"Kenny is certainly charismatic and beloved by the fans," said the FSG boss. "I wasn't convinced when we arrived that Kenny should be back managing and I wanted things to work with the manager we inherited.
"But the fans knew much more than I did. It took me a while to get up to speed. Then Ian Ayre was a catalyst.
"Damien [Comolli] was a gamble. Kenny was a gamble. But they were both calculated gambles. They both have the advantage of being passionate about their work and are both very clever.
"We didn't feel we had a lot of time to wait, and we hope things turned around."
