I, too have been watching this carefully - I can only relate what happened when I suggested a friend of mine as a possible candidate for a summer season. The reply was "I've heard a lot of bad things about him from many sources." So he didn't get the job.
There is an owner's club - however bad they might be, they still all talk to each other, but the individual in question is now working for a prestigious company and doing very well, so there is hope!
phil