Precisely.
The leprechaun is a lot of things and we could fill pages with it. But he is a farking genius the way he played this game.
1. Carefully plan all outcomes and responses with the best legal minds.
2. Cost all options with the best accountants.
3. Buy the media and pollies (lounges, iPads, grange, upgrades)
4. Line up the right people in the right positions of power. (boards, FWA etc)
5. Confuse the crap out of the troops in the media.
6. Busy their resources putting out these small fires and playing the man.
7. Distract them with a phantom airline (redq) (do you think he's that stupid?, these airbuses are and always were for Jetstar)
8. Flank them from behind.
9. Knockout blow.
10. Get bonus and payrise.
It's almost as if a millitary strategist has planned this, it's basically warfare. Hmmmmmm