Could it be that either he wants to sell up or has been advised to sell up and being a fan makes it difficult without losing face. If enough people slate him he can do that and then throw it back as ' you lot have given me s..t so I have sold up, you reap what you sow not my fault but I do not need the abuse I am getting' problem solved from his angle.
What if a deal has already been done. Excluding property what is the club worth? Not a lot so getting relegated wouldnt affect the price there is still the ground academy and potential etc.
Tony is now ruining his own fantastic reputation by refusing to sack the moron Sami. Tony is in the process of destroying HIS OWN hard-won and thoroughly-deserved kudos with his club's fans. I just don't get it!?
The only explanation I can think of is, that in his opinion, Sami has not been given the tools to do the job and David Burke and his gang has let the manager down.
Everyone was surprised to hear from the chairman, that this squad was the highest paid in the clubs history, do you think he announced that because he was proud of the fact or rather upset with it?