He was the club ambassador at the time, he was expected to be around! The fans only turned to him because they did not want Hodgson. If another manager had been appointed at the time it is unlikely there would have been such a problem.
i know he was the club ambassador at the time, my point was it would have been better for him to have removed himself from the club once hodgson had been chosen.
with him in the background there was no way hodgson was going to be given a fair chance.