Pretty much a soft no for Macca as manager.
When Callum came in it seemed like a positive thing, but there were clear risks on both sides.
For the club, they got someone they knew, a club legend, who seemed to have done well as coach/assistant manager, the obvious risks being that he had no experience as manager in his own right.
For Callum, he was going to a club he knew well, with a settled, fairly successful squad, most of whom he knew well, the downside of that being that he was taking his first management role at quite a high level, with much expectation on him. Also, a little in his defence, he came in during covid, following his predecessors unexpected departure, and in a time where, we now all realise, there was a lot of change and unrest going on behind the scenes at the club.
As for Macca, if he gets the job going forward, as others have suggested, I will give my full support to that, but the risks I have mentioned about Callum's appointment stand true, maybe even more so, this time.
Personally, I'd prefer Macca to spend more time, at Saints, in a coaching/youth development role, and/or to spend a couple of years managing in the lower leagues, to prove himself, as it feels to me that he has even less experience than Callum did when he took the job on.
TL:DR
I see Macca as a future Saints manager, and will fully back him when that time comes, just not sure now is the right time for either party.
^The above is a copy/paste of what I posted on another forum; I'll add another couple of points I missed:
As many have said, would CD have us safe now, with two games to spare? Maybe he would have done it, but I doubt it. When Macca was given interim role, my first thought was that 'He'll put a (much needed) rocket up their arses!' and that seems to have happened.
Although Macca, eh, seems, eh, a bit, eh, nervous, eh, in his interviews, he talks properly about what he has in mind, and also doesn't seem to shy away from criticism where it's due.
We are safe, but he still wants us to win the remaining games. I like that positivity.
He has said the young players will get a chance - if they earn it; that's a good attitude.
My TL:DR summary above still stands, I can see Macca as a future manager, he looks like he has what it takes, but maybe just not there yet?