Knox, the "not available" argument doesn't matter, every man is available, no matter how long their current contract may be I know what you mean though, but if Hodgson is only a glorified caretaker, then that needs to be made clear, if he goes on to spend money and make some form of "stamp" in the team, then we're truly w***ed, it'll take another manager far too long, and cost god knows how much to bring us back, surely NESV can see this, surely????! If the owners have someone in mind, and that person doesn't want to take over until the summer, then an actual caretaker should be in charge, at least that way they wouldn't try and destroy the team with a midtable mindset