Did I read that there was an 18 month limit for a club to be in administration? On that basis we have until October 2010. Not that the Club is actually in administration, mind.
I once read that there is a quote from Shakespeare for every situation. I'll start us off:
'There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so'.
mmmm.... interesting thought. Pay £500k now and then reduce the cost of the club by a few million so you can pick it up for a song when it goes belly-up.
Let's look on the bright side. If other clubs are handing over hard cash then they don't believe that we're about to go out of business or else they would wait and pick the players up for nothing.
Read all about it in his autobiography in the Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6586158.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6578727.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article6597000.ece