"We are not judging him on the next five games, this is a long-term appointment.
Gareth Ainsworth, the veteran midfielder, will take caretaker charge against Reading but he will not be the long-term appointment.
The counterargument is that he does not usually last beyond a certain time-frame whereas United wanted a long-term appointment.
"This is a long-term appointment, and if we do go down we want the right people in place to help us come straight back up.
Speculation that Bruce turned down an offer to take charge for only the remainder of this season are wide of the mark and Wolves would ideally like to make a long-term appointment.
It is never easy changing managers, but we are looking at a long-term appointment and we are confident Bob can settle us down and stabilise matters on and off the pitch".
Cricket South Africa confirmed De Villiers, the one-day captain, was now the frontrunner for the Test role permanently but with their next series not until August at home to New Zealand, a long-term appointment was not imminent.
However, even in an age when the massaging of popular opinion has reached industrial levels, there are enough reasons to believe that Neville's long-term appointment is rooted in something other than a craven reaction to the former Manchester United captain's remarkable rise as one of the game's most influential voices.
Giving her first broadcast interview on Tuesday since her resignation last November, Lamont told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We need to elect a leader not on a short-term contract, but a long-term appointment for the long haul".
The 45‑year‑old, who is to retain Wayne Rooney as his captain, will also oversee the games against Scotland and Spain next month, giving the Football Association much-needed time to identify and secure a long-term appointment ahead of the resumption of the qualifying campaign in March.
The dream is that it is a long-term appointment".
