I suppose if you factor in the fact we usually give managers more time than any other club it would be a longer term appointment than your average for a manager.
Personally speaking, for me it would represent a short term appointment compared to what my preference would be. I prefer the long term strategy personally, not through some naive traditional preference for United specifically, just because I don't think our owners and board are organised and savvy enough to move from one manager to the next and sustain any sort of continuity like Chelsea for example.
I think the board fancy Poch and will see how it pans out with Ole in the coming weeks/months with one eye on PSG's results and how he's doing in Paris. I'd like Ten Haag myself, because I think that's the style of football we need to transition to. So I'm not gutted if Conte goes to Tottenham although I respect him and expect him to do well there, it comes back to personal preference and gut feeling I suppose. A large section of fans just want us to compete immediately and I understand that's a fair opinion.
The problem is that football has changed so much that it would take something extraordinary for any appointment to have long-term value. Top football clubs in the world understood that a long time ago and thus changed their entire structures to accomodate an average life span of 2-3 seasons for any head coach. Anything beyond 3 seasons would be a bonus. If that 5-man committee (Murtough, Fletcher, Bout, etc.) is behaving like what they are supposed to do, we should be in a good position to emulate what other top clubs do. The term "manager" is something that should be thrown into the garbage bin forever; we shuld have a head coach at the very best while transfers and vision should be taken care of by that committee.
I just don't understand why Pochettino would be a good option if he gets the sack at PSG. The fact that he won feck all at Spurs was a red flag, but the fact that he may potentially not take PSG to their full potential would be an even bigger red flag. How would anybody be convinced that he'd be able to cut it at Manchester United if he can't do it at PSG? That's not even saying that we Manchester United may already be in serious trouble by the time we shove Ole out of the door; being in the wrong position could be a major turn-off for many managerial/coaching candidates. And to go back to my previous paragraph, I'm no longer a believer of Fergusonism in this age of professional football. The sooner we get rid of that concept, the quicker we will move back to the top.
It's not just about wanting us to compete immediately. It has been 8 years since we last had that kind of competitiveness and professionalism within the club, and any shorcut to get back to those levels is perfect by me, especially when so many clubs have taken those shortcuts in the last decade.