Keane has big ambitions, namely one day to be manager of Manchester United, and he has already one feather in his cap winning promotion with the Mackems. And every success is going to put him a step nearer to a return to Old Trafford.
The bookies have no doubt the Wearsiders will avoid the relegation dog-fight, and although 500-1 is hardly good odds for the Premiership title, it puts them in the section with Bolton, Reading, Portsmouth, Blackburn and West Ham all with the same odds.
The first Premiership manager for the sack? Wigan boss Chris Hutchings is out on a planet all on his own, but we still predict Garest Southgate won't see Christmas on the Riverside.
As for the betting, well the bookies have Southgate at 16-1 to be first to get his P45 (and we will be slapping a fiver on that), and Arsene Wenger on shorter odds of 14-1.