Yeh, and I am telling you Curbishley told Ferdinand he could leave time ago. So it isn't like he was this guy fighting to keep him there. Curbishley is sh*t when it comes to transfers.
Technically the board have to accept every bid, seeing as they own the player, not the manager. But like I said, Curbishley told Anton he could leave 2 months ago.
Anton is better than any other centre back West Ham have. And Curbishley wanted him gone from long time. About the board accepted the bid above his head, he told Ferdinand he could leave 2 months ago.