Major problems with Operation Lipstick?

Rather unsurprisingly, the green half of Glasgow has been enjoying their Ibrox-themed schadenfreude today. In the digital age, confirmation bias is the order of the day. So, what’s the real scéal? For several months, two independent and well-placed sources have suggested to me that the current regime in the Blue Room would like to find a buyer. Neither of them stated that scenario as an assertion, just a suggestion. Something that might happen given the available evidence...