Paxman II, you beat me to it, I was thinking exactly the same, though I wouldn't put him in the same bracket as GH, maybe closer to SISU, as a menial, in the words od Manuel (fawlty towers), 'I know nothing' ................. COME ON CITY
I was talking to an acquaintance within the last day or so, and mentioned that to me this whole scenario was akin to the Monty Python 'cheese shop' sketch, where the purveyor of cheesy comestibles had nowt to offer etc.,
If someone more adept than I could post a link to that it just may point to the current owners as to why their plans are failing.