"Dalman has a preferred candidate to replace Mackay should he be dismissed - the manager is a high-profile name currently in work outside the UK."
Where on earth has this come from?
Certainly not from Dalman - who Malky has a lot of respect for and trusts. So how would anybody know this, would Dalman say this? None of this is maing sense, we don't know what is going on - maybe not much - but people are filling in the gaps with any old krap.
Seems more media bolox, just like the (apparently) non-existent meeting tonight.