if writing a book on Koemans downfall, amongst other things the main chapter would be "A Tale of Three Strikers".....Lukaku, Niasse and Giroud.
The ramifications of the various decisions and subsequent actions with or by those three has had and continues to have a massive influence on our season.
One always wanted away, never got us, expended little energy or effort but scored goals.
One scored beautiful goals elsewhere where he wasn't particularly treated well, came here, apparently agreed a deal and then decided the Big Smoke should remain home.
And one was scorned, humiliated, treated as an outcast, vilified publicly and left to rot in the stiffs. He didn't even get a locker or a club suit.
One remains, and his effort, determination and sheer fight is proving the vast majority of us wrong. And he's scoring goals.
There has to be a moral in there like the Three Little Pigs.