Considering your comments Huddlefro, it may be extremely important who Villas-Boas names as his assistant, if he does get the job.
Redknapp's affable uncle act had a lot of carrot, so he required the pitbull-esque stick of Joe Jordan for extra discipline, though he could probably have done with less of a yes man in Kevin Bond.
Villas-Boas may need someone to smooth the edges off his message a little and offer encouragement to the team.
Sherwood?