I was thinking more along the lines of him signing the contract, or handing in a transfer request, you know, the way things should be done. He's stooped to Ashley's levels and people are buying it purely down to their hatred of the board.
Where has this reverence of the sanctity of professionalism in football come from?
Any, more pertinently, why can Ashley lie and cheat, but Enrique has to suffer in silence before releasing a few discrete words in his memoirs aged 40.
If he can change his situation now by going public, why wouldn't he?
The whole, "I'll wait until we're safe" thing, even after the "no capital outlay, bring players through the ranks to sell, etc" not ring any bells? He knew when he made that remark what Ashley was like, yet still played us for fools himself.
It was the middle of the season, what would you have had him say? Honestly. I've got a completely open mind.
Tell me what he should have said.
"I'll help the club survive in the Premier League, but ultimately I want to play for Spain and in the Champions League."
Would many fans have blamed him (or the club) for this?
Me, not at all.