In modern day football, 10 years is a long time to be in one organisation and that is exactly how long Ong Kim Swee has spent with FA of Malaysia (FAM), having joined them back in 2009 as head coach of Harimau Muda.
That association will come to an end by the turn of the New Year as it was revealed yesterday that his contract which runs until the end of December 2019 will not be renewed by the governing body.
While many things can be said about how things have turned sour rapidly after the shocking results produced by Kim Swee in the Southeast Asian Games, like any cycle, it has come to a natural end.