When the axe fell, it fell at 10.20pm on a Sunday night. But in reality there had been no way back for Antonio Conte at Tottenham for the past week.
Ever since that extraordinary rant at Southampton when Conte turned on his players and openly discussed a Tottenham mentality that fans would rather he didn't, it was clear that it was always a matter of when and not if he left the club.
Now he's gone, so who next?
