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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

He said the funding had already been secured ...

Until the money is in people's accounts it's all words and it would be foolish for anyone to assume otherwise (and to, for example, fail to adequately prepare for the worst). I'm not saying it won't happen, I'm just saying that surely people have been burned often enough to hold their praise until there are tangible outcomes rather than promises.