So the Croydon Advertiser journalist has just made the story up. There was a thread on NSC if you care to check on how many candidates for the manager's position turned it down over a four week period. If I said black was black you would come back and argue it wasn't.
Stephen Browett denied we offered the job to anyone, we had talks but never officially offered the job to anyone.
I'm not really sure what your point is, we have arguably the best man for the job. West Brom took a month themselves and employed someone who's never managed in England!