what can you do? the perception is always against the club (although let's not pretend they are angels when the time is right).
sell and you're a push over for the player/agent/big club/right price. don't sell and you're a push over for the player/agent getting paid before they do you next year and up sticks. its absolutely fucking rotten. we've allowed ourselves to be done several times. utd will be over rooney because common sense will prevail over making money whilst they can.