So here's what Gareth actually said on the radio this morning:
Q. Can you guarantee that Ricki Herbert is the coach at the beginning of the 2013/14 season?
A. Yeah, pretty much. I'm not on that committee but Ricki's got a four year contract so I don't see that changing. [Discussion about change of direction] He will drive it, he's the coach. He's got 100% support by the way. Absolutely.
Q. It's our understanding he's got no desire to be that Director of Football any time soon and thinks it's maybe an appointment for a couple of years time. Is that your understanding to?
A. Yes, he's right on that because I just don't think we're where we want to be to enable us to have that position. We have to get financially a bit stronger than we are and that comes down to performance on the field and a whole bunch of stuff off the field, so that's correct. Eventually that's where it would be great to have Ricki. I don't think there's anyone in NZ Football with as much knowledge and skill as that man and we certainly don't want to lose him.
So there you have it. Ricki will be the coach next season and there will not be a DoF position for a couple of years due to finances.