If it's not a name the majority can feel excited about, there's an inevitable extra weakness. The excitement factor is relative given a] we're losing Klopp and b] none of the candidates available at the moment is of proven world-class pedigree. So given that starting point, if the person appointed is totally left field (let's say, Eddie Howe for the sake of argument) then there will be an inevitable, at the very least sub-conscious, effect on the players and their buy-in. & secondly, of course, the support will be less patient. You'd hope Edwards and co are intelligent enough to realise this and take other factors into account rather than just data, but Ornstein's tweets, which have the feel of a briefing, are a touch unnerving.