These rumours about flash puts doubt in your mind that the hierarchy don't care who they sell.
So if the club have leaked them to soften the blow of minteh leaving it hasn't worked.
If it is found that we've been needing to sell a few players to balance the books. Then this prolonging in bringing a sporting director in earlier seems crazy. They normally sort out buying clubs and do the deals.
It's since the yanks took over the majority of clubs all this shit started happening. Before long they'll have 14 clubs run by fellow yanks and they'll do even more damage.