Ringwayman
I doubt Ryanair even figured in it, i would guess that the only reason CWL & MAN weren't closed in Rix's days was the view that as and when the fleet started to grow again, then aircraft units could be added to both, but the ongoing saga at bmi probably makes that unlikely anytime soon.
I suspect this will be a storm in a tea cup for MAN,few passenger will give a toss, there are plenty of other carriers at MAN including Ryanair.
CWL needs a Jet2 who can park aircraft up when not needed