It seems Mayor Joe Anderson has had an epiphany. Last Thursday the media were briefed, "Anderson is understood to be in favour of Everton relocating to the waterfront site." Very helpful if true.
However in May he insisted a stadium was achievable in just 2 years and said, "If it were a dockland site that’s not owned by us, they would have to purchase that. If they do something with us ... we are prepared to do a deal with them that brings the scheme to fruition. I am restrained in talking openly about this while they are still talking to (other) landowners."
He was clearly strongly pushing SC at that time and then in mid July was inadvertently pictured at the Farhad & Bill meeting with an SC prospectus. This prompted a twitter backlash by angry Evertonians.
Subsequently, in August, he started dropping twitter hints about BM and now, apparently, is a supporter. Quiet a conversion. I think it a good indicator of progress in the talks with Peel and, of course, a wily politician ensuring that he's not made the scapegoat for anger if we end up with SC.