Mis'dAgain you do sound rather confused. First you say the Captain is not at risk then you say the Captain is "always" at risk. Gosh, glad you are not on the enquiry board ! With hindsight & the famous 20/20 vision it brings to those in the air-conditioned offices full authority to suggest : "Well, we can see what you did & why you did it...............but.............we can't condone it ". Easy stuff eh. It is rarely a set-up but after being dropped in the poo by support staff errors, a Captain left holding the can (as he will and should) can look behind him and find the support staff long gone ! Airbubba's excellent post gives some insight into just that. Cover your backs lads & don't expect much support if you get it wrong.