David Burke and his team of scouts have an ongoing set of dossiers on players here and overseas which are regularly updated. All sorts of information is on them - including their vital stats, player stats, strenghts, weakenesses, opportunities and threats, attitudes, likes, dislikes, personal...
If, in your scenario, Grabban is who OG wants (while at the same time, he doesn't want Obika), Jones' point of view becomes immaterial.
However, if Oscar is prepared to believe Jones' opinion about Obika (though I don't believe for a second that it was only Jones' opinion that was sought when...
We've had the Chairman of the Board and the Director of Football make public statements that the last word goes to Oscar. Now unless I'm falling gullibly for a cunning ruse to keep me spoonfed and sanitised, what evidence beyond circumstantial (i.e. loan signings have been mediocre at best) does...