I know its unpopular opinion but i dont have a problem with the board taking their time and interviewing a number of different style / type managers.
Whatever happens we are going to have a rebuild this summer, we have no identity as a team on the pitch so whoever comes in gets to start with a blank canvas and build one.
As a club i would like to know more what the boards plan are but for the team, that comes down to the manager and what he wants to do so i see no problem in speaking to different candidates, seeing what they want to do and what their plans are and deciding the best option and let them start that rebuild, It has to the head coach who dictates how the team play.
Dont get me wrong, the club made a right balls up of the Darren Moore situation and i am not 100% confident they will get this right but the way they are approaching it seems sensible, any head coach worth having will of done his research on our players, have a contacts book of who he wants as his staff and type of players to bring in and i would assume all that will be presented to the board during interviews, if a potential head coach hasnt done that research and got that information, i wouldnt say they are correctly prepared for the job.
Not a lot is happening in the football world right and so with this rebuild long overdue, now is the time to not panic and make the correct decision.
I would imagine there was a shortlist but then Hughton gets the sack, he would be of interest to any championship club so they would be foolish not to speak to him, Bilic who previously didnt want the Albion managers job may look at again and think this is the chance to rebuild a good club, Bowyer until a 10 days ago was preparing for a playoff final so would imagine his focus would be on that, so if potentially better candidates become available who are better than what you originally targeted (not saying that is the case) then it makes sense to speak to them.
Of course there has to be a cutoff point and i would imagine the next week or 10 days a decision has to be made who they want and then appoint them ready for the start of preseason.
The club has made mistakes, the Darren Moore sacking and its aftermath, to the season ticket deadlines and as stated above i am far from convinced they will get this appointment right but right now they do have time to weigh up the best options and the time to judge will be when the appointment is made.
Another thing is people keep saying about wages, as we have shown the last few years, we do pay big money i believe Evans and Fletcher were both on around £70k a week, Greg and Sturridge over £100k a week, Pardew and Pulis wouldnt of been cheap, so we do pay, whether the people are right for the job is another thing.
Some reports say Labbadia wont be coming because of wages demands, others say we just dont fancy him yet people attach to the wage demands bit when none of us really know whats going on, the Albion do tend to keep things private when it comes to signings and appointments, much to the annoyance of us fans, but as frustrating as i find it, personally i think its the right way of doing it.