Yes sorry I went off on a tangent and launched into the most recent round of British manager signings.
All of which were signed as relegation rescuers and yet, with the exception of not very popular Allardyce, are staring down the barrel of failure.
Your post reminded me of the 'jobs for the boys' talk we had after Pards' (was he the last one?) appointment.
If I remember getting Hodgson, Allardyce, Moyes and Pards was widely derided by the 'talking heads' as same old narrow minded thinking
Then for a few weeks the tide changed and the...