JB I would agree that things are bleak for MAN based FOs. I was told that all training stopped on classic now but as you say maybe a couple of commands, but why bother when the first aircraft goes next year and there aren't enough FOs on the classic so you don't need the CNs.
Any FO will then have to wait at least two years plus and that is the FOs who have only just missed out on recent commands, with all the current classic CNs ahead in the queue for the 400. Then if CX don't give us any more than the 7 jets then further commands will be very slow, for new joiners it will be many years.