W R O N G
Should they wait until he comes back off his jollies to start looking?
Imparting emotion into the situation (oh think how he must feel, they've gone behind his back, poor Erik) and making a decision based on feelings is really poor and unprofessional. They're not mates! They're employer and employee, and the employee is no longer suitable for the role.
In fact, how do you even think what they're doing is unprofessional for a football club that has lofty ambitions?
I swear I'm going absolutely mad at some of the stuff being said here