I take your point- but why did they not renegotiate the known excessive rent PRIOR to signing? Surely at that juncture they were in a stronger position to do just that- its a bit like you or I shaking hands on a deal to buy a car- handing over the money, driving the vehicle and then going back 1 month later asking for a discount ?
If their (SISU) plan was to get promoted, and make a 'quick buck', there wouldn't have necessarily been a need to renegotiate the rent in the first place as 1.28m rent p/a when in the prem is affordable, + purchase of the RICOH would've been a possibility.
With hindsight, assuming this was their plan... It's probable that they took over knowing we were financially flawed, spent a fair bit to get promotion quick time (making up financial flaws etc.) but when 'Plan A' didn't work, cuts were needed, lost key players, replacements not up to standard/not tried or whatever, we get relegated, all this rent shite, transfer policy improved (fair play to SISU there) and now we're here... Very summarised.
It was only really in the relegation season where it was obvious we couldn't afford the rent, so they therefore refused to pay up, probably not the right way to go about things but it's history now.
If the majority of fans were against the ret strike when we're in a financial mess, and in L1, I highly doubt there would've been a moment in time where the fans would've supported it.
Tbf, you could argue Sisu's plan could actually work*, because ACL offer closer to Sisu's demands each offer (there were people who were outraged at rejecting a 50% cut).
*Note: depends how it pans out.