Unless that is what is would take to get shot of him so he could begin the rebuilding process and get everything thing in place for an 'all out' assault on the Premier League.
However while we are speaking on behalf of Tony and assuming we know what he is thinking.
I suspect Tony understands...
Surely if Tony were going to go all out for the Premier League then he would have paid off Poyet by now and have the new chap in place already.
This suggests to me