They should be hung/drawn and quartered, they are not fit to occupy the Flight Deck of a 4 jet airliner
Bit harsh Wisden, especially when you wind it in a bit and remember that the crew did not leave the house this morning and set out to bury the wing tip in a building that evening.
You can bet there is a big human factors element to this, be it distraction, fatigue, poor lighting, poor signage, workload management and so on...
As has been alluded to in this thread already, as flight crew we are expected to do more and more with a little less support. In my own op, single engine taxi is new to us and results in the FO being heads down for approx 2 mins during the taxi. The Captain is on his own during this time.
Is this safe? Yes, if managed correctly. Is it commercially important, yes, the bean counters love it.
This crew were also operating a night flight home, it's possible they only rested for 12-15 odd hours before this having operated a night flight.
The eventual report will no doubt open our eyes again to a fresh set of threats, and promptly be filed in the archives of history.
Still feel sorry for the crew through, bit rubbish to bend one.