Unless you believe CH is only paid lip service too or is actually ignored when 'the grown ups start talking' then just because he's a top bloke and the clubs very best manager doesn't mean he should get a get out of jail free card over the recruitment.
This isn't a Sami type situation here, CH...
I don't for one minute imagine CH is involved in what it takes to bring a player to the club, after all we're not talking about sending a fax to the Sussex & Surrey FA here.
But by the same token I find it inconceivable that CH isn't at the very centre of all transfer dealings, with the ability...
The longer this season has gone on, what was a teeny tiny whisper in the back of my head, when the fixture list was announced, is rapidly becoming a fog horn blasting out the word:-
NOR.... ....WICH.
Thankfully it'll not happen here, but I'm beginning to see why it happened there.
I firmly believe had the club bought a (the) striker, in the Summer most if not all problems that have been encountered this season, would not have materialised.
I'm not talking about some mythical Messiesque beast here either, just a player with a bit of pace, mobility and intelligence.
Even...
Although chances are CH is at least 25% responsible for this ongoing recruitment omnishambles.
We're told there are only 4 people fully in the loop and CH has the final approval on players, maybe I'm being generous with 25%?