It depends what part of the speculation/conspiracy we are actually talking about
a - That at 50 league appearances, Rovers are due to pay a fee to Rangers
b - That at 50 league appearances, Cantwell is due a pay rise/bonus payment
c - That one or both of the above is true and Rovers did not want to stump up the cash
d - That the injury to Cantwell was either completely untrue or overexaggerated so that he could be sold before he reaches that appearance threshold & Rovers had to stump up the cash
e - That a sale has already been agreed
Personally, I would find both a & b to be very believable to the point of at least one of them being highly likely, and we have seen before under these owners, (Salgado & Nelson come to mind. Elliott Bennett stated similar in a recent interview), that they have simply not played players due to financial reasons, so I do not see how anyone can get upset about people speculating based on prior events with the same owners
Edit - Herb - I presume you mean given Cantwell's injury? If so, then why did Spurs give an "injured" Ryan Nelson a nice Premier League contract and salary when he joined them from us? I am aware that there was no fee, but they still would have parted with money for Nelsons wages & signing on fee. Not trying to be confrontational, just highlighting that there has been at least one prior occasion at this club, under this ownership, where injury/fitness concerns have been exaggerated in public, but the "buying club" have had no issues
Chaddy - which part was Cantwell debunking? He only ever mentioned the injury , although if he did, then please can someone feel fere to post the link to that for me please as I have missed that