Watching his interview yesterday, many of us had it spot on 18 months or more ago. Players coming in were always a collective decision and those he may have wanted that were not on the list didn't even make the notebook.
That whole committee (are or were?) complete failures and as equally to blame as Rogers. Anyone under 24 years old is always to sell on at a profit later down the line.
Depressing stuff.
He should have made a stand or walked though prior to his new deal. Anyone not thinking solely of self interest would have.
And that's why he's more to blame than the rest of the committee. By staying on he effectively endorsed the approach. Either he thought he could make it work in which case he's responsible, or he didn't believe in it and stayed presumably for the money thus deceiving the fans.
Did they ask him 'why didn't you just walk away?' Esp after making such a big deal about wanting control before taking the job and at his first press conference.