Walsall’s Smudger Losing The Plot?

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   Saddler on August 25, 2013 at 10:38 pm

   A bit of common sense is needed here… Have you ever heard of negotiation? History tells you that a tribunal never awards the asking price, and we at WFC have learnt the painful way a number of times.

   Smith is clearly, just as Brentford would, asking for more than the player is worth, just as Brentford are offering less than he is worth, knowing that the tribunal may hopefully land at a figure closer to what we want.

   If we ask for £350k (probably about right), we’ll end up with £200k, espeically if rumours of Brentford offering £150k are right. If we ask for £1m, you offer £150k, maybe they’ll land closer to our figure.

   It is a negotiation tactic. Surely you’ve tried to underpay on a car, knowing the salesman is overpricing? Or had similar done to you?

   Obvious stuff.

   We’ve been stung before. We turned down an offer of £600k from Barry Fry as Blues manager for Martin O’Connor. Fast forward 5 months, Barry Fry is manager at Posh, O’Connor runs out of contract, Barry Fry is suddenly only offering us £150k for a player he valued at £600k 5 months earlier. We ended up getting £350k at tribunal, despite Fry’s £600k valuation 5 months earlier. That was the days when tribunal = transfer fee!

   I’ll be happy with £300k + knock ons as will Smith & WFC.

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