Can't see it in this instance

If the backroom staff were hired before or a while after Hughton, then yes, I'd take your point.

But where the assistants etc are the Manager's placemen - eg Villa Boas's team at Tottenham recently - I'd say they tend to come and go as a unit. Taking recent examples, Tim Sherwood wasn't the assistant, he was an outsider to AVB's immediate team. Keith Downing pre-dated Steve Clarke. Meulensteen (probably?) was hired in anticipation of Jol being fired? The Cardiff situation backs up your point but that may have been a clash of personalities rather than lack of ability/fiath in the managerial team (given how hard Dalman tried to keep Mackay there).

I strongly suspect that Calderwood and co would be sacked/walk with Hughton. (But you could well be right. God help us.)

Moot point though I suspect as the Board won't have the balls to do anything in advance of the Hull game. If they were going to take such a bold decision, they'd have done it weeks (or months) ago. The Board wont act until it is backed into a corner. Which, I fear, is now too late.

Posted By: CWC on January 15th 2014 at 21:27:41

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McNally buying time?.... We have 10 days between games after Sat and Hootun posn is (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Jan 15, 20:27:40
- I would imagine NCFC have contingency planning in place (NCFC) - John in Texas, Jan 15, 21:18:19
- That 10 day gap means, IMO, after Hull is the latest possible point we can sack him (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 15, 20:40:17
  - so whatever happens after Sat, we will need to draw a line (NCFC) - revsimon, Jan 15, 21:03:54
    - Is teh right answer..............but it won't happen! (n/m) (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 21:05:11
  - Indeed... Wrong decision IMO sacking now wud mean a rocking carra rud on Sat (n/m) (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Jan 15, 20:45:30
    - I would just like it noted that I will not be rocking at CR if Hoots is sacked. (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Jan 15, 21:00:30
    - Correct. Whereas not sacking him will mean a horribly anxious CR (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 15, 20:47:30
      - A team led by Calderwood would have carrow Road rocking would it? (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 20:57:27
        
        Remember the game Jim Duffy took over for - Bristol City at home (NCFC) - KentonCanary, Jan 15, 22:13:03
        
        why would he be in charge? (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 15, 21:06:49
        
        More often than not the no.2 stands in after a sacking i would say (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 21:08:18
        
        Can't see it in this instance (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 15, 21:27:41
        
        a point could potentially be worth tens of millions (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 21:33:18
        
        True - which is why they won't actually do anything until a replacement is lined up (NCFC) - CWC, Jan 15, 21:56:45
        
        Adams could take over interim (n/m) (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Jan 15, 21:14:09
        
        so could anyone (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 21:19:28
        
        Some clubs act quickly when out for a new boss. Some even line them up weeks in advance (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 15, 20:59:07
        
        Can't remember last time Prem appointed someone within 72 hours of sacking a manager. (NCFC) - Dirty Delia, Jan 15, 21:00:48
      - By the way (NCFC) - Sugbad The Bad, Jan 15, 20:53:24
        
        Thanks. I had a chuckle when I logged on around lunchtime here and was greeted with a (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jan 15, 20:56:54

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