On the other hand Haydo would have us believe Sheedy has had the job for weeks and the whole process is "just window dressing" - but those who support Sheedy don't have a problem with that. I'd be very unhappy if that was the case and I'm confident it isn't. Schwab was part of the early process and has been brought back in to fill in for Chris fagan who has been excluded because he's leaving - there's nothing sinister about that.
In the absence of inside information or being part of the process I'm a Sheedy supporter because his great record outweighs the doubts about whether he is past it. But really I'm a supporter of the process - we need to examine all the candidates and find who is the best fit. Sheedy should start favourite for the reasons above but who knows what may happen thru the process - he may shine or he may bomb, clearly he's gone OK because he made it to the last 5. I want us to choose the best coach, if that's Sheedy great, if it's Bailey - who no-one here would've rated before the process started - then great too.