Could it be that the owners thought we had a better chance of making the play-offs if we maintained some continuity in the coaching rather than turning it upside-down mid-season when Ernie left?
Definitely seemed like the focus was on making the play-offs rather than building for next season.
Most people are saying he would have been better off with a few months seeing the players in the flesh, which is no doubt the truth, but it also would have taken that focus away from making the play-offs, and turned it onto the individual player situations.
I know we didn't end up making the play-offs, but the departures at the end of the season have shown that the individual player situations were obviously put to one side while we focussed on trying to win games.