.....what if your team had a Chairman with a lot more off than you gave them credit for......firstly they put no pressure on the team or management, and are patient enough to give them the time and space to prove their worth.........secondly they also realise that a previous incumbant on the Managerial side is basically not up to the job, but rather than dismiss them ....which can be a costly exercise... they hatch a plan.....that is they ask some business associates to put together a bogus investment offer that they initally play along with ...but are patently aware has no substance, the intended predictably take the bait elsewhere and Roberts yer' Mothers Brother......job done.
.....of course I only dreamt this....it did not happen in real life.....and is purely speculative.