TonyD: I'm going to be the eternal optimist here and say......Yes, Mr Flores and I base that on the basic principle in any walk of life, if you are going to offer someone a job and the candidate for the position not only is qualified but goes on record saying " I want to work for you" "I want to be the boss at Villa park", then you've not only got a manager you've got the cream on the cake as well.
How often do you here a manager come out and say I want to manage that team, not very often, watch how things develop for the Chelsea job, regardless of who the chairman takes on, see who actually stands up and says "I want the job", for me when someone has the stones to say that and they have the credentials you go and get them.