But any asset stripper could come in, if you sell out to another big airline or flag carrier, they may not be interested in running short haul European flights from Ireland, but they may be interested in long haul flights, long haul aircraft and slots that a takeover would give them. Flag carriers could come in and use such aircraft on non Irish routes.
Ryanair taking over wouldn't be ideal either, but I can't imagine for one moment they'd dump long haul flights from Ireland, I'd say part of the reason they want to take over AL is so they can get into that business. But for the short haul passenger it wouldn't be good news.
I don't think anything really is ideal and both sets have flaws.