I just don't see that, unless the applicants knew Harris was going. He was sacked Thursday afternoon, and by Friday morning, we had McCarthy in place. So, by your reckoning, the club sacked Harris, put up an advert, interviewed all the applicants, and narrowed it down to MM, all in about fifteen hours? No way - the club MUST have been in touch with McCarthy before sacking Harris. Which would point to him being involved in the player signings.