hypochondriac

So you believe that these newspaper articles and numerous pieces about all our players leaving have not had a destabilising effect? I don't think it could have helped!

He didn't say none of our top players will be sold.

OK Brett whatever you say . Being deliberately obtuse to prolong an argument is asinine

Yes. By leaking stories and releasing this piece today he is destabilising the club and making himself look better by comparison.

What are you on about? Are you suggesting that a number of journalists have just invented the idea that he has been leaking things to the press? Why would they do that?

I never said I knew precisely which exact ones, I said that some of them were which was my entire point. It doesn't matter which ones were, the point is that any were linked to destabilise clubs in the first place.

If we sell 9 players this summer then I will accept that all the reports are true and that none have been planted with the frequency they have been to destabilise the club.

Think you have misunderstood my original post. Some may leave but it is the deliberately leaking destabilising stories to the press that is the problem.

The barrage of rumours about virtually our entire first team leaving on a daily basis that have been released by cortese and the PR company are obviously not all true.

We should also bear in mind that this reasonable façade and fair comment is being done whilst also leaking a load of destabilising rumours to the press according to journalists. That puts a different complexion on matters.

How did he propose keeping all the players together with no financial support from Katherina?

It's obvious we are going to lose Shaw and probably Adam shortly. Looking like Pochettino too.

As I predicted absolutely nothing controversial but the timing of this says a lot more than the words do.

What does the ex chairman have to do with the club now?

For what purpose?

The bit at the end was the most accurate prediction.

I can understand the curiosity but you won't get the honest reason and even if we do it won't do anything other than provide even more speculation and destabilising influences.

That's exactly what I said. Not a chance will he say anything controversial.

Can't imagine what he could say that would be especially noteworthy unless he is angling for Katherina to sell to him (which I doubt.) I expect it will be a similar sort of thing to that PR piece just before he left i.e. bigging himself up and saying how everything will be destroyed now he is not there.

Agree that anything he has to say is of little interest and will only serve to cause more speculation and destabilise things. He isn't coming back so he should not say anything at this time.

Good shout. As valid an idea as any other. I still reckon he may pop up abroad though his move to AC Milan has gone suspiciously quiet. Almost as if it was entirely fabricated...

27 million in transfers to pay, liabilities to the owners and not being able to spend enough without selling to convince people to stay.

We would with no money.

Nah. I reckon his PR company will tell him to come across reasonably whilst painting himself as the victim. Probably angling for another job in football.