Whether or not all these stories are agenda driven bullshark (and in my opinion they are), it's apparent that the Phoenix management/ownership view of the media is so toxic that it is hurting the club. They are very much cutting off their nose to spite their face in throwing a tantrum and hiding in the bunker rather than responding to the allegations. Even if you ignore the Aussie media, i'm sure Voerman, Hyslop, Piney for example would all give a responsible reporting of the Nix position on these issues each time speculation mounted.
By bunkering down, getting pissy and not responding to media enquiries all they have left is the original story, and the media will quite happily print someone else's point of view, and that doesn't help fans left hanging for a week of silence after FFA puts out their latest round of potential bullshark to their eager repeaters.