I believe a certain amount of luck plays a small part in being a (newish) chairman too.
You only have to look towards Noades and his appointment of Coppell to see that. No-one can tell me he made that appointment because of his depth of footballing knowledge.
He made a monumental cock up by making Mullery manager.
I can't see Parish ever making a similar slip.

Babs and Clean Willie were in love they said....