I really don't see what the public announcement by Hoffman was meant to achieve.
In principal idea is good but surely if the money is available it would have been better discussed direct with sisu first and by someone other than sisu's arch enemy.
Publicity wise it gains kudos with fans but may be a missed opportunity.
OK - let's spell it out then.
The FL "reluctantly" agreed the move to Northampton because "there was no possibility of Coventry playing in Coventry".
When I spoke to them earlier this week, I asked them how they had reached this conclusion. They said that SISU (well, Otium to be precise) had told them so.
I did suggest to them that as due diligence went, that seemed to be towards the lighter end of the scale.
What Hoffman's offer does is to shine a light on the nonsense that is SISU's position.
Whether this will alter the FL's position is open to doubt, but in my view it's the best hope we have at the moment.