I'll be amazed if that's true regarding the text but you never know. I disagree that health reasons were the primary reason though they may have been a factor and we'll probably never know the truth. Clearly, with Clement's background and contacts I'd have been very surprised if he hadn't brought a completely new team in - I'm glad that he will.
If not for Curtis we may well have been already in the Championship so we owe him a debt of gratitude for sure but he's run his race.