[St Charles Owl]

Undoubtedly SG was told if you want May, someone needs to go to cover the cost and as Antonio was not happy by all accounts with SG anyway, he was the most saleable asset we had that was worth enough. Wasn't this deal done at the time when the Mammadov deal was in the throws of collapsing?? I doubt DC was even in talks at that stage anyway, so MM was probably in the state of mind that there was likely to be no immediate takeover so the May deal had to be financed through a sale.

For me though, the big question now is whether DC is going to stick with SG, give him a decent transfer and wage budget and let him and PA go about rebuilding the team reading for a push at the top 6?? SG has done a good job with the defence this season, so he is capable in that area, but can he find the right players in midfield or up front, and if he does will we be able to sign them?? Money certainly talks and by all accounts we now have it, so we should be far more optimistic about next season anyway. Raking over the problems this season are to a certain degree pointless as our circumstances as a club have drastically changed in the last couple of months.