You don't even know the story of King Canute.
King Canute had a group of courtiers who were always flattering him and saying how great he was ( like you and Russell Slade , in fact ).
They said he could even stop the tide coming in.
Canute knew this was bollux but went ahead with it to teach the courtiers a lesson about flattering him.
When Canute got wet his courtiers were severely punished for spouting such nonsense.
So Canute wasn't so dumb after all. Unlike the sycophantic courtiers , like you Chepstow.