Agreed, and it’s not just a huge gamble to replace him because he’s done a good job, and a new man isn’t guaranteed to do better.
It’s also at the point where the clock is ticking towards summer and lots of preparation needs to get done. The DoF decision should be influenced by the CEO and the talk now is that Kinnear won’t come in til the summer.
If he’s going to be replaced it needs to be ASAP, it certainly can’t wait til the summer, while at the same time the CEO should have a say if the process is done properly.
For me the only solution now is to renew Thelwell for minimum an extra year and give him the summer to prepare for and execute. That’s quite simply less of a gamble than either a rushed decision or a late decision throwing into jeopardy planning for a vital summer.
Let the CEO review staff performance including his properly over time. Thelwell is a perfectly safe pair of hands in the meantime.
