Some players last a long while, some a little while; some leave of their own accord, some are shown the door.

It was the type of performance and result which has been known to cause struggling managers before him to be shown the door, and O'Neil is now seemingly clinging to his job.

“Truth always matters,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster and strategist, who said any client thinking otherwise would be shown the door.

The cabinet has now lost the last remaining minister who was willing and able to confront Netanyahu, another likely reason Gallant was shown the door.

He was shown the door just after Thanksgiving, and didn’t set foot outside his home for three weeks.