My understanding of it is that there's been very little we could have done to stop Barry, Milner and Young leaving. It wasn't a case of us offering these players out to try and reclaim some money back or alleviate debt (which we don't really have as Lerner has taken all of the money from his trust fund so far, no external source that i'm aware of), it was simply a case of a much richer side coming in and offering those players crazy wages and the chance to play CL football much sooner than we could. Not so much of a sell to buy policy, more of a 'sell because the players are kicking up a stink' policy', similar to yourselves and Lescott I suppose.
Anyway, that's besides the point, regardless of whether or not Moyes comes to the Villa, I can't see him sticking around at Everton for too much longer. I think that without serious investment (which you both need and deserve) you've hit a glass ceiling, I doubt that you'll be able to hold on to a manager of Moyes' ability if the bigger (richer) sides come knocking. Just my opinion of course.
