That sounds about right Pete.

Personally I wanted NA to see that season out as I stated many time, I think he deserved that one final change but like (I imagine) all fans I had no idea about IB nor his availability. Who did?
So that changed everything for the owners. If the man they had identified to potentially replace NA at end of the season becomes available during it , and he attracted interest elsewhere, they had to move.

This last part is something not everyone could get their head around, it changed everything.