Or rather, I think that if he is resigning himself, he's doing so in a +EV way that allows his partners to profit, I don't think he lame ducks without that element.
I locked you town prior but now I'm less sure - you're in a perfect position to play the newbie card and make plenty of mistakes without the stress of being coached, I can see Gram signing off on you doing what you wish because you know only the bare bones
I think it's less likely, but it's an aspect and tinfoil I'm not willing to discount just yet
(1) Would explain why he didn't pipe up D4 with a claimed result, a no result tells you nothing.
(2) Would give him the appearance of being right with his reads (in hindsight) and therefore Town.
I’d rather not speculate on who he’s trying to for a better trade off, as that’s incredibly difficult and likely to just cause more confusion ngl.
The obvious people to point to regarding him embellishing would be Evans and Flower.
I’m leaning more towards Evans. He said last game that everyone ignoring his Alco case (Alco was scum), so he possibly may have gambled on everyone ignoring his Evans case until after his death.