Liverpool chief Christian Purslow is ready to put a public face on the club's underfire board.
The News of the World says Purslow is seeking a departure from the invisibility of Moores and belligerence of a siege mentality. He must responsibly fill the vacuum of power created by the American owners' failure.
Before his arrival he arranged no-holds- barred interviews with key personnel to assess the debris of three traumatic years under the ownership of George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
"Christian wanted to get an impartial, broad view from as many staff as possible," an Anfield source said.
"What he discovered was a club in which all the key relationships between owners, chief executive and manager were malfunctioning."
The wounds haven't healed. The most recent spat between Hicks and Gillett proved it's impossible for Purslow to unite the club until one or both goes.
His relationship with Rafa Benitez is good, although Purslow's most telling statement of the summer zoned in on the "accountability of the manager for results and performances".
The 45-year-old Harvard graduate will be spotted at the back of the room during Press conferences. Not, he insists, to ensure Benitez doesn't speak out of turn, but more to understand how the media operates and to be sure if the manager's words are reported in the same tone in which he said them.
His immediate response to the Champions League exit included get-out clauses. The will for the manager to fulfil the last four-and-a-half years of his contract is unquestionable - but football reality forces constant re-evaluation.
Benitez is safe while he retains the support of The Kop but failure to finish in the top four will lead to a review of his position.