You ain’t seen nothing like the mighty Quinn

TWO previously despised football chairmen must be struggling to wipe the smug grins from their faces this week.

Doug Ellis was hated at Aston Villa yet bided his time in order to flog his beloved club to the right person. Lifetime fans such as Terry Brown at West Ham and the Halls and Shepherds at Newcastle took the first offers that came and their clubs now look doomed.

Similarly, there was a time when Bob Murray was seen as the root of all evil as his time at Sunderland came to an end.