I'm quite clear on your point.
My point is that the hawks saw the labour dispute coming and positioned themselves to take advantage of it as best they could.
They were bad because they were cheap prior to that. It wasn't a case of being a contender and selling it off to become a contender again, sure, but it was most definitely a concerted effort to experience short term pain for long term gain, to be competitive in a new financial playing field.
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