I think Jake and I both independently said that around the same time. I'd said "wouldn't be surprised if it was tomorrow;" as speculation (not inside info) in reference to the fact that Hodgson's agent wouldn't leak it if there were any way it could still be used as negotiating leverage. Getting ahead of an announcement is just one of several plausible scenarios where leaking would make sense.
I'm honestly kind of baffled how that rippled into "Hopkins is our choice because we're broke." Same thing happened when I posted the picture of Lyke with Melo. I think we're collectively a bit panicked at the moment, and with incomplete information, panic fills in the blanks with the worst. That's understandable, but personally I try to remember that when stuff is unknown it's never the best case scenario but it's never the worst case either.
So while I'm disappointed about the collective drama and about Hodgson, I'm not worried, either. Lots of fish in the sea.