Re the 'Levein influence', there was an interesting discussion last mid week on bbc Sportsound that covered that very subject with their guest speaker, Billy Broon, concurring with the views of his big mate, Jim Jefferies, that this arrangement would never have worked or been allowed to affect the way that they wanted to manage any footie team's operations. That critical discussion provided another alternative way to progress without too much interference from 'on high'.