It wasn't that much of a surprise to learn that Roberto Martinez had been given the boot at Everton.
A poor run of form, disgruntled fans, a new majority shareholder... all the signs were there.
But way before Sky Sports News had given it the yellow bar treatment, people had already started to speculate who would be replacing Martinez, linking just about everyone under the sun with the 'vacant' post.
With Frank De Boer leaving his post at Ajax earlier on Thursday, most people simply put two and two together...
https://twitter.com/MattHDGamer/status/730734796398301184
https://twitter.com/CheGiaevara/status/730712179834531840
But De Boer wasn't the only Dutchman people fancied as being the next Everton boss...
https://twitter.com/EFCMatthew/status/730744274648698880
And it certainly wasn't just two names being put forward. There was soon-to-be unemployed Manuel Pellegrini...
https://twitter.com/AlexShawESPN/status/730489391601360896
As well as soon-to-be employed (according to the man himself) Jose Mourinho...
https://twitter.com/WizardOfWilsh/status/730766007564967936
Freshly relegated former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez...
https://twitter.com/CaptNaya/status/730738885635014656
Eddie Howe from Bournemouth...
https://twitter.com/JamieSmiff/status/730749768859848704
The man Martinez replaced...
https://twitter.com/shehryarrgaba/status/726678066769059840
And just about everyone else...
https://twitter.com/SomeEvertonFan/status/729249191839604736
https://twitter.com/MartialAce/status/730742079777869826
https://twitter.com/Hari_Sethi/status/730746321162932225
