The only saving grace would be that if it's an Allam picked man, then they'd be more willing to fund him.
I think MP has no future here simply because he was too familiar with the players and did not have to be the hard man until he got the appointment. Very difficult to draw the line that cannot be crossed when it was already crossed. We need a Rottweiler now to have any hope of turning this around, someone who the players will fear and will respect. Dowie got it too late to be able to do anything. The change has to happen soon.