And as Keegan walked off with a chorus of catcalls ringinginhisears after England's dismal effort, he was ready to hand his resignation to shocked FA officials.
With the cheers of success still ringinginhisears, we got some quality time with Art Thompson, the technical project director, and Baumgartner's earliest collaborator on the Stratos mission.
Carter, who was named man of the match, ended the Test with jeers ringinginhisears after a high tackle on Martin Roberts which could land him in further trouble.