We had one of the most successful managers in our history with hundreds of games in charge of us and other professional and semi professional teams and were on a continued upward trend. Fact.
We replaced him with someone with no experience of managing in the senior game and no working knowledge of managing at our level. Fact.
Just those 2 alone points towards a foolish decision without taking into account the appointment and personality of the DoF from which conclusions can be drawn, based on your personal viewpoint.