"I have to admit there's a chance they're just not listening to me."
Given the way the team played for the majority of his stint in charge, there's little doubting this is anything but true. Also, you only look at what Carver had to say in the build up to the West Ham game in terms of shifting the majority of the responsibility onto the players' shoulders, coupled with the fact he didn't appear from the dugout unless he was celebrating, to see he had no authority over the squad. If he is given the full time job, which is still a possibility as I'm typing here now believe it or not, taking a much more reduced role compared to your normal Head Coach would be the way forward.