I'm not sure Jenkins was over-ruled yb Lai and we'd never know unless he confirmed it. Ijust don't see Lai having any input other than at arms length. Last summer we were a huge mess, we had no football director, had got relegated, many players wanted out and DM seemed a safer pair of hands at the time after a late season run. Big parallels with Shan this summer really. This was proven to be short term thinking and 'let's hope for hope for the best' thinking in my opinion. DM was not the best candidate available to get us straight up as was proven.
I''ve got no problem with us being more deliberate this summer. We need a strong , bright (clever) manager who can reinvigorate us and win matches. Ashworth and Peace could spot them and hopefully Dowling has a better idea than Hammond, Burton or Teraneo did. Let's also hope he can convince the others (Jenkins) that they're worth paying for if they're at the more expensive end.
If it were my business and I was detached from emotion, I'd go for Hughton every day as the safest hands.
As a fan , I want someone will get us playing and winning in an attacking way so maybe not Hughton. Just not sure of Bilic (could be a Pardew again).............
We're certainly talking to every available candidate so if we don't get it right this time, it's a very serious failing of Jenkins and Dowling's decision marking.