Roy Hodgson is back in the spotlight, 15 months after resigning from England, some what through the trapdoor.
And although his position has been side of stage since, he has never slid entirely from view.
The 70-year-old has maintained a presence in football ever since that excruciating defeat to Iceland at Euro 2016 and has influenced appointments elsewhere.
As a close friend of Norwich owners Delia Smith and Michael Wynn-Jones, Hodgson was consulted in March over whether the club should create a role of sporting director.