Carrick the player was very very good, especially in the way he read the game. That bodes well.
I've no idea about Carrick the coach and he hasn't been a manager. (3 matches at Man U is like saying Leo has been a manager). But if he is intelligent and has emotional intelligence then it would be reasonable to assume he has learned a lot from what he has experienced.
For me I would prefer he didn't come with Phelan, I'm not sure what he would bring in all honesty other than cost.
I've no idea about Wolf.
Parker has two promotions, not to be sneezed at. It seems churlish to say, but with clubs with strong squads and PP's.
Dyche would steady us now and get us up. He has done it with a much smaller club than us. But I don't see how he possibly fits into the Kieran Scott structure. I'd be far happier with Dyche, than Scott and a puppet.
Edwards shouldn't even be a consideration, it is a joke.
For me, you could have a wonderful rookie, or a disastrous one. Yesteryear's great player could be a masterstroke, or a Paul Merson.
You could get a lesser known foreign genius, or a disastrous one.
You could get an experienced wily campaigner, or a cynical over the hill dinosaur.
The "type" or profile of manager is much much less important than the quality. It is about picking the right one and judgement.
None of us can know who the real Carrick is. I just hope Gibson looks beyond the former great footballer (check) and at the overall package.
He simply has to get this one right.