So au revoir Arsene Wenger - you will be missed.

In the meantime, thank you to the guard with the Wearside accent on the 10.28am train from Darlington to London on Friday, who made us all chuckle with his dead-pan announcement as we approached London. It went like this...

"We will shortly be arriving on time at King's Cross and in a minute or so we'll pass the Emirates Stadium, home of the perennial under-achievers of the Premier League. Yes, Arsene Wenger is leaving Arsenal after 22 years. In that time, he's managed three Premier League titles, seven FA Cups, seven Community Shields, and one Champions' League final. Isn't that terrible? No wonder the Arsenal fans weren't happy. On the other hand, they could have been like me, watching their club relegated for the second successive season and being thoroughly miserable week in week out. Maybe they should be careful what they wish for at Arsenal. Anyway, that's everything from me, we're now arriving at King's Cross so have a good day and thank you for travelling with Virgin East Coast."