Five Things in English as a Foreign Language: Boxing Day Feast

Football can be a somewhat transient business, out the door at one club one week, then out the door at another the next.

Cambridge United coach Neil Harris and director of football Mark Bonner will need to ensure that the door they walk through at Priestfield Stadium on Boxing Day (15:00 GMT) is labeled ‘Visitors’.

Harris spent 20 months in charge of Gillingham, which included relegation from League One, while Bonner’s eight-month spell resulted in 15 defeats in 28 matches.

Since then, Harris has been at Cambridge, then left for Millwall, before returning to the Abbey Stadium in February where he was again powerless to prevent relegation – see what I mean about ephemerality?

His second stint with the U’s came at the same time as former boss Bonner was appointed director of football – are you keeping up with that?

They are just one point away from the playoffs but are only four points ahead of their rivals.

Gillingham’s final seasons have been mirror images – impressive starts followed by a decline in form and a failure to even trouble the top seven.

Four managers in less than two years tells the story, and although the arrival of Gareth Ainsworth in March inspired the team to a 21-match unbeaten run, time off to recover from heart surgery and more indifferent results mean they once again face the risk of flattery and deception.

BBC Sport There will be live text coverage of all EFL action on Boxing Day.