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Not only did he anticipate it, but it was his main motivation for posting it.

I can't roll my eyes enough.

As for what I'd do differently, I'm not sure. But if we're just going to pay what they want anyway, and the haggling has failed, surely he can anticipate that (because this happens every time) and just pay the fee without the fuss.
 
I can't roll my eyes enough.

As for what I'd do differently, I'm not sure. But if we're just going to pay what they want anyway, and the haggling has failed, surely he can anticipate that (because this happens every time) and just pay the fee without the fuss.
What impact do you perceive that would have on the prices we are quoted in the future?
 
I can't roll my eyes enough.

As for what I'd do differently, I'm not sure. But if we're just going to pay what they want anyway, and the haggling has failed, surely he can anticipate that (because this happens every time) and just pay the fee without the fuss.
He might as well do it the way he currently does if it means every now and again we get the odd bargain, which I imagine is the point of it all.

Pretty normal negotiating thing I believe, start low and work up.
 
What impact do you perceive that would have on the prices we are quoted in the future?

I can't imagine much would change. We're quoted a premium rate anyway because we're City and people's perception of us.

Besides, I don't care how much we spend on transfers. I like football not accountancy. It's not my money. I'm of the opinion that as long as we get the best in the world we should pay whatever it takes!
 
He might as well do it the way he currently does if it means every now and again we get the odd bargain, which I imagine is the point of it all.

Pretty normal negotiating thing I believe, start low and work up.

But it's also a high risk/low reward strategy in my opinion. In poker terms it's high variance with bad pot odds. i.e. it's not worth the bluff.

We're more likely to miss out on deals (Sanchez for example - I know, thank god we did, but still) than we are to get a bargain.
 
I can't roll my eyes enough.

As for what I'd do differently, I'm not sure. But if we're just going to pay what they want anyway, and the haggling has failed, surely he can anticipate that (because this happens every time) and just pay the fee without the fuss.
I don't think it is reasonable to moan about us haggling as you call it. If we just paid whatever was asked for immediately I am sure we would be asked even more unreasonable prices the next time. The only way to not be fu**ed over is to negotiate hard about the price, and even to walk away every now and then. Negotiating prices is hard when the other party has something you want. Your statements about this matter are old and many on here, but still out of touch with reality. Or do you prefer Txiki would turn into Ed Woowar number 2?
 
What impact do you perceive that would have on the prices we are quoted in the future?
As if that damage hasn't already been done. I love Txiki for the team he's put together but almost every single transfer in the last few years has gone exactly the same way:
  • Quoted X
  • Opening bid of X less 20m
  • Rejected
  • Second bid of X less 10m
  • Rejected
  • ***Final Offer*** of X less 5m with 5m of achievable add-ons
  • Done Deal
 
I can't imagine much would change. We're quoted a premium rate anyway because we're City and people's perception of us.

Besides, I don't care how much we spend on transfers. I like football not accountancy. It's not my money. I'm of the opinion that as long as we get the best in the world we should pay whatever it takes!
It's not a bottom less pit though. "They've just payed £xm for Jorginho without negotiating. We were going to ask £75m for Mahrez, but i think we should ask £100m now"
How soon before we can't afford to buy the the best in the world that you want us to buy?
 
I can't imagine much would change. We're quoted a premium rate anyway because we're City and people's perception of us.

Besides, I don't care how much we spend on transfers. I like football not accountancy. It's not my money. I'm of the opinion that as long as we get the best in the world we should pay whatever it takes!
When you see an item for sale on eBay with a price or best offer, do you think it's a good idea to pay the asking price just to speed things up?
 
I don't think it is reasonable to moan about us haggling as you call it. If we just paid whatever was asked for immediately I am sure we would be asked even more unreasonable prices the next time. The only way to not be fu**ed over is to negotiate hard about the price, and even to walk away every now and then. Negotiating prices is hard when the other party has something you want. Your statements about this matter are old and many on here, but still out of touch with reality. Or do you prefer Txiki would turn into Ed Woowar number 2?

No because my problem isn't with the scouting system Txiki clearly employs (he's excellent at finding the right player, rather than a name player like Ed Wood). My problem is with his high risk/no reward negotiating strategy. That's all.
 
When you see an item for sale on eBay with a price or best offer, do you think it's a good idea to pay the asking price just to speed things up?

If it's got 19 watchers I do. I actually did do this very recently with a Hofner verythin CT 30 guitar. I wanted it, it was in high demand, so I just paid the (very reasonable) asking price. No bother.
 
As long as we didn't offer £999,999,999 first?

As long as it doesn 't put the deal at risk he can offer what he wants. To me, though, it seems that by low-balling the negations, he tends to put deals at risk of collapse, which in my opinion, isn't worth it. Like I said, in poker terms it's high variance with bad pot odds. Not worth the bluff.

So I don't care what we offer. Just so long as we get the player. So why not just pay what they're asking?
 
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