It can't be MAN, MOL would have more self respect than that to go crawling back after all he's said and done. He was quite adamant there would be no further expansion in the UK and no going back to MAN
Well, I have news for you ASFKAP. He already has gone back to MAN since his spat. TFS/FAO/MAD/ALC/PMI have been up and running since April.
As for a base, MOL himself is sat at a MAN airport hotel in preperation for tomorrows announcent, so, it looks 98% certain he has gone back on his words.
As for lying, its wasnt long since he said this:
O'Leary in Leeds Bradford Airport vow : Yorkshire : Insider News : Insider Media Ltd
So, Id take what he says at face value to be honest.