My reading of the tea leafs is the owners have come to [IMO] the correct conclusion that RH is not the right person to lead an A-league team..
But management have no idea who to appoint and how to judge that person...
The Mariners had a similar position when LM was coach ... except the Mariners owners by and large had a football background but that background was at association level [read senior park teams] ... meaning totally out of their depth in selecting a modern coach capable of leading an A-League team... nor of creating assessment levels and goals other than the attacking football... that a new coach can be judged by... nor of having that hard to describe but knowledge of who can work with both the management, players and local media...
RH reminds me very much of LM... similar style similar players.... similar type of person ...
What the Mariners board did was get LM to find a coach for them and then stay on in various other football roles... its history LM got Arnold and helped a lot in the development and scouting of the COE...also LM set the measurement levels on how Arnold would be judged and what he had to do...
RH could I am sure do a similar at the Nix... he could determine what is needed of a coach in the A-League pick someone with the skills to play the style that will both win and get folk through the gate... the youth academy being established would be perfect for RH to develop and assist in the growth of the Nix as a football club...