Johnathan, then please accept my apologies, I must be suffering from deep-set feelings of paranoia in my dotage.
However, I do appreciate your posts because at the very least they spark a response which needs to be clarified one way or the other.
I genuinely have no idea who Richmond might instil as the warden of the MS should he buy Steve/Laurent out but I know this much.
Anyone who possesses integrity, honesty and ability is gonna be a good bet to be considered as a prospect for taking over the MS then Ainsley is the man.
Richmond is the sort of guy who tends to stick with people he likes - he's inteligent and intuitive when it comes to assessing people's characters and he can spot a charlatan a mile off.
On this basis alone, I'd recommend Ainsley as the man for the plan !