Who is then Jeremy Peace? The same man that was "qualified" to decide Irvine was suitable to be head coach?
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see that the playing side of the club has been in decline for some time and the common denominators are Downing and Keily.
Jeremy Peace is more qualified than the fans as he can see what goes on. Admittedly, I don't know what Downing's job fully involves, does anyone on here? So are we really in a position to critique? For all we know, Downing may only be practicing fitness drills and positioning. If so, is he really doing a bad job?
You could easily say "Claudio Yacob has been here for 3 years, which have all been decline, therefore he is the common denominator"