Basically he just doesn't want to put any more of his readies into the club, therefore happy for someone else to - irrespective of the outcome. At least 2 folk that I know think that way.
Agreed - someone on P&B suggested a "thinly-veiled" dig at Dickie and Feeney. There should have been no need to veil anything - they should have been named and shamed in that part.