I don't think JOB made any suggestion that he wanted the job full-time in January or that he was relishing the caretaker role, did he? If not then he's probably less likely to want the job now, short or long term.

It's not the norm but not unheard of to have two, three or even four staff/players officially named as caretakers to take the spotlight and pressure off any one individual who may not want to be caretaker. We did it with Wayne Jones after Kendall was sacked, naming him along with Nicol, Thomas and Agana to the end of the season. More recently with Mick Halsall named as a duo with Richard Dryden.