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It is a popularity appointment that was always going to happen,
No surprise, obviously, but I hope he has someone assisting in the background who he can turn to if necessary for advice.And I don't mean another Lee Carsley situation but someone like SO'D etc, with lots of experience and knowledge of how similar roles operate at other clubs.What's important now is that he is given a chance to look at all aspects of the club with a 'hire and fire' responsibility, and is backed by the chairman who needs to leave him to get on with it.The roles of manager and HOF also need to be clearly defined.Copps should be involved in whether the manager goes or stays (hopefully the former), establishing a playing and coaching identity across all teams etc, reporting only to the board while the manager, who would be below him in the hierarchy, needs to have sole responsibility for picking the team, tactics etc, and have a major say on which players come in and go out. Both should then stand or fall by the decisions they make.