I think that's absolutely right. Hatred for the board, and the bad taste of past experience is clouding a lot of people's judgement.
We've got to be one of the toughest negotiators when it comes to selling players now. Look at what we got for Lescott and Fellaini - and they wanted out. Beyond them, I suppose you could single out the Arteta transfer - but nothing else since Rooney.
We don't need to sell to buy, and I'm certain we'll see that to be true before the window closes.
I think that if we do sell Stones, it'd be for way above his objective value. I just don't believe any club is willing to pay that. This media offensive by Chelsea has been about trying to soften us up, and hope that Stones sticks the knife in to force us to sell on their terms. It hasn't happened.
The club has handled this brilliantly so far, in my mind. Not least the way they've refused to publicly engage in Jose's games.