Who was the first audition speculation

[Sugar Mouse]

Originally Posted by saniette

It is unreasonable to fire a member for scheduling conflicts, when another member has prevented the band from touring and recording in the past, with no repercussions. Your argument that it only matters if the tour was already booked is academic at best. Stevie prevented the band from touring, so same net result.

It's pretty obvious the real reason is conflict between Stevie and Lindsey, considering their history, and the touring conflict is just an excuse.

The band should have bent over backwards to accommodate Lindsey, as they did with Stevie in the past.

Your view is shared by many. Others believe that it's not unreasonable for a band to fire a member who agrees to a tour and then backs out after everything is scheduled and booked. I can see the pro's and con's of the band rescheduling the tour vs. firing Lindsey. The simple solution, however, would have been Lindsey simply playing the tour which he had already agreed to do. It was Lindsey who created this drama by backing out of an already scheduled tour. He could have done his solo thing next summer and honored his commitment to playing the Fleetwood Mac tour. If Lindsey had done that, the band would still be together and all would be good.