We are now at a point in the season where we won't force anything. We have three games to go, we won't expect him to play for the balance of those matches.

I read a statistic that the six coaches who have been sacked by the club in the last ten years have not gone on to coach elsewhere. That's obviously a reflection that we have got things wrong, so we have to think carefully about the next appointment. We need someone with experience and a proven track record.

We need someone who understands the Premiership - its demands, its pressures, the way it functions with its built-in risk of relegation. Probably, we need someone who actually knows what it is to work in this environment.