Gibson resigned as the FA's communications chief in August
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The Football Association's former head of communications, Colin Gibson, believes that they do not need a new chief executive to replace Mark Palios.
"It is an almost impossible job," Gibson told BBC Radio Five Live.
"If you do your job properly as chief executive at the FA then, more likely than not, you will come into conflict with the board.
"They should have an independent chairman, a chief operating officer and a leadership team below that."
Gibson offered his resignation from the FA on 1 August - the same day as Palios.
It came in the wake of newspaper allegations concerning Palios and England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson as well as claims that there was an attempt to broker a deal with a Sunday newspaper.
Both Palios and Eriksson had a relationship with FA secretary Faria Alam - a situation that eventually engulfed the governing body in crisis.
But Gibson refused to discuss the exact details of the attempt to negotiate a deal.
"I cannot go into the details but all I can say is that it was a more complicated and populated situation than it might have seemed through the newspapers," he added.
"Many people have asked me subsequently whether it was a naive thing to do but those people don't know behind the scenes - who was involved and who was talking to who."
And Gibson feels that Palios should be remembered for the success he had as chief executive.
"Whether he had to go or not, the one thing Mark Palios should be remembered for is the fantastic job he did at the FA," insisted Gibson.
"When Mark came in he had to find £23m in 21 days to keep the national game alive - it is remarkable that the FA, as the governing body, should have been in that position.
"He managed to do that and from the verge of bankruptcy the FA is now in a healthy financial position.
"Whether signing Sven for another four years was popular with the board or not is another matter."
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