"Schooled under Ricki Herbert, he needs to show some nads and do what has to be done, not what Ricki would do."
Attention JD: this is the kind of person who thinks that Ricki was the only problem. And they'll keep blaming Ricki for the next five years if they can get away with it. It's hard to give up a good scapegoat.
I knew that sacking Ricki, while possibly good in the long term, would made things worse in the short term, which is one reason I wanted no change until the off-season. How many people out there used to say to me "how could it possibly be worse?" Now you have your answer.