[The Acolyte]

I think we have a good chance of getting him.

Now Rafa nearly has the squad he wants he won't have to stretch his money as far as before so he can afford "proper" first team players.

We can recoup most of what we pay for him witht the amount of drift wood we can flog.

After a couple of sacrifices to the football gods we will have a bit more cash after the CL!

Cash has already been set aside for transfers after the refinancing.

Now the sticky bit.
Who the fuck is going to sanction the transfers now civil war has broke out in the boardroom?
I can see that fat cunt vetoing transfers if he thinks Rafa is with GG and Parry.
I honestly think Rafa is playing this one well. As far as I know he hasn't publically sided with either of them as he knows the consequences.
This type of wrangle goes on a lot in Spanish football when they have elections for club president and some coaching staff or players may side with a particular candidate. Strange that in this boardroom battle the one with the most experience in this situation is the man one level down from them in terms of hierachy.