If im honest i cant help but think that MM has said to the board something along the lines off "give me till say xmas and if nothing has improved than i will walk". Its the most logical explanation for situation. All the inside chat was he would go if we lost to ICT and this has been his form of plea bargain. If this is this case (and i assure you this nothing but speculation on my part but it fits nicely) then it would raise my opinion of MM for at least he was not giving up. With regards to Crightons article its very much saying the decision has been made lets just get on with it for the time being. He has a point. How long MM has is uncertain but one thing i will say is that if we can get any kind of defence organised we are capable of taking points from anyone in the spl. We all know this is a gamble by the board but ultimately if it pays off, and MM has a decent record as a manager elsewhere so thats not impossible, maybe a gothenburger will not lose his club legend status and that would be no bad thing.