makes us sing."
