I was pleased by his attitude today, and Mark Bowen's when he spoke on the radio a few weeks ago. Honest, hurt but not bitter. I just think that this job came too soon for them, they knew it was probably a once in a lifetime opportunity, and they became a little to focused on defending their position rather than making the most of the opportunity. The pressure was enormous. Maybe he'd handle it differently if it happened all again, because, whilst he was tremendously dignified when he took over, and has behaved perfectly since, there were times inbetween where it got a little unsavoury, too much time spent passing the blame onto players and ex-managers, too much talking down of expectations and too much time spent talking about the failngs of the club.
It's probably knocked the stuffing out of them, but it's also an opportunity for them to look at what they did, and see how they can improve going forward. Just be a bit more positive, accept the challenge and put your balls on the line, lay out the vision and the targets, don't worry so much about managing the expectations, you risk undermining confidence and getting people's backs up. And for godssake's, build your next team from the back, not the other way around!
The Celtic job would be perfect for him, and vice versa.
