Gus Poyet Was Famously Sacked Whilst He Was On The Telly …

Gus Poyet was sitting in a TV studio for BBC3 when, in 1993, the news he’d been fired was given to him by one of their anchors. Mark Chapman, sitting to his right, stunned the viewers.

“While we’ve been on air, Gus Poyet has been told that his contract has been terminated at Brighton & Hove Albion,” he said, and turned to the man next to him. “And you found out, Gus, because a member of our production team printed off the statement and gave it to you.”

Gerrard is a frequent pundit, and as Mark Warburton was informed of his own Ibrox dismissal watching Sky Sports News don’t rule anything out.