Quote ="Mild Rover"1. Just because the story came out this week, doesn't necessarily mean that is when the offer was submitted
2. But it wouldn't be remotely underhand as I define the term, anyway
3. If we were to do something opportunistic and ruthless, I'd be utterly delighted. Trying to do things the 'right way' as defined by our rivals bought us a world of pain. We need to have come out of that with a more cut-throat attitude. We are here to make life as difficult as possible for our rivals in every possible way, so that we may one day sup on their tears
4. 'Humorously' playing up to the label of arrogance can, when it becomes routine and ritualized, become a mundane reality
Apart from that, I completely agree with you.'"
You didn't need to number your points, I'd have been capable of picking them out of a paragraph. Probably.
Ok, it's [ipossible[/i the offer may not have been made this week, but it's a reasonable assumption to make that it was pretty recently. I do see it as underhand. At best you manage pinch a rival teams (arguably) best player & stregthen, at worst you've disrupted a rival teams pre-season and unsettled their (arguably again) best player. It's a win-win for Rovers whatever the outcome, however genuine or realistic the offer, and I doubt you'd be so "utterly delighted" had similar occurred with a club coming in for Lunt or McGuire.
I assume the arrogant tag is in relation to the Luke Page comment? You may find it arrogant, but a precedent has been set in recent seasons and we can boast a lot of ex-Rovers talent in our current squad.
