It's an interesting game and one I've thought about in the past.
One thing that raised concerns for be recently was a Houghton interview not long after Smith was sacked. He said he didn't understand the comments about their being a bad culture and that he didn't think there was one. Sorry Danny, but if you can't see the issues, you're clearly part of the problem. If he thinks what we're doing is good enough and that's the results we're getting, no wonder we're in this state.
We not only need someone to tell us what to do, but also to convince us that we need telling what to do in the first place!