You wonder what would have been going through Frank Lampard's head if he was settling down for an early tea and tuned into Sky Sports News at 4pm on Wednesday.
Vitor Pereira, the man who the former Chelsea and Derby County boss is in contention with for the vacant Everton job, dialled in to the studio and embarked on an on-air pitch for the position.
It was a move not well received by Evertonians - many of whom have already shared their opposition to the appointment of the Portuguese - and another embarrassing moment for the club in the latest scattered managerial search.