So Steve Coppell's left the bobbin' lot from the other end of town after a mere 112 days in charge and with a competitive record of played two, lost two. David James must be wishing he'd joined the queue of ancient keepers outside the Emirates hoping for a job rather than ply his trade on a patch of grass which is going to be a supermarket sooner rather than later, I suspect.
Meanwhile the seagulls continue to plan. I don't suppose they care that John and I are on to them, they know their time will come.