The aircraft touched down at Manchester Airport with a slight jolt, and almost immediately the cabin filled with life again as the passengers in it, mainly the Wigan players and some of the staff, shifted in their seats, eager to be off and moving.
A week and a half or 11 days to be exact.
That was how long they had spent away, though in truth, it had felt longer.
Germany and Italy had done things to their sense of time, making it seem like they'd been away for decades, but stepping right back into England seemed to have undone it all.
By the time they got out of the arrivals, the team bus was already waiting.
They filed inside once they got all their luggage or travel bags sorted, mainly talking slightly about what was next for them as the bus moved away from the Ringway airport under the lenses of some of the people around.
When the bus pulled into the complex lot, Jake was out of his seat before it had fully stopped.
