I imagine tony bloom might put a good spin on it for gus. A) if he doesn't it could make gus more determined to go to court and drag everything out to clear his name (even if the club are confident they'd win, they'd be wise to set aside potential pay out money just in case, hampering us longer, and also simply being a drain on our resources and time) b) gus getting the Sunderland job could see an end to the threat of legal action