Paul Gregg apparently revealed he still plans to mount a counter-proposal to Bill Kenwright's £20m rescue package.
That bid may take a little longer to put together.
And if successful, much as he would like to support the manager with new players, he could not have any until after Christmas.
If Everton do lose at Selhurst Park tomorrow, the crushing blow will feel like six points lost.
When Palace stormed Goodison on the opening day of their last foray in the top-flight, it made no difference.
They mustered only 30 more points and finished rock bottom. But that was the season Howard Kendall called on a recordequalling 34 players.
The most recently published squad list contains just 26 names - amongst them Daniel Fox, Anthony Gerrard and Iain Turner.
Games like tomorrow's - and next Saturday's visit of West Bromwich Albion - carry untold significance in the grand scheme of things at Goodison this season.
If only to convince anxious Evertonians that Arsenal were just very, very good, rather than Everton very bad.
