Perhaps they thought that he would be unable to appeal because all his funds were frozen, so they thought it was over. The funds raised have affected the court case by allowing Amaral to pay the fees and a lawyer and file his appeal. So the saga continues and the money is not yet in their hands. Of course that doesn't matter because it was never about the money, It was about the damage caused to the search and the libel of the children. Wait though....neither of those points were proved, so no money was awarded for either of those.
Perhaps the McCanns ought to research the internet. They might find that there are people who know as much if not more than them about the case. People have learned and decided what they think for themselves, rather than just believing what they have been told.
If the lost links to the site have anything to do with Team McCann (and there is nothing to say they have) the stable door closing is too late, the horse is miles away. The result will be that the link will be shared all over and the loss of the links will be publicised and more donations may result just because people feel they could be being manipulated.
