Football’s gambling ‘markets’ are awash with gimmick bets that require you either to have inside information or be the kind of mug punter who likes guessing.

A good example on the current menu is Rafa Benitez to be Fulham manager on the first day of next season. Another is Sam Allardyce to be in charge of Southampton when the current campaign expires in May. Now, there are only two groups of people who could assess the prices on offer for those two possibilities: Benitez, or Allardyce, and their inner circles - or the directors of Fulham and Southampton - and there’s no suggestion any of them are placing bets. So what we are dealing with is punts based on saloon-bar intuition. A bloke in a pub says to his pal: “I reckon Benitez would do a good job at Fulham. What price is he?” Our gambler, who has dutifully downloaded the betting app the ad breaks in football relentlessly told him to download, taps on his phone and places a few quid on Benitez being in the dug-out at Craven Cottage next season. Truly, he is living the Ladbrokes life.

Here is another bet that falls into the category of: ‘how the hell should I know?’ It was on offer in January. Which club would Daniel Sturridge join on loan? Newcastle were warm favourites, but Sturridge ended up going to West Brom, who were 25-1 with one firm to acquire his services, but were closer to his birthplace and members of his family.