Indeed, I'm sure that would be Duxford's response. I agree that if an indoor space can't be found for the aircraft, Bruntingthorpe would be a good alternative. I spoke to the chap who is overseeing the restoration of the former RAE Tornado at Bruntingthorpe - he says they can just about cope with the Tornado so they couldn't take on a Phantom too.
It's a very sad business. Let's hope someone steps in and that the 75K asking price isn't true.
Shame that RAFM Cosford has chucked so much money at the preservation of a lump of muck (they claim it's a Luftwaffe bomber), which has no connection with the RAF at all (apart from this absurd notion that it is connected because of the BofB. On that basis one could start preserving just about any foreign aircraft on the planet). They could have spent some of that money on saving an aircraft that was actually relevant - and one that would have fitted perfectly in their Cold War collection.
Sad that there's still a prevailing attitude that history ended in 1945.