Not really true about Nokia.
They are currently on the acquisition trail - http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/2016/04/26/nokia-plans-to-acquire-withings-to-accelerate-entry-into-digital-health
No one's making excuses.
We all know we were deservedly humped.
And smiler blowing up 2 engines is fact not an excuse.
We would still have lost if he hadn't had the blow ups but it would have been closer.