Derby mayhem matches boardroom confusion

THERE’S no pleasing some people. Drop 20 points out of 30 and the manager’s clueless, the players are charlatans and the club is heading to hell in a Honda.

Win 17 from 21, and the courage is only papering over the cavernous cracks that became ingloriously apparent last week.

Supporters group Spirit of Shankly met with Christian Purslow weeks ago. After delaying publication of the minutes they finally went public with two separate versions. Despite what seemed like an attempt to encourage a media blackout the revelations were stunning. In the SOS copy our suave would-be saviour was quoted thus: “The promises of Hicks and Gillett are unforgivable. Hicks and Gillett can no longer hold onto the club”.