Sounds like they're as much a basket case as we are and if so, I can understand their fans taking a cynical view of the club statement. However, we can all read between the lines and at least they've come out and said something, rather than hide behind a cloak of secrecy.
It wouldn't have jeopardised the club in any way to say we weren't bringing anyone in, and would at least have shown a willingness to engage with the fans, as well as putting us all out of our misery!