End of the Road
I can't see how Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC can stay together following Clarkson's suspension from the Top Gear programme.
Now no individual can be allowed to become bigger than their 'club', but equally to continue with the footballing metaphor a club's star players inevitably move on if they're unhappy because they simply can't be compelled to stay.
So, I would say that both Clarkson and the BBC have had a good run with Top Gear and it's time for the nation's favourite 'petrolhead' to do put his talents to use elsewhere.