Maybe he would be good enough to keep them up.
And maybe he would be prepared to take that risk - to be in it for the long term. There is far too much short-termism in English Football, and in fact in our society/economy as a whole......
Irrespective of the standard of Swedish football, he has achieved an enormous amount, which might indicate he is good at man management, getting the best out of what he has got, good recruitment and helping people fit in, setting the right tone for the club and the team - all sorts of other...
I'm not saying it would make him a good bet to succeed in the Premier League.
But it would be a great change from the same old merry-go-round of the normal faces. Have you not read the calls recently (and not so recently) for people to take a chance occasionally, rather than rely on the same...
Oi! My wife's one of them! and several of my friends as well..............
.......... but they are actually being quite good about it. My wife showed me a thread the other day "Advantages of being in the Championship" which included things like "cheaper pies"........ but that I doubt.
I appreciate what you mean by "unproven at this level", but this is the Ostersund who beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates a couple of weeks ago.
He would certainly be a "long-term" rather than a short-term appointment.
WBA gets sacked from WBA
Saints appoint Pardew
Saints get in to and stay in the bottom three.
Pardew achieves two relegations in one season........ Perfect.