I think the shock of relegation resulted in a number of desperate decisions which probably weren't well thought out at the time. I think most fans felt, even with wishful thinking, that relegation was almost a certainty after that awful performance at home to Palace, but I suspect the board thought Eddie would bring off the miracle escape. When it didn't happen a bit of panic mode set in and Cook plus others got caught up in that. It seemed that financial concerns kicked in really hard and part of that was Tindall's hiring. Lots of clubs in that turmoil situation post PL relegation have fallen away. The league is littered with them. That we, as a relatively small club, managed to recover speaks well of the management and staff despite not being perfect (in that humans aren't perfect).