I would file it in the same bin all of his other promises ended up in.
I see it as gearing up for “We couldn’t build a competitive team because the fans did not back us” quickly followed by “No-one credible came in to buy the club” (translation: no-one was daft enough to cover my losses and then invest enough to drag the club out of the shite).
Finally we will get the “No alternative but to put the club into administration and sell my land to a developer.”
