Amid all the fuss and performance that is the 'Will he? Won't he..?' saga of Billy Sharp, Freddy Eastwood and Co, that little link between Wigan and City coach Martin Hunter almost got over-looked.
It popped up in the People on Sunday and with the Canaries issuing the traditional 'We don't comment on speculation…' denial, it was left to the Manchester Evening News to push the story on.
To give the whole tale a few more legs, as Ferret's pals …