Reckon it's a board in name only, and veto powers or final say goes to Charnley and ultimately Ashley. Not much different from how it worked in the past with Llambias/Charnley, Pardew and Carr.
Glad that he's been given the boot. There's no way the players can work with him either as the head coach or the assistant after what happened last season.
Meanwhile, Lee Clark dusts off his tracksuit...