[Ammi]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

Just because he's more qualified doesn't mean he's best for the job, he may find that working with someone you respect and get along with would be better in the long run.

..yeah that's the thing as well for me...it's that giving someone a self belief/confidence etc that can then make them the 'qualified' person because Paul wouldn't want to let Jim down.../he put his faith in him and believed in him...