But the fourth-placed Swans kept their focus on the job in hand and are seven points off an automatic promotion spot and eight ahead of Sheffield United in seventh.
His remark came after bookmarkers suspended all betting on the contenders for the job after a rush of bets were placed on Bishop Welby in the run-up to the archbishop announcement.
Given the round-the-clock expectations that digital life has placed on executives, it may well be that holding a desk job is one of the most dangerous things you can do.