Beezer,
Opinions are often derived from an individual's perception of a certain course of events. On one hand you talk about if the team is better and results are better then the service is deemed better, and even offer it as a simple "fact" of perception. Then you dismiss the perception of a takeover as being absurd. While I too don't necesarily agree with that perception, I fully understand how it was derived, to include the statements made and actions that cause(d) it to be so.
I've often heard that you're either part of the solution, or part of the problem. Good luck to you trying to advance Bridge FA under the status quo.