I tend to look a this from a corporate lens, cause that's my background.
There are roughly 2 types of CEO's: Builder/Dynamo and Operators.
A company will hire a dynamic CEO when they're looking for quick growth.
They will be more dynamic style individuals, who have a strong personal brand and charisma.
They don't focus as much on building out the scaffolding underneath.
A compnay will hire an Operator to clean up the mess that the dynamo CEO left (
).
On a more serious note - they are the solid and stolid types, who focus on governance and process and less on growth at any cost.
They're raison detre is to put in place the scaffolding that will support the next phase of rapid growth and build out a really strong team underneath the CEO.
Companies will quite often shift to the "steady as she goes" style CEO when the economic conditions are a bit iffy...look at Qantas appointing their CFO as an example. Don't need anything flashy...just batten down the hatches and focus on survival type approach.
It's sweeping generalisations but you can apply the same lens to Head Coaches.
St George needs someone who is going to be able to build the scaffolding of a successful club. Someone who can get the board and senior management to actually function as a team etc.
Ryles doesn't strike me as having the presence or the style to be able to methodically rebuild the front office and football depts.
Far better move for him to move to Melbourne - that have an incredible infrastructure in place and grow the next premiership winning team.
I think St George needs an experienced coach that can demand that the club cleans its act up. I don't think that's Flanagan either.