When Marco Silva's status as the leading contender to replace Mike Phelan as Hull City manager emerged last week, one disgruntled supporter called the local radio station to deliver his blunt assessment of the imminent appointment.
"Silva?" the caller said. "It might as well be Long John..."
Evoking the Treasure Island pirate as Hull's best hope of a saviour, rather than a highly-regarded yet largely unknown Portuguese coach, perhaps summed up the sense of frustration and exasperation within the club's fan base ahead of Tuesday's EFL Cup semifinal first-leg against Manchester United.
But by guiding the Premier League's bottom club to an FA Cup third-round victory over fellow strugglers Swansea City at the weekend, Silva has at least hit the ground running in his battle to convince the sceptics among the Hull supporters of his ability to do the job.