Jobless Gavin Hunt woke up after Kaizer Chiefs lost the Premiership title in the most heartbreaking fashion to Mamelodi Sundowns to find himself top of the Twitter trends with fans imploring the Amakhosi hierarchy to give Ernst Middendorp’s job to him.

Chiefs led the Premiership standings for 380 days and at some point commanded an intimidating 13-point lead at the top before Sundowns stormed their way up to complete a smash and grab of a 10th league title after a 3-0 victory over Black Leopards at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on the final day of the season...

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