I dont think we are necessarily any worse a prospect to buy than a few weeks or months ago. Anyone buying into the club must know our impoverished nature both in terms of money and playing staff (look at how last season ended as a guide to the start of this). A buyer will have known it needed a lot of money to meet ambitions, and negotiated accordingly. He might knock a few quid off the price Mel gets, but the investment in the club to get to PL level (Assming that is the target) is still immense and was immense before