Ermmm I think so, though I don't quite recall using those words... I believe the quote you used was referring to the sale of the club, not Healey but it transfers (if you'll pardon the pun) fairly well.
It's all, "mights" till after the fact. Any number of related circumstances, whether there by design, or inadvertent can conspire to change the outcome in a positive, or negative way. Doing what you can (and sometimes doing/saying nothing) to maintain the strongest possible bargaining position, is all important... Divulging anything negative, about your position is rarely, if ever a smart move. -----Original Message----- From: Mark Humphries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 6:53 AM To: 'Nigel Holcroft'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [LU] Wage deferrals - Healy + who? So are you saying that even if Bates thought Healy was the devil's spawn and didn't want to ever see him again, it might not actually make any difference to the eventual sale price? In other words, factors like the desire to have a player in your side or you faced competition for his signature might be slightly more relevant? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nigel Holcroft Sent: 07 June 2007 19:53 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] Wage deferrals - Healy + who? Hmmmm, I believe you proved my point there..There are lots of factors which can make a deal go through without the highest bidder winning. In this particular case it was Bates' stacking the deck, in advance and then manipulating circumstances to threaten others into thinking his was the only choice they had.. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
