The comments from TB sound very defensive and almost confrontational.
This makes me wonder if JP has said something along the lines of,
I've been criticised because I'm an accountant, ok thats true, I'm going to learn from my mistakes, TB you are a "football man" here are the numbers go and find the best man you can within these parameters and get him in asap.
TB has "found" AI and is now immediately under the cosh from both directions, public and JP. This would explain why JP is not attending the un-veiling of AI, "well TB you found him, you take the can for him, you deal with it".
I don't blame AI taking a job which is fantastic given his credentials and I accept that JP has full responsibility but maybe, just maybe, we are all looking in the wrong direction.
What do we know about TB's ability to recruit the right coach???