It wouldnt be the first or only fib ever told during recruitment.
Exactly, you say, sure we have problems in the past, but we”re fully confident they have been rectifoed and are compliant. Even if we aren’t or are - that’s going to be at play in recruitment anyway.
I don’t think we ever intended to break the rule, I think we”re badly incompetent.
Be a stupid player and agent that believes a football club anyway.
They all come in and are told the club are building and want to challenge for trophies etc.