When the seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea?

This quotation, by Eric Cantona of ManU, refers to creatures of opportunity -- parasites -- relying upon others to provide for them, rather than deciding their own destiny. In this particular instance, the journalists following Mr. Cantona were waiting for him to provide them with something gossip-worthy. In a way, it did, but then again celebrity should be beneath serious journalism.