We do love a conspiracy theory dont we, ask yourself a question, if we were planning to sell Mings would he be worth more if he were still club captain (even if SG planned to take it from him) of course he would, so if he was going by club choice he would already be gone, he may of course now decide that he wants to go, which is a totally different thing. Its possible that he asked to have the responsibility removed if he felt it was affecting his game. We will be more likely to see the truth out on the pitch over the first 8 - 10 games.