It took the shareholders a few minutes before they realised that the man they call Mr King was walking away.
In South Africa he is known as a glib and shameless liar, among the Takeover Panel in London he has been cold shouldered.
King went into a speech about some difficulties he was having in South African before he hesitated with the shareholders deciding to applaud as they realised that he was heading for the exit door with Celtic still in place as champions of Scotland.
30 minutes for scripted tears
During almost five years in charge of the club King has made more court room appearances than visits to Hampden with Hibs denying him the Scottish Cup in 2016. Hopefully at Hampden next Sunday in the final of the League Cup he will suffer a similar fate.
As he prepares for life out of the spotlight in South Africa he leaves an incredible wage bill bloated by players that no other club has any interest in.
In January the compny will discover how ‘many millions of pounds’ they have to pay Sports Direct, next season they won’t be allowed to wear Hummel kit with the Danish firm expected to put in a claim for breach of contract.
It is quite a legacy that he hands over to the next chairman, hs place in The Banter Years is significant.
