Was the sacking of Sean O’Driscoll another JFK/World Trade Centre/Princess Diana moment for you? Do you remember exactly where you were when you heard the news? I do. Let me take you back...

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before: ambitious manager seeks to resurrect reputation and career at second tier club, also with aspirations to restore former glory; a short while into this apparently made-in-heaven match, ambitious manager discovers that the club might not be prepared to bleed cash in order to bolster the squad to the extent he deems necessary to secure promotion. Sound familiar? [...]