If anyone in the national media happens to read the thread it would make a lovely back page spread on a slow news day, complete with the "no comment" from Potter, due to his confidentiality agreement, and a firm but unconvincing, denial from Todd and his chums.
Since he accepted the job within 24 hours of being offered, it seems that he didn't do a whole lot of due diligence on the yarn they apparently fed him. For example, I might have asked for, and got them to sign, a written job description with lines of authority, areas of responsibility and...