I think that there is an assumption that we can click our fingers and have a new manager within place in days if we so choose. From my experience this is never the case for any senior appointment if the appropriate diligence is completed. We don't know how far down the line MP is with this process; all we know is that there will have been a process. Say we are close to an appointment, which may well be the case, and Mark puts the process on hold to give Dawes a few more games. We lose a few, and Dawes can't turn it around, what chance of us then bagging one of our first choices? Not only does any recruitment that was in the pipeline become unlikely, but MP's credibility takes a hit making it even harder to recruit a preferred candidate.
There may be an offer, or even offers, already made and currently being considered.
It is impossible to say that Dawes ISN'T the right candidate but, as mentioned above, he is a rookie and we don't know how he will deal with a losing run, how he copes when the pressure is on, whether he is able to recruit players, build a squad etc. etc. His is doing a great job at the moment but my preference would still be a proven and experienced manager. IF we are looking at Cowleys, a Cook or an Adkins then I don't think our current winning streak should derail this.
I think that Paisley had been at Liverpool a little longer than Dawes had been at Rovers and he was a major part of the legendary Boot Room. Managing Liverpool then was a lot more predictable than Rovers nowadays. Recruitment was 2 or 3 a year, not an annual overhaul and there was a certain predictability of league status and revenues.
