So unusual has the time between the end of last season to the start of the new season been that Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns have all been shaken in their technical teams.
The changes at Chiefs were expected following the calamity of last season, which ended with Cavin Johnson a dead man walking.
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Nasreddine Nabi has since taken over an in doing so has brought his own team with Fernando da Cruz and Khalil Ben Youssef as assistants, IIyes Mzoughi as goalkeeper coach and Majdi Safi (strength and conditioning coach).
Ayman Makroud – who was meant to join as performance analyst – will no longer before joining Chiefs.
What matters is that Nabi has influenced who he will work with instead of adopting personnel.
For Pirates, while they have retained Jose Riveiro, who will stay on for the third season as head coach, their assistant coach Sergio Almenara left a month ago.
Another backroom staffer, Miguel Bellver, also left with Devin O'Brien coming in.
However, notable was the departure of Almenara, who was an influential figure at training after arriving with Riveiro.
The deeper changes have happened at Sundowns, where Rulani Mokwena is no longer the head coach.
Mokwena was shown the exit after just one full season in charge, during which he won the African Football League and added another league title.
At least five backroom staffers – who include Sibusiso Mahlangu, Thabiso Moshane and Michael Loftman – have either already left or will be heading for the exit.
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Sinethemba Badela – who is aligned to Mokwena – and has been working as the DStv Diski Challenge coach could also follow out.
Mokwena's departure has come with the return of Steve Komphela.