Long before a training session, match, or travel day, Andy Dunbar is prepared. Not only does he have to pack for himself, but also for the 28 members of the San Jose Earthquakes first team and its staff. As the club's Equipment Manager he is among the first to arrive at Avaya Stadium everyday close to 8am.
When the players report for another day of training, they arrive to a neatly set locker; their shirts, shorts, socks - any additional equipment they request - folded and laid out meticulously the evening before by Dunbar. Despite laundry and locker setup being completed the day before, and training beginning a couple hours later, he begins his day early "to put out fires".