Buckley's issue is that he cannot foresee how to make a meaningful difference but he articulates his point well enough to convince people that he might be able to.
Plough had that same quality
Interesting you link these two together, because I also feel that both often linked their decision making to what was purely in their best interests, and not in the best interest of the teams they were coaching.
De Goey should have been sacked for lying to his coach, pure and simple.