In case there wasn't enough stories in the Premier League ordinarily, the entertainment gods provided Jose Mourinho, one of the league's greatest-ever managers, and its greatest-ever character.
While these days the Portuguese manager is busy ruffling feathers in Turkey, every so often one of the special one's iconic stories from his time in England slips through the cracks.
That's exactly what happened when former Newcastle United player Celestine Babayaro revealed how Mourinho landed in him hot water with the Magpies faithful.
Babayaro famously played for Chelsea and Newcastle in the Premier League, earning 132 caps and winning an FA Cup with the former.
Jose Mourinho landed Babyaro in hot water with classy gesture
However, having moved from Chelsea to Newcastle midway through the 2005/06 season, his reunification with Jose Mourinho at the end of the season following Chelsea's Premier League win earned him no favours with the Newcastle fan base.
Speaking at the launch of Ladbrokes 'Gaffers of all Accas', Celestine Babayaro revealed the massive impact Mourinho had on his career and how a kind gesture from the 'special one' backfired on him.
I spent a decent amount of time working under Jose at Chelsea... when he arrived in 2004, he changed my world in football. Prior to him, I'd worked under Ruud Gullit, the late Gianluca Vialli and Claudio Ranieri, but Jose came with things that I've never seen in football before. Before we played against, for example, Liverpool or Manchester United, we all had notes on our chairs - detailed notes against our individual opponents, and how we were to play against them. I'd never seen anything like it before. He just came in with a whole different idea on the sport, which amazed everyone.
When I think of standout memories with Jose, I actually think about my move to Newcastle, and how he still played a part in my career, despite me not playing for the club anymore. So, I signed for Newcastle in January 2005, and we played Chelsea, who were champions, on the last day of the season, at home. Because they'd already won the league, we had to head out of the tunnel first and give them a guard of honour, which is obviously what you do for the champions. I was in the tunnel with my Newcastle teammates, and Jose tapped me on the shoulder...
"Celestine, you know you won the league with us? I know you're a Newcastle player now, but can you walk out with the lads?"
Up until that moment, I didn't think for a second about it. It was only when Jose tapped me that I decided to do it, and my God, I got so much stick for doing that. I did it because he asked me to! So, I joined the Chelsea line-up and walked out with them. My teammates went out, did the guard of honour, and the fans are out there, looking at the Chelsea team, and I'm a part of it - oh my God... I did not have a good time after that match.
While the incident landed Babayro in hot water with the Newcastle fanbase for quite some time, the Nigerian footballer had little issue winning fans back over in 2007 when he chose to line out for the club just a day after his younger brother had passed away from tuberculosis.
To be honest, it's something which stuck with me for a while, in terms of my relationship with the club, and the fans. A couple of years later, I had a situation where my younger brother passed away, and I played a game for Newcastle the next day, after he passed. I actually think it was one of my best games - against Liverpool - and I'm not sure whether it was because of my brother's passing, or whatever, but it was only really in that moment that I felt like I'd won the supporters back over. Because of the way I'd put in a shift in that game, I think I got forgiven! I'm sure they appreciated that act, and it got me off the hook with them.
While Mourinho's antics are confined to the Turkish league for the moment, Babayaro revealed that he stays in touch with the now-Fenerbahce manager, with the pair texting each other every so often.
SEE ALSO: 'We Haven't Got Rewarded': Arteta Dumbfounded By Manchester United Loss
