Melissa Reddy is as credible as it gets :
Reddy
Ornstein
Ogden
Mitten
Howson
Goldbridge
Romano
Beth
NONE and I mean NONE have any insight to the managers position.
Whether it supports your wishes or not for the manager, none of them know what the plan is nor do they have the in-track on what INEOS think of ETH and who they are considering for the managerial position.
ETH could stay its true but no one knows that for sure and "currently planning" is hardly an endorsement for the guy, right up until he is dragged into the office and given marching orders they are "currently planning with ETH" they are until hes literally been announced as leaving so I'm not sure why everyone is shitting themselves that its backing the manager.
Similarly he isn't being replaced as of now but that doesn't mean INEOS haven't decided he will be replaced or they will give him enough rope to essentially sack himself (which I think he will) if they other candidates - which again no one knows in the media than that indicates a change is on their minds.
INEOS themselves likely do not have an opinion on the matter as of yet, they are probably happy for ETH in the time being and therefore are planning around him being there, they ultimately wont make the decision.
Barrada and Ashworth will choose a new manager, decide if ETH is the right man and who the next coach will be. It wont be Brailsford, Sir Jim or Blanc at all. They may have opinions but they will not be running the club in that regard.
Any breifs around planning with ETH and him staying are utter bullshit and based just on current state. Similarly its not possible that a new coach has been considered as the people who would be making the decision aren't in post until the summer.
I think we end up outside of top 4 and losing the FA Cup and he will be replaced in the late summer with a new head coach not an over encompassing manager.