During his four months at Middlesbrough, Rob Edwards constantly stressed the importance of unity and togetherness.
Little did he know, but Boro was built on exactly those characteristics, often in the face of great adversity.
On Saturday, Middlesbrough was a town galvanised not because of one man - but in spite of him.
The news of Edwards' desire to leave the club currently second in the Championship, for a Wolverhampton Wanderers side rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, threatened to derail not just Boro's weekend but their season as a whole.