Another episode which I believe left the club on the ropes for a while, if not mortally wounded,as events turned out over the next three months was the 'Strachan to Leeds' saga.
Whilst not on its own as significant as some of the other factors listed on this thread it became tedious and many at the club seemed exhausted by it.It wasn't particularly well handled by the two leading characters at SMS in the saga either, Rupert or WGS.
If anything I think WGS is more blameworthy than Lowe, a simple unequivocal "not interested" or "not going" from him would have culled it.The fact it drifted for a while with only a "we don't comment on speculation" line from the club,suggested - to me anyway -a strain in relationships at SFC.I didn't buy the not 'dancing to the media's tune' ********,nor the RL/WGS 'hug in' against Chelsea.