Mate take it all with a pinch of salt. All these media outlets and accounts are driven by how many clicks and exposure they can get, yes even the likes of the BBC. Alisdair Gold is not as reliable as you think, yes he may have some contacts with the club but as has been proven through this whole manager search even he has been totally wide off the mark.
How can you even say Gattuso was first choice? Do you really think Levy would consider a bloke who famously headbutted Jordan and has made all these controversial comments in the past, oh and a very questionable managerial history? Can't you see this was never even an option and the likes of Romano and DiMarzio simply led everyone up the garden path once again? We didn't ditch Fonseca, I'm telling you Fonseca would have been a done deal long ago if talks were as advanced as they were claimed to be according to Romano, DiMarzio, Schira etc......the delays, the lack of news, the passing of time were big red flags that Fonseca was a no go, it was not going to happen.