And the wattage is certain to increase as these championships progress.
But the campaign is actually turning into one of their most successful for years, with promotion from Division Two of the County Championship and progress from the YB40 group stage still a possibility.
But his side's dismal showing in France in the autumn and the gradual deterioration of it as this championship has progressed must lead to the cutting up of that contract, however expensive a mutilation that may prove to be.
In 1988 he was the youngest ever winner of the All India Junior Championship and progressed to become the first player from India to win the Doug Sanders World Junior title, in Aberdeen in 1991.
Having ended Hibernian's 114-year wait for the Scottish Cup, taking on a job in which finishing 20th in the Championship would be progress seemed an odd one for Alan Stubbs.
It has dominated the Asian 5 Nations Top 5 championship and made good progress in the Pacific Nations Cup.
Every year has brought progress, from Championship survival to mid-table, promotion via the play-offs, and now 11th- and 10th-place finishes at the higher level.
There will be no repeat of the awkward televised trophy presentations in which PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem handed the 2008 FedEx cup to Singh while the Tour Championship was still in progress.
Widnes outclassed Championship side Workington to progress to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals for the first time in eight years.
Burton produced one of the shocks of the first round as they beat Championship side Wigan to progress in the Capital One Cup.
