To the uninitiated, the impending exit of Michael Edwards is a giant leap into the unknown for Liverpool.
Over his five-and-a-half years as the club's only sporting director to date - and the years that preceded it following his arrival in 2011 - he has established a reputation as one of football's most diligent and serious of operators.
Not necessarily 'serious' in person, as those who have worked closely with the man affectionately known as 'Eddie' these past few years - the ones who describe him as likable and dry humoured - will attest to, but certainly from a professional perspective.
