You said Thistle would do the same. The manager decides if that's to be done. Who is the present Thistle manager? Or are you saying that the manager would be told otherwise from above?
But by association you are saying that Arcibald would do this. I agree that football is littered with it, but to say we would be the same under our present manager is just wrong.
I think you do Archibald a disservice to say that he would be such a petulant manager to do such a thing. Disingenuous? I don't think so. The principle is the same. Archibald would not put at risk the needs of the side so as to try and freeze important players out.
Did we do it with ATS when he made it clear he was going. Or O'Donnell. Or Paton or Erskine when they signed for United? And are we doing it with Bannigan? Or did we do it with Balatoni? You know the answer. You are talking nonsense Barney.