Yeh, it turns out this was bang on in the end so cheers for the advice. I was stuck at KAA Gent for about 4 years in the end, unable to get anything, but a few league titles and a Champions League later and I've been tripping over myself with offers from Spurs, Man Utd, Monaco, Schalke, Sevilla..
I still kind of wish you could just sound yourself out for any job, but I'm happy I'm not stuck at Gent anymore.