The manager's departure was agreed in early January as Alex believed that a four-and-a-half year term at the club was an appropriate period upon which to end his tenure.

The massive amounts of money they're spending means we can't get out of the way of it. Every time you turn around, there's a nasty new TV spot.

The comments are compelling and relevant. I would have used them, too. But it does betray some campaign distress, because they're willing to risk the backlash.

However, we still believe the correct solution to this is for the Teamsters to put our people back to work and our offer out for a vote.

I'll stand by what I said about giving Alex a chance.

If not, reluctantly, Alex would have to go.

Everybody must get behind Alex so we can finish second in the League. And the players must also demonstrate they want to play for our club in the future under the new manager.

It's just unbelievable. It's the top of the world. You can't describe it.

There's a lot of cash looking for attractive yields. Spreads are at tight levels. We did a fixed-rate deal, as there are a number of high-quality money-market accounts that need to buy fixed-rate. We were able to swap it back into a floating rate at a good cost.

Alex McLeish has enjoyed a highly successful period winning seven trophies over four-and-half years and during this time there has been significant financial constraints throughout the football environment in general.