Chris Coleman did not realise at the time, but just as he was settling into his seat to be unveiled as the new manager of Sunderland, Tony Pulis was being sacked at West Brom.
‘Oh, right,’ said Coleman, somewhat hesitantly, when he was informed moments later.
He hadn’t changed his mind about joining the Championship’s bottom club already, had he?
‘No, no,’ he replied with a smile.
But this was a pertinent point - why had Coleman, with his stock high following his success with Wales, not waited for a Premier League job?