So why do Benham and Brentford keep getting things so right?
The decision to appoint Andrews sums things up neatly.
Externally it was viewed as a high-risk move, but internally it was seen as one of the lower-risk options.
Club sources are wary of shouting about their success from the rooftops because nothing is certain in football, but their reasoning around Andrews taking over was rock solid.
Firstly, he was already at the club. Senior staff knew him, they knew his strengths and weaknesses and what they were likely to get. He knew them. He understood the club model and had already bought into it.
What Brentford do not want is a new manager who comes into the club and starts telling everyone what they view as the best way to run it.
Brentford have a well-established model that has brought them success. There was no desire or intention to deviate from it. Having Andrews at the helm brought the continuity that guarded against a dramatic collapse.
That is not to say Andrews’ presence is an irrelevance. On the contrary, the belief is he has done an excellent job and if he had not, the evidence would be clear.
However, he has slotted into a well-established machine.
Contrast that with Frank at Tottenham, who followed on from Ange Postecoglou, Antonio Conte, Nuno Espirito Santo and Jose Mourinho.
It is fair to ask whether all those individuals failed through faults of their own – or did they struggle because of the lack of a wider strategy, given all five men approach the game in a different way?
The expectations at Brentford – who host Brighton on Sunday – are also totally different compared to Tottenham.
Frank took over a side that had just won a major European competition and had ambitions to return to the level that produced 11 top-five finishes in the past 16 seasons.
Brentford, by contract, are already operating at a level higher than they have been for virtually their entire existence.
No club should be swayed by external noise, but it is easier when the messages coming back are supportive rather than hostile.
Even after a tricky start to the season, when Brentford collected just four points from their opening five games and were 17th, fans were minded to trust those running the club rather than turn their ire on them.
Common sense, perhaps.
But if it was that easy, everyone would do it. Wouldn’t they?
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