That would be making the assumption that Ashley and Mort have good knowledge of the game.
They remain unproven, so you can't say how good or bad the appointment is going to be.
Although I see Ashley as the type to do it his way how about assuming just like anything in business you research and you ask for opinion. Maybe I am being stupid thinking there is a chance Ashley will know who he wants due to him asking the right questions of the right people.
Ashley is very much an outsider in the football world. There is no indication that he does know the right people, and even if he know's them, he may not trust them.
The only person we know Ashley to know and trust is Paul Kemsley, who was keen on having Redknapp manage Spurs.