Three-and-a-half months into the season club owners will have seen enough to suggest the direction of travel for the remainder of the campaign.
As the Championship returns from its third break of the season and leagues one and two continue to take shape, where will the spotlight fall this weekend?
If Coventry City can sack the seemingly un-sackable Mark Robins then no manager can ever feel truly safe and this weekend presents potential straws to break the back of even the most patient of camels.
With that in mind, the return of the Championship and Luton Town at home to Hull City feels big for the respective bosses.