I tend to think the rule of Thordason was inaccurate and unfair imo. He was not given time enough and it was never going to work with a black albatross forever in the background whereby the dressing room door had to be locked to keep it out. He wasn't against the philosophy of the youth policy at all. He said IF they are good enough they will play. So what's wrong with that? To do the opposite and find us where we are now? Most fans are suggesting a balance has to be struck and we have gone to far the other way. JH is a dedicated fan but maybe a bit too close to the status quo and hero worship of Dario to be really objective. In my simple view of course and I know and have met JH a few times. He does write well.
The same could be said of SH in that he was like many academy kids, not ready for the job and so was a mistake by the board and of course Dario who was his backer. Dario obviously lost the plot and shows that change is not always a bad thing but it really is to quote John Bowl