Is it possible the Thompson Twins agreed to the players reduction in wages in return to be able to go for sweeties in the summer, in order to reduce them as assets, thereby making liquidation not as attractive, thus promoting the newco pish they have been peddling?
I wouldn't put it past them to use it as leverage with the creditors ie liquidation will get you hee haw, go with the CVA (knowing they won't get a CVA), and thus a newco was born.
Great idea (for them) in a normal business, but football isn't. The SPL, SFA and Uefa are entities that are out of their ken.